Sun, 28 Oct 2018, 18:41 PM Top Alcohol Funny Car Final, Round 4 Eliminations

By Rick Green

LAS VEGAS - Results of final, round 4 eliminations in Top Alcohol Funny Car at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 18th annual NHRA Toyota Nationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    3 Doug Gordon                             5 Sean Bellemeur               
E4                   0.055  5.488 269.24     ****WINNER****  0.012  5.517 264.65
 Prior rounds:
E3    (B Hough     ) 0.073  5.560 267.64      (J Kaplan    ) 0.053  5.478 266.69
E2    (S Westerfiel) 0.039  5.451 269.56      (U Leanders  ) 0.051  5.504 265.64
E1    (B Brown     ) 0.091  5.579 265.95      (S Burck     ) 0.044  5.523 265.06
 Qualified:             #5  5.482 268.87                        #2  5.451 268.01

Weather conditions: air temperature 85 degrees, relative humidity 20 percent, barometer 27.87 inches, adjusted altitude 4,496 feet, track temperature 107 degrees.

Bellemeur is 6 - 5 against Gordon in prior events and each has won 1 times against the other in final rounds. Sean Bellemeur's MOV: 0.0142 seconds (approximately 6 feet).

Bellemeur with a great light and the power to hold on for the hole shot win. Bellemeur wins his 11th career National event Wally and the seventh this season in seven final round appearances.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink