Fri, 24 Feb 2012, 20:56 PM Top Alcohol Funny Car Time Trial Notes, Session #6

By David Gerard

CHANDLER, Ariz. - Notes from round 6 time trials in Top Alcohol Funny Car at the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series, Pacific Division, event at Firebird International Raceway listing lane, driver name, elapsed time/top speed this round, position in order following run, best prior elapsed time/speed, and position in order prior to run:

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Left Lane: Shane Westerfield Runs 5.731/234.86, Now #3; Best prior run: 6.064/187.55, Was #4
Right Lane: Steve Griboski No Time, Now #8; No Prior Run

6:42 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 76 degrees, relative humidity 11 percent, barometer 28.31 inches, adjusted altitude 3,134 feet, track temperature 85 degrees.

Griboski breaks after staging and is pushed back.

Westerfield has a better launch and get near a full pass.

Shane Westerfield's incremental times: 60ft-0.943 sec., 330ft-2.545, 660ft-3.773/202.97 mph, 1,000ft-4.817.

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Left Lane: Doug Gordon Runs 5.728/254.28, Now #3; Best prior run: 10.656/79.35, Was #7
Right Lane: Mark Woznichak Runs 9.123/97.64, Now #6; Best prior run: 9.748/88.93, Was #6

Something happens to Woznichak's Monte Carlo after a strong leave. He is off the throttle before the 330 lights.

Full pass for Gordon this time and he runs the third best time so far.

Doug Gordon's incremental times: 60ft-0.958 sec., 330ft-2.561, 660ft-3.796/202.06 mph, 1,000ft-4.840.
Mark Woznichak's incremental times: 60ft-0.943 sec., 330ft-2.751, 660ft-4.749/110.14 mph, 1,000ft-6.932.

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Left Lane: Keeter Ray Runs 5.848/249.67, Now #6; No Prior Run
Right Lane: Annie Whiteley Runs 5.918/206.10, Now #2; Best prior run: 5.718/254.47, Was #2

Randy Goodwin won at Pomona and is back with Keeter Ray's Mustang.Ray is late at the green, but has a much better sixty foot time. It's all Whiteley until near the 1000 foot lights, where she slows.

Keeter Ray's incremental times: 60ft-0.959 sec., 330ft-2.608, 660ft-3.875/197.31 mph, 1,000ft-4.944.
Annie Whiteley's incremental times: 60ft-0.982 sec., 330ft-2.552, 660ft-3.825/194.27 mph, 1,000ft-4.905.

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Left Lane: Jay Payne Runs 5.671/254.04, Now #1; Best prior run: 5.801/255.00, Was #5
Right Lane: Brian Smith Runs 6.228/235.93, Now #7; Best prior run: 9.563/89.66, Was #8

Much better passes for both funny cars. Payne has all the numbers and makes a clean and straight pass.

Smith's Camaro was a little lazy off the line and slows on the top end.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink