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Sun, 20 Aug 2017, 13:53 PM

Top Alcohol Funny Car Round 2 Eliminations

By Bob Orme

BRAINERD, Minn. - Results of round 2 eliminations in Top Alcohol Funny Car at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 36th annual Lucas Oil NHRA Nationals:


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    3 John Lombardo Jr.                     883 Johan Lindberg               
E2                   0.168  5.476 269.67     ****WINNER****  0.045  5.515 260.91
 Prior rounds:
E1    (K Williams  ) 0.093  5.503 268.49      (A Bohl      ) 0.078  5.546 256.31
 Qualified:             #3  5.540 269.40                        #9  5.706 257.48

12:40 p.m. This is the first time Lombardo Jr. and Lindberg have faced each other in eliminations.

Lindberg has a big advantage at the tree and he is able to hang on for the holeshot win. Johan Lindberg's incremental margins: 60ft(0.098), 330 ft(0.113), 660ft(0.104), 1,000ft(0.096). MOV: 0.0846 seconds (approximately 33 feet).


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    6 Kris Hool                               8 Annie Whiteley               
E2   ****WINNER****  0.074  5.508 263.51                     0.083  5.530 273.33
 Prior rounds:
E1    (R Cortino   ) 0.122  5.532 262.28      (C Foster    ) 0.067  6.485 258.27
 Qualified:             #2  5.538 262.49                        #5  5.566 269.13

Whiteley is 2 - 0 against Hool in prior events.

A good looking drag race! Hool gets the win by about 13 feet and he will have a bye run in round three.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
   77 Jay Payne                              54 Bill Bernard                 
E2                   0.069  6.938 131.70     ****WINNER****  0.091  5.716 230.69
 Prior rounds:
E1    (Bye         ) 0.089  5.561 264.44      (S McVey     ) 0.109  5.614 256.84
 Qualified:             #1  5.531 265.27                        #7  5.616 256.60

Payne is 1 - 0 against Bernard in prior events.

Payne was moving to the right after the launch and he was very close to the centerline before he had to lift. Bernard will give lane choice to Lindberg in round three.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink