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Mon, 30 Oct 2023, 14:08 PM

Top Alcohol Funny Car Round 2 Eliminations

By Dave Rowe

LAS VEGAS - Results of round 2 eliminations in Top Alcohol Funny Car at the NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series, 23rd annual NHRA Nevada Nationals:


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    6 Bob McCosh                                 Bye
E2   ****WINNER****  0.018  5.506 232.31     
 Prior rounds:
E1    (R Martin    ) 0.075  5.510 247.93   
 Qualified:             #2  5.466 265.48                     Bye

10:48 a.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 57 degrees, relative humidity 20 percent, barometer 30.30 inches, adjusted altitude 1,901 feet.

McCosh makes a decent pass but had the chutes out a little early.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 5087 Jim Whiteley                          584 Annie Whiteley               
E2   ****WINNER****  0.046  5.442 263.82                     0.113  5.456 265.90
 Prior rounds:
E1    (U Leanders  ) 0.041  5.479 261.88                     0.100  5.464 266.11
 Qualified:             #8  5.549 257.38                        #1  5.465 266.53

J. Whiteley is 2 - 0 against A. Whiteley in prior events.
Jim gets out of the gate first and pulls ahead. Annie starts making up ground just past the 330 foot mark but she can't reel in Jim.
Jim Whiteley's incremental margins: 60ft(0.085), 330 ft(0.111), 660ft(0.105), 1,000ft(0.090). MOV: 0.0815 seconds (approximately 32 feet).
Jim Whiteley's incremental times: 60ft-0.926 sec., 330ft-2.408, 660ft-3.582/210.64 mph, 1,000ft-4.589.

Annie Whiteley's incremental times: 60ft-0.944 sec., 330ft-2.452, 660ft-3.620/212.36 mph, 1,000ft-4.612.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    2 Shane Westerfield                       1 Doug Gordon                  
E2                   0.068  5.452 265.06     ****WINNER****  0.054  5.439 268.22
 Prior rounds:
E1    (W Martin    ) 0.042  5.468 264.03      (C Beverett  ) 0.051  5.454 267.53
 Qualified:             #4  5.496 262.08                        #5  5.499 265.38

Westerfield and Gordon have each won 15 times against the other in prior events.
Gordon gets the advantage off of the line and extends his lead all the way through the run.
Doug Gordon's incremental margins: 60ft(0.016), 330 ft(0.003), 660ft(0.009), 1,000ft(0.018). MOV: 0.0279 seconds (approximately 11 feet).
Shane Westerfield's incremental times: 60ft-0.939 sec., 330ft-2.432, 660ft-3.605/211.13 mph, 1,000ft-4.604.
Doug Gordon's incremental times: 60ft-0.937 sec., 330ft-2.443, 660ft-3.610/212.53 mph, 1,000ft-4.600.

Gordon will have lane choice over Jim Whiteley in the next round.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    3 Sean Bellemeur                         64 Chris Marshall               
E2   ****WINNER****  0.012  5.412 266.90                     0.058  5.471 262.39
 Prior rounds:
E1    (H Jones     ) 0.053  5.424 266.64      (B Hough     ) 0.048  5.419 265.01
 Qualified:             #3  5.492 264.49                        #6  5.518 262.54

Bellemeur gets out of the gate first and goes down the groove with the quickest pass of the event to take the win.
Marshall makes a good pass but was falling behind all the way through the run.
Sean Bellemeur's incremental margins: 60ft(0.044), 330 ft(0.060), 660ft(0.078), 1,000ft(0.092). MOV: 0.1051 seconds (approximately 40 feet).
Sean Bellemeur's incremental times: 60ft-0.928 sec., 330ft-2.413, 660ft-3.576/212.59 mph, 1,000ft-4.569.
Chris Marshall's incremental times: 60ft-0.926 sec., 330ft-2.427, 660ft-3.608/210.37 mph, 1,000ft-4.615.

Bellemeur will have lane choice over McCosh in the next round.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink