Fri, 19 Jun 2020, 18:52 PM Top Alcohol Funny Car Qualifying Notes, Session #2

By Rick Green

EPPING, N.H. - Notes from round 2 qualifying in Top Alcohol Funny Car at the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series, Northeast Division, event at New England Dragway 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: Sean Bellemeur Runs 5.518/267.64, Now #1; Best prior run: 7.692/123.26, Was #4

Bellemeur was straight down the groove to go to the number one spot with a good looking pass. Sean Bellemeur's incremental times: 60ft-0.969 sec., 330ft-2.502, 660ft-3.678/210.93 mph, 1,000ft-4.676.

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Left Lane: Brian Gawlik Runs 5.726/252.43, Now #4; Best prior run: 5.721/253.33, Was #4
Right Lane: John Headley Runs 16.008/56.93, Now #7; No Prior Run

Gawlik with another good pass, straight down the groove.

Headley with severe shake right at the hit and clicked it off.

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Left Lane: Fred Tigges Runs 8.423/108.07, Now #3; Best prior run: 5.679/258.47, Was #3
Right Lane: Dan Pomponio Runs 14.879/55.40, Now #6; Best prior run: 8.765/103.71, Was #6

Tigges loses traction early and clicks it off.

Pomponio with severe tire shake and clicks it off.

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Left Lane: DJ Cox Jr. Runs 5.570/264.70, Now #2; Best prior run: 5.573/264.44, Was #2
Right Lane: Matt Gill Runs 5.579/267.16, Now #3; Best prior run: 8.477/106.41, Was #5

This is a great side-by-side drag race to wrap up qualifying session two.

Cox Jr. with another good looking pass... DJ Cox Jr.'s incremental times: 60ft-0.962 sec., 330ft-2.517, 660ft-3.708/208.88 mph, 1,000ft-4.718.

Gill launched hard and was right there with Cox Jr. to go to the number three spot. Matt Gill's incremental times: 60ft-0.976 sec., 330ft-2.453, 660ft-3.732/209.30 mph, 1,000ft-4.735.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink

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