Sun, 02 May 2021, 16:20 PM Top Alcohol Funny Car Final, Round 3 Eliminations

By Rick Green

COMMERCE, Ga. - Results of final, round 3 eliminations in Top Alcohol Funny Car at the NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series, 40th annual Lucas Oil NHRA Southern Nationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
   12 Matt Gill                               4 Bob McCosh                   
E3   ****WINNER****  0.004  5.522 271.02                     0.053  5.542 265.59
 Prior rounds:
E2    (T Bogolo    ) 0.079  5.525 269.78      (D Cox       ) 0.045  5.540 264.96
E1                   0.057  8.228 130.73      (D Pomponio J) 0.071  5.500 266.58
 Qualified:             #1  5.481 270.32                        #3  5.541 264.55

Weather conditions: air temperature 80 degrees, relative humidity 46 percent, barometer 29.89 inches, adjusted altitude 2,742 feet.

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

Gill with a near perfect light and then runs his quickest pass of eliminations for the win. Matt Gill's MOV: 0.0690 seconds (approximately 27 feet). Gill wins his first National event Wally in his first National event final.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink

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