Sat, 08 Nov 2025, 14:28 PM Top Alcohol Funny Car Round 1 Eliminations

By Dave Rowe

LAS VEGAS - Results of round 1 eliminations in Top Alcohol Funny Car at the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series, Pacific Division, event at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 5087 Jim Whiteley                            6 Annie Whiteley               
E1                   0.044  5.955 204.17     ****WINNER****  0.114  5.542 263.72
 Qualified:             #3  5.494 250.13                        #6  5.597 262.95

11:12 a.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 74 degrees, relative humidity 24 percent, barometer 30.01 inches, adjusted altitude 3,502 feet.

Jim gets out of the gate first, Annie pulls even at the 330 foot mark, then Jim's engine goes silent near the end of the run. Annie makes her quickest pass of the weekend to take the win.

Annie Whiteley's incremental margins (negative if behind): 60ft(-0.051), 330 ft(0.000), 660ft(0.079), 1,000ft(0.161). MOV: 0.3431 seconds (more than 100 feet).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 7038 Tobin Gasparrelli                       2 Madison Gordon               
E1                   0.053  5.653 259.51     ****WINNER****  0.043  5.497 264.23
 Qualified:             #7  5.669 257.97                        #2  5.484 265.17

Gordon gets out of the gate first and goes down the groove with a clean, straight pass. Gasparrelli makes his quickest pass of the weekend but was falling behind all the way through the run.

Gordon will have lane choice over Annie Whiteley in the next round.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    1 Sean Bellemeur                       7238 Bret Williamson              
E1   ****WINNER****  0.007  5.483 265.38                     0.112  5.973 200.32
 Qualified:             #1  5.448 266.58                        #8  5.721 252.38

Bellemeur gets a great light and goes down the groove with the quickest pass of the round so far. Williamson was falling back early, then the car nosed over late in the run.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    3 Brian Hough                             7 Ray Martin                   
E1                   0.084  5.607 254.33     ****WINNER****  0.048  5.520 257.48
 Qualified:             #4  5.531 260.31                        #5  5.557 257.09

Hough needs this win to keep his regional hopes alive.

Martin gets out of the gate first and starts pulling away. He goes down the groove with his quickest pass of the weekend and takes the win.

Bellemeur will have lane choice over Martin in the next round.

With Hough's loss, Annie Whiteley is the West Region Top Alcohol Funny Car champion.

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