Sun, 07 Oct 2018, 15:08 PM Top Alcohol Funny Car Round 2 Eliminations

By Rick Green

ENNIS, Texas - Results of round 2 eliminations in Top Alcohol Funny Car at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 33rd annual AAA Texas NHRA FallNationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  729 Nick Januik                             2 John Lombardo Jr.            
E2   ****WINNER****  0.043  5.595 259.76                     0.110 No Time      
 Prior rounds:
E1    (L Van Hauen ) 0.071  5.587 259.81                     0.105  5.478 269.51
 Qualified:             #7  5.661 258.17                        #1  5.480 270.10

Weather conditions: air temperature 86 degrees, relative humidity 62 percent, barometer 29.33 inches, adjusted altitude 3,418 feet, track temperature 118 degrees.

Januik and Lombardo Jr. have each won 1 times against the other in prior events.

Januik with the starting line advantage and never trailed for the win.

Lombardo with tire shake and makes a move toward the centerline and collects the half track cones.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
        Bye                                   5 Sean Bellemeur               
E2                                            ****WINNER****  0.062  5.489 264.86
 Prior rounds:
E1                                           (C Marshall  ) 0.023  5.481 268.28
 Qualified:                                                      #13  8.954  99.95

Bellemeur with the bye here.

Bellemeur launched hard and kept it hooked up with another great pass.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
   10 Jay Payne                               1 Shane Westerfield            
E2                   0.102  5.619 260.71     ****WINNER****  0.075  5.549 266.85
 Prior rounds:
E1    (B Brown     ) 0.089  6.495 157.32      (B Hough     ) 0.028  5.572 266.79
 Qualified:             #6  5.650 262.39                        #3  5.521 267.75

Westerfield is 5 - 3 against Payne in prior events.

Westerfield with the starting line advantage and never trailed for the win. Shane Westerfield's MOV: 0.0975 seconds (approximately 37 feet). He will give up lane choice to Bellemeur in the semifinal.

Payne with his quickest pass of the weekend in the losing effort.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    3 Doug Gordon                             4 Annie Whiteley               
E2   ****WINNER****  0.076  5.524 267.32                     0.125  5.509 269.51
 Prior rounds:
E1    (A Rochon    ) 0.065  5.617 264.39      (M Billington) 0.176  5.579 268.33
 Qualified:             #5  5.574 265.38                        #4  5.564 268.06

Gordon is 4 - 2 against Whiteley in prior events.

Gordon with the starting line advantage and never trailed for the win. Doug Gordon's MOV: 0.0349 seconds (approximately 14 feet). Gordon with his quickest pass of the weekend for the win. He will have lane choice over Januik in the semifinal.

Whiteley with her quickest pass in the losing effort. Her chutes didn't blossom and she is working the brakes, but can't get it stopped and she is into the sand. She goes through the long sand trap and into the safety net. She is out of the car and is ok.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink