Mon, 11 Feb 2019, 17:56 PM

Top Alcohol Funny Car Final, Round 4 Eliminations
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By David Gerard
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POMONA, Calif. - Results of final, round 4 eliminations in Top Alcohol Funny Car at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing
Series, 59th annual Lucas Oil NHRA Winternationals presented by ProtectTheHarvest.com:
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
9 Brian Hough 5 Doug Gordon
E4 ****WINNER**** 0.065 5.412 269.56 0.067 5.498 273.22
Prior rounds:
E3 (S Westerfiel) 0.055 5.486 265.74 No Time
E2 (B Williamson) 0.067 5.418 271.02 (J Payne ) 0.071 5.388 272.45
E1 0.077 5.429 267.91 (C Marshall ) 0.050 5.462 267.85
Qualified: #1 5.399 270.37 #2 5.403 272.34
2:39 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 61 degrees, relative humidity 31 percent,
barometer 29.00 inches, adjusted altitude 1,559 feet, track temperature 95 degrees.Hough already
has eight wins and ten runner-ups. He has won here once before and has four runner-ups.
Gordon Has nine wins and sixteen runner-ups. One prior win here, with three runner-ups.
Hough and
Gordon have each won 6 times against the other in prior events and Hough is 1 - 0 against Gordon in
prior final rounds.
Gordon has been fighting engine problems all day. He is just 0.002 behind at
the green, but has a bunch of tire shake. He pumps the pedal but can't catch up.
Hough s quicker
off the line and quicker to the finish line to take the thirty-five foot win.
Brian Hough's
incremental times: 60ft-0.932 sec., 330ft-2.432, 660ft-3.592/213.40 mph, 1,000ft-4.577.
Doug
Gordon's incremental times: 60ft-0.914 sec., 330ft-2.495, 660ft-3.682/211.73 mph,
1,000ft-4.671.
Timing data courtesy of
CompuLink


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