Sun, 25 Mar 2012, 17:17 PM Top Alcohol Funny Car Round 2 Eliminations

By David Gerard

LAS VEGAS - Results of round 2 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
    2 Tony Bartone                            8 Steve Gasparrelli            
E2   ****WINNER****  0.045  5.602 260.31                     0.075 15.608  54.65
 Prior rounds:
E1    (S Bellemeur ) 0.066  5.564 262.44      (K Ray       ) 0.063  5.672 256.02
 Qualified:             #1  5.592 259.21                        #4  5.695 254.04

2:07 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 80 degrees, relative humidity 14 percent, barometer 27.23 inches, adjusted altitude 4,657 feet, track temperature 114 degrees.

Gasparrelli kicks the tires right at the green and shuts it off.

Barton was going to be hard to beat, running close to his round one numbers.

Tony Bartone's incremental times: 60ft-0.969 sec., 330ft-2.515, 660ft-3.714/207.02 mph, 1,000ft-4.737.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    3 Jay Payne                             584 Annie Whiteley               
E2                   0.122  5.695 257.24     ****WINNER****  0.086  5.688 253.99
 Prior rounds:
E1    (D Gordon    ) 0.083  5.630 258.17      (B Hough     ) 0.048  5.681 254.57
 Qualified:             #2  5.633 256.99                        #3  5.689 253.61

Annie Whiteley upsets the balance of nature with a great leave and better numbers right on down the track and into the final round. This will be her first final round and hubby is in the finals in TAD too. Remarkable!

She gives up lane choice to Bartone.

Annie Whiteley's incremental margins: 60ft(0.052), 330 ft(0.065), 660ft(0.064), 1,000ft(0.054). MOV: 0.0431 seconds (approximately 16 feet).

Jay Payne's incremental times: 60ft-0.981 sec., 330ft-2.558, 660ft-3.783/203.25 mph, 1,000ft-4.820.
Annie Whiteley's incremental times: 60ft-0.965 sec., 330ft-2.529, 660ft-3.755/201.73 mph, 1,000ft-4.802.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink