Sun, 05 Sep 2021, 16:56 PM Top Alcohol Funny Car Round 3 Eliminations

By Rick Green

BROWNSBURG, Ind. - Results of round 3 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
    7 Chris Marshall                        744 Shane Westerfield            
E3                   0.039 10.513  86.69     ****WINNER****  0.079  5.541 264.55
 Prior rounds:
E2    (K Smith     ) 0.083  5.522 265.27      (D Cox Jr    ) 0.032  5.547 265.85
E1    (B Gawlik    ) 0.097  5.496 267.37      (B McCosh    ) 0.050  5.513 265.43
 Qualified:             #5  5.507 267.32                        #9  5.531 267.37

Weather conditions: air temperature 78 degrees, relative humidity 46 percent, barometer 29.90 inches, adjusted altitude 2,744 feet, track temperature 115 degrees.

Westerfield is 3 - 2 against Marshall in prior events.

Marshall with the starting line advantage, but is up in smoke right at the hit and clicked it off.

Westerfield is advancing to his first final this season and 23rd of his career.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    1 Doug Gordon                           313 Andy Bohl                    
E3   ****WINNER****  0.041  5.510 266.85                     0.060  5.559 261.47
 Prior rounds:
E2    (B Hough     ) 0.037  5.478 268.01      (A Whiteley  ) 0.067  5.641 263.56
E1    (N Januik    ) 0.046  5.461 267.37      (T Bogolo    ) 0.075  5.580 263.10
 Qualified:             #3  5.489 267.59                       #10  5.552 247.97

Gordon is 1 - 0 against Bohl in prior events.

Gordon with the starting line advantage and the win. He will have lane choice over Westerfield in the final. Gordon is advancing to his fourth final round this season and 39th in his career.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink

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