Sun, 20 Oct 2019, 16:16 PM Top Alcohol Funny Car Final, Round 4 Eliminations

By Dave Rowe

ENNIS, Texas - Results of final, round 4 eliminations in Top Alcohol Funny Car at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 34th annual AAA Texas NHRA FallNationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    2 Shane Westerfield                       1 Sean Bellemeur               
E4                   0.025  5.508 266.58     ****WINNER****  0.026  5.499 268.54
 Prior rounds:
E3                   0.052  5.538 266.74      (D Gordon    ) 0.037  5.490 268.01
E2    (B Hough     ) 0.034  5.477 267.48      (C Marshall  ) 0.031  5.444 269.46
E1    (K Smith     ) 0.067  5.498 269.24      (B Brown     ) 0.019  5.471 269.56
 Qualified:             #5  5.480 270.05                        #3  5.462 269.40

3:10 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 86 degrees, relative humidity 55 percent, barometer 29.13 inches, adjusted altitude 3,611 feet, track temperature 114 degrees.

A coin flip off the line, Westerfield gets out in front first. He stays in front to the 330 foot mark, then Bellemeur is able to get around him and pull away for the win.

Sean Bellemeur's incremental margins (negative if behind): 60ft(-0.015), 330 ft(-0.003), 660ft(0.001), 1,000ft(0.002). MOV: 0.0084 seconds (approximately 3 feet).

This is Bellemeur's sixth win this year and 17th of his career. he has won this event four times, '15, '16, '18 and this year. He also clinched the national championship last weekend in Charlotte.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink



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