Mon, 14 Oct 2019, 13:25 PM Top Alcohol Funny Car Round 3 Eliminations

By Rick Green

CONCORD, N.C. - Results of round 3 eliminations in Top Alcohol Funny Car at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 12th annual NTK NHRA Carolina Nationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    2 Shane Westerfield                       1 Sean Bellemeur               
E3                   0.065  5.520 267.91     ****WINNER****  0.028  5.388 272.72
 Prior rounds:
E2    (D Cox       ) 0.037  5.505 268.87      (B Hough     ) 0.031  5.469 267.96
E1    (B Gawlik    ) 0.036  5.555 268.97      (P Esz       ) 0.024  5.465 267.91
 Qualified:             #6  5.505 269.46                        #7  5.505 268.44

Weather conditions: air temperature 76 degrees, relative humidity 42 percent, barometer 29.39 inches, adjusted altitude 2,316 feet, track temperature 97 degrees.

Bellemeur is 6 - 0 against Westerfield in prior events.

Bellemeur with the starting line advantage and never trailed for the win. He runs low E.T. of the event for the win. He wins the Championship. He is advancing to his fifth Final round this year, second at this event and the 23rd of his career.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
   11 Dan Pomponio                           10 Ulf Leanders                 
E3   ****WINNER****  0.080  8.232 110.55                           No Time      
 Prior rounds:
E2    (A Whiteley  ) 0.050  5.543 262.03      (M Gill      ) 0.056  5.500 264.80
E1    (K Hool      ) 0.032  5.582 261.93      (A Rochon    ) 0.071  5.527 265.17
 Qualified:             #8  5.535 261.78                        #4  5.479 268.33

Pomponio is 5 - 0 against Leanders in prior events.

Leanders broke on the burnout apparently hurt the engine as there is oil on the track. He pushes it off the starting line.

Pomponio gets loose and clicks it off and will give up lane choice in the final. He is advancing to his first final this year, his second at this event and tenth in his career.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink



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