Sun, 07 Oct 2018, 17:07 PM Top Alcohol Funny Car Final, Round 4 Eliminations

By Rick Green

ENNIS, Texas - Results of final, round 4 eliminations in Top Alcohol Funny Car at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 33rd annual AAA Texas NHRA FallNationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    3 Doug Gordon                             5 Sean Bellemeur               
E4                   0.051  5.513 265.43     ****WINNER****  0.060  5.504 266.64
 Prior rounds:
E3    (N Januik    ) 0.109  5.533 266.58      (S Westerfiel) 0.019  5.478 267.22
E2    (A Whiteley  ) 0.076  5.524 267.32                     0.062  5.489 264.86
E1    (A Rochon    ) 0.065  5.617 264.39      (C Marshall  ) 0.023  5.481 268.28
 Qualified:             #5  5.574 265.38                       #13  8.954  99.95

Weather conditions: air temperature 89 degrees, relative humidity 59 percent, barometer 29.29 inches, adjusted altitude 3,689 feet, track temperature 120 degrees.

Gordon and Bellemeur have each won 5 times against the other in prior events and Gordon is 1 - 0 against Bellemeur in prior final rounds.

Gordon with the starting line advantage and the lead until right in the lights when Bellemeur chases him down for the win. Sean Bellemeur's MOV: 0.0008 seconds (approximately 4 inches). Bellemeur wins his sixth National event Wally this year and ninth of his career. This is the third National event Wally win here.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink