Sun, 27 May 2012, 20:13 PM Top Alcohol Funny Car Final, Round 3 Eliminations

By Jason Murray

MISSION, B.C. - Results of final, round 3 eliminations in Top Alcohol Funny Car at the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series, Northwest Division, LORDCO Auto Parts BC Nationals at Mission Raceway:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 6515 Brian Hough                             8 Steve Gasparrelli            
E3                   0.078 15.150  35.92     ****WINNER****  0.079  5.638 260.91
 Prior rounds:
E2    (C Thompson  ) 0.093  5.646 254.38                     0.013  5.593 260.16
E1    (J Evanchuk  ) 0.126  5.640 251.95      (D Germain   ) 0.065  5.574 261.83
 Qualified:             #4  5.683 253.18                        #1  5.596 261.32

Gasparrelli is the defending event champ and defending division champ, Hough has made huge strides today in the tune-up, but does he have enough?

They left the line at almost the exact same time, but Hough shakes the tires hard and he lifts, Gasparrelli drives away and takes home back to back wins here at Mission Raceway.

Steve Gasparrelli's incremental times: 60ft-0.957 sec., 330ft-2.536, 660ft-3.751/204.91 mph, 1,000ft-4.775.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink