Sat, 06 Sep 2014, 20:02 PM Top Alcohol Funny Car Final, Round 4 Eliminations

By Rick Green

BRAINERD, Minn. - Results of final, round 4 eliminations in Top Alcohol Funny Car at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 33rd annual Lucas Oil NHRA Nationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  501 Scott McVey                           500 Dale Brand                   
E4   ****WINNER****  0.092  5.796 250.55                     0.084  6.698 155.60
 Prior rounds:
E3    (N Matter    ) 0.708 10.194  85.01                     0.049 14.529  55.12
E2    (A Whiteley  ) 0.094  5.860 245.49      (S Westerfiel) 0.057  5.730 258.02
E1    (K Hool      ) 0.079  5.759 249.12      (L Van Hauen ) 0.046  5.660 255.34
 Qualified:             #6  5.698 253.56                        #3  5.662 256.50

Weather conditions: air temperature 74 degrees, relative humidity 47 percent, barometer 28.99 inches, adjusted altitude 2,482 feet, track temperature 103 degrees. Brand moved to the right of the groove at about 400 feet. He couldn't get the car back into the groove and he had to lift. A good looking pass for McVey.

Scott McVey's incremental times: 60ft-0.982 sec., 330ft-2.584, 660ft-3.833/198.50 mph, 1,000ft-4.896.
Dale Brand's incremental times: 60ft-0.958 sec., 330ft-2.577, 660ft-3.992/160.23 mph, 1,000ft-5.343. McVey wins his first National event Wally in his first National event final. Finnally the Brainerd race is in the books.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink