Sun, 02 Nov 2025, 17:20 PM Top Alcohol Funny Car Round 3 Eliminations

By Dave Rowe

LAS VEGAS - Results of round 3 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                            4 Bob McCosh                   
E3   ****WINNER****  0.043  5.500 261.37                     0.058  9.055 108.69
 Prior rounds:
E2    (S Gasparrell) 0.067  5.480 261.02      (S Bellemeur ) 0.068  5.519 261.52
E1    (S Macklyn   ) 0.028  5.516 261.02      (C Foster    ) 0.027  5.497 260.41
 Qualified:             #5  5.481 262.33                        #9  5.504 263.72

2:12 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 83 degrees, relative humidity 14 percent, barometer 29.96 inches, adjusted altitude 4,049 feet.

Whiteley and McCosh have each won 3 times against the other in prior events.

Whiteley gets the advantage off of the line and starts pulling away. McCosh starts rattling the tires early and has to back off of the throttle.

Whiteley is going to his 36th career final round.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    7 Ray Martin                            404 Stan Sipos                   
E3                   0.068  5.564 258.17     ****WINNER****  0.067  5.511 263.51
 Prior rounds:
E2    (S Westerfiel) 0.039  5.462 261.37      (M Gordon    ) 0.068  5.472 264.70
E1    (A Whiteley  ) 0.001  5.500 260.41      (C Foster    ) 0.042  5.517 263.87
 Qualified:            #11  5.546 258.12                        #7  5.492 267.27

Sipos is 1 - 0 against Martin in prior events.

A coin flip off of the line, Martin gets the early lead. Martin stays in front for about 600 feet, then Sipos is able to go around him and pull away for the win.

Stan Sipos' incremental margins (negative if behind): 60ft(-0.014), 330 ft(-0.014), 660ft(0.009), 1,000ft(0.033). MOV: 0.0542 seconds (approximately 21 feet).

Sipos is going to his ninth career final round. Whiteley will have lane choice over Sipos in the final round.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink

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