Sun, 16 Nov 2014, 18:09 PM Top Alcohol Funny Car Round 3 Eliminations

By Rick Green

POMONA, Calif. - Results of round 3 eliminations in Top Alcohol Funny Car at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 50th annual Auto Club NHRA Finals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  747 Mike Doushgounian                       2 John Lombardo Jr.            
E3                   0.046  8.685 106.42     ****WINNER****  0.067  5.695 264.13
 Prior rounds:
E2    (T Veney     ) 0.089  5.579 255.34      (J Lindberg  ) 0.090  5.488 267.06
E1    (S Gasparrell) 0.056  5.565 260.46      (J Payne     ) 0.070  6.400 161.50
 Qualified:             #6  5.563 261.72                        #7  5.565 265.27

Weather conditions: air temperature 72 degrees, relative humidity 27 percent, barometer 29.00 inches, adjusted altitude 2,322 feet, track temperature 94 degrees.

Doushgounian with the starting line advantage and then makes a quick move toward the wall and he pedals it, but is back close to the wall and finally clicks it off. Lombardo Jr. with a real nice pass to advance to the final.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  806 Steve Harker                            6 Tony Bartone                 
E3   ****WINNER****  0.052  5.496 264.65                     0.276  5.535 263.20
 Prior rounds:
E2    (D Gordon    ) 0.030  5.482 266.69      (T Ruckman   ) 0.093  5.685 262.95
E1    (B Hough     ) 0.057  5.718 256.80      (K Hool      ) 0.034  5.579 262.08
 Qualified:             #4  5.536 263.26                        #9  5.570 262.23

Harker and Bartone have each won 2 times against the other in prior events. Harker with the starting line advantage and another great pass for the win. He will have lane choice over Lombardo Jr in the final. Steve Harker's incremental times: 60ft-0.989 sec., 330ft-2.493, 660ft-3.659/212.56 mph, 1,000ft-4.651.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink