Sat, 26 Sep 2020, 11:36 AM Top Alcohol Funny Car Qualifying Notes, Final Session

By Rick Green

GAINESVILLE, Fla. - Notes from final, round 3 qualifying in Top Alcohol Funny Car at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 51st annual Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals listing lane, driver name, elapsed time/top speed this round, position in order following run, best prior elapsed time/speed, and position in order prior to run:

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Right Lane: Kris Hool No Time, Now #4; Best prior run: 5.694/260.71, Was #4

Hool is real loose right at the hit and was out of the groove. He then tagged the wall.

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Left Lane: Brian Hough Runs 5.566/266.06, Now #3; Best prior run: 12.012/92.25, Was #6
Right Lane: Aryan Rochon Runs 5.642/260.76, Now #4; Best prior run: 5.666/256.50, Was #3

Hough is able to get it to hook up and goes to the number three spot. Brian Hough's incremental times: 60ft-0.971 sec., 330ft-2.528, 660ft-3.716/209.52 mph, 1,000ft-4.720.

Rochon with his quickest pass of the weekend, but gets bumped back one spot by Hough. Aryan Rochon's incremental times: 60ft-0.987 sec., 330ft-2.555, 660ft-3.759/206.16 mph, 1,000ft-4.779.

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Left Lane: Sean Bellemeur Runs 5.510/266.85, Now #1; Best prior run: 5.529/265.64, Was #1
Right Lane: Doug Gordon Runs 8.271/111.21, Now #2; Best prior run: 5.559/266.27, Was #2

Bellemeur kept it hooked up and hitting on all eight to make his quickest pass the weekend. He will qualify NO. 1 for 14th time in his career, second time in his career and first time here in Gainesville.

Gordon with severe tire shake right at the hit and clicked it off.

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