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Sat, 05 Aug 2017, 19:13 PM

Top Alcohol Funny Car Round 1 Eliminations

By David Gerard

KENT, Wash. - Results of round 1 eliminations in Top Alcohol Funny Car at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 30th annual NHRA Northwest Nationals:


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
   77 Jay Payne                             729 Nick Januik                  
E1   ****WINNER****  0.088  5.548 266.85                     0.013  5.627 259.86
 Qualified:             #6  5.531 266.37                        #9  5.587 261.88

3:49 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 82 degrees, relative humidity 41 percent, barometer 29.56 inches, adjusted altitude 2,501 feet, track temperature 122 degrees.
Januik scores a stellar 0.013 light and appears to be on a easy win.
Payne isn't having it and chases with a passion. He finally hunts him down and passes right at the finish line by less than two feet.
Jay Payne's incremental margins (negative if behind): 60ft(-0.072), 330 ft(-0.063), 660ft(-0.044), 1,000ft(-0.019). MOV: 0.0042 seconds (approximately 19 inches).

Jay Payne's incremental times: 60ft-0.982 sec., 330ft-2.518, 660ft-3.704/209.52 mph, 1,000ft-4.705.
Nick Januik's incremental times: 60ft-0.985 sec., 330ft-2.530, 660ft-3.735/204.88 mph, 1,000ft-4.761.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
   65 Brian Hough                           721 Chip Beverett                
E1   ****WINNER****  0.070  5.554 268.38                     0.085  6.841 142.97
 Qualified:             #7  5.539 268.38                        #8  5.552 261.93

Hough gets away first, but Beverett quickly drives on by for the lead. Beverett continues to pull ahead until near the 660 lights, when he begins to slow. Hough drives back on by and takes an easy win.
Brian Hough's incremental margins (negative if behind): 60ft(-0.001), 330 ft(-0.028), 660ft(0.156), 1,000ft(0.652). MOV: 1.3021 seconds (more than 100 feet).

Brian Hough's incremental times: 60ft-0.982 sec., 330ft-2.534, 660ft-3.717/210.50 mph, 1,000ft-4.715.
Chip Beverett's incremental times: 60ft-0.966 sec., 330ft-2.491, 660ft-3.858/160.69 mph, 1,000ft-5.352.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    8 Annie Whiteley                         10 Steve Gasparrelli            
E1                   0.102 10.961 111.34     ****WINNER****  0.069  6.107 248.71
 Qualified:             #5  5.528 268.01                       #10  5.641 247.84

Whiteley is 3 - 2 against Gasparrelli in prior events.
Two broken runs. Gasparrelli shakes and spins off the line and he pumps the pedal quickly, gets the Camaro to hook back up, and thunders away for the win.

Whiteley was late and then was up in smoke hard, right after that.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    4 Shane Westerfield                    6180 Jirka Kaplan                 
E1   ****WINNER****  0.050  5.523 267.11                     0.029  5.618 259.76
 Qualified:             #4  5.524 267.53                       #11  5.645 258.67

Westerfield and Kaplan have each won 2 times against the other in prior events.
We finally get a side by side race. Kaplan get away first and makes his best run of the weekend to no avail.
Westerfield is out in front by the 60 foot lights and pulls steadily ahead for the decisive win. He will have lane choice over Gasparrelli in round two tomorrow.

Shane Westerfield's incremental times: 60ft-0.942 sec., 330ft-2.484, 660ft-3.675/209.14 mph, 1,000ft-4.679.
Jirka Kaplan's incremental times: 60ft-0.975 sec., 330ft-2.523, 660ft-3.727/205.66 mph, 1,000ft-4.753.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    5 Terry Ruckman                         799 Sean Bellemeur               
E1   ****WINNER****  0.073  5.515 266.79                     0.016  5.622 263.51
 Qualified:             #3  5.501 268.87                       #12  5.680 259.06

Ruckman is 2 - 0 against Bellemeur in prior events.Another strong race.
Bellemeur posts a terrific 0.016 light and held off a stronger Ruckman to right at the 330 lights. Ruckman drives on by and slowly pulls steadily ahead for the win. He will have lane choice over Payne tomorrow.
Terry Ruckman's incremental margins (negative if behind): 60ft(-0.031), 330 ft(0.007), 660ft(0.027), 1,000ft(0.041). MOV: 0.0503 seconds (approximately 19 feet).

Terry Ruckman's incremental times: 60ft-0.951 sec., 330ft-2.487, 660ft-3.668/210.08 mph, 1,000ft-4.670.
Sean Bellemeur's incremental times: 60ft-0.977 sec., 330ft-2.551, 660ft-3.752/207.08 mph, 1,000ft-4.768.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  654 Randy Parker                         676M Chris Marshall               
E1                   0.033  8.477 144.46     ****WINNER****  0.119  5.598 262.28
 Qualified:            #13  5.959 242.15                        #2  5.491 265.80

Parker took a big starting line advantage, but has the Impala turns dead left and he has to lift.
Marshall was having his own problem and had to do a quick pedal slap right off the line. He gets the Camaro to recover and takes an easy win. That's good enough for the byre run tomorrow.

Chris Marshall's incremental times: 60ft-0.951 sec., 330ft-2.519, 660ft-3.723/206.51 mph, 1,000ft-4.742.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    2 Doug Gordon                                Bye
E1   ****WINNER****  0.066  5.452 270.92     
 Qualified:             #1  5.459 269.24                     Bye

Bye run for Gordon, but he takes it seriously and thunders right on down the track for his best run of the weekend and lane choice against Hough in round two.
Doug Gordon's incremental times: 60ft-0.947 sec., 330ft-2.465, 660ft-3.632/212.43 mph, 1,000ft-4.620.

4:06 p.m.

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