Sat, 22 May 2021, 11:59 AM Top Alcohol Funny Car Qualifying Notes, Final Session

By Rick Green

BAYTOWN, Texas - Notes from final, round 1 qualifying in Top Alcohol Funny Car at the NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series, 34th annual Mopar Express Lane NHRA SpringNationals presented by Pennzoil listing lane, driver name, elapsed time, top speed, and position in order following run:

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Right Lane: Shane Westerfield Runs 5.613/265.85, Now #1

Weather conditions: air temperature 78 degrees, relative humidity 100 percent, barometer 30.15 inches, adjusted altitude 2,065 feet, track temperature 91 degrees.

Westerfield was straight down the groove with his fastest pass of the season. Shane Westerfield's incremental times: 60ft-0.955 sec., 330ft-2.555, 660ft-3.755/208.07 mph, 1,000ft-4.765.

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Left Lane: Jim Whiteley Runs 11.326/107.94, Now #3
Right Lane: Mark Billington Runs 5.673/255.39, Now #2

Whiteley making his National event debut in Alcohol Funny Car. He has severe tire shake right at the hit and clicks it off

Billington is straight down the groove with a clean pass.

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Left Lane: Annie Whiteley Runs 5.574/266.95, Now #1
Right Lane: Nick Januik Runs 7.060/135.20, Now #4

Whiteley is straight down the groove with a nice pass. Annie Whiteley's incremental times: 60ft-0.967 sec., 330ft-2.542, 660ft-3.727/210.73 mph, 1,000ft-4.730.

Januik shook and clicked it off.

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Left Lane: Bob McCosh Runs 5.497/266.74, Now #2
Right Lane: Doug Gordon Runs 5.496/267.22, Now #1

This was a great side-by-side drag race.

McCosh won the Regional event last weekend in Ennis and he is straight down the groove to the number two spot. Bob McCosh's incremental times: 60ft-0.954 sec., 330ft-2.479, 660ft-3.653/212.43 mph, 1,000ft-4.652.

Gordon was the runner-up last weekend at the Charlotte Four-Wide event. He launched hard and kept it hooked up to go to the number one spot. Doug Gordon's incremental times: 60ft-0.940 sec., 330ft-2.469, 660ft-3.650/210.60 mph, 1,000ft-4.652.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink

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