Fri, 18 Sep 2026, 20:36 PM Top Alcohol Funny Car Round 2 Eliminations

By Rick Green

MARTIN, Mich. - Results of round 2 eliminations in Top Alcohol Funny Car at the NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series, Inaugural NHRA Great Lakes Nationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  744 Shane Westerfield                       1 Sean Bellemeur               
E2                   0.015  5.471 266.11     ****WINNER****  0.019  5.435 267.06
 Prior rounds:
E1    (T Bogolo    ) 0.029  5.456 266.11      (B Mullins   ) 0.021  5.479 267.86
 Qualified:             #4  5.507 266.43                        #3  5.483 268.02

Weather conditions: air temperature 66 degrees, relative humidity 75 percent, barometer 30.17 inches, adjusted altitude 1,552 feet.

(Even though Bruce Mullins lost)...That was just the 20th perfect R/T in the history of TAFC.

Shane Westerfield beat Bellemeur in Brainerd and Sean beat Westerfield in Indy.

Bellemeur is 16 - 2 against Westerfield in prior events.

Shane's 16 loses to Bellemeur are the 2nd most for him against any opponent (D. Gordon - 18)

A couple great lights with Bellemeur getting the advantage and never trailed for the win. He will have a bye in the semifinal.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    6 Phil Esz                                   Bye
E2   ****WINNER****  0.030 16.213  48.59     
 Prior rounds:
E1    (C Foster    ) 0.024  5.475 259.82   
 Qualified:             #2  5.481 259.67                     Bye

Esz with severe tire shake right at the hit on the bye run.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 7797 Christopher Menapace                  238 Mick Steele                  
E2                   0.048  5.514 264.86     ****WINNER****  0.041  5.446 261.93
 Prior rounds:
E1    (J Clark     ) 0.162  5.542 263.93                     0.077  5.432 261.93
 Qualified:             #5  5.525 265.02                        #1  5.413 258.92

This is the first time Menapace and Steele have faced each other in eliminations.

Steele with a slight starting line advantage and never trailed for the win. He will have lane choice over Esz in the semifinal.

Mick Steele was in the semi-final round at Indy

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