Sun, 01 Nov 2020, 15:25 PM Top Alcohol Funny Car Round 3 Eliminations

By Rick Green

LAS VEGAS - Results of round 3 eliminations in Top Alcohol Funny Car at the NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series, 20th annual Dodge NHRA Finals presented by Pennzoil:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
   35 Chip Beverett                         571 Bob McCosh                   
E3                   0.051  5.584 263.31     ****WINNER****  0.067  5.548 264.86
 Prior rounds:
E2    (J Payne     ) 0.072  5.554 262.79      (C Marshall  ) 0.042  5.522 265.74
E1    (R Martin    ) 0.065  5.856 256.99      (D Hudson    ) 0.108  5.526 264.96
 Qualified:             #8  5.621 262.08                        #4  5.523 264.65

Weather conditions: air temperature 78 degrees, relative humidity 6 percent, barometer 30.20 inches, track temperature 89 degrees.

Beverett is 1 - 0 against McCosh in prior events.

Beverett with the starting line advantage, but McCosh chased him down by half track and never trailed from there on for the win. McCosh is advancing to his first career final round.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    6 Doug Gordon                             1 Sean Bellemeur               
E3                   0.059  5.494 262.49     ****WINNER****  0.027  5.510 260.21
 Prior rounds:
E2    (K Hool      ) 0.075  5.478 266.95      (A Whiteley  ) 0.026  5.452 266.85
E1    (S Gasparrell) 0.063  5.476 268.92      (D Schneider ) 0.083  5.493 266.16
 Qualified:             #2  5.485 267.75                        #3  5.487 264.96

Bellemeur is 10 - 7 against Gordon in prior events.

Bellemeur with the starting line advantage and the power to hold on for the hole shot win. Sean Bellemeur's MOV: 0.0162 seconds (approximately 6 feet). He will have lane choice over McCosh in the final.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink

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