Sat, 15 Oct 2022, 17:01 PM Top Alcohol Funny Car Round 1 Eliminations

By Rick Green

ENNIS, Texas - Results of round 1 eliminations in Top Alcohol Funny Car at the NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series, 37th annual Texas NHRA FallNationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    5 Kris Hool                             584 Annie Whiteley               
E1   ****WINNER****  0.157  5.559 262.96                     0.033  9.384  92.48
 Qualified:             #5  5.510 266.10                       #10  5.545 268.35

Whiteley is 6 - 3 against Hool in prior events.

Whiteley with the starting line advantage, but lost traction early. Hool with a good clean pass for the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
   14 Matt Gill                             433 Bryan Brown                  
E1   ****WINNER****  0.044  5.581 266.19                    -0.042  5.646 258.34
 Qualified:             #3  5.499 269.95                       #12  5.617 260.19

This is the first time Gill and Brown have faced each other in eliminations.

Brown goes red to give Gill the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    4 DJ Cox Jr.                              6 Brian Hough                  
E1   ****WINNER****  0.034  5.561 264.55                     0.028  5.620 264.19
 Qualified:             #2  5.466 269.62                       #13  5.848 252.40

Cox Jr. and Hough have each won 2 times against the other in prior events.

Hough with a slight starting line advantage, but Cox Jr. chases him down in the lights for the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    8 Kyle Smith                                 Bye
E1   ****WINNER****  0.067  5.567 227.46     
 Qualified:             #1  5.462 262.51                     Bye

Smith with a good looking pass on the bye.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 5087 Jim Whiteley                            2 Doug Gordon                  
E1                   0.063 11.733 103.52     ****WINNER****  0.051  5.514 267.08
 Qualified:            #11  5.545 264.80                        #4  5.509 268.13

This is the first time Whiteley and Gordon have faced each other in eliminations.

Gordon with the starting line advantage nd the win. He will have lane choice over Hool in the next round.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    1 Sean Bellemeur                          7 Nick Januik                  
E1   ****WINNER****  0.029  5.515 267.13                     0.032  5.601 262.65
 Qualified:             #6  5.516 263.84                        #9  5.537 264.91

Bellemeur is 4 - 2 against Januik in prior events.

A couple great light with Bellemeur getting the slight advantage. Bellemeur with his quickest pass of the weekend for the win. He will have lane choice over Gill in the next round.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    9 Shane Westerfield                     521 Christine Chambless          
E1   ****WINNER****  0.019  5.557 263.85                     0.101 10.354  92.66
 Qualified:             #7  5.521 266.68                        #8  5.533 267.86

This is the first time Westerfield and Chambles have faced each other in eliminations.

Westerfield with a great light and the win. He will have lane choice over Smith in the next round.

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