Sun, 12 Feb 2017, 15:47 PM Top Alcohol Funny Car Round 2 Eliminations

By David Gerard

POMONA, Calif. - Results of round 2 eliminations in Top Alcohol Funny Car at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 57th annual Circle K NHRA Winternationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    5 Terry Ruckman                           7 DJ Cox Jr.                   
E2                   0.008  5.527 267.43     ****WINNER****  0.113  5.411 270.10
 Prior rounds:
E1    (S Bellemeur ) 0.013  5.587 263.56      (U Leanders  ) 0.010  6.134 169.81
 Qualified:             #8  5.649 251.06                        #1  5.471 268.17

12:32 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 70 degrees, relative humidity 49 percent, barometer 28.94 inches, adjusted altitude 2,407 feet, track temperature 99 degrees.

Ruckman puts an 0.008 light up and power ahead to right at th 1000 foot lights. The car made a hard move out of the groove at the green and it costs him.

Cox just gets on by for the close win with his best pass of the weekend.

DJ Cox Jr.'s incremental margins (negative if behind): 60ft(-0.065), 330 ft(-0.036), 660ft(-0.013), 1,000ft(0.001). MOV: 0.0118 seconds (approximately 5 feet).

Terry Ruckman's incremental times: 60ft-0.963 sec., 330ft-2.493, 660ft-3.681/209.07 mph, 1,000ft-4.683. DJ Cox Jr.'s incremental times: 60ft-0.923 sec., 330ft-2.424, 660ft-3.589/213.10 mph, 1,000ft-4.577.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    4 Shane Westerfield                      65 Brian Hough                  
E2   ****WINNER****  0.031  5.479 269.73                     0.072  9.637  82.77
 Prior rounds:
E1    (M Doushgouni) 0.028  5.457 270.43      (C Beverett  ) 0.053  5.690 263.72
 Qualified:             #4  5.544 268.38                        #5  5.552 264.39

Westerfield is 2 - 1 against Hough in prior events.

Westerfield is away first and makes a clean pass right on down the track. Clean pass, but he gives up lane choice to COX next round.

Hough has massive tire shake off the line and had to give it up.

Shane Westerfield's incremental times: 60ft-0.932 sec., 330ft-2.464, 660ft-3.644/211.03 mph, 1,000ft-4.641.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    1 Jonnie Lindberg                         3 John Lombardo Jr.            
E2   ****WINNER****  0.071  5.445 268.01                     0.062  5.463 271.57
 Prior rounds:
E1    (C Marshall  ) 0.119  5.458 263.41      (M Drake     ) 0.085  5.477 270.64
 Qualified:             #7  5.583 259.11                        #2  5.483 268.60

Lombardo Jr. is 3 - 2 against Lindberg in prior events.

Another best pass of the weekend for Lindberg and he just holds off a charging Lombardo.

Lombardo got a small hole shot, but was quickly passed by Lindberg.

Jonnie Lindberg's incremental margins: 60ft(0.013), 330 ft(0.030), 660ft(0.026), 1,000ft(0.018). MOV: 0.0091 seconds (approximately 4 feet).

Jonnie Lindberg's incremental times: 60ft-0.947 sec., 330ft-2.447, 660ft-3.613/212.79 mph, 1,000ft-4.605. John Lombardo Jr.'s incremental times: 60ft-0.969 sec., 330ft-2.486, 660ft-3.648/213.43 mph, 1,000ft-4.632.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
   10 Steve Gasparrelli                       2 Doug Gordon                  
E2                   0.066  5.525 265.69     ****WINNER****  0.046  5.497 269.08
 Prior rounds:
E1    (B Williamson) 0.055  5.627 259.16      (C Perkins   ) 0.063  5.476 270.86
 Qualified:             #6  5.568 263.72                        #3  5.513 268.71

Gordon is 4 - 3 against Gasparrelli in prior events.

Gordon is away first and slowly pull ahead for the win. Lindberg will have lane choice in round three.

Steve Gasparrelli's incremental times: 60ft-0.941 sec., 330ft-2.481, 660ft-3.666/209.33 mph, 1,000ft-4.676. Doug Gordon's incremental times: 60ft-0.951 sec., 330ft-2.483, 660ft-3.664/210.90 mph, 1,000ft-4.660.

12:41 p.m.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink



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