Sun, 12 Sep 2021, 15:34 PM Top Alcohol Funny Car Final, Round 3 Eliminations

By Rick Green

MOHNTON, Pa. - Results of final, round 3 eliminations in Top Alcohol Funny Car at the NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series, 36th annual Mopar Express Lane NHRA Nationals presented by Pennzoil:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    2 Sean Bellemeur                          1 Doug Gordon                  
E3                   0.021  5.489 266.48     ****WINNER****  0.031  5.445 269.51
 Prior rounds:
E2    (D Cox       ) 0.005  5.487 267.59      (M Gill      ) 0.055  5.477 268.22
E1    (B Gawlik    ) 0.023  5.462 268.49      (J Headley   ) 0.067  5.446 270.75
 Qualified:             #3  5.464 266.00                        #1  5.449 268.76

Weather conditions: air temperature 81 degrees, relative humidity 63 percent, barometer 30.08 inches, adjusted altitude 2,572 feet, track temperature 113 degrees.

Bellemeur is 12 - 7 against Gordon in prior events and Bellemeur is 4 - 2 against Gordon in prior final rounds.

Bellemeur with the starting line advantage, but Gordon has the difference made up by the time they go by the Christmas tree. He never trails from there on for the win. Doug Gordon's MOV: 0.0343 seconds (approximately 13 feet). Gordon wins his 15th National event Wally and his fourth this season.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink

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