Sat, 15 Oct 2022, 12:19 PM Top Alcohol Funny Car Qualifying Notes, Final Session

By Rick Green

ENNIS, Texas - Notes from final, round 3 qualifying in Top Alcohol Funny Car at the NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series, 37th annual Texas NHRA FallNationals listing lane, driver name, elapsed time/top speed this round, position in order following run, best prior elapsed time/speed, and position in order prior to run:

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Right Lane: Christine Chambless Runs 5.533/267.86, Now #8; Best prior run: 9.333/109.10, Was #13

Chambles is straight down the groove with her career quickest and fastest pass to go to the number eight spot.

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Left Lane: Annie Whiteley Runs 5.545/268.35, Now #10; Best prior run: 6.683/151.24, Was #13
Right Lane: Bryan Brown Runs 5.617/260.19, Now #12; Best prior run: 5.670/258.61, Was #11

Whiteley with her quickest pass of the weekend nd she moves up the ladder three spots.

Brown with his quickest pass of the weekend and he gets bumped back one spot.

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Left Lane: Brian Hough Runs 9.682/99.46, Now #13; Best prior run: 5.848/252.40, Was #13
Right Lane: Nick Januik Runs 5.584/263.74, Now #9; Best prior run: 5.537/264.91, Was #9

Hough lost traction early and clicked it off.

Januik with another good pass, but will not improve. Nick Januik's incremental times: 60ft-0.972 sec., 330ft-2.516, 660ft-3.711/207.11 mph, 1,000ft-4.728.

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Left Lane: Jim Whiteley Runs 5.578/261.90, Now #11; Best prior run: 5.545/264.80, Was #11
Right Lane: Sean Bellemeur Runs 5.516/263.84, Now #6; Best prior run: 5.522/263.95, Was #7

Whiteley with a good clean pass, but will not improve.

Bellemeur with his quickest pass of the weekend and moves up the ladder one spot. Sean Bellemeur's incremental times: 60ft-0.959 sec., 330ft-2.477, 660ft-3.654/210.68 mph, 1,000ft-4.662.

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Left Lane: Kris Hool Runs 5.574/263.20, Now #5; Best prior run: 5.510/266.10, Was #5
Right Lane: Shane Westerfield Runs 5.557/263.59, Now #7; Best prior run: 5.521/266.68, Was #7

Hool with a good pass, but will not improve.

Westerfield is straight down the groove, but will not improve.

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Left Lane: Doug Gordon Runs 5.563/264.61, Now #4; Best prior run: 5.509/268.13, Was #4
Right Lane: Matt Gill Runs 5.559/267.25, Now #3; Best prior run: 5.499/269.95, Was #3

Gordon with another good looking pass. Doug Gordon's incremental times: 60ft-0.962 sec., 330ft-2.509, 660ft-3.699/208.86 mph, 1,000ft-4.709.

Gill with a good looking pass, but will not improve. Matt Gill's incremental times: 60ft-0.976 sec., 330ft-2.523, 660ft-3.708/209.21 mph, 1,000ft-4.713.

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Left Lane: DJ Cox Jr. Runs 5.556/265.08, Now #2; Best prior run: 5.466/269.62, Was #2
Right Lane: Kyle Smith Runs 5.606/225.12, Now #1; Best prior run: 5.462/262.51, Was #1

Cox Jr. with a good pass. He will start from the number two spot.

Smith with another good pass and he will qualify from the number one spot for the second time in his career. Kyle Smith's incremental times: 60ft-99.999 sec., 330ft-99.999, 660ft-99.999/000.00 mph, 1,000ft-99.999.

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