Sun, 09 Feb 2020, 17:48 PM Top Alcohol Funny Car Final, Round 4 Eliminations

By Rick Green

POMONA, Calif. - Results of final, round 4 eliminations in Top Alcohol Funny Car at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 60th annual Lucas Oil NHRA Winternationals presented by ProtectTheHarvest.com:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    6 Doug Gordon                          2183 Aryan Rochon                 
E4                   0.052  6.975 127.08     ****WINNER****  0.051  5.751 214.14
 Prior rounds:
E3    (T Ruckman   ) 0.073  5.455 269.51                     0.079  5.565 262.18
E2                   0.054  5.459 268.60      (S Westerfiel) 0.024  5.568 260.97
E1    (H Wernhart  ) 0.064  5.450 270.16      (J Payne     ) 0.074  5.552 254.04
 Qualified:             #1  5.432 268.33                        #6  5.542 259.36

Weather conditions: air temperature 63 degrees, relative humidity 61 percent, barometer 28.65 inches, adjusted altitude 2,260 feet, track temperature 79 degrees.

They leave together with Rochon getting tick advantage and Gordon had the lead until just before half track the car went silent. Rochon drove around him, the car was bouncing and loose, but he stay with it to get his first National event Wally.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink

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