Sun, 21 Sep 2014, 17:00 PM Top Alcohol Funny Car Final, Round 4 Eliminations

By Dave Rowe

ENNIS, Texas - Results of final, round 4 eliminations in Top Alcohol Funny Car at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 29th annual AAA Texas NHRA FallNationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  806 Steve Harker                         5757 Terry Ruckman                
E4   ****WINNER****  0.112  5.560 261.62                     0.068  5.702 252.71
 Prior rounds:
E3    (B Hough     ) 0.107  5.555 262.18      (D Brand     ) 0.062  5.699 253.80
E2    (T Bartone   ) 0.076  5.557 262.28      (K Hool      ) 0.062  5.662 254.90
E1    (L Van Hauen ) 0.113  5.563 259.46      (S Gasparrell) 0.035  5.648 256.06
 Qualified:             #2  5.584 261.02                       #12  5.706 252.52

3:55 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 97 degrees, relative humidity 37 percent, barometer 29.45 inches, adjusted altitude 3,866 feet, track temperature 138 degrees.

This is the first time Harker and Ruckman have faced each other in eliminations.

Harker has five wins in 20 finals. This is Ruckmans first final round.

Ruckman gets off the line first and stays in front past the 330 foot mark. Harker goes around him at that point and pulls away for his sixth national event win.

Steve Harker's incremental margins (negative if behind): 60ft(-0.041), 330 ft(-0.010), 660ft(0.030), 1,000ft(0.065). MOV: 0.0983 seconds (approximately 36 feet).

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink