Sun, 17 Nov 2024, 18:36 PM Top Alcohol Funny Car Round 3 Eliminations

By Rick Green

POMONA, Calif. - Results of round 3 eliminations in Top Alcohol Funny Car at the NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series, 59th annual In-N-Out NHRA Finals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  744 Shane Westerfield                          Bye
E3   ****WINNER****  0.000  6.570 151.66     
 Prior rounds:
E2    (B Williamson) 0.048  5.443 266.27   
E1    (W Martin    ) 0.035  5.470 267.32   
 Qualified:             #5  5.496 264.91                     Bye

Weather conditions: air temperature 65 degrees, relative humidity 23 percent, barometer 29.89 inches, adjusted altitude 1,841 feet, track temperature 85 degrees.

Westerfield with a perfect light on the bye run. It appeared he dropped a cylinder or two and clicked it off.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
   64 Ray Martin                              2 Sean Bellemeur               
E3   ****WINNER****  0.032  5.460 260.91                     0.041  8.962 101.31
 Prior rounds:
E2    (A Marie Whit) 0.028  5.445 264.49      (M Gordon    ) 0.016  5.683 265.33
E1    (H Jones     ) 0.026  5.447 266.74                     0.025  5.386 269.73
 Qualified:             #3  5.467 264.49                        #1  5.421 266.69

Bellemeur with problems getting the car to fire. Finally they get it started and he does the short burnout.

Bellemeur is 7 - 0 against Martin in prior events.

Martin with the starting line advantage and never trailed for the win. He will have lane choice over Westerfield in the final.

Bellemeur with tire shake and clicked it off.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink

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