Sat, 21 May 2016, 16:27 PM Top Alcohol Funny Car Round 1 Eliminations |
By Rick Green |
TOPEKA, Kan. - Results of round 1 eliminations in Top Alcohol Funny Car at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 28th annual NHRA Kansas Nationals:
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed 468 Jeff Jones 9 Kris Hool E1 ****WINNER**** 0.094 5.620 260.71 -0.044 5.612 261.02 Qualified: #6 5.631 252.99 #7 5.639 261.32Weather conditions: air temperature 75 degrees, relative humidity 47 percent, barometer 28.95 inches, adjusted altitude 2,775 feet, track temperature 110 degrees.
This is the first time Jones
and Hool have faced each other in eliminations. Hool goes red and Jones gets the easy win. Jones
gets his first round win in only his second National event. Jones with his quickest pass of the
weekend.Jeff Jones' incremental times: 60ft-0.988 sec., 330ft-2.535, 660ft-3.735/207.72 mph,
1,000ft-4.756.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed 6345 Clint Thompson 771 Charles McLaws E1 ****WINNER**** 0.128 5.577 260.81 0.125 5.821 251.25 Qualified: #4 5.564 262.49 #9 5.875 254.28This is the first time Thompson and McLaws have faced each other in eliminations. They leave together with McLaws getting a few ticks advantage. McLaws makes a quick move toward the wall, but reels it in and runs his his quickest pass of the weekend in the losing effort. Thompson launched hard and was straight down the groove, just off his qualifying time for the win.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed 77 Steve Gasparrelli 49 Nancy Matter E1 ****WINNER**** 0.078 5.601 259.96 0.097 5.792 246.84 Qualified: #3 5.562 260.16 #10 5.881 231.83Gasparrelli is 1 - 0 against Matter in prior events. Gasparrelli with the starting line advantage and never trailed for the win. He will give up lane choice to Thompson in the next round. Matter was straight down the groove with her quickest pass of the season in the losing effort.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed 10 Jay Payne 556 Lance Van Hauen E1 ****WINNER**** 0.145 5.574 263.92 0.258 5.742 254.62 Qualified: #5 5.567 264.91 #8 5.768 249.03Payne is 4 - 0 against Van Hauen in prior events. Payne with the starting line advantage and never trailed for the win. Van Hauen with his quickest pass of the weekend and career fastest pass in the losing effort. Lance Van Hauen's incremental times: 60ft-1.008 sec., 330ft-2.581, 660ft-3.811/201.61 mph, 1,000ft-4.857.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed 440 Steve Burck 4 Doug Gordon E1 0.143 5.666 256.21 ****WINNER**** 0.114 5.530 265.53 Qualified: #11 10.167 78.64 #2 5.521 264.96This is the first time Burck and Gordon have faced each other in eliminations. Gordon with the starting line advantage and the win. He will have lane choice over Payne in the next round. Burck with his quickest and fastest pass of the weekend in the losing effort.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed 729 Nick Januik 2606 Mark Billington E1 0.036 6.092 251.25 ****WINNER**** 0.070 5.840 248.98 Qualified: #1 5.495 267.11 #12 10.257 85.75Januik is 1 - 0 against Billington in prior events. Januik with the starting line advantage, but then the car pulls the front wheel and gets real loose, he fights it and attempts to get it to settle down, but Billington is straight down the groove with his quickest and fastest pass of the weekend for the win. He will give up lane choice to Jones in the next round.
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