Sun, 03 Nov 2024, 00:06 AM Top Alcohol Funny Car Round 1 Eliminations

By Rick Green

LAS VEGAS - Results of round 1 eliminations in Top Alcohol Funny Car 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
 7238 Bret Williamson                        64 Ray Martin                   
E1                   0.145  6.644 151.73     ****WINNER****  0.026  5.526 258.91
 Qualified:            #13  5.615 258.52                        #4  5.499 259.91

Weather conditions: air temperature 56 degrees, relative humidity 45 percent, barometer 29.75 inches, adjusted altitude 2,587 feet.

This is the first time Williamson and Martin have faced each other in eliminations.

Martin with the starting line advantage and never trailed for the win. Williamson shook and clicked it off.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  573 Robert Kanenwisher                      3 Bob McCosh                   
E1                   0.138  5.960 194.44     ****WINNER****  0.087  5.506 263.56
 Qualified:            #14  5.789 244.96                        #3  5.498 263.56

This is the first time Kanenwisher and McCosh have faced each other in eliminations.

McCosh with problems getting back to the starting line, he is pushed back. He gets the car to stage and he is out of the gate first and never trails for the win. Kanenwisher is out of the throttle early.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    2 Sean Bellemeur                             Bye
E1   ****WINNER****  0.031  5.461 265.27     
 Qualified:             #1  5.436 266.53                     Bye

Bellemeur launched hard and makes another great pass on the bye run.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  756 Don Hudson                             53 Christine Foster             
E1                   0.110  5.596 259.76     ****WINNER****  0.014  5.521 262.13
 Qualified:            #15  5.915 238.72                        #2  5.489 262.69

This is the first time Hudson and Foster have faced each other in eliminations.

Foster with a great light and never trailed for the win.

Hudson with his quickest pass of the weekend in the losing effort.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    7 Ulf Leanders                            4 Brian Hough                  
E1   ****WINNER****  0.096  5.565 258.17                    -0.001  5.526 257.73
 Qualified:            #12  5.599 256.16                        #5  5.505 262.39

Hough is 2 - 1 against Leanders in prior events.

Hough is a tick too quick on the tree and turns on the red light to give Leanders the win. Leanders kept it hooked up and makes his quickest pass of the weekend for the win. He will give up lane choice to Ray Martin in the next round.

Hough's engine lets go on the top end with a huge fireball. He gets the car stopped and he is out of the roof hatch.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  508 Doug Schneider                          9 Annie Whiteley               
E1                   0.252  6.818 239.27     ****WINNER****  0.059  5.525 262.33
 Qualified:            #11  5.598 256.06                        #6  5.511 265.12

This is the first time Schneider and Whiteley have faced each other in eliminations.

Whiteley with the starting line advantage and never trailed for the win. She will give upo lane choice to McCosh in the next round.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 750G Madison Gordon                       5087 Jim Whiteley                 
E1   ****WINNER****  0.020  5.510 263.98                     0.060  5.616 253.52
 Qualified:             #7  5.521 265.33                       #10  5.596 255.63

This is the first time Gordon and Whiteley have faced each other in eliminations.

gordon with a great light and never trailed for the win. She makes her quickest pass of the weekend for the win. She will have lane choice over Foster in the next round.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 7071 Hunter Jones                          711 Will Martin                  
E1                   0.067  6.853 151.43     ****WINNER****  0.106  5.530 263.56
 Qualified:             #9  5.541 262.95                        #8  5.535 262.44

This is the first time Jones and Martin have faced each other in eliminations.

Jones with starting line advantage and was out of the groove over by the wall before he clicked it off.

Martin is straight down the groove with his quickest pass of the weekend for the win. he will give up lane choice to Bellemeur in the next round.

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