Sun, 01 May 2016, 15:39 PM Top Alcohol Funny Car Round 3 Eliminations

By Rick Green

BAYTOWN, Texas - Results of round 3 eliminations in Top Alcohol Funny Car at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 29th annual SpringNationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
   65 Brian Hough                                Bye
E3                         No Time           
 Prior rounds:
E2    (K Hool      ) 0.080  5.572 262.39   
E1    (J Jones     ) 0.113  5.597 243.99   
 Qualified:             #3  5.570 263.51                     Bye

Weather conditions: air temperature 81 degrees, relative humidity 74 percent, barometer 29.78 inches, adjusted altitude 2,656 feet, track temperature 105 degrees.

Hough's car goes silent on the burnout and that will end his day.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    3 Annie Whiteley                         77 Steve Gasparrelli            
E3                   0.098  5.520 266.00     ****WINNER****  0.042  5.545 261.57
 Prior rounds:
E2    (J Payne     ) 0.106  5.512 265.22                     0.121  5.570 261.42
E1                   0.110  5.501 267.27      (N Matter    ) 0.131  5.644 259.81
 Qualified:             #1  5.506 267.11                        #2  5.563 261.27

Whiteley is 2 - 0 against Gasparrelli in prior events. Gasparrelli with the starting line advantage and the power to hold on for the hole shot win. Steve Gasparrelli's MOV: 0.0312 seconds (approximately 12 feet). He will get the event win as he has a bye in the final. Gasparrelli wins his 11th National event Wally and his second one here in 2002.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink