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Mon, 07 Sep 2026, 15:51 PM

Top Alcohol Funny Car Final, Round 4 Eliminations

By Dave Rowe

INDIANAPOLIS - Results of final, round 4 eliminations in Top Alcohol Funny Car at the NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series, 72nd annual Cornwell Quality Tools NHRA U.S. Nationals:


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  744 Shane Westerfield                       1 Sean Bellemeur               
E4                   0.021  5.513 261.42     ****WINNER****  0.041  5.486 266.58
 Prior rounds:
E3    (M Steele    ) 0.032  5.496 264.75      (A Marie Whit) 0.027  5.498 265.33
E2    (B McCosh    ) 0.039  5.493 262.44      (C Foster    ) 0.028  5.468 265.27
E1    (M Billington) 0.053  5.530 261.22      (K Smith     ) 0.027  5.510 263.51
 Qualified:             #5  5.565 262.39                        #2  5.518 264.75

3:45 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 81 degrees, relative humidity 48 percent, barometer 30.05 inches, adjusted altitude 2,855 feet.
Bellemeur is 15 - 2 against Westerfield in prior events and Bellemeur is 6 - 1 against Westerfield in prior final rounds.
Westerfield gets out of the gate first, stays in front past the 1000 foot mark, then Bellemeur goes around him just before the finish line to take the win.
Sean Bellemeur's incremental margins (negative if behind): 60ft(-0.039), 330 ft(-0.033), 660ft(-0.022), 1,000ft(-0.009). MOV: 0.0076 seconds (approximately 3 feet).

This is Bellemeur's 53rd career win.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink