Sun, 23 Aug 2026, 15:26 PM Top Alcohol Funny Car Round 3 Eliminations

By Reporter

BRAINERD, Minn. - Results of round 3 eliminations in Top Alcohol Funny Car at the NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series, 44th annual NHRA Brainerd Nationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 3295 Jake Slater                           521 Christine Foster             
E3                   0.125 11.383  77.76     ****WINNER****  0.044  5.669 221.52
 Prior rounds:
E2    (C Foster    ) 0.081  5.452 291.01      (D Gordon    ) 0.030  5.666 258.17
E1                   0.140  5.581 273.72      (S Macklyn   ) -0.071  5.517 264.34
 Qualified:             #1  5.458 279.96                        #4  5.515 264.49

Weather conditions: air temperature 74 degrees, relative humidity 46 percent, barometer 30.03 inches, adjusted altitude 2,696 feet.

Foster with the starting line advantage and then right in the lights the engine lets go with a huge fireball. The complete cockpit is full of flames. She gets the chutes out and the car is going around the road course top end. She gets the car stopped safely and is out of it. She is advancing to her first National event final round.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  744 Shane Westerfield                    5087 Jim Whiteley                 
E3   ****WINNER****  0.042  5.489 265.17                     0.053  5.544 262.13
 Prior rounds:
E2    (S Sipos     ) 0.018  5.502 265.38                     0.035  5.514 266.16
E1    (S Bellemeur ) 0.014  5.505 265.85      (A Marie Whit) 0.025  5.555 264.29
 Qualified:             #9  5.543 265.43                       #13  5.598 260.91

Westerfield is 2 - 1 against Whiteley in prior events.

Westerfield with the starting line advantage and never trailed for the win. Westerfield will have lane choice over Foster in the final. Westerfield is advancing to his 35th final round.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink