Sat, 07 Mar 2020, 20:13 PM Top Alcohol Funny Car Round 2 Eliminations

By Rick Green

GAINESVILLE, Fla. - Results of round 2 eliminations in Top Alcohol Funny Car at the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series, Southeast Division, Fifth annual Baby Gators:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    5 Annie Whiteley                          6 Doug Gordon                  
E2                   0.099 13.703  81.72     ****WINNER****  0.074  5.479 270.16
 Prior rounds:
E1    (U Leanders  ) 0.126  5.430 276.18      (D Cox Jr.   ) 0.064  5.486 268.17
 Qualified:             #1  5.397 274.66                        #5  5.487 269.56

Gordon with the starting line advantage and never trailed as Whiteley was up in smoke right at the hit.

Gordon with his quickest pass of the weekend for the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    1 Sean Bellemeur                        802 Jonnie Lindberg              
E2   ****WINNER****  0.024  5.545 269.24                     0.014  5.837 259.91
 Prior rounds:
E1    (M Gill      ) 0.042  5.666 267.69      (R Pfeister  ) 0.100  5.726 264.39
 Qualified:             #3  5.463 271.84                        #2  5.457 267.80

Lindberg with the starting line advantage, but Bellemeur had the difference made up by the time they went by the Christmas tree. He never trailed from there on for the win. He will give up lane choice to Gordon in the final.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink

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