Sat, 13 Oct 2018, 11:53 AM Top Alcohol Funny Car Round 1 Eliminations |
By Bob Orme |
CONCORD, N.C. - Results of round 1 eliminations in Top Alcohol Funny Car at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 11th annual NHRA Carolina Nationals presented by WIX Filters:
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
7 Kris Hool 12 DJ Cox Jr.
E1 0.068 7.431 118.18 ****WINNER**** 0.080 5.581 261.52
Qualified: #9 5.634 263.36 #8 5.609 261.57
11:27 a.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 70 degrees, relative humidity 49 percent, barometer 29.27 inches, adjusted
altitude 2,007 feet, track temperature 94 degrees.Hool moved to the right, right after the tree. He was very close to the
centerline and he had to lift.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed 721 Chip Beverett 6 Phil Burkart E1 0.058 11.709 73.58 ****WINNER**** 0.061 5.473 268.33 Qualified: #14 8.002 134.11 #3 5.526 267.32Beverett was off the throttle before the 330-foot mark. Burkart makes a solid pass and moves on to round two.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
Bye 5 Sean Bellemeur
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.083 5.385 272.39
Qualified: #1 5.428 272.12
Bellemeur has the bye run here. He makes a very strong pass, the seventh quickest in Top Alcohol Funny Car history. Sean
Bellemeur's incremental times: 60ft-0.930 sec., 330ft-2.420, 660ft-3.576/215.07 mph, 1,000ft-4.558.He will face Cox in round
two.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed 63 Chris Marshall 147 Fred Tigges E1 ****WINNER**** 0.086 5.436 271.73 0.106 5.614 258.32 Qualified: #4 5.533 269.67 #13 6.020 200.56Tigges drifted to the left and he was very close to the centerline at half track. Marshall makes a strong pass to move on to round two. Chris Marshall's incremental times: 60ft-0.956 sec., 330ft-2.461, 660ft-3.622/214.72 mph, 1,000ft-4.607.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed 196 Bill Naves 8 Andy Bohl E1 No Time ****WINNER**** 0.081 9.772 91.84 Qualified: #12 5.990 236.55 #5 5.558 267.48Naves was a no show. Bohl was very loose on the launch and he had to lift. He will give lane choice to Marshall in round two.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed 571 Bob McCosh 2183 Aryan Rochon E1 ****WINNER**** 0.051 5.639 258.17 0.041 5.776 252.90 Qualified: #7 5.574 262.18 #10 5.726 248.52Rochon shook after the launch and he could only watch McCosh steadily pull away from him. Bob McCosh's incremental margins (negative if behind): 60ft(-0.027), 330 ft(0.037), 660ft(0.086), 1,000ft(0.109). MOV: 0.1272 seconds (approximately 47 feet).
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed 729 Nick Januik 1625 Marie Ferriolo E1 ****WINNER**** 0.062 5.612 259.46 0.073 5.922 199.32 Qualified: #6 5.571 260.91 #11 5.962 194.13Januik left first and increased his lead at every increment. Nick Januik's incremental margins: 60ft(0.048), 330 ft(0.051), 660ft(0.053), 1,000ft(0.118). MOV: 0.3218 seconds (approximately 94 feet). He will give lane choice to Burkart in round two.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed 189 John Headley 16 Tyler Scott E1 0.181 7.091 147.92 ****WINNER**** 0.122 5.503 267.06 Qualified: #15 10.270 78.01 #2 5.494 265.38Headley was sluggish off the line and off the throttle well before half track. Scott makes a good pass and he'll have lane choice over McCosh in round two.
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