Sat, 31 Oct 2020, 18:48 PM Top Alcohol Funny Car Round 1 Eliminations |
By Rick Green |
LAS VEGAS - Results of round 1 eliminations in Top Alcohol Funny Car at the NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series, 20th annual Dodge NHRA Finals presented by Pennzoil:
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
8 Jay Payne 2 Brian Hough
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.129 5.732 259.21 0.097 5.825 254.90
Qualified: #16 8.383 109.00 #1 5.464 267.75
Brian Hough is 6 -1 in the first round when starting from the #1 spot. He won here in TAD in
2001. This is the 410th race for Jay Payne and just the 5th time that he has qualified 16th. The
last time was in 1999. Jay is 11 - 6 against Hough and those 11 losses are the most for Brian
against any of the 104 opponents he has faced. Jay won herein 2001.Hough with the starting line
advantage, but Payne chased him down by half track and never trailed from there on for the win.
Jay Payne's MOV: 0.0613 seconds (approximately 23 feet).
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
5 Annie Whiteley 7630 Steve Macklyn
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.125 5.575 266.64 0.038 5.916 238.05
Qualified: #6 5.534 267.96 #11 5.709 254.14
Annie Whiteley starts the day with 99 round wins. This is her 9th time at this event and she is
just 3 - 8 overall and 1 - 7 in the first round here. She was runner-up in 2012. This is the 8th
race overall for Steve Macklyn.This is the first time Whiteley and Macklyn have faced each other in eliminations.
Macklyn with the starting line advantage, but Whiteley chased him down by half
track and took the win.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
6 Doug Gordon 75 Steve Gasparrelli
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.063 5.476 268.92 0.072 7.782 145.33
Qualified: #2 5.485 267.75 #15 6.274 202.82
This is the 162nd race for Doug Gordon and the 185th for Steve Gasparrelli. Doug has been to
the final round 3 times at this event and is looking for his first win. Steve was runner-up here
last year. Doug starts the day with 216 round wins and Steve starts the day with 207. They are 2 -2
against each other in first round matchups.Gordon is 8 - 4 against Gasparrelli in prior events.
Gordon with the starting line advantage and never trailed for the win as Gasparrelli shook and
clicked it off. Gordon with his quickest pass of the weekend for the win.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
1 Sean Bellemeur 508 Doug Schneider
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.083 5.493 266.16 0.076 5.717 254.76
Qualified: #3 5.487 264.96 #14 5.940 244.03
Sean Bellemeur has won this race the last 2 years. Before he lost to Doug Gordon in the finals
at Dallas Sean had won 18 consecutive final rounds. This is just the 2nd race for Doug Schneider,
the first was at this event last year.Schneider with the starting line advantage, but Bellemeur had the difference made up by the time they went by the Christmas tree and never trailed from there on for the win.
Bellemeur with his quickest pass of the weekend for the win and lane choice over
Whiteley in the next round.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed 571 Bob McCosh 756 Don Hudson E1 ****WINNER**** 0.108 5.526 264.96 -0.168 7.102 98.60 Qualified: #4 5.523 264.65 #13 5.891 253.14Bob McCosh has qualified in the top half of the field at 6 of the ten races he has entered. This (#4) is his best starting position. This is Don Hudson's 42nd race in the alcohol classes (20 in TAD and 22 in TAFC).
This is the first time McCosh and Hudson have faced each other in eliminations.
Hudson went red to give McCosh the win. McCosh is a few ticks off his qualifying E.T.
Hudson blew it up, but there is no oil on the track.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
4 Chris Marshall 7071 Hunter Jones
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.119 5.521 266.79 0.094 5.780 253.04
Qualified: #5 5.524 267.22 #12 5.810 242.15
This is Chris Marshall's 38th race and his 6th at this event. This is the 4th race for Hunter
Jones and the 3rd at this track.This is the first time Marshall and Jones have faced each other in eliminations.
Jones with the starting line advantage, but Marshall has the lead by the time
they go by the Christmas tree and never trailed from there on for the win. He runs his quickest
pass of the weekend for the win and lane choice over McCosh in the next round by 0.005
seconds.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
7 Kris Hool 757 Mike Doushgounian
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.170 5.590 260.81 0.061 5.881 240.85
Qualified: #7 5.578 261.47 #10 5.689 254.81
This is the 109th race for Kris Hool and his 10th at this event. He has raced here every year
since 2011. He is 2 - 8 overall at this race and 1 - 7 in round 1.This is the first time Hool and Doushgounian have faced each other in eliminations.
Doushgounian with the starting line
advantage, but Hool has the lead by half track and never trails from there on for the win. Hool
will give up lane choice to Gordon in the next round.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed 35 Chip Beverett 636 Ray Martin E1 ****WINNER**** 0.065 5.856 256.99 0.049 6.673 192.28 Qualified: #8 5.621 262.08 #9 5.650 259.01This is the 37th race overall in the alcohol classes for Ray Martin (16 TAD and 21 in TAFC). He is 20 - 15 in the first round (did not show for 1 round).
This is the first time Beverett and Martin have faced each other in eliminations.
Martin with the starting line advantage, but they
both have severe tire shake. They both pedal it and Beverett gets it too hook up and take the win.
He will give up lane choice to Payne in the next round.
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