Sun, 16 Oct 2022, 18:02 PM Top Alcohol Funny Car Round 3 Eliminations

By Rick Green

ENNIS, Texas - Results of round 3 eliminations in Top Alcohol Funny Car at the NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series, 37th annual Texas NHRA FallNationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    1 Sean Bellemeur                          4 DJ Cox Jr.                   
E3   ****WINNER****  0.008  5.469 266.89                     0.003 No Time      
 Prior rounds:
E2    (M Gill      ) 0.035  5.495 267.09                     0.122  5.497 265.82
E1    (N Januik    ) 0.029  5.515 267.13      (B Hough     ) 0.034  5.561 264.55
 Qualified:             #6  5.516 263.84                        #2  5.466 269.62

Weather conditions: air temperature 76 degrees, relative humidity 81 percent, barometer 29.97 inches, adjusted altitude 2,426 feet, track temperature 92 degrees.

Bellemeur is 8 - 1 against Cox Jr. in prior events.

A couple great lights, but Cox Jr. banged the blower early. Bellemeur with his quickest pass of the weekend for the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    8 Kyle Smith                              5 Kris Hool                    
E3   ****WINNER****  0.035  6.085 174.72                    -0.022  5.528 262.84
 Prior rounds:
E2    (S Westerfiel) 0.035  5.484 258.99      (D Gordon    ) 0.003  5.554 262.51
E1                   0.067  5.567 227.46      (A Whiteley  ) 0.157  5.559 262.96
 Qualified:             #1  5.462 262.51                        #5  5.510 266.10

Smith and Hool have each won 1 times against the other in prior events.

Hool goes red to give Smith the win He will give up lane choice to Bellemeur in the final.

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