Fri, 12 Oct 2018, 19:23 PM Top Alcohol Funny Car Qualifying Notes, Final Session

By Bob Orme

CONCORD, N.C. - Notes from final, round 2 qualifying in Top Alcohol Funny Car at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 11th annual NHRA Carolina Nationals listing lane, driver name, elapsed time/top speed this round, position in order following run, best prior elapsed time/speed, and position in order prior to run:

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Left Lane: Aryan Rochon Runs 5.726/248.52, Now #9; No Prior Run

6:56 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 72 degrees, relative humidity 46 percent, barometer 29.12 inches, adjusted altitude 2,338 feet, track temperature 92 degrees.

Rochon was skating around for most of this pass but he stayed on the throttle.

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Left Lane: Fred Tigges No Time, Now #13; Best prior run: 6.020/200.56, Was #12
Right Lane: DJ Cox Jr. Runs 5.609/261.57, Now #6; Best prior run: 11.696/91.05, Was #15

Tigges drifted to the right and he crossed the centerline before half track. He barely missed hitting Cox in the other lane. Cox was able to avoid a collision and he moves up to the number 6 spot for now.

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Left Lane: Marie Ferriolo No Time, Now #11; Best prior run: 5.962/194.13, Was #11
Right Lane: Chip Beverett Runs 8.002/134.11, Now #14; Best prior run: 8.389/148.38, Was #14

Ferriolo was a no show. Beverett was very loose on the launch and he had to lift.

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Left Lane: Nick Januik Runs 5.571/260.91, Now #6; Best prior run: 5.641/261.93, Was #8
Right Lane: Andy Bohl Runs 5.558/267.48, Now #5; Best prior run: 5.659/268.49, Was #9

Both drivers were a little loose at half track but they both stayed on the throttle. Januik moved up two spots while Bohl move up four spots.

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Left Lane: Phil Burkart Runs 5.556/265.12, Now #3; Best prior run: 5.526/267.32, Was #3
Right Lane: Kris Hool Runs 8.615/119.71, Now #9; Best prior run: 5.634/263.36, Was #9

Hool hazed the tires after the hit, and his car made a move toward the wall where he lifted. Burkart made a clean pass but he didn't improve.

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Left Lane: Tyler Scott Runs 8.919/100.47, Now #2; Best prior run: 5.494/265.38, Was #2
Right Lane: Bob McCosh Runs 10.620/78.76, Now #7; Best prior run: 5.574/262.18, Was #7

Both drivers were off the throttle early, the reasons not apparent from here.

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Left Lane: Sean Bellemeur Runs 5.430/270.64, Now #1; Best prior run: 5.428/272.12, Was #1
Right Lane: Chris Marshall Runs 6.628/150.15, Now #4; Best prior run: 5.533/269.67, Was #4

Marshall made a move toward the wall just before half track and he had to lift. Bellemeur makes another strong pass and he will start from the number one position in tomorrow's eliminations. Sean Bellemeur's incremental times: 60ft-0.949 sec., 330ft-2.450, 660ft-3.611/213.91 mph, 1,000ft-4.598.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink



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