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Fri, 06 Nov 2026, 18:04 PM

Top Alcohol Funny Car Qualifying Notes, Session #2
By Dave Rowe





LAS VEGAS - Notes from round 2 qualifying in Top Alcohol Funny Car at the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series, Pacific Division, event at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway listing lane, driver name, elapsed time/top speed this round, position in order following run, best prior elapsed time/speed, and position in order prior to run:
Left Lane: Don Hudson Runs 5.789/214.59, Now #10; No Prior Run
Right Lane: Max Yaremko Runs 6.211/253.90, Now #12; Best prior run: 21.963/41.19, Was #11

2:42 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 71 degrees, relative humidity 34 percent, barometer 30.04 inches, adjusted altitude 3,339 feet.

Hudson was on a decent pass but the car nosed over and started smoking about 1000 feet out. Yaremko was able to get traction out of the gate this time but he doesn't get in the show.

Left Lane: Jake Slater Runs 5.686/267.59, Now #10; Best prior run: 5.879/237.00, Was #11
Right Lane: Bret Williamson Runs 5.599/257.14, Now #7; Best prior run: 5.642/222.91, Was #8

Slater goes down the groove with a decent pass but doesn't improve enough to get in the show. Williamson improves and gets off of the bump and into the seventh spot. Jim Whiteley is now on the bump spot.

Left Lane: Steve Macklyn No Time, Now #9; Best prior run: 5.684/247.97, Was #9
Right Lane: Ray Martin Runs 5.554/277.94, Now #6; Best prior run: 5.563/281.07, Was #6

Macklyn does his burnout, pulls up to stage, but has problems and is shut off before he stages. Martin goes down the groove with a decent pass and improves but not enough to move up in the order.

Ray Martin's incremental times: 60ft-0.994 sec., 330ft-2.580, 660ft-3.771/211.89 mph, 1,000ft-4.744.

Left Lane: Jim Whiteley Runs 5.540/263.26, Now #6; Best prior run: 5.600/261.07, Was #8
Right Lane: Tobin Gasparrelli Runs 5.540/262.33, Now #5; Best prior run: 5.539/261.88, Was #5

Whiteley goes down the groove with a good pass and gets off of the bump and into the sixth spot. Gasparrelli equals Whiteley's pass but slows a tick from his earlier attempt.

Jim Whiteley's incremental times: 60ft-0.945 sec., 330ft-2.482, 660ft-3.674/208.10 mph, 1,000ft-4.685.

Tobin Gasparrelli's incremental times: 60ft-0.953 sec., 330ft-2.484, 660ft-3.672/208.17 mph, 1,000ft-4.683.

Left Lane: Doug Gordon Runs 10.708/78.10, Now #4; Best prior run: 5.499/262.79, Was #3
Right Lane: Shane Westerfield Runs 5.499/264.03, Now #3; Best prior run: 5.516/263.56, Was #4

Gordon rattled the tires at the hit, gets about 200 feet out and gives up on the run. Westerfield goes down the groove with a good pass and he moves up to the third spot in the order.

Shane Westerfield's incremental times: 60ft-0.942 sec., 330ft-2.461, 660ft-3.642/210.11 mph, 1,000ft-4.647.

Left Lane: Annie Whiteley Runs 5.468/267.06, Now #1; Best prior run: 5.480/265.22, Was #2
Right Lane: Sean Bellemeur Runs 5.495/262.85, Now #2; Best prior run: 5.470/264.55, Was #1

Whiteley goes down the groove with the quickest pass of the day and she moves up to the top spot in the order. Bellemeur slows from his first attempt.

Annie Whiteley's incremental times: 60ft-0.951 sec., 330ft-2.459, 660ft-3.633/211.00 mph, 1,000ft-4.626.

Sean Bellemeur's incremental times: 60ft-0.945 sec., 330ft-2.446, 660ft-3.630/209.88 mph, 1,000ft-4.639.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink

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