Sun, 30 Oct 2022, 19:09 PM Top Alcohol Funny Car Final, Round 4 Eliminations

By Dave Gerard

LAS VEGAS - Results of final, round 4 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
  584 Annie Whiteley                          2 Doug Gordon                  
E4                   0.103  5.518 265.27     ****WINNER****  0.097  5.479 265.38
 Prior rounds:
E3    (C Marshall  ) 0.090  5.553 264.65      (M Gill      ) 0.082  5.497 266.11
E2    (B Hough     ) 0.068  5.489 268.33      (D Cox       ) 0.050  6.364 230.76
E1    (N Januik    ) 0.094  5.525 267.37      (U Leanders  ) 0.078  5.463 268.33
 Qualified:             #5  5.494 268.44                        #3  5.449 268.76

3:59 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 79 degrees, relative humidity 9 percent, barometer 29.97 inches, adjusted altitude 3,652 feet, track temperature 100 degrees.

Gordon is 7 - 2 against Whiteley in prior events and each has won 1 times against the other in final rounds.

Two not so good lights, but Gordon gets the advantage and pull steadily ahead for his fourth win of the year and his 20th careen win..

Whiteley is right there behind him, but has to settle for her first runner up of the year and her career fourteenth.

Annie Whiteley's incremental times: 60ft-0.949 sec., 330ft-2.475, 660ft-3.661/208.68 mph, 1,000ft-4.670.
Doug Gordon's incremental times: 60ft-0.937 sec., 330ft-2.452, 660ft-3.629/210.18 mph, 1,000ft-4.631.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink

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