Sun, 25 Oct 2020, 01:18 AM Top Alcohol Funny Car Round 1 Eliminations

By David Gerard

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
 7630 Steve Macklyn                         636 Ray Martin                   
E1   ****WINNER****  0.056  5.686 256.75                     0.097  5.671 256.99
 Qualified:             #3  5.680 257.04                        #4  5.680 256.89

Steve Macklyn gets the advantage at the green and stays out in front to the finish line, as both run very similar numbers. A hole shot win! MOV: 0.0260 seconds (approximately 10 feet).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
   35 Chip Beverett                         757 Mike Doushgounian            
E1   ****WINNER****  0.051  5.584 263.41                     0.044  5.757 258.91
 Qualified:             #2  5.570 262.54                        #5  5.711 261.47

Doushgounian gets a small starting line advantage, but Chip Beverett drives on by and takes the decisive win. MOV: 0.1660 seconds (approximately 63 feet).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
   75 Steve Gasparrelli                    7071 Hunter Jones                 
E1   ****WINNER****  0.086  5.671 256.45                     0.101  5.953 249.72
 Qualified:             #1  5.547 265.01                        #6  5.775 251.91

Big advantage for Steve Gasparrelli at the green and he makes the most of it for the easy win. Jones can't match his qualifying pace.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink



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