Sat, 02 Nov 2024, 22:26 PM Legends Nitro Funny Car presented by Modern Warriors Round 1 Eliminations

By Rick Green

LAS VEGAS - Results of round 1 eliminations in Legends Nitro Funny Car presented by Modern Warriors at the NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series, 24th annual Ford Performance NHRA Nationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 6570 Todd Miller                           202 Todd Plate                   
E1   ****WINNER****  0.068  4.883 232.47                     0.197  4.987 223.76
 Qualified:             #5  4.859 233.28                        #4  4.811 233.08

Weather conditions: air temperature 60 degrees, relative humidity 39 percent, barometer 29.74 inches, adjusted altitude 2,865 feet.

Miller with the starting line advantage and never trailed for the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  708 Derrick Moreira                       625 Nathan Sitko                 
E1   ****WINNER****  0.114  5.878 222.51                     0.136  6.068 228.15
 Qualified:             #6  4.862 233.24                        #3  4.792 239.36

Moreira with the starting line advantage, but starts to lose traction. He is off and on the throttle a coupled time and gets the win.

Sitko shook and pedaled it.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  267 John Tillman                         744W Shane Westerfield            
E1                  -0.199  6.076 125.17     ****WINNER****  0.108  4.708 238.64
 Qualified:             #8  5.839 138.23                        #1  4.662 238.64

Tillman goes red to give Westerfield the win. Westerfield is straight down the groove with a good looking pass. He will have lane choice over Miller in the semifinal.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  666 Tim Boychuk                           659 Mike Peck                    
E1   ****WINNER****  0.087  4.840 230.33                     0.159  4.786 238.55
 Qualified:             #7  4.887 228.69                        #2  4.790 238.38

Boychuk with the starting line advantage and the power to hold on for the hole-shot win. He will have lane choice over Moreira.

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