Sat, 18 Sep 2021, 20:02 PM Top Alcohol Funny Car Round 2 Eliminations

By Dave Rowe

CONCORD, N.C. - Results of round 2 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                             15 Brian Gawlik                 
E2                   0.047 No Time           ****WINNER****  0.057  5.602 257.92
 Prior rounds:
E1                   0.076  5.555 264.80      (K Hool      ) 0.054  5.627 259.06
 Qualified:             #1  5.505 265.95                        #6  5.625 258.52

7:48 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 81 degrees, relative humidity 65 percent, barometer 30.05 inches, adjusted altitude 2,765 feet.

McCosh gets the holeshot but starts moving to the right. he crosses the centerline and takes out a couple of timing blocks.

Gawlik makes his quickest pass of the weekend and takes the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
        Bye                                   2 Sean Bellemeur               
E2                                            ****WINNER****  0.016  5.539 265.64
 Prior rounds:
E1                                           (B Naves     ) 0.056  5.526 265.43
 Qualified:                                                       #2  5.506 264.18

Bellemeur makes a good pass and will have lane choice over Gawlik in the next round.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
   10 DJ Cox Jr.                            729 Nick Januik                  
E2                   0.103  5.502 267.11     ****WINNER****  0.045  5.554 263.46
 Prior rounds:
E1    (J Haskett   ) 0.091  5.514 267.00      (M King      ) 0.138  5.582 261.98
 Qualified:             #3  5.513 266.00                        #4  5.548 263.72

Januik gets out of the gate first and goes right down the groove with a good pass to take the win. He will have a bye into the final round.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink

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