Sun, 14 Feb 2016, 15:33 PM Top Alcohol Funny Car Round 2 Eliminations

By Larry Sullivan

POMONA, Calif. - Results of round 2 eliminations in Top Alcohol Funny Car at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 56th annual Circle K NHRA Winternationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  800 Ulf Leanders                          747 Mike Doushgounian            
E2                   0.098  5.708 260.56     ****WINNER****  0.063  5.544 262.44
 Prior rounds:
E1    (S Westerfiel) 0.066  5.578 261.17      (S Bellemeur ) 0.051  5.533 263.00
 Qualified:            #12  5.605 261.72                        #4  5.498 262.90

12:20 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 76 degrees, relative humidity 31 percent, barometer 28.98 inches, adjusted altitude 2,642 feet, track temperature 95 degrees.

Leanders is 1 - 0 against Doushgounian in prior events.

Leanders took the zig-zag route to the stripe and that cost him. Doushgounian left first and made a nice run for the win/

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
   76 Terry Ruckman                           2 John Lombardo Jr.            
E2                   0.064  5.573 260.36     ****WINNER****  0.066  5.457 272.28
 Prior rounds:
E1    (S Ham       ) 0.037  5.659 255.10      (C Beverett  ) 0.052  5.477 270.92
 Qualified:            #10  5.577 262.79                        #2  5.462 271.35

Lombardo Jr. is 1 - 0 against Ruckman in prior events.

Close at the green, but Lombardo made an awesome run, with the sixth-fastest speed ever, and won by a couple car lengths.

Terry Ruckman's incremental times: 60ft-0.950 sec., 330ft-2.490, 660ft-3.689/206.61 mph, 1,000ft-4.709.
John Lombardo Jr.'s incremental times: 60ft-0.949 sec., 330ft-2.482, 660ft-3.647/213.43 mph, 1,000ft-4.629.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  729 Nick Januik                             4 Doug Gordon                  
E2                   0.026  5.664 254.66     ****WINNER****  0.050  5.570 266.79
 Prior rounds:
E1    (J Payne     ) 0.063  5.636 253.37      (B Williamson) 0.111  5.541 265.12
 Qualified:            #11  5.580 259.56                        #3  5.466 268.81

Januik is 1 - 0 against Gordon in prior events.

Januik had a great light and led past half track, but Gordon ran him down for the win.

Doug Gordon's incremental margins (negative if behind): 60ft(-0.015), 330 ft(-0.034), 660ft(-0.005), 1,000ft(0.032). MOV: 0.0708 seconds (approximately 26 feet). He won't have lane choice against Lombardo in the semifinals.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
   65 Brian Hough                             1 Jonnie Lindberg              
E2                   0.074  5.575 264.75     ****WINNER****  0.044  5.456 270.10
 Prior rounds:
E1    (C Thompson  ) 0.076  5.520 265.48      (S Gasparrell) 0.095  5.476 268.44
 Qualified:             #8  5.570 262.18                        #1  5.421 262.28

Lindberg is 2 - 0 against Hough in prior events.

Lindberg left first and ran low ET of the round, by a thousandth, and he will have lane choice against Doushgounian in the semifinals.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink