Sun, 25 Oct 2020, 16:55 PM Top Alcohol Funny Car Round 3 Eliminations

By Rick Green

BAYTOWN, Texas - Results of round 3 eliminations in Top Alcohol Funny Car at the NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series, 33rd annual Mopar Express Lane NHRA SpringNationals presented by Pennzoil:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    1 Sean Bellemeur                          4 Chris Marshall               
E3                         No Time           ****WINNER****  0.086  5.442 269.08
 Prior rounds:
E2                   0.057  5.519 266.58      (K Hool      ) 0.082  5.447 268.97
E1    (A Rochon    ) 0.038  5.459 269.40      (B McCosh    ) 0.078  5.462 267.85
 Qualified:             #1  5.422 270.86                        #4  5.464 268.92

Weather conditions: air temperature 75 degrees, relative humidity 74 percent, barometer 29.85 inches, adjusted altitude 2,029 feet, track temperature 92 degrees.

Bellemeur's car won't start and Marshall will get the single. With bellemeur not being able to make the run, it give Doug Gordon the Top Alcohol Funny Car Championship.

Marshall launched hard and kept it hooked up to make another great pass.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
        Bye                                   2 Brian Hough                  
E3                                            ****WINNER****  0.046  5.460 267.00
 Prior rounds:
E2                                           (J Payne     ) 0.068  5.498 265.38
E1                                           (M Billington) 0.073  5.461 268.49
 Qualified:                                                       #2  5.447 269.73

Hough with a great pass, but will give up lane choice to Marshall in the final.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink

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