Sun, 02 Nov 2025, 11:42 AM Top Alcohol Funny Car Round 2 Eliminations

By Dave Rowe

LAS VEGAS - Results of round 2 eliminations in Top Alcohol Funny Car at the NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series, 25th annual Dodge NHRA Nevada Nationals powered by Direct Connection:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 5087 Jim Whiteley                         7735 Steve Gasparrelli            
E2   ****WINNER****  0.067  5.480 261.02                    -0.108  5.567 258.76
 Prior rounds:
E1    (S Macklyn   ) 0.028  5.516 261.02      (B Hough     ) 0.064  5.632 258.12
 Qualified:             #5  5.481 262.33                       #13  5.609 256.21

8:22 a.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 59 degrees, relative humidity 44 percent, barometer 30.08 inches, adjusted altitude 2,450 feet.

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

Gasparrelli is a little too quick off of the line and goes red giving the win to Whiteley.

Whiteley goes down the groove with his quickest pass of the weekend.

Jim Whiteley's incremental times: 60ft-0.933 sec., 330ft-2.422, 660ft-3.602/209.07 mph, 1,000ft-4.618.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    7 Ray Martin                            744 Shane Westerfield            
E2   ****WINNER****  0.039  5.462 261.37                     0.047  5.462 264.39
 Prior rounds:
E1    (A Whiteley  ) 0.001  5.500 260.41      (B Williamson) 0.085  5.530 263.77
 Qualified:            #11  5.546 258.12                        #3  5.459 265.12

Westerfield is 6 - 0 against Martin in prior events.

Martin gets out of the gate first and makes his quickest pass of the weekend to take the win.

Ray Martin's incremental margins: 60ft(0.016), 330 ft(0.039), 660ft(0.029), 1,000ft(0.016). MOV: 0.0087 seconds (approximately 3 feet).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    1 Sean Bellemeur                          4 Bob McCosh                   
E2                   0.031  5.660 260.61     ****WINNER****  0.068  5.519 261.52
 Prior rounds:
E1    (K Kuhns     ) 0.049  5.463 265.22      (C Foster    ) 0.027  5.497 260.41
 Qualified:             #1  5.435 267.11                        #9  5.504 263.72

Bellemeur is 8 - 4 against McCosh in prior events.

Bellemeur gets out of the gate first but it looked like he may have hazed the tires a little about 300 feet out. McCosh goes around him about 500 feet out and holds him off for the win.

Bob McCosh's incremental margins (negative if behind): 60ft(-0.065), 330 ft(-0.026), 660ft(0.060), 1,000ft(0.092). MOV: 0.1043 seconds (approximately 40 feet).

Whiteley will have lane choice over McCosh in the next round.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    2 Madison Gordon                        404 Stan Sipos                   
E2                  -0.003 11.341  72.77     ****WINNER****  0.068  5.472 264.70
 Prior rounds:
E1    (R Kanenwishe) 0.015  5.483 263.98      (C Foster    ) 0.042  5.517 263.87
 Qualified:             #2  5.450 265.27                        #7  5.492 267.27

Gordon and Sipos have each won 1 times against the other in prior events.

Gordon just misses the tree and goes red giving the win to Sipos.

Sipos makes his quickest pass of the weekend but will give up lane choice to Martin in the next round.

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