Mon, 16 Sep 2013, 12:33 PM Top Alcohol Funny Car Round 1 Eliminations

By Rick Green

WOODBURN, Ore. - Results of round 1 eliminations in Top Alcohol Funny Car at the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series, Northwest Division, Regional at Woodburn:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    9 Steve Gasparrelli                    6464 Russ Parker                  
E1   ****WINNER****  0.131  5.734 255.60                           No Time      
 Qualified:             #1  5.707 256.92                        #8  7.499 125.99

Parker broke...

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 6352 John Evanchuk                        6180 Jirka Kaplan                 
E1   ****WINNER****  0.042  5.768 241.54                     0.075  5.752 248.89
 Qualified:             #4  5.747 249.58                        #5  5.780 246.41

Evanchuk with the starting line advantage and the power to hold on for the hole shot win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  799 Sean Bellemeur                         69 Clint Thompson               
E1   ****WINNER****  0.031  5.701 255.02                     0.036  6.076 233.28
 Qualified:             #3  5.742 254.66                        #6  5.818 250.20

A couple good lights with Bellemeur getting the slight edge and never trailed for the win. Bellemuer with his quickest pass of the weekend for the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 6515 Brian Hough                           654 Randy Parker                 
E1   ****WINNER****  0.096  5.920 210.42                     0.044  5.987 234.00
 Qualified:             #2  5.727 252.95                        #7  5.972 233.76

Parker with the starting line advantage, but Hough chases him down and gets the win.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink