Sun, 16 Oct 2016, 13:45 PM Top Alcohol Funny Car Round 2 Eliminations

By Rick Green

ENNIS, Texas - Results of round 2 eliminations in Top Alcohol Funny Car at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 31st annual AAA Texas NHRA FallNationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    4 Doug Gordon                           799 Sean Bellemeur               
E2                   0.043  5.507 267.43     ****WINNER****  0.005  5.496 268.12
 Prior rounds:
E1    (B Bernard   ) 0.048  5.533 265.53      (K Hool      ) 0.060  5.546 259.91
 Qualified:             #6  5.508 257.19                        #3  5.487 267.59

Weather conditions: air temperature 80 degrees, relative humidity 70 percent, barometer 29.37 inches, adjusted altitude 2,741 feet, track temperature 101 degrees.

Gordon is 3 - 2 against Bellemeur in prior events. Bellemeur is the defending event champion...Bellemeur with a great light and never trailed for the win. Sean Bellemeur's MOV: 0.0491 seconds (approximately 19 feet). Gordon with his quickest pass of the weekend in the losing effort.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    1 Jonnie Lindberg                       729 Nick Januik                  
E2   ****WINNER****  0.068  5.509 267.91                     0.014  5.623 261.47
 Prior rounds:
E1    (B Brown     ) 0.073  5.527 259.01      (C Thompson  ) 0.017  5.581 263.31
 Qualified:             #1  5.451 269.03                        #9  5.531 264.55

This is the first time Lindberg and Januik have faced each other in eliminations. Januik with a great light, but Lindberg chased him down by half track and takes the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    8 Shane Westerfield                      77 Steve Gasparrelli            
E2   ****WINNER****  0.039  5.527 267.00                     0.045  5.539 263.36
 Prior rounds:
E1    (B Hough     ) 0.018  5.513 268.44      (A Whiteley  ) 0.068  5.553 261.12
 Qualified:             #2  5.460 270.75                       #10  5.574 261.22

Westerfield won here in 2013 and was runner-up last year. Gasparrelli has one win here in 2005. Westerfield with the starting line advantage the win He will give up lane choice to Bellemeur in the semifinal.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    2 John Lombardo Jr.                      10 Jay Payne                    
E2   ****WINNER****  0.097  5.481 271.46                     0.116  5.593 261.17
 Prior rounds:
E1    (T Ruckman   ) 0.073  5.470 271.46      (J Jones     ) 0.070  5.627 260.81
 Qualified:             #5  5.506 270.64                       #13  5.616 237.59

Lombardo Jr. won this race in 2009. Lombardo Jr. is 3 - 2 against Payne in prior events. Lombardo Jr. with the starting line advantage and never trailed for the win. Lombardo with the quickest pass of the round and will have lane choice over Lindberg in the semifinal.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink