Sun, 13 Nov 2016, 18:14 PM Top Alcohol Funny Car Final, Round 4 Eliminations

By David Gerard

POMONA, Calif. - Results of final, round 4 eliminations in Top Alcohol Funny Car at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 52nd annual Auto Club NHRA Finals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    8 Shane Westerfield                       4 Doug Gordon                  
E4                   0.030  5.522 267.91     ****WINNER****  0.077  5.462 270.43
 Prior rounds:
E3    (D Cox Jr    ) 0.029  5.504 268.87      (S Gasparrell) 0.054  5.500 270.27
E2    (N Januik    ) 0.021  5.536 267.11      (T Ruckman   ) 0.062  5.490 269.62
E1    (A Whiteley  ) 0.033  5.506 268.49      (B Brown     ) 0.062  5.493 269.24
 Qualified:             #8  5.500 253.37                        #2  5.459 270.05

3:06 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 86 degrees, relative humidity 22 percent, barometer 28.93 inches, adjusted altitude 3,291 feet, track temperature 105 degrees.

Westerfield is 7 - 4 against Gordon in prior events and this is the first time they have faced each other in a final round. Westerfield has two wins already in 2016 and a career win ratio of four wins and 5 runner-ups. Gordon was runner up once this year and has a career six wins and eleven runner-ups.

Westerfield gets a big head start and stays out in front until right before the 1000 foot line. Gordon powers on by for a close win.

Doug Gordon's incremental margins (negative if behind): 60ft(-0.032), 330 ft(-0.014), 660ft(-0.004), 1,000ft(0.005). MOV: 0.0131 seconds (approximately 5 feet).

Shane Westerfield's incremental times: 60ft-0.958 sec., 330ft-2.496, 660ft-3.681/210.18 mph, 1,000ft-4.681.
Doug Gordon's incremental times: 60ft-0.943 sec., 330ft-2.463, 660ft-3.638/211.59 mph, 1,000ft-4.629.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink