Sun, 16 Oct 2016, 15:03 PM Top Alcohol Funny Car Round 3 Eliminations

By Rick Green

ENNIS, Texas - Results of round 3 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
    8 Shane Westerfield                     799 Sean Bellemeur               
E3                  -0.027  5.515 268.17     ****WINNER****  0.024  5.492 267.75
 Prior rounds:
E2    (S Gasparrell) 0.039  5.527 267.00      (D Gordon    ) 0.005  5.496 268.12
E1    (B Hough     ) 0.018  5.513 268.44      (K Hool      ) 0.060  5.546 259.91
 Qualified:             #2  5.460 270.75                        #3  5.487 267.59

Weather conditions: air temperature 84 degrees, relative humidity 64 percent, barometer 29.32 inches, adjusted altitude 3,018 feet, track temperature 115 degrees.

Bellemeur is 3 - 0 against Westerfield in prior events. Westerfield is too quick on the tree and turns on the red light. Bellemeur with a great light and a great pass for the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    2 John Lombardo Jr.                       1 Jonnie Lindberg              
E3   ****WINNER****  0.099  5.480 271.41                     0.117  5.549 268.81
 Prior rounds:
E2    (J Payne     ) 0.097  5.481 271.46      (N Januik    ) 0.068  5.509 267.91
E1    (T Ruckman   ) 0.073  5.470 271.46      (B Brown     ) 0.073  5.527 259.01
 Qualified:             #5  5.506 270.64                        #1  5.451 269.03

Lombardo Jr. and Lindberg have each won 2 times against the other in prior events. Lombardo Jr with the starting line advantage and never trailed for the win. He will have lane choice over Westerfield in the final.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink