Sun, 11 Nov 2018, 17:09 PM Top Alcohol Funny Car Round 3 Eliminations

By David Gerard

POMONA, Calif. - Results of round 3 eliminations in Top Alcohol Funny Car at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 54th annual Auto Club NHRA Finals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  800 Ulf Leanders                            4 Annie Whiteley               
E3   ****WINNER****  0.087  6.005 252.00                     0.102  6.442 178.61
 Prior rounds:
E2    (J Lombardo  ) 0.067  5.383 272.50      (K Hool      ) 0.059  5.431 272.56
E1    (R Martin    ) 0.086  5.403 270.10      (R Turner    ) 0.100  5.444 268.65
 Qualified:             #3  5.461 268.17                        #2  5.455 272.23

1:59 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 75 degrees, relative humidity 18 percent, barometer 28.89 inches, adjusted altitude 2,558 feet, track temperature 101 degrees.

Leanders and Whiteley have each won 2 times against the other in prior events.

Whiteley is late and then gets in trouble down track and slows.

Leanders was away first and then goes into heavy shake. That pops up the burst panel and he has to finish the run with it in front of the blower. This is his forth final of the year.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    3 Doug Gordon                             1 Shane Westerfield            
E3                   0.047  5.518 270.81     ****WINNER****  0.024  5.481 270.43
 Prior rounds:
E2    (S Bellemeur ) 0.052  5.426 272.01      (B Hough     ) 0.017  5.470 267.85
E1    (B Williamson) 0.093  5.444 271.68      (H Wernhart  ) 0.046  5.526 267.85
 Qualified:             #8  5.664 268.65                        #4  5.486 265.90

Gordon and Westerfield have each won 10 times against the other in prior events.

Shane Westerfield gets way first and pulls steadily ahead for the win and his best run of the weekend, He goes to his 18th final round with lane choice.

Doug Gordon's incremental times: 60ft-0.933 sec., 330ft-2.501, 660ft-3.690/210.54 mph, 1,000ft-4.684.
Shane Westerfield's incremental times: 60ft-0.949 sec., 330ft-2.477, 660ft-3.655/211.06 mph, 1,000ft-4.647.

2:05 p.m.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink