Sat, 04 Sep 2021, 10:51 AM Top Alcohol Funny Car Round 1 Eliminations

By Rick Green

BROWNSBURG, Ind. - Results of round 1 eliminations in Top Alcohol Funny Car at the NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series, 67th annual Dodge//SRT NHRA U.S. Nationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  744 Shane Westerfield                       4 Bob McCosh                   
E1   ****WINNER****  0.050  5.513 265.43                     0.036  5.545 263.82
 Qualified:             #9  5.531 267.37                        #8  5.524 265.38

Weather conditions: air temperature 68 degrees, relative humidity 78 percent, barometer 29.97 inches, adjusted altitude 2,166 feet.

Westerfield is 1 - 0 against McCosh in prior events.

McCosh with a great light, but Westerfield chases him down by half track and takes the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    7 Chris Marshall                         15 Brian Gawlik                 
E1   ****WINNER****  0.097  5.496 267.37                     0.024  8.325 110.72
 Qualified:             #5  5.507 267.32                       #12  5.579 261.42

Marshall is 1 - 0 against Gawlik in prior events.

Gawlik with the starting line advantage, but Marshall had the lead by 330 feet and takes the win. Marshall gets close to the wall, he stays with it and runs his quickest pass of the weekend.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
   10 DJ Cox                                  2 Sean Bellemeur               
E1   ****WINNER****  0.041  5.583 264.86                     0.012  5.648 259.56
 Qualified:            #16  6.265 161.50                        #1  5.470 268.49

This is the first time Cox and Bellemeur have faced each other in eliminations.

Bellemeur with a great light, but Cox chases him down by 1000 feet and takes the win. Sounded like Bellemeur might of popped on the top end.

Cox will give up lane choice to Westerfield in the next round.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 2183 Aryan Rochon                            6 Annie Whiteley               
E1                   0.058  6.398 166.17     ****WINNER****  0.082  5.522 266.69
 Qualified:            #15  6.055 154.71                        #2  5.480 268.92

Whiteley is 2 - 0 against Rochon in prior events.

Rochon with the starting line advantage, but Whiteley grabs the lead early and takes the win.

Rochon was out of the groove and got real close to the wall, but reeled it in.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    1 Doug Gordon                           729 Nick Januik                  
E1   ****WINNER****  0.046  5.461 267.37                     0.035  5.532 236.22
 Qualified:             #3  5.489 267.59                       #14  5.851 176.90

Gordon is 4 - 2 against Januik in prior events.

Januik with the starting line advantage and lead until on the top end when his engine let go with a huge bang. Gordon chases him down right in the lights for the win. Gordon runs low E.T. of the event for the win.

Januik with his quickest pass of the weekend in the losing effort.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  552 Kyle Smith                             33 Chip Beverett                
E1   ****WINNER****  0.020  5.555 259.51                     0.062  6.506 126.74
 Qualified:             #4  5.502 261.57                       #17 10.512  84.76

Beverett is in as an alternate for Drew. This is the first time Smith and Beverett have faced each other in eliminations.

Smith with a great light and never trailed for the win. He will give up lane choice to Marshall in the next round.

Beverett had the chutes out early.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    3 Brian Hough                            13 Dan Pomponio                 
E1   ****WINNER****  0.025  5.501 265.06                     0.054  5.602 257.92
 Qualified:             #6  5.508 268.33                       #11  5.578 260.26

Hough is 2 - 0 against Pomponio in prior events.

Hough with the starting line advantage and never trailed for the win. He runs his quickest pass of the weekend. He will give up lane choice to Gordon in the next round.

Pomponio with a clean pass in the losing effort.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  313 Andy Bohl                              34 Tony Bogolo                  
E1   ****WINNER****  0.075  5.580 263.10                     0.040  5.711 257.97
 Qualified:            #10  5.552 247.97                        #7  5.514 265.59

Bohl is 2 - 0 against Bogolo in prior events.

Bogolo with the starting line advantage, but Bohl grabbed the lead by200 feet and never trailed for the win. He will give up lane choice to Whiteley in the next round.

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