Sun, 13 Oct 2024, 16:11 PM Top Alcohol Funny Car Round 3 Eliminations

By Rick Green

ENNIS, Texas - Results of round 3 eliminations in Top Alcohol Funny Car at the NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series, 39th annual Texas NHRA FallNationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  744 Shane Westerfield                       4 Brian Hough                  
E3                   0.039  5.575 265.74     ****WINNER****  0.026  5.537 266.41
 Prior rounds:
E2    (R Mccosh    ) 0.012  5.498 265.21      (P Esz       ) 0.055  5.511 264.33
E1    (M Coughlin  ) 0.024  5.489 265.49      (P Esz       ) 0.014  5.529 264.64
 Qualified:             #6  5.500 266.92                        #7  5.500 265.19

Weather conditions: air temperature 93 degrees, relative humidity 26 percent, barometer 29.97 inches, adjusted altitude 3,154 feet, track temperature 126 degrees.

Westerfield is 11 - 2 against Hough in prior events.

Hough with the starting line advantage and never trailed for the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    2 Sean Bellemeur                         32 Chris Foster                 
E3   ****WINNER****  0.029  5.491 267.40                     0.083  5.551 265.80
 Prior rounds:
E2    (A Marie Whit) 0.031  5.474 266.87      (J Fricke    ) 0.061  5.517 265.38
E1    (A Marie Whit) 0.064  5.439 269.14      (M Gill      ) 0.092  5.508 267.43
 Qualified:             #1  5.459 269.04                        #5  5.494 268.13

Bellemeur and Foster have each won 1 times against the other in prior events.

Bellemeur and Foster have each won 1 times against the other in prior events.

Bellemeur with the starting line advantage and never trails for the win.

He will have lane choice over Hough in the final.

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