Sat, 05 Mar 2022, 19:40 PM Top Alcohol Funny Car Round 1 Eliminations

By Rick Green

CHANDLER, Ariz. - Results of round 1 eliminations in Top Alcohol Funny Car at the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series, Pacific Division, event at Wild Horse Pass Motorsports Park:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  783 Jake Guadagnolo                            Bye
E1   ****WINNER****  0.080  8.141 104.03     
 Qualified:             #1  5.455 265.12                     Bye

Weather conditions: air temperature 68 degrees, relative humidity 25 percent, barometer 29.85 inches, adjusted altitude 2,182 feet.

Guadagnolo with the bye here, he clicks it off early.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    2 Doug Gordon                          7071 Hunter Jones                 
E1   ****WINNER****  0.049  5.485 268.38                     0.038  5.675 259.86
 Qualified:             #2  5.466 266.32                        #7  5.656 252.47

Jones with the starting line advantage, but Gordon chases him down for the win. Gordon with another good looking pass for the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    9 Shane Westerfield                      77 Ray Martin                   
E1   ****WINNER****  0.061  5.491 260.86                     0.027  5.793 238.81
 Qualified:             #3  5.501 261.37                        #6  5.560 262.54

Martin with a great light, but Westerfield grabs the lead and the win. He uses up an engine right in the lights. He will give up lane choice to Gordon by 0.006 seconds in the semifinal.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    7 Nick Januik                             6 Brian Hough                  
E1                   0.058  7.588 124.51     ****WINNER****  0.045  5.536 265.12
 Qualified:             #4  5.509 264.55                        #5  5.547 263.26

Hough with the starting line advantage and never trailed for the win. He runs his quickest pass of the weekend for the win and lane choice over Guadagnolo in the semifinal.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink

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