Sun, 02 Nov 2014, 19:34 PM Top Alcohol Funny Car Final, Round 4 Eliminations

By Rick Green

LAS VEGAS - Results of final, round 4 eliminations in Top Alcohol Funny Car at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 14th annual NHRA Toyota Nationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  806 Steve Harker                          800 Ulf Leanders                 
E4   ****WINNER****  0.021  5.548 263.10                     0.054  5.548 261.88
 Prior rounds:
E3    (S Westerfiel) 0.065  5.568 262.69      (J Payne     ) 0.055  5.570 261.02
E2    (J Lindberg  ) 0.069  5.556 263.00      (M Doushgouni) 0.076  5.580 262.18
E1    (K Hool      ) 0.110  5.567 264.39      (S Bellemeur ) 0.104  5.634 260.61
 Qualified:             #5  5.597 262.28                        #2  5.551 263.67

Weather conditions: air temperature 70 degrees, relative humidity 33 percent, barometer 27.79 inches, adjusted altitude 3,672 feet, track temperature 77 degrees.

This is the first time Harker and Leanders have faced each other in eliminations. Harker with the starting line advantage and then they run identical E.T.s for the hole shot win. Steve Harker's MOV: 0.0337 seconds (approximately 13 feet). Harker wins his ninth career National event Wally and his fifth this year in five finals.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink