Sun, 12 Nov 2023, 16:01 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, 58th annual In-N-Out NHRA Finals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    7 Brian Hough                             2 Shane Westerfield            
E3                   0.060  5.508 266.74     ****WINNER****  0.024  5.476 265.85
 Prior rounds:
E2    (R Martin    ) 0.019  5.403 269.40      (M Doushgouni) 0.002  5.445 266.00
E1    (H Jones     ) 0.015  5.447 267.85      (W Martin    ) 0.042  5.540 262.54
 Qualified:             #2  5.415 268.44                        #4  5.429 266.27

12:52 p.m. Westerfield is 9 - 2 against Hough in prior events.

Shane Westerfield gets a big starting line advantage and power to the decisive win and a trip to the final.

Brian Hough's incremental times: 60ft-0.955 sec., 330ft-2.482, 660ft-3.666/210.80 mph, 1,000ft-4.665.
Shane Westerfield's incremental times: 60ft-0.956 sec., 330ft-2.459, 660ft-3.630/211.96 mph, 1,000ft-4.630.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    3 Sean Bellemeur                             Bye
E3   ****WINNER****  0.089  9.258  95.07     
 Prior rounds:
E2    (J Whiteley  ) 0.011  5.399 268.81   
E1    (U Leanders  ) 0.016  5.467 264.29   
 Qualified:             #1  5.398 268.87                     Bye

Bye run to the finals for Bellemeur. he leave hard and the lifts. He gives up lane choice.

12:56 p.m.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink

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