Sun, 25 Mar 2012, 19:45 PM Top Alcohol Funny Car Final, Round 3 Eliminations

By David Gerard

LAS VEGAS - Results of final, round 3 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                          584 Annie Whiteley               
E3                   0.066  5.788 257.24     ****WINNER****  0.122  5.678 254.76
 Prior rounds:
E2    (S Gasparrell) 0.045  5.602 260.31      (J Payne     ) 0.086  5.688 253.99
E1    (S Bellemeur ) 0.066  5.564 262.44      (B Hough     ) 0.048  5.681 254.57
 Qualified:             #1  5.592 259.21                        #3  5.689 253.61

4:37 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 84 degrees, relative humidity 12 percent, barometer 27.13 inches, adjusted altitude 4,918 feet, track temperature 110 degrees.

Whiteley is second off the line and has to watch Bartone until right after the 330 lights, where her Mustang drove on by and pulled steadily ahead for the upset win.

Barton has his worst run of the weekend for some reason, keeping pace with Whiteley after mid-track.

Annie Whiteley's incremental margins (negative if behind): 60ft(-0.056), 330 ft(-0.003), 660ft(0.055), 1,000ft(0.060). MOV: 0.0543 seconds (approximately 20 feet).

Tony Bartone's incremental times: 60ft-0.963 sec., 330ft-2.576, 660ft-3.859/197.59 mph, 1,000ft-4.910.
Annie Whiteley's incremental times: 60ft-0.963 sec., 330ft-2.523, 660ft-3.748/202.39 mph, 1,000ft-4.794.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink