Sun, 12 Oct 2025, 14:36 PM Top Alcohol Funny Car Round 3 Eliminations

By Rick Green

ENNIS, Texas - Results of round 3 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
    1 Sean Bellemeur                        744 Shane Westerfield            
E3   ****WINNER****  0.051  5.501 266.41                     0.046  5.528 264.92
 Prior rounds:
E2    (S Westerfiel) 0.018  5.475 266.97      (J Bradford  ) 0.015  5.485 264.26
E1    (C Foster    ) 0.036  5.440 268.91      (C Foster    ) 0.035  5.510 264.91
 Qualified:             #2  5.412 270.87                        #4  5.455 267.51

Weather conditions: air temperature 85 degrees, relative humidity 42 percent, barometer 29.82 inches, adjusted altitude 22,942 feet, track temperature 117 degrees.

Bellemeur is 14 - 1 against Westerfield in prior events.

Westerfield with the slight starting line advantage, but Bellemeur has the lead by the time they go by the Christmas tree and never trailed from there on for the win.

Bellemeur is advancing to his 64th final round, he has four wins this season.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
        Bye                                 404 Stan Sipos                   
E3                                            ****WINNER****  0.225  6.278 168.01
 Prior rounds:
E2                                           (P Esz       ) 0.082  5.447 268.06
E1                                           (C Beverett  ) 0.049  5.416 270.45
 Qualified:                                                       #1  5.398 271.62

Sipos with the bye, he is advancing to his eight final round.