Mon, 30 Oct 2023, 15:46 PM Top Alcohol Funny Car Round 3 Eliminations

By Dave Rowe

LAS VEGAS - Results of round 3 eliminations in Top Alcohol Funny Car at the NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series, 23rd annual NHRA Nevada Nationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 5087 Jim Whiteley                            1 Doug Gordon                  
E3   ****WINNER****  0.012  5.453 264.23                     0.040  5.457 267.59
 Prior rounds:
E2    (A Whiteley  ) 0.046  5.442 263.82      (S Westerfiel) 0.054  5.439 268.22
E1    (U Leanders  ) 0.041  5.479 261.88      (C Beverett  ) 0.051  5.454 267.53
 Qualified:             #8  5.549 257.38                        #5  5.499 265.38

12:34 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 63 degrees, relative humidity 15 percent, barometer 30.25 inches, adjusted altitude 2,335 feet.

Gordon is 3 - 0 against Whiteley in prior events.

Whiteley gets out of the gate first and goes down the roove with another good run to take the win. Gordon was making up ground but ran out of racetrack.

Jim Whiteley's incremental margins: 60ft(0.042), 330 ft(0.063), 660ft(0.056), 1,000ft(0.044). MOV: 0.0324 seconds (approximately 13 feet).

Whiteley is going to his 33rd final round, his first in a TAFC.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    6 Bob McCosh                              3 Sean Bellemeur               
E3                         No Time           ****WINNER****  0.059 11.205  72.93
 Prior rounds:
E2                   0.018  5.506 232.31      (C Marshall  ) 0.012  5.412 266.90
E1    (R Martin    ) 0.075  5.510 247.93      (H Jones     ) 0.053  5.424 266.64
 Qualified:             #2  5.466 265.48                        #3  5.492 264.49

McCosh is a no-show.

Bellemeur hits the throttle, rattles the tires, then gives up on the run.

Bellemeur is going to his 49th final round, his sixth this year.

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

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink