Sat, 11 Oct 2025, 19:57 PM Top Alcohol Funny Car Round 2 Eliminations

By Dave Rowe

ENNIS, Texas - Results of round 2 eliminations in Top Alcohol Funny Car at the NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series, 40th annual Texas NHRA FallNationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 5087 Jim Whiteley                          744 Shane Westerfield            
E2                   0.042  5.483 263.45     ****WINNER****  0.015  5.485 264.26
 Prior rounds:
E1    (M Billington) 0.049  5.454 264.44      (C Foster    ) 0.035  5.510 264.91
 Qualified:             #3  5.452 265.52                        #4  5.455 267.51

6:48 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 85 degrees, relative humidity 37 percent, barometer 28.87 inches, adjusted altitude 2,807 feet.

A good side-by-side, both down the groove with good runs.

Westerfield gets out of the gate first and extends his lead all the way through the run.

Shane Westerfield's incremental margins: 60ft(0.019), 330 ft(0.011), 660ft(0.013), 1,000ft(0.020). MOV: 0.0250 seconds (approximately 10 feet).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    1 Sean Bellemeur                          5 Phil Esz                     
E2   ****WINNER****  0.018  5.475 266.97                     0.013  5.607 261.04
 Prior rounds:
E1    (C Foster    ) 0.036  5.440 268.91      (B McCosh    ) 0.044  5.473 264.07
 Qualified:             #2  5.412 270.87                        #8  5.520 263.42

Esz gets the holeshot, stays in front past the 60 foot mark, then Bellemeur reels him in and pulls away for the win.

Sean Bellemeur's incremental margins (negative if behind): 60ft(-0.011), 330 ft(0.068), 660ft(0.091), 1,000ft(0.111). MOV: 0.1270 seconds (approximately 49 feet).

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
  404 Stan Sipos                              2 Madison Gordon               
E2   ****WINNER****  0.082  5.447 268.06                     0.044  5.497 266.82
 Prior rounds:
E1    (C Beverett  ) 0.049  5.416 270.45      (B Hough     ) 0.010  5.450 269.24
 Qualified:             #1  5.398 271.62                        #7  5.506 268.74

Gordon gets the holeshot but it isn't enough. Sipos reels her in at half track and goes around for the win.

Stan Sipos' incremental margins (negative if behind): 60ft(-0.029), 330 ft(-0.009), 660ft(-0.001), 1,000ft(0.007). MOV: 0.0120 seconds (approximately 5 feet).

Sipos will have a bye in the next round.