Sun, 29 Oct 2017, 17:05 PM Top Alcohol Funny Car Round 3 Eliminations

By Dave Rowe

LAS VEGAS - Results of round 3 eliminations in Top Alcohol Funny Car at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 17th annual NHRA Toyota Nationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  791 Larry Dixon                             2 Doug Gordon                  
E3   ****WINNER****  0.072  5.466 266.58                     0.093 12.325  67.80
 Prior rounds:
E2    (R Martin    ) 0.075  5.503 265.12      (S Westerfiel) 0.058  5.472 268.76
E1    (S Gasparrell) 0.080  5.470 265.33      (C Beverett  ) 0.081  5.518 265.53
 Qualified:             #4  5.508 263.41                        #1  5.488 267.75

1:55 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 85 degrees, relative humidity 21 percent, barometer 27.74 inches, adjusted altitude 4,685 feet, track temperature 114 degrees.

Gordon is 1 - 0 against Dixon in prior events.

Dixon gets out of the gate first and starts to pull away. Gordon gets about 100 feet out, rattles the tires, pedals a couple of times and backs off the throttle.

With Gordon's loss Shane Westerfield is the TAFC national Champion.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  800 Ulf Leanders                           65 Brian Hough                  
E3   ****WINNER****  0.049  6.366 256.16                     0.079  8.975 102.01
 Prior rounds:
E2    (J Lombardo J) 0.047  5.550 264.91      (N Januik    ) 0.070  5.542 265.06
E1    (S Bellemeur ) 0.051  5.498 264.08      (J Payne     ) 0.066  5.617 262.69
 Qualified:             #3  5.497 262.95                        #7  5.549 264.29

Hough is 1 - 0 against Leanders in prior events.

This was a pedal contest. Leanders hits the throttle and rattles the tires. Hough rattles the tires and starts to pedal. they both continue to pedal, Leanders as able to recover and pulls away for the win.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink