Sun, 14 Nov 2021, 16:43 PM Top Alcohol Funny Car Round 3 Eliminations

By Dave Gerard

POMONA, Calif. - Results of round 3 eliminations in Top Alcohol Funny Car at the NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series, 56th annual Auto Club NHRA Finals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
        Bye                                   2 Sean Bellemeur               
E3                                            ****WINNER**** -0.007  9.554  91.74
 Prior rounds:
E2                                           (B Hough     ) 0.022  5.442 268.71
E1                                           (D Hudson    ) 0.042  5.475 267.75
 Qualified:                                                       #1  5.474 269.89

1:34 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 89 degrees, relative humidity 13 percent, barometer 30.02 inches, adjusted altitude 3,208 feet, track temperature 110 degrees.

Number one qualifier, Bellemeur, gets the bye run to he finals.

He rattles the slicks right off the line and clicks it early. He goes to his 3th career final and the this season.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    1 Doug Gordon                           744 Shane Westerfield            
E3   ****WINNER****  0.010  5.495 267.11                     0.031  5.516 267.22
 Prior rounds:
E2    (U Leanders  ) 0.070  5.494 267.96      (T Ruckman   ) 0.050  5.531 268.06
E1    (M Doushgouni) 0.057  5.493 267.16      (R Martin    ) 0.036  5.536 267.59
 Qualified:             #2  5.493 267.48                        #3  5.498 267.80

Gordon and Westerfield have each won 13 times against the other in prior events.

Retiring 2020 Champion, Gordon, nail the tree with a stellar ten light for the close ten foot win. That's his 4nd trip to the finals and his 7th this year.

Doug Gordon's incremental times: 60ft-0.947 sec., 330ft-2.478, 660ft-3.655/211.30 mph, 1,000ft-4.653.
Shane Westerfield's incremental times: 60ft-0.950 sec., 330ft-2.489, 660ft-3.674/209.95 mph, 1,000ft-4.673.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink

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