Fri, 13 Oct 2023, 13:45 PM Top Alcohol Funny Car Qualifying Notes, Session #2

By Dave Rowe

ENNIS, Texas - Notes from round 2 qualifying in Top Alcohol Funny Car at the NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series, 38th 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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Left Lane: Chris Marshall Runs 5.574/259.14, Now #9; Best prior run: 5.769/258.56, Was #13
Right Lane: Christine Foster Runs 5.592/263.08, Now #10; Best prior run: 6.010/260.91, Was #14

12:22 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 79 degrees, relative humidity 56 percent, barometer 29.82 inches, adjusted altitude 2,632 feet.

Marshall goes down the groove with a clean pass and moves up to the ninth spot. Foster improve and moves up to the tenth spot for now.

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Left Lane: Kyle Smith Runs 5.555/252.84, Now #9; Best prior run: 5.667/252.85, Was #14
Right Lane: Chris Foster Runs 5.595/261.58, Now #12; Best prior run: 5.625/261.20, Was #12

Smith goes down the groove with a good pass and moves up to the ninth spot for now. Foster was moving around a little early in the run but stayed on the throttle. He improves but stays in the 12th spot.

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Left Lane: Hunter Jones Runs 12.382/93.47, Now #14; Best prior run: 5.640/259.59, Was #14
Right Lane: Matt Gill Runs 8.565/104.40, Now #7; Best prior run: 5.536/265.63, Was #7

Jones blows the tires off at the hit and is off of the throttle quickly. Gill rattles the tires, gets about 150 feet out and gives up on the run.

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Left Lane: Andy Bohl Runs 12.462/67.27, Now #13; Best prior run: 5.596/265.80, Was #13
Right Lane: Sean Bellemeur Runs 5.453/267.28, Now #1; Best prior run: 5.533/261.13, Was #6

Bohl has traction problems and is off of the throttle early. Bellemeur goes down the groove with an impressive pass and moves up to the top spot for now.

Sean Bellemeur's incremental times: 60ft-0.949 sec., 330ft-2.446, 660ft-3.610/212.36 mph, 1,000ft-4.608.

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Left Lane: Bob McCosh Runs 12.339/81.46, Now #8; Best prior run: 5.545/264.07, Was #8
Right Lane: DJ Cox Jr. Runs 5.469/266.48, Now #2; Best prior run: 5.531/265.58, Was #6

McCosh hits the throttle, the car makes a quick move to the right, then he gives up on the run. Cox goes down the groove with a clean, solid pass and moves up to the second spot for now.

DJ Cox Jr.'s incremental times: 60ft-0.947 sec., 330ft-2.446, 660ft-3.619/211.00 mph, 1,000ft-4.622.

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Left Lane: Brian Hough Runs 5.486/265.60, Now #4; Best prior run: 5.524/264.12, Was #6
Right Lane: Jim Whiteley Runs 5.465/264.13, Now #2; Best prior run: 5.510/260.55, Was #5

A good side-by-side, both down the groove with good runs. Hough improves and moves up to the fourth spot. Whiteley makes the quickest pass of his career and moves up to the second spot.

Brian Hough's incremental times: 60ft-0.946 sec., 330ft-2.459, 660ft-3.632/212.46 mph, 1,000ft-4.636.

Jim Whiteley's incremental times: 60ft-0.932 sec., 330ft-2.423, 660ft-3.600/210.01 mph, 1,000ft-4.611.

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Left Lane: Doug Gordon Runs 5.462/268.95, Now #2; Best prior run: 5.509/266.46, Was #5
Right Lane: Annie Whiteley Runs 5.492/266.54, Now #6; Best prior run: 5.510/264.83, Was #6

Gordon goes down the groove with a good pass and moves up to the second spot. Whiteley improves but stays in the sixth spot.

Doug Gordon's incremental times: 60ft-0.947 sec., 330ft-2.458, 660ft-3.625/212.56 mph, 1,000ft-4.622.

Annie Whiteley's incremental times: 60ft-0.957 sec., 330ft-2.475, 660ft-3.646/211.22 mph, 1,000ft-4.646.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink