Fri, 21 Aug 2026, 15:28 PM Top Alcohol Funny Car Qualifying Notes, Session #2

By Reporter

BRAINERD, Minn. - Notes from round 2 qualifying in Top Alcohol Funny Car at the NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series, 44th annual NHRA Brainerd Nationals listing lane, driver name, elapsed time/top speed this round, position in order following run, best prior elapsed time/speed, and position in order prior to run:

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Left Lane: Shane Westerfield Runs 10.522/133.35, Now #12; Best prior run: 11.187/117.62, Was #13

Weather conditions: air temperature 76 degrees, relative humidity 55 percent, barometer 29.98 inches, adjusted altitude 3,045 feet.

Westerfield shook and smoked the tires right at the hit.

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Left Lane: Christine Foster Runs 5.585/261.47, Now #7; Best prior run: 7.597/118.55, Was #10
Right Lane: Jesse Clark Runs 10.139/87.11, Now #12; Best prior run: 10.945/111.50, Was #13

Foster kept it hooked up and hitting on all eight to go to the number seven spot.

Clark shook right at the hit and clicked it off.

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Left Lane: Jim Whiteley Runs 5.598/260.91, Now #10; Best prior run: 5.598/260.41, Was #9
Right Lane: Kyle Smith Runs 5.567/257.78, Now #6; Best prior run: 9.180/88.71, Was #11

Whiteley matches his earlier time with another good pass.

Smith kept it hooked up to go to the number six spot.

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Left Lane: Jacob Slater Runs 5.563/286.68, Now #5; Best prior run: 5.589/282.54, Was #9
Right Lane: Steve Macklyn Runs 5.625/254.52, Now #11; Best prior run: 5.916/194.74, Was #11

Slater launched had and kept it hooked up with a big top end charge. He goes to the number five spot. He sets the National speed record by 5.26 mph. Jacob Slater's incremental times: 60ft-1.015 sec., 330ft-2.625, 660ft-3.813/214.08 mph, 1,000ft-4.776.

Macklyn is straight down the groove with a clean pass.

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Left Lane: Stan Sipos Runs 5.514/264.80, Now #1; Best prior run: 5.573/262.69, Was #8
Right Lane: Chris Foster Runs 6.618/153.42, Now #7; Best prior run: 5.567/261.72, Was #6

Sipos launched hard and kept it hooked up to go to the number one spot. Stan Sipos' incremental times: 60ft-0.945 sec., 330ft-2.481, 660ft-3.662/210.18 mph, 1,000ft-4.665.

Foster with tire shake and clicks it off.

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Left Lane: Bob McCosh Runs 5.533/263.15, Now #3; Best prior run: 5.547/262.95, Was #5
Right Lane: Annie Whiteley Runs 5.584/263.00, Now #4; Best prior run: 5.543/263.51, Was #3

McCosh kept it hooked up to go to the number three spot. Bob McCosh's incremental times: 60ft-0.952 sec., 330ft-2.477, 660ft-3.666/208.46 mph, 1,000ft-4.677.

Whiteley with another good looking pass, but will not improve.

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Left Lane: Sean Bellemeur Runs 5.529/262.64, Now #3; Best prior run: 5.545/261.02, Was #5
Right Lane: Doug Gordon Runs 14.832/53.50, Now #2; Best prior run: 5.523/264.34, Was #2

Bellemeur is straight down the groove and hitting on all eight to go to the number three spot. Sean Bellemeur's incremental times: 60ft-0.963 sec., 330ft-2.477, 660ft-3.663/209.14 mph, 1,000ft-4.673.

Gordon with tire shake right at the hit and clicked it off.

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