Sun, 19 Sep 2021, 13:10 PM Top Alcohol Funny Car Round 3 Eliminations

By Rick Green

CONCORD, N.C. - Results of round 3 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
  729 Nick Januik                                Bye
E3   ****WINNER****  0.047  5.613 262.28     
 Prior rounds:
E2    (D Cox       ) 0.045  5.554 263.46   
E1    (M King      ) 0.138  5.582 261.98   
 Qualified:             #4  5.548 263.72                     Bye

Januik with the bye and he is straight down the groove. He is advancing to his fourth final round.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
   15 Brian Gawlik                            2 Sean Bellemeur               
E3                   0.052  9.389  99.52     ****WINNER****  0.042  5.530 265.38
 Prior rounds:
E2    (B Mccosh    ) 0.057  5.602 257.92                     0.016  5.539 265.64
E1    (K Hool      ) 0.054  5.627 259.06      (B Naves     ) 0.056  5.526 265.43
 Qualified:             #6  5.625 258.52                        #2  5.506 264.18

Bellemeur is 1 - 0 against Gawlik in prior events.

Bellemeur with the starting line advantage and never trailed for the win. He is advancing to his 33rd National event final and fifth this season.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink

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