Sun, 10 Nov 2019, 19:41 PM Top Alcohol Funny Car Final, Round 3 Eliminations

By Dave Rowe

LAS VEGAS - Results of final, round 3 eliminations in Top Alcohol Funny Car at the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series, Pacific Division, event at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    3 Annie Whiteley                          9 Brian Hough                  
E3   ****WINNER****  0.066  5.544 267.64                     0.062  5.565 265.01
 Prior rounds:
E2    (S Bellemeur ) 0.195 18.636  74.37      (U Leanders  ) 0.041  5.533 265.43
E1    (J Payne     ) 0.098  5.500 269.67      (R Martin    ) 0.029  5.536 266.58
 Qualified:             #5  5.524 268.60                        #2  5.508 265.64

4:32 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 78 degrees, relative humidity 14 percent, barometer 27.82 inches, adjusted altitude 3,958 feet, track temperature 78 degrees.

A coin flip off of the line, Whiteley gets out in front early. Hough goes around her at the 330 foot mark, stays in front to half track, then Whiteley is able to get back around him just past half track and pull away for the win.

Annie Whiteley's incremental margins (negative if behind): 60ft(0.014), 330 ft(-0.013), 660ft(-0.005), 1,000ft(0.008). MOV: 0.0171 seconds (approximately 7 feet).

Whiteley takes her 16th career regional win in 23 final rounds.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink

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