Sun, 12 Sep 2021, 12:54 PM Top Alcohol Funny Car Round 2 Eliminations

By Rick Green

MOHNTON, Pa. - Results of round 2 eliminations in Top Alcohol Funny Car at the NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series, 36th annual Mopar Express Lane NHRA Nationals presented by Pennzoil:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    2 Sean Bellemeur                         10 DJ Cox Jr.                   
E2   ****WINNER****  0.005  5.487 267.59                     0.030  5.513 266.95
 Prior rounds:
E1    (B Gawlik    ) 0.023  5.462 268.49      (D Pomponio J) 0.065  5.501 268.54
 Qualified:             #3  5.464 266.00                        #2  5.455 269.46

Bellemeur is 4 - 1 against Cox Jr. in prior events.

Bellemeur with a great light and never trailed for the win. Sean Bellemeur's MOV: 0.0511 seconds (approximately 20 feet). he is advancing to his 32nd career final round and fifth this season.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
   12 Matt Gill                               1 Doug Gordon                  
E2                   0.054  6.613 154.12     ****WINNER****  0.055  5.477 268.22
 Prior rounds:
E1    (N Januik    ) 0.016  5.557 269.83      (J Headley   ) 0.067  5.446 270.75
 Qualified:             #4  5.471 271.30                        #1  5.449 268.76

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

Gill with a tick on the tree, but Gordon had the difference made up by the time they went by the Christmas tree. He never trailed from there on for the win. He will have lane choice over Bellemeur in the final. He is advancing to his 40th career final round and fifth this season.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink

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