Sun, 17 Nov 2019, 17:23 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, 55th annual Auto Club NHRA Finals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    2 Shane Westerfield                      10 Ulf Leanders                 
E3   ****WINNER****  0.083  5.492 269.67                     0.024  9.233 109.88
 Prior rounds:
E2    (S Gasparrell) 0.049  5.491 270.05                     0.077  5.493 266.42
E1    (C Marshall  ) 0.084  5.585 268.17      (R Martin    ) 0.080  5.630 265.27
 Qualified:             #3  5.462 268.49                        #2  5.440 267.75

2:15 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 85 degrees, relative humidity 17 percent, barometer 28.82 inches, adjusted altitude 3,303 feet, track temperature 112 degrees.

Westerfield is 3 - 1 against Leanders in prior events.

Leanders gets a big starting line advantage, but goes into shake hard. That drives the Camaro towards the center line and he has to give it up.

Stong and straight pass for Westerfield for the win.

Westerfield goes to the final round with twelve wins and nineteen runner-ups. This year he has scored two wins and one runner-up. He has one win and runner-up here.

Shane Westerfield's incremental times: 60ft-0.955 sec., 330ft-2.492, 660ft-3.665/211.99 mph, 1,000ft-4.656.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  757 Mike Doushgounian                       9 Brian Hough                  
E3   ****WINNER****  0.041  5.628 262.08                     0.146  5.625 261.17
 Prior rounds:
E2    (S Bellemeur ) 0.016  5.646 259.61      (T Ruckman   ) 0.051 12.495  61.63
E1    (B Williamson) 0.040  5.688 261.42      (T Parker    ) 0.061  5.581 264.75
 Qualified:             #7  5.603 261.62                        #4  5.496 264.44

Doushgounian and Hough have each won 1 times against the other in prior events.

Hugh is way late and gives Mike Doushgounian the hole shot win.

This is his first Nation Event final round and he gives up lane choice to Westerfield.

Mike Doushgounian's incremental times: 60ft-0.990 sec., 330ft-2.556, 660ft-3.753/207.27 mph, 1,000ft-4.770.
Brian Hough's incremental times: 60ft-0.983 sec., 330ft-2.551, 660ft-3.750/207.40 mph, 1,000ft-4.766.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink