Sun, 20 Aug 2017, 15:07 PM Top Alcohol Funny Car Round 3 Eliminations

By Bob Orme

BRAINERD, Minn. - Results of round 3 eliminations in Top Alcohol Funny Car at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 36th annual Lucas Oil NHRA Nationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  883 Johan Lindberg                         54 Bill Bernard                 
E3   ****WINNER****  0.065  5.487 266.74                           No Time      
 Prior rounds:
E2    (J Lombardo  ) 0.045  5.515 260.91      (J Payne     ) 0.091  5.716 230.69
E1    (A Bohl      ) 0.078  5.546 256.31      (S McVey     ) 0.109  5.614 256.84
 Qualified:             #9  5.706 257.48                        #7  5.616 256.60

2:01 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 74 degrees, relative humidity 57 percent, barometer 28.63 inches, adjusted altitude 3,175 feet, track temperature 96 degrees.

Bernard was a no show and Lindberg got the win on a solo pass.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    6 Kris Hool                                  Bye
E3   ****WINNER****  0.538  7.966 162.39     
 Prior rounds:
E2    (A Whiteley  ) 0.074  5.508 263.51   
E1    (R Cortino   ) 0.122  5.532 262.28   
 Qualified:             #2  5.538 262.49                     Bye

Hool made a slow pass down the track on purpose.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink