Mon, 11 Feb 2019, 16:03 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, 59th annual Lucas Oil NHRA Winternationals presented by ProtectTheHarvest.com:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    5 Doug Gordon                                Bye
E3   ****WINNER****  3.322 No Time           
 Prior rounds:
E2    (J Payne     ) 0.071  5.388 272.45   
E1    (C Marshall  ) 0.050  5.462 267.85   
 Qualified:             #2  5.403 272.34                     Bye

12:54 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 59 degrees, relative humidity 28 percent, barometer 29.00 inches, adjusted altitude 1,354 feet, track temperature 84 degrees.

Gordon hs the bye run and damaged the engine in the last round. He stages, takes the green, and the crew pushes him away.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    9 Brian Hough                             2 Shane Westerfield            
E3   ****WINNER****  0.055  5.486 265.74                     0.045  5.569 269.19
 Prior rounds:
E2    (B Williamson) 0.067  5.418 271.02      (U Leanders  ) 0.034  5.541 270.21
E1                   0.077  5.429 267.91      (R Martin    ) 0.041  5.495 267.85
 Qualified:             #1  5.399 270.37                        #3  5.441 271.52

Westerfield is 6 - 1 against Hough in prior events. Winner will face Gordon in the final round with lane choice.

Hough is away second and still gets the win, as Westerfield has to pedal before the 100 foot mark. The car gets loose down track and he has to lift early.

Brian Hough's incremental times: 60ft-0.941 sec., 330ft-2.458, 660ft-3.633/210.28 mph, 1,000ft-4.638.
Shane Westerfield's incremental times: 60ft-0.927 sec., 330ft-2.523, 660ft-3.728/208.39 mph, 1,000ft-4.730.

1:01 p.m.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink