Sun, 01 Jul 2018, 23:19 PM Top Alcohol Funny Car Round 1 Eliminations

By Jim Samuel

WEST LEBANON, N.Y. - Results of round 1 eliminations in Top Alcohol Funny Car at the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series, Northeast Division, event at Lebanon Valley Dragway:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    6 Phil Burkart                               Bye
E1   ****WINNER****  0.029  6.361 135.37     
 Qualified:             #1  5.589 263.45                     Bye

This round of was run on Saturday, June 30.

Burkart had a bye run into the next round.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
   12 DJ Cox Jr.                            189 John Headley                 
E1   ****WINNER****  0.100  5.646 262.21                     0.256  7.509 129.21
 Qualified:             #2  5.636 260.21                        #7 12.899  63.64

Cox got out of the gate first and went on to take the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
   13 Dan Pomponio                           17 Matt Gill                    
E1   ****WINNER****  0.051  5.732 256.00                     0.080  6.038 193.72
 Qualified:             #3  5.725 255.23                        #6  6.562 161.31

Pomponio was quicker off the starting line and took the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  125 Eric Lourie                           162 Jeff McCulloch               
E1   ****WINNER****        64.999   NS                       0.000 64.999   NS  
 Qualified:             #4  5.825 245.11                        #5  6.471 203.95

McCulloch did not answer the call so Lourie took an easy ride for the win.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink