Sun, 09 Nov 2014, 17:45 PM Top Alcohol Funny Car Round 2 Eliminations

By Rick Green

LAS VEGAS - Results of round 2 eliminations in Top Alcohol Funny Car at the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series, Pacific Division, Short Line Express Market Gambler Shootout:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  800 Ulf Leanders                            2 John Lombardo Jr.            
E2   ****WINNER****  0.081  5.561 262.03                     0.100  5.544 262.69
 Prior rounds:
E1    (J Lindberg  ) 0.080  5.584 261.07      (N Januik    ) 0.096  5.592 261.32
 Qualified:             #1  5.554 260.16                        #4  5.617 260.81

Weather conditions: air temperature 80 degrees, relative humidity 25 percent, barometer 27.72 inches, adjusted altitude 4,378 feet, track temperature 103 degrees.

Leanders with the starting line advantage and the power to hold on for the hole shot win. This is a close race...Ulf Leanders' MOV: 0.0022 seconds (approximately 10 inches). Leanders with another good pass...Lombardo Jr with his quickest pass of the weekend in the losing effort.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 6180 Jirka Kaplan                          806 Steve Harker                 
E2                   0.375  5.647 256.11     ****WINNER****  0.062  5.744 256.84
 Prior rounds:
E1    (T Bartone   ) 0.020  5.658 255.73      (S Westerfiel) 0.072  5.706 257.68
 Qualified:             #6  5.632 257.04                        #2  5.582 263.00

Harker with the big starting line advantage and the power to hold on for the hole shot win. Harker will give up lane choice to Leanders in the final.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink

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