Sat, 13 Oct 2018, 11:53 AM Top Alcohol Funny Car Round 1 Eliminations

By Bob Orme

CONCORD, N.C. - Results of round 1 eliminations in Top Alcohol Funny Car at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 11th annual NHRA Carolina Nationals presented by WIX Filters:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    7 Kris Hool                              12 DJ Cox Jr.                   
E1                   0.068  7.431 118.18     ****WINNER****  0.080  5.581 261.52
 Qualified:             #9  5.634 263.36                        #8  5.609 261.57

11:27 a.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 70 degrees, relative humidity 49 percent, barometer 29.27 inches, adjusted altitude 2,007 feet, track temperature 94 degrees.

Hool moved to the right, right after the tree. He was very close to the centerline and he had to lift.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  721 Chip Beverett                           6 Phil Burkart                 
E1                   0.058 11.709  73.58     ****WINNER****  0.061  5.473 268.33
 Qualified:            #14  8.002 134.11                        #3  5.526 267.32

Beverett was off the throttle before the 330-foot mark. Burkart makes a solid pass and moves on to round two.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
        Bye                                   5 Sean Bellemeur               
E1                                            ****WINNER****  0.083  5.385 272.39
 Qualified:                                                       #1  5.428 272.12

Bellemeur has the bye run here. He makes a very strong pass, the seventh quickest in Top Alcohol Funny Car history. Sean Bellemeur's incremental times: 60ft-0.930 sec., 330ft-2.420, 660ft-3.576/215.07 mph, 1,000ft-4.558.

He will face Cox in round two.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
   63 Chris Marshall                        147 Fred Tigges                  
E1   ****WINNER****  0.086  5.436 271.73                     0.106  5.614 258.32
 Qualified:             #4  5.533 269.67                       #13  6.020 200.56

Tigges drifted to the left and he was very close to the centerline at half track. Marshall makes a strong pass to move on to round two. Chris Marshall's incremental times: 60ft-0.956 sec., 330ft-2.461, 660ft-3.622/214.72 mph, 1,000ft-4.607.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  196 Bill Naves                              8 Andy Bohl                    
E1                         No Time           ****WINNER****  0.081  9.772  91.84
 Qualified:            #12  5.990 236.55                        #5  5.558 267.48

Naves was a no show. Bohl was very loose on the launch and he had to lift. He will give lane choice to Marshall in round two.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  571 Bob McCosh                           2183 Aryan Rochon                 
E1   ****WINNER****  0.051  5.639 258.17                     0.041  5.776 252.90
 Qualified:             #7  5.574 262.18                       #10  5.726 248.52

Rochon shook after the launch and he could only watch McCosh steadily pull away from him. Bob McCosh's incremental margins (negative if behind): 60ft(-0.027), 330 ft(0.037), 660ft(0.086), 1,000ft(0.109). MOV: 0.1272 seconds (approximately 47 feet).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  729 Nick Januik                          1625 Marie Ferriolo               
E1   ****WINNER****  0.062  5.612 259.46                     0.073  5.922 199.32
 Qualified:             #6  5.571 260.91                       #11  5.962 194.13

Januik left first and increased his lead at every increment. Nick Januik's incremental margins: 60ft(0.048), 330 ft(0.051), 660ft(0.053), 1,000ft(0.118). MOV: 0.3218 seconds (approximately 94 feet). He will give lane choice to Burkart in round two.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  189 John Headley                           16 Tyler Scott                  
E1                   0.181  7.091 147.92     ****WINNER****  0.122  5.503 267.06
 Qualified:            #15 10.270  78.01                        #2  5.494 265.38

Headley was sluggish off the line and off the throttle well before half track. Scott makes a good pass and he'll have lane choice over McCosh in round two.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink



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