Sat, 18 Sep 2021, 16:26 PM Top Alcohol Funny Car Round 1 Eliminations

By Rick Green

CONCORD, N.C. - Results of round 1 eliminations in Top Alcohol Funny Car at the NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series, 13th annual DeWalt NHRA Carolina Nationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    4 Bob McCosh                                 Bye
E1   ****WINNER****  0.076  5.555 264.80     
 Qualified:             #1  5.505 265.95                     Bye

Weather conditions: air temperature 87 degrees, relative humidity 53 percent, barometer 30.06 inches, adjusted altitude 3,112 feet.

McCosh with the bye and he kept it hooked up and was straight down the groove. He makes a good looking pass.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  729 Nick Januik                           226 Melinda Green-King           
E1   ****WINNER****  0.138  5.582 261.98                     0.179  5.860 249.76
 Qualified:             #4  5.548 263.72                        #7  6.016 245.99

This is the first time Januik and Green-King have faced each other in eliminations.

Januik with the starting line advantage and never trailed for the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    2 Sean Bellemeur                        196 Bill Naves                   
E1   ****WINNER****  0.056  5.526 265.43                           No Time      
 Qualified:             #2  5.506 264.18                        #9  6.854 203.46

Bellemeur is 1 - 0 against Naves in prior events.

Naves is a no-show to give Bellemeur the freebie. Bellemeur kept it hooked up and hitting on all eight for the win. Bellemeur will have the by in the next round.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
   10 DJ Cox Jr.                            244 Joshua Haskett               
E1   ****WINNER****  0.091  5.514 267.00                     0.204  7.901  95.22
 Qualified:             #3  5.513 266.00                        #8  6.482 173.87

Cox Jr. is 2 - 0 against Haskett in prior events.

Cox Jr. with the starting line advantage and never trailed for the win. He is just a tick off his qualifying time for the wins. He will have lane choice over Januik in the next round.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    8 Kris Hool                              15 Brian Gawlik                 
E1                   0.104  5.588 260.11     ****WINNER****  0.054  5.627 259.06
 Qualified:             #5  5.590 263.36                        #6  5.625 258.52

Hool is 1 - 0 against Gawlik in prior events.

Gawlik with the starting line advantage and holds on for the hole shot win. Brian Gawlik's MOV: 0.0116 seconds (approximately 4 feet). He will give up lane choice to McCosh in the next round.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink

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