Fri, 13 Oct 2023, 19:45 PM JEGS Allstars Top Alcohol Funny Car Round 2 Eliminations

By Dave Rowe

ENNIS, Texas - Results of round 2 eliminations in JEGS Allstars Top Alcohol Funny Car at the NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series, 38th annual Texas NHRA FallNationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    4 DJ Cox Jr.                              9 Kyle Smith                   
E2                   0.053  5.651 221.76     ****WINNER****  0.043  5.466 261.22
 Prior rounds:
E1    (K Smith     ) 0.081  5.833 259.76      (M Coughlin  ) 0.033  5.538 260.31
 Qualified:             #2  5.469 266.48                        #6  5.555 252.84

6:34 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 75 degrees, relative humidity 39 percent, barometer 29.88 inches, adjusted altitude 2,036 feet.

Smith gets out of the gate first, Cox makes up a little ground early, then Smith is able to pull away and take the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    3 Sean Bellemeur                          5 Matt Gill                    
E2   ****WINNER****  0.026  5.465 266.86                     0.040  5.456 269.41
 Prior rounds:
E1    (C Marshall  ) 0.027  5.433 267.90      (A Bohl      ) 0.239  5.469 268.67
 Qualified:             #1  5.453 267.28                        #4  5.536 265.63

Bellemeur gets the holeshot and starts pulling away. Gill starts making up ground just past the 330 foot mark but runs out of race track. Bellemeur hangs on and takes the holeshot win.

Bellemeur will have lane choice over Smith in the final round.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink