Sat, 29 Oct 2022, 21:41 PM Top Alcohol Funny Car Round 2 Eliminations

By Dave Gerard

LAS VEGAS - Results of round 2 eliminations in Top Alcohol Funny Car at the NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series, 22nd annual NHRA Nevada Nationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    6 Brian Hough                           584 Annie Whiteley               
E2                   0.066  5.579 264.60     ****WINNER****  0.068  5.489 268.33
 Prior rounds:
E1    (D Schneider ) 0.028  5.497 267.16      (N Januik    ) 0.094  5.525 267.37
 Qualified:             #4  5.449 268.33                        #5  5.494 268.44

6:22 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 69 degrees, relative humidity 8 percent, barometer 30.04 inches, adjusted altitude 2,927 feet.

Hough gets a small starting line advantage and has the Camaro take the long way don the track. He slows from his prior best.

Whiteley was on Hough just after the 60 foot lights and pulls steadily ahead to take the decisive win.

Brian Hough's incremental times: 60ft-0.958 sec., 330ft-2.525, 660ft-3.720/207.69 mph, 1,000ft-4.729.
Annie Whiteley's incremental times: 60ft-0.955 sec., 330ft-2.481, 660ft-3.655/211.06 mph, 1,000ft-4.649.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    2 Doug Gordon                             4 DJ Cox Jr.                   
E2   ****WINNER****  0.050  6.364 230.76                    -0.048 14.854  59.47
 Prior rounds:
E1    (U Leanders  ) 0.078  5.463 268.33      (J Whiteley  ) 0.035  5.523 257.43
 Qualified:             #3  5.449 268.76                        #6  5.501 264.80

Gordon gets way lucky with the tires going up in smoke, as Cox goes red.

He pedals and finishes the pass.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
   14 Matt Gill                               1 Sean Bellemeur               
E2   ****WINNER****  0.025  5.575 263.41                    -0.001  5.450 267.59
 Prior rounds:
E1    (K Hool      ) 0.053  5.568 264.13      (R Martin    ) 0.123  5.573 265.17
 Qualified:             #7  5.509 266.21                        #2  5.435 269.83

OUCH! Bellemeur goes red by just -0.001 to give the easy win to Gill.

Gill makes a strong pass and will have lane choice over Gordon tomorrow.

Matt Gill's incremental times: 60ft-0.957 sec., 330ft-2.498, 660ft-3.702/206.86 mph, 1,000ft-4.719.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  757 Mike Doushgounian                      63 Chris Marshall               
E2                         No Time           ****WINNER****  0.098  5.483 265.17
 Prior rounds:
E1    (S Westerfiel) 0.008  8.577 104.27      (R Parker    ) 0.102  5.533 266.48
 Qualified:             #8  5.532 253.66                        #1  5.419 269.13

Mike Doushgounian can't make the call and gives the free pass to round three to Marshall.

Marshall runs hard and ill keep lane choice tomorrow over Whiteley.

Mike Doushgounian's incremental times: 60ft-99.999 sec., 330ft-99.999, 660ft-99.999/000.00 mph, 1,000ft-99.999.
Chris Marshall's incremental times: 60ft-0.941 sec., 330ft-2.447, 660ft-3.627/210.28 mph, 1,000ft-4.634.

6:36 p.m.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink

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