Sat, 14 Nov 2026, 16:51 PM Top Alcohol Funny Car Round 1 Eliminations

By Dave Rowe

POMONA, Calif. - Results of round 1 eliminations in Top Alcohol Funny Car at the NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series, 61st annual In-N-Out Burger NHRA Finals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  636 Ray Martin                           5087 Jim Whiteley                 
E1                   0.158  7.522 136.91     ****WINNER****  0.070  5.597 261.93
 Qualified:             #4  5.508 282.30                        #7  5.585 263.51

1:37 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 66 degrees, relative humidity 58 percent, barometer 29.89 inches, adjusted altitude 2,144 feet, track temperature 96 degrees.

Whiteley is 3 - 0 against Martin in prior events.

Whiteley gets the advantage off of the line and goes down the groove with a good pass to take the win. Martin had traction problems and was off of the throttle early.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 7238 Bret Williamson                      7524 Doug Gordon                  
E1                  -0.119 14.162  96.60     ****WINNER****  0.019  5.486 265.38
 Qualified:             #9  5.629 253.71                        #2  5.498 264.23

Gordon is 7 - 2 against Williamson in prior events.

Williamson is too quick off of the line and goes red. He loses traction at the hit and backs off of the throttle. Gordon goes down the groove with his quickest pass of the weekend and pulls away for the win.

Doug Gordon's incremental times: 60ft-0.934 sec., 330ft-2.456, 660ft-3.635/210.47 mph, 1,000ft-4.638.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    1 Sean Bellemeur                       6666 Max Yaremko                  
E1   ****WINNER****  0.088  5.442 266.74                     0.071  5.516 264.44
 Qualified:             #1  5.438 266.42                       #10  5.748 235.39

Bellemeur is 1 - 0 against Yaremko in prior events.

Yaremko gets out of the gate first, runs a career best, but Bellemeur reels him in at the 60 foot mark and pulls away for the win.

Sean Bellemeur's incremental margins: 60ft(0.000), 330 ft(0.014), 660ft(0.034), 1,000ft(0.048). MOV: 0.0571 seconds (approximately 22 feet).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    5 Annie Whiteley                       7038 Tobin Gasparrelli            
E1                   0.065  7.726 120.35     ****WINNER****  0.019  5.564 262.28
 Qualified:             #3  5.506 265.69                        #8  5.600 236.71

This is the first time Whiteley and Gasparrelli have faced each other in eliminations.

Gasparrelli gets the holeshot and starts pulling away. Whiteley rattles the tires at the hit and gives up on the run.

Gasparrelli will have lane choice over Jim Whiteley in the next round.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  711 Will Martin                           744 Shane Westerfield            
E1                   0.139  5.505 290.13     ****WINNER****  0.070  5.471 266.64
 Qualified:             #6  5.539 287.78                        #5  5.521 264.44

Westerfield is 3 - 0 against Martin in prior events.

Westerfield gets the advantage off of the line and goes down the groove with his quickest pass of the weekend to pull away for the win. Martin makes his quickest pass of the weekend in the loss.

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

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