Sun, 13 Nov 2022, 16:39 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, 57th annual Auto Club NHRA Finals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  584 Annie Whiteley                          2 Doug Gordon                  
E3                   0.082  5.420 271.41     ****WINNER****  0.041  5.451 268.71
 Prior rounds:
E2    (S Westerfiel) 0.083  5.476 268.71                     0.089  5.447 267.85
E1    (R Martin    ) 0.088  5.467 270.48      (C Thompson  ) 0.045  5.394 270.70
 Qualified:             #5  5.469 270.00                        #1  5.418 270.16

1:14 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 64 degrees, relative humidity 39 percent, barometer 29.99 inches, adjusted altitude 1,725 feet, track temperature 86 degrees.

Gordon is 8 - 2 against Whiteley in prior events.

Whiteley leaves well and makes her best run of the weekend, but Doug Gordon drives on by and takes the close hole shot win.

MOV: 0.0109 seconds (approximately 4 feet).Annie Whiteley's incremental times: 60ft-0.941 sec., 330ft-2.441, 660ft-3.605/212.76 mph, 1,000ft-4.591.
Doug Gordon's incremental times: 60ft-0.937 sec., 330ft-2.455, 660ft-3.623/212.63 mph, 1,000ft-4.614.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
   14 Matt Gill                               1 Sean Bellemeur               
E3                   0.031  7.251 134.50     ****WINNER****  0.021  5.460 269.73
 Prior rounds:
E2    (N Januik    ) 0.059  5.482 268.38      (B Hough     ) 0.052  5.432 268.44
E1    (U Leanders  ) 0.073  5.447 267.48      (M Doushgouni) 0.034  5.405 269.51
 Qualified:            #13  5.596 264.70                        #3  5.436 268.06

They leave close together and run together until Gill's Camaro starting to pull towards tye center line near the 330 foot lights and he has to lift before half track.

Bellemeur makes a strong pass with his best speed and will still have to give up lane choice in the Finals to a faster Gordon.

Matt Gill's incremental times: 60ft-0.940 sec., 330ft-2.562, 660ft-4.103/148.44 mph, 1,000ft-5.663.
Sean Bellemeur's incremental times: 60ft-0.954 sec., 330ft-2.468, 660ft-3.632/212.96 mph, 1,000ft-4.623.

1:22 p.m.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink

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