Sat, 17 Oct 2020, 22:10 PM Top Alcohol Funny Car Round 2 Eliminations

By Rick Green

ENNIS, Texas - Results of round 2 eliminations in Top Alcohol Funny Car at the NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series, 35th annual AAA Texas NHRA FallNationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    6 Doug Gordon                             2 Brian Hough                  
E2   ****WINNER****  0.087  5.459 265.95                     0.101  5.487 268.28
 Prior rounds:
E1    (C Foster    ) 0.066  5.494 267.69      (M Billington) 0.089  5.468 268.01
 Qualified:             #9  5.501 268.06                        #3  5.473 269.40

Gordon with the starting line advantage and never trails for the win. Doug Gordon's MOV: 0.0422 seconds (approximately 17 feet).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  433 Bryan Brown                           571 Bob McCosh                   
E2   ****WINNER****  0.041  5.749 213.03                    -0.016  5.486 267.16
 Prior rounds:
E1    (C Marshall  ) 0.051  5.900 195.03      (K Smith     ) 0.041  5.512 266.32
 Qualified:            #11  5.557 262.59                        #5  5.477 263.77

This is the first time Brown and McCosh have faced each other in eliminations.

McCosh goes red to give Brown the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
        Bye                                   1 Sean Bellemeur               
E2                                            ****WINNER****  0.071  5.455 268.38
 Prior rounds:
E1                                           (T Bogolo    ) 0.087  5.449 270.05
 Qualified:                                                       #1  5.425 261.62

Bellemeur launched hard and kept it hooked up with a great pass. He will have lane choice over Brown in the semifinal.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    7 Kris Hool                               5 Annie Whiteley               
E2   ****WINNER****  0.065  5.548 260.91                     0.119  5.508 270.27
 Prior rounds:
E1    (J Payne     ) 0.150  5.524 264.03      (A Rochon    ) 0.124  5.528 269.78
 Qualified:             #8  5.496 267.48                        #2  5.429 274.00

Whiteley is 5 - 2 against Hool in prior events.

Hool with the starting line advantage and the power to hold on for the hole shot win. Kris Hool's MOV: 0.0145 seconds (approximately 6 feet).

Hool will give up lane choice to gordon in the semifinal.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink

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