Sat, 15 May 2021, 15:46 PM Top Alcohol Funny Car Qualifying Notes, Final Session

By Rick Green

CONCORD, N.C. - Notes from final, round 4 qualifying in Top Alcohol Funny Car at the NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series, 11th annual NGK NTK NHRA Four-Wide Nationals 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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Lane 2: Andy Bohl Runs 9.816/118.83, Now #9; Best prior run: 5.572/265.33, Was #9

Weather conditions: air temperature 75 degrees, relative humidity 31 percent, barometer 30.22 inches, adjusted altitude 1,670 feet.

Bohl lost traction right at the hit.

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Lane 2: Dan Pomponio Runs 8.898/98.96, Now #4; Best prior run: 5.493/264.49, Was #4
Lane 3: Chip Beverett Runs 8.519/124.93, Now #11; Best prior run: 5.697/235.72, Was #11

Both cars with tire shake right at the hit and they both clicked them off.

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Lane 1: Ray Drew Runs 5.586/263.62, Now #8; Best prior run: 5.566/252.10, Was #8
Lane 2: DJ Cox Jr. Runs 5.493/267.80, Now #3; Best prior run: 5.458/269.29, Was #3
Lane 3: Doug Gordon Runs 8.435/107.81, Now #1; Best prior run: 5.412/270.86, Was #1
Lane 4: Chris Foster Runs 5.547/264.39, Now #6; Best prior run: 5.562/239.95, Was #7

Drew with another good pass, but will not improve. Ray Drew's incremental times: 60ft-0.978 sec., 330ft-2.525, 660ft-3.719/208.62 mph, 1,000ft-4.733.

Cox with the quickest pass of the session. He will stay in the number three spot. DJ Cox Jr.'s incremental times: 60ft-0.952 sec., 330ft-2.477, 660ft-3.652/211.96 mph, 1,000ft-4.651.

Gordon lost traction right at the hit and clicked it off. He holds on to the number one spot for the 14th time in his career and the first time this year.

Foster kept it hooked up for his quickest pass of the weekend to move up the ladder one spot. Chris Foster's incremental times: 60ft-0.961 sec., 330ft-2.498, 660ft-3.689/209.23 mph, 1,000ft-4.697.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink