Sat, 15 May 2021, 13:02 PM Top Alcohol Funny Car Qualifying Notes, Session #3

By Rick Green

CONCORD, N.C. - Notes from round 3 qualifying in Top Alcohol Funny Car at the NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series, 11th annual NGK NTK NHRA Four-Wide 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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Lane 1: Chris Foster Runs 5.562/239.95, Now #7; Best prior run: 8.387/109.64, Was #11
Lane 2: Nick Januik Runs 5.717/215.00, Now #11; Best prior run: 10.032/85.80, Was #12
Lane 3: Andy Bohl Runs 5.572/265.33, Now #9; Best prior run: 5.683/260.06, Was #7
Lane 4: Ray Drew Runs 5.566/252.10, Now #8; No Prior Run

Weather conditions: air temperature 71 degrees, relative humidity 39 percent, barometer 30.29 inches, adjusted altitude 1,410 feet.

Foster was on a good looking pass, but the engine let go on the top end. Chris Foster's incremental times: 60ft-0.954 sec., 330ft-2.488, 660ft-3.670/210.93 mph, 1,000ft-4.673.

Januik started to lose traction and and clicked it off.

Bohl with a good clean pass.

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Lane 1: Brian Gawlik Runs 5.634/258.02, Now #10; Best prior run: 5.737/256.70, Was #12
Lane 2: Chip Beverett Runs 5.697/235.72, Now #11; Best prior run: 5.713/263.67, Was #10
Lane 3: Dan Pomponio Runs 5.493/264.49, Now #4; Best prior run: 5.521/262.08, Was #5
Lane 4: Tony Bogolo Runs 8.376/125.76, Now #6; Best prior run: 5.562/254.33, Was #6

Gawlik with his quickest pass of the weekend to move up the ladder a couple spots. Brian Gawlik's incremental times: 60ft-0.952 sec., 330ft-2.507, 660ft-3.724/203.83 mph, 1,000ft-4.761.

Beverett with his quickest pass of the weekend. Chip Beverett's incremental times: 60ft-0.978 sec., 330ft-2.541, 660ft-3.751/203.06 mph, 1,000ft-4.789.

Pomponio launched hard and kept it hooked up with his quickest pass of the weekend. Dan Pomponio's incremental times: 60ft-0.935 sec., 330ft-2.450, 660ft-3.634/209.20 mph, 1,000ft-4.642.

bogolo lost traction early and clicked it off.

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Lane 1: Sean Bellemeur Runs 5.426/271.13, Now #2; Best prior run: 5.423/270.43, Was #1
Lane 2: Doug Gordon Runs 5.412/270.86, Now #1; Best prior run: 5.437/270.48, Was #2
Lane 3: DJ Cox Jr. Runs 5.465/268.54, Now #3; Best prior run: 5.458/269.29, Was #3
Lane 4: Kris Hool Runs 5.498/263.92, Now #5; Best prior run: 5.494/266.95, Was #5

This was a great quad.

Bellemeur with another great pass, but gets bumped back a spot. Sean Bellemeur's incremental times: 60ft-0.935 sec., 330ft-2.447, 660ft-3.609/214.55 mph, 1,000ft-4.595.

Gordon launched hard and kept it hooked up to make his quickest pass of the weekend to go to the number one spot. Doug Gordon's incremental times: 60ft-0.940 sec., 330ft-2.442, 660ft-3.598/215.24 mph, 1,000ft-4.582.

Cox Jr. with another great pass, but will not improve. DJ Cox Jr.'s incremental times: 60ft-0.937 sec., 330ft-2.454, 660ft-3.628/211.23 mph, 1,000ft-4.626.

Hool is straight down the groove and will stay in the number five spot. Kris Hool's incremental times: 60ft-0.948 sec., 330ft-2.468, 660ft-3.651/210.67 mph, 1,000ft-4.653.

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