Sun, 30 Oct 2022, 16:23 PM Top Alcohol Funny Car Round 3 Eliminations

By Dave Gerard

LAS VEGAS - Results of round 3 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
   14 Matt Gill                               2 Doug Gordon                  
E3                  -0.190  5.580 255.48     ****WINNER****  0.082  5.497 266.11
 Prior rounds:
E2    (S Bellemeur ) 0.025  5.575 263.41      (D Cox       ) 0.050  6.364 230.76
E1    (K Hool      ) 0.053  5.568 264.13      (U Leanders  ) 0.078  5.463 268.33
 Qualified:             #7  5.509 266.21                        #3  5.449 268.76

1:13 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 72 degrees, relative humidity 11 percent, barometer 30.05 inches, adjusted altitude 3,161 feet.

Gordon is 2 - 0 against Gill in prior events.

Gill gets a big red light to give the win to Gordon.

Matt Gill's incremental times: 60ft-0.948 sec., 330ft-2.480, 660ft-3.674/207.11 mph, 1,000ft-4.702.
Doug Gordon's incremental times: 60ft-0.949 sec., 330ft-2.469, 660ft-3.648/210.11 mph, 1,000ft-4.651.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  584 Annie Whiteley                         63 Chris Marshall               
E3   ****WINNER****  0.090  5.553 264.65                     0.214  5.458 266.69
 Prior rounds:
E2    (B Hough     ) 0.068  5.489 268.33      (M Doushgouni) 0.098  5.483 265.17
E1    (N Januik    ) 0.094  5.525 267.37      (R Parker    ) 0.102  5.533 266.48
 Qualified:             #5  5.494 268.44                        #1  5.419 269.13

Marshall is 4 - 3 against Whiteley in prior events.

A great ol' drag race!

Marshall is dead late and runs a much better ET, but Whiteley stays out in front for the hole shot win.

Gordon will have lane choice in the final round.

Annie Whiteley's incremental margins: 60ft(0.107), 330 ft(0.068), 660ft(0.050), 1,000ft(0.037). MOV: 0.0293 seconds (approximately 11 feet).

Annie Whiteley's incremental times: 60ft-0.956 sec., 330ft-2.498, 660ft-3.689/207.91 mph, 1,000ft-4.701.
Chris Marshall's incremental times: 60ft-0.939 sec., 330ft-2.442, 660ft-3.615/211.16 mph, 1,000ft-4.614.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink

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