Sun, 02 Oct 2016, 19:19 PM Top Alcohol Funny Car Final, Round 4 Eliminations

By Jim Samuel

MOHNTON, Pa. - Results of final, round 4 eliminations in Top Alcohol Funny Car at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 32nd annual Dodge NHRA Nationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
   34 Andy Bohl                             799 Sean Bellemeur               
E4   ****WINNER****  0.006  5.579 267.06                     0.074  5.514 268.60
 Prior rounds:
E3    (C Thompson  ) 0.011  5.532 267.85      (P Burkart Jr) 0.001  5.585 237.88
E2    (D Pomponio  ) 0.074  5.512 267.80      (J Lombardo J) 0.049  5.481 268.33
E1    (J Haskett   ) 0.123  5.581 264.23      (M Gill      ) 0.037  6.209 167.95
 Qualified:             #3 382                                  #9 200          

7:11 p.m. - Weather conditions: air temperature 68 degrees, relative humidity 81 percent, barometer 29.44 inches, adjusted altitude 1,895 feet, track temperature 77 degrees.

This was the first final round this year for Bellemeur and the second for Bohl.

Bohl got the holeshot win for his first win this season and the third of his career. Both cars went straight down the groove, with Bellemeur steadily closing the gap before he ran out of track. Andy Bohl's incremental margins: 60ft(0.068), 330 ft(0.039), 660ft(0.018), 1,000ft(0.008). MOV: 0.0034 seconds (approximately 16 inches).

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink