Fri, 16 Oct 2026, 16:43 PM JEGS Allstars Top Alcohol Funny Car Round 1 Eliminations

By Dave Rowe

ENNIS, Texas - Results of round 1 eliminations in JEGS Allstars Top Alcohol Funny Car at the NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series, 41st annual Texas NHRA FallNationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  744 Shane Westerfield                    7524 Doug Gordon                  
E1   ****WINNER****  0.007  5.504 264.92                    -0.002  5.411 268.29
 Qualified:             #3  5.429 269.64                        #6  5.462 246.81

3:29 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 67 degrees, relative humidity 44 percent, barometer 30.36 inches, adjusted altitude 919 feet.

Gordon misses the tree and goes red giving the win to Westerfield.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    4 Bob McCosh                              9 Chris Foster                 
E1                   0.070  5.440 267.43     ****WINNER****  0.059  5.442 266.57
 Qualified:             #8  9.042  97.17                        #1  5.427 268.42

Foster gets out of the gate first and holds off McCosh for the win.

Chris Foster's MOV: 0.0090 seconds (approximately 4 feet).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    1 Sean Bellemeur                       7038 Tobin Gasparrelli            
E1   ****WINNER****  0.070  5.388 271.15                     0.034 17.281  45.43
 Qualified:             #2  5.427 267.14                        #7  5.639 261.01

Bellemeur goes down the groove with the quickest pass of the weekend and pulls away for the win.

Bellemeur will have lane choice over Westerfield in the next round.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    6 Phil Esz                              238 Mick Steele                  
E1   ****WINNER****  0.062  5.470 260.69                    -0.358 11.668  72.36
 Qualified:             #4  5.430 262.39                        #5  5.433 265.71

Steele leaves too early and goes red, rattles the tires, then clicks it off. Esz goes down the groove with a good pas to take the win.

Phil Esz's incremental times: 60ft-0.938 sec., 330ft-2.428, 660ft-3.595/212.10 mph, 1,000ft-4.606.

Foster will have lane choice over Esz in the next round.




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