Sat, 09 Nov 2024, 18:36 PM Top Alcohol Funny Car Round 1 Eliminations

By Rick Green

LAS VEGAS - Results of round 1 eliminations in Top Alcohol Funny Car at the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series, Pacific Division, event at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    7 Ulf Leanders                            4 Brian Hough                  
E1   ****WINNER****  0.058  7.777 153.49                    -0.002  5.465 268.12
 Qualified:             #5  5.511 261.42                        #4  5.485 266.95

Weather conditions: air temperature 67 degrees, relative humidity 21 percent, barometer 29.95 inches, adjusted altitude 3,043 feet.

Neither driver wants to stage, finally Hough goes in first. Hough is a couple ticks too quick on the tree and turns on the red light.

Leanders is up in smoke right at the hit and clicked it off, but gets the win.

Hough with his quickest pass of the weekend in the losing effort.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    9 Annie Whiteley                       7071 Hunter Jones                 
E1   ****WINNER****  0.071  5.500 265.90                     0.088  7.464 142.69
 Qualified:             #2  5.471 266.79                        #9  5.970 251.16

Jones is in as an alternate for Jim Whiteley.

Whiteley is out of the gate first and never trails for the win. Jones with tire shake right at the hit and pedaled it, but was back into tire shake shake before he clicked it off.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    2 Sean Bellemeur                       7238 Bret Williamson              
E1   ****WINNER****  0.003  5.869 261.88                     0.047  5.840 252.80
 Qualified:             #1  5.428 266.79                        #8  5.723 256.26

Bellemeur with a great light and has tire shake right at the hit. He pedals it and gets it to hook up to get the hole shot win. Sean Bellemeur's MOV: 0.0157 seconds (approximately 6 feet).

He will have lane choice over Leanders in the semifinal.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
   64 Ray Martin                           750G Madison Gordon               
E1   ****WINNER****  0.017  5.486 262.74                     0.034  5.756 208.97
 Qualified:             #3  5.480 262.74                        #6  5.522 265.01

Martin with a greet light and never trailed for the win. Martin with the lane choice over Whiteley in the semifinal.

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