Sun, 14 Nov 2021, 15:05 PM Top Alcohol Funny Car Round 2 Eliminations

By Dave Gerard

POMONA, Calif. - Results of round 2 eliminations in Top Alcohol Funny Car at the NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series, 56th annual Auto Club NHRA Finals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 5757 Terry Ruckman                         744 Shane Westerfield            
E2                   0.039  5.564 261.47     ****WINNER****  0.050  5.531 268.06
 Prior rounds:
E1    (J Guadagnolo) 0.044  5.696 264.70      (R Martin    ) 0.036  5.536 267.59
 Qualified:             #4  5.506 267.37                        #3  5.498 267.80

11:49 a.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 86 degrees, relative humidity 15 percent, barometer 30.06 inches, adjusted altitude 3,016 feet.

Westerfield is 2 - 1 against Ruckman in prior events.

Ruckman gets away first and stays there until right before the 1000 foot lights, where Westerfield just noses ahead for the close win.

Both cars run better than their E1 times.

Shane Westerfield's incremental margins (negative if behind): 60ft(-0.023), 330 ft(-0.020), 660ft(-0.012), 1,000ft(0.005). MOV: 0.0227 seconds (approximately 9 feet).

Terry Ruckman's incremental times: 60ft-0.955 sec., 330ft-2.499, 660ft-3.690/208.36 mph, 1,000ft-4.705.
Shane Westerfield's incremental times: 60ft-0.967 sec., 330ft-2.508, 660ft-3.691/210.34 mph, 1,000ft-4.689.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    1 Doug Gordon                           800 Ulf Leanders                 
E2   ****WINNER****  0.070  5.494 267.96                     0.025  5.674 263.72
 Prior rounds:
E1    (M Doushgouni) 0.057  5.493 267.16      (N Januik    ) 0.098  5.509 263.87
 Qualified:             #2  5.493 267.48                        #8  5.550 264.96

Gordon is 3 - 1 against Leanders in prior events.

Another great ol' drag race!

Leanders has a great twenty-five light, but Gordon powers on right before the 60 foot lights to take the decisive win. He will have lane choice over Ruckman in round three.

Doug Gordon's incremental times: 60ft-0.932 sec., 330ft-2.469, 660ft-3.652/210.31 mph, 1,000ft-4.653.
Ulf Leanders' incremental times: 60ft-0.975 sec., 330ft-2.599, 660ft-3.805/206.89 mph, 1,000ft-4.820.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    3 Brian Hough                             2 Sean Bellemeur               
E2                   0.014  5.511 267.69     ****WINNER****  0.022  5.442 268.71
 Prior rounds:
E1    (C Marshall  ) 0.088  5.533 265.90      (D Hudson    ) 0.042  5.475 267.75
 Qualified:             #7  5.543 259.16                        #1  5.474 269.89

Bellemeur is 6 - 4 against Hough in prior events. Winner will get the bye run next round.

A stellar fourteen light for Hough, but Bellemeur is right on by before the 60 foot lights and pulls steadily ahead for the twenty-four foot win. That's the quickest run of the weekend.

Brian Hough's incremental times: 60ft-0.971 sec., 330ft-2.499, 660ft-3.676/211.00 mph, 1,000ft-4.670.
Sean Bellemeur's incremental times: 60ft-0.934 sec., 330ft-2.447, 660ft-3.614/212.73 mph, 1,000ft-4.604.

11:59 a.m.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink

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