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POMONA, Calif. - Results of round 1 eliminations in Top Alcohol Funny Car at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 55th annual Auto Club NHRA Finals:
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
9 Brian Hough 6260 Tyson Parker
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.061 5.581 264.75 0.088 5.683 256.16
Qualified: #4 5.496 264.44 #11 6.444 166.05
11:56 a.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 79 degrees, relative humidity 28 percent,
barometer 28.84 inches, adjusted altitude 2,990 feet, track temperature 102 degrees.Hough already has 150 rounds of eliminations behind him with an 80% first round record. This will only be the fourth round of eliminations for Parker. This is the first time Hough and Parker have faced each other in eliminations. Hough takes the starting line advantage and Pulls steadily ahead to the finish line to take the decisive win. Parker finally gets a full pass, but it's not strong enough for today. Brian Hough's MOV:
0.1297 seconds (approximately 49 feet).Brian Hough's MOV: 0.1297 seconds (approximately 49 feet).b
Brian Hough's incremental times: 60ft-0.975 sec., 330ft-2.521, 660ft-3.716/207.75 mph,
1,000ft-4.729. Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed 10 Ulf Leanders 69 Ray Martin E1 ****WINNER**** 0.080 5.630 265.27 0.077 7.196 139.79 Qualified: #2 5.440 267.75 #13 8.649 155.17This will be Leanders 50th round one match up with a 69% win record. Martin has a 61% win record in his thirty-three round one encounters. Leanders is 5 - 0 against Martin in prior events. Just 0.003 difference in RT's. Leanders starts to shake first, pumps, and still makes a strong pass. He will get the bye run next round Martin is in trouble after that and gets way loose. He pumps too and gets close to the wall before lifting. Ulf Leanders' incremental times: 60ft-0.959 sec., 330ft-2.555, 660ft-3.767/207.34 mph,
1,000ft-4.780.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
1 Sean Bellemeur Bye
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.030 5.459 270.27
Qualified: #1 5.436 269.62 Bye
Bye run for Bellemeur to round two and he runs close to his qualifying best.Sean Bellemeur's
incremental times: 60ft-0.951 sec., 330ft-2.464, 660ft-3.634/212.56 mph, 1,000ft-4.625.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
2 Shane Westerfield 4 Chris Marshall
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.084 5.585 268.17 0.051 5.998 176.53
Qualified: #3 5.462 268.49 #12 6.446 169.64
This will be Westerfield's 202nd round of elimination and he has a 67% win record. 74% in round
one pairings.
Marshall has a 58% career and round one win record.
Westerfield and Marshall have each won 2 times against the other in prior events. Marshall was away first and running hard with better times until right before the 330 lights, where the blower goes BANG! Westerfield just gets on by for the win. Shane Westerfield's incremental margins (negative if behind): 60ft(-0.042), 330 ft(-0.113), 660ft(-0.111), 1,000ft(0.033). MOV: 0.3804 seconds (approximately 98 feet). Shane Westerfield's incremental times: 60ft-0.965 sec.,
330ft-2.557, 660ft-3.746/209.72 mph, 1,000ft-4.745.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
8 Jay Payne 5757 Terry Ruckman
E1 0.171 5.530 267.32 ****WINNER**** 0.059 5.559 266.69
Qualified: #5 5.538 258.67 #10 5.897 198.61
This will be Jay Payne's 897th round of eliminations in national event competition and that's
more than any Mellow Yellow Pro or Top Alcohol driver except John Force.
Ruckman is making his 65th round of racing with a 51% win record. 64% in round one matchups.
Payne is 6 - 4 against Ruckman in prior events. Payne is late and Ruckman puts off the upset hole shot win on his best pass of the weekend. Payne made his best run too. He will have lane choice over Hough in the next round. Jay Payne's incremental times: 60ft-0.957 sec., 330ft-2.497,
660ft-3.684/209.39 mph, 1,000ft-4.687. Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed 7735 Steve Gasparrelli 7071 Hunter Jones E1 ****WINNER**** 0.061 5.937 248.57 0.087 5.965 239.10 Qualified: #6 5.543 264.65 #9 5.804 253.90This is Gasparrelli's 372nd round of eliminations with a 64% win record.This is the first time Gasparrelli and Jones have faced each other in eliminations. Gasparrelli is away first, but goes into tire shake. He pumps the pedal and recovers to get back by right before the 1000 foot lights to take the win. Marshall will have lane choice next round. Steve Gasparrelli's incremental margins (negative if behind): 60ft(0.057), 330 ft(-0.069), 660ft(-0.070), 1,000ft(0.002). MOV: 0.0546 seconds (approximately 19 feet). Steve Gasparrelli's incremental times: 60ft-0.957 sec.,
330ft-2.664, 660ft-3.987/194.27 mph, 1,000ft-5.051. Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed 757 Mike Doushgounian 7238 Bret Williamson E1 ****WINNER**** 0.040 5.688 261.42 0.072 5.664 256.45 Qualified: #7 5.603 261.62 #8 5.667 254.42Doushgounian has a 60% win record in round one match ups. Williamson is making his 130th round of National Event competition. This is the first time Doushgounian and Williamson have faced each other in eliminations. Mike Doushgounian gets the starting line advantage and then has some share. He does a quick pedal slap and just nips an improved Williamson right in the lights. He will give up lane choice to Bellemeur in the next round. Mike Doushgounian's incremental margins (negative if behind): 60ft(0.050), 330 ft(-0.019), 660ft(-0.023), 1,000ft(-0.011). MOV: 0.0083 seconds (approximately 3 feet). Mike Doushgounian's incremental times: 60ft-0.980 sec., 330ft-2.605, 660ft-3.814/206.92
mph, 1,000ft-4.831.
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