Sat, 20 Jun 2020, 15:48 PM Top Alcohol Funny Car Round 1 Eliminations

By Rick Green

EPPING, N.H. - Results of round 1 eliminations in Top Alcohol Funny Car at the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series, Northeast Division, event at New England Dragway:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  187 Brian Gawlik                          147 Fred Tigges                  
E1                  -0.009  5.832 253.18     ****WINNER****  0.162  5.698 258.27
 Qualified:             #5  5.721 253.33                        #4  5.679 258.47

Gawlik rolls in deep and then turns on the red light to give Tigges the win. Tigges is just off his qualifying pass for the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
   11 Matt Gill                             189 John Headley                 
E1   ****WINNER****  0.088  5.588 266.58                     0.303  9.765  88.81
 Qualified:             #2  5.552 267.64                        #7 16.008  56.93

Gill with the starting line advantage and never trailed for the win.

Headley only made on pass yesterday and he just staged it and took the tree yesterday. He shakes right at the hit and clicks it off.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    1 Sean Bellemeur                             Bye
E1   ****WINNER****  0.033  9.452  93.14     
 Qualified:             #1  5.518 267.64                     Bye

Bellemeur shook early and clicked it off, he will give up lane choice to Tigges in the semifinal.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
   13 DJ Cox Jr.                             10 Dan Pomponio                 
E1   ****WINNER****  0.100  5.645 260.46                     0.045  5.803 256.16
 Qualified:             #3  5.570 264.70                        #6  8.765 103.71

Pomponio with the starting line advantage, but Cox Jr. chased him down for the win. Cox Jr will give up lane choice to Gill in the semifinal.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink

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