Sat, 11 Nov 2023, 21:16 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, 58th annual In-N-Out NHRA Finals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    7 Brian Hough                            67 Ray Martin                   
E2   ****WINNER****  0.019  5.403 269.40                     0.059  5.493 264.08
 Prior rounds:
E1    (H Jones     ) 0.015  5.447 267.85      (D Gordon    ) 0.035  5.525 265.17
 Qualified:             #2  5.415 268.44                        #8  5.497 264.13

6:03 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 71 degrees, relative humidity 22 percent, barometer 30.01 inches, adjusted altitude 2,063 feet.

Hough gets a big starting line advantage and pulls steadily ahead for a decisive win.

Martin makes a stong pass to, but can't match the pace.

Brian Hough's incremental times: 60ft-0.927 sec., 330ft-2.427, 660ft-3.585/214.14 mph, 1,000ft-4.570.
Ray Martin's incremental times: 60ft-0.963 sec., 330ft-2.464, 660ft-3.638/211.03 mph, 1,000ft-4.642.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  757 Mike Doushgounian                       2 Shane Westerfield            
E2                   0.031  5.530 264.55     ****WINNER****  0.002  5.445 266.00
 Prior rounds:
E1    (C Marshall  ) 0.030  5.526 264.08      (W Martin    ) 0.042  5.540 262.54
 Qualified:            #10  5.570 264.39                        #4  5.429 266.27

Westerfield nail the tree with a staller two light and power to the finish line with another strong pass.

Doushgounian makes his best pass of the weekend to no avail,

Mike Doushgounian's incremental times: 60ft-0.917 sec., 330ft-2.469, 660ft-3.667/208.46 mph, 1,000ft-4.678.
Shane Westerfield's incremental times: 60ft-0.935 sec., 330ft-2.433, 660ft-3.602/212.63 mph, 1,000ft-4.599.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    3 Sean Bellemeur                       5087 Jim Whiteley                 
E2   ****WINNER****  0.011  5.399 268.81                     0.109  6.411 150.61
 Prior rounds:
E1    (U Leanders  ) 0.016  5.467 264.29      (A Whiteley  ) 0.034  5.490 258.86
 Qualified:             #1  5.398 268.87                        #6  5.447 264.18

Whiteley is way late and slows early.

Bellemeur scores a strong eleven light for the easy win. He will have a bye run tomorrow.

Sean Bellemeur's incremental times: 60ft-0.926 sec., 330ft-2.412, 660ft-3.572/213.57 mph, 1,000ft-4.562.
Jim Whiteley's incremental times: 60ft-0.932 sec., 330ft-2.430, 660ft-3.679/180.33 mph, 1,000ft-5.023.

6:10 p.m.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink

E-mail rick@fastnews.net for information about supporting these reports.