Sun, 14 Feb 2016, 16:59 PM Top Alcohol Funny Car Round 3 Eliminations

By Larry Sullivan

POMONA, Calif. - Results of round 3 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
    4 Doug Gordon                             2 John Lombardo Jr.            
E3                   0.025  5.510 266.90     ****WINNER****  0.053  5.461 272.34
 Prior rounds:
E2    (N Januik    ) 0.050  5.570 266.79      (T Ruckman   ) 0.066  5.457 272.28
E1    (B Williamson) 0.111  5.541 265.12      (C Beverett  ) 0.052  5.477 270.92
 Qualified:             #3  5.466 268.81                        #2  5.462 271.35

1:50 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 80 degrees, relative humidity 37 percent, barometer 28.92 inches, adjusted altitude 2,948 feet, track temperature 104 degrees.

Gordon made a race of it and Lombardo was past half track by the time he caught him. That's the sixth-fastest run in TAFC history and Lombardo has all six of them.

John Lombardo Jr.'s incremental margins (negative if behind): 60ft(-0.027), 330 ft(-0.030), 660ft(-0.012), 1,000ft(0.005). MOV: 0.0213 seconds (approximately 8 feet).

Doug Gordon's incremental times: 60ft-0.949 sec., 330ft-2.483, 660ft-3.666/210.28 mph, 1,000ft-4.666.
John Lombardo Jr.'s incremental times: 60ft-0.948 sec., 330ft-2.485, 660ft-3.650/213.57 mph, 1,000ft-4.633.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  747 Mike Doushgounian                       1 Jonnie Lindberg              
E3                  -0.080  5.866 260.51     ****WINNER****  0.058  9.008 105.08
 Prior rounds:
E2    (U Leanders  ) 0.063  5.544 262.44      (B Hough     ) 0.044  5.456 270.10
E1    (S Bellemeur ) 0.051  5.533 263.00      (S Gasparrell) 0.095  5.476 268.44
 Qualified:             #4  5.498 262.90                        #1  5.421 262.28

Lindberg is 1 - 0 against Doushgounian in prior events.

Doushgounian left early and Lindberg "squared the tires." Big lost opportunity for the #4 qualifier.

For the fifth time in Winternationals history, the #1 and #2 qualifiers will meet in the final round and Lombardo will have lane choice.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink