Sun, 06 Sep 2026, 20:19 PM Top Alcohol Funny Car Round 2 Eliminations |
By Dave Rowe |
INDIANAPOLIS - Results of round 2 eliminations in Top Alcohol Funny Car at the NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series, 72nd annual Cornwell Quality Tools NHRA U.S. Nationals:
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
5 Annie Whiteley 9 Chris Foster
E2 ****WINNER**** 0.082 5.508 264.55 -0.045 5.559 262.39
Prior rounds:
E1 (P Esz ) 0.092 5.519 264.29 (B Mullins ) 0.032 5.946 245.40
Qualified: #6 5.577 264.13 #3 5.550 264.03
8:04 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 76 degrees, relative humidity 55 percent, barometer 29.98
inches, adjusted altitude 2,590 feet.Whiteley is 3 - 1 against Foster in prior events.
Foster leaves too soon and goes red giving the win to Whiteley. Whiteley goes down the groove with her quickest pass of the weekend.
Annie Whiteley's incremental times: 60ft-0.959 sec., 330ft-2.480, 660ft-3.658/210.11 mph,
1,000ft-4.660.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
4 Bob McCosh 744 Shane Westerfield
E2 0.074 5.481 262.95 ****WINNER**** 0.039 5.493 262.44
Prior rounds:
E1 (T Bogolo ) 0.051 5.521 260.11 (M Billington) 0.053 5.530 261.22
Qualified: #4 5.552 261.62 #5 5.565 262.39
Westerfield is 4 - 2 against McCosh in prior events. A good side-by-side, both down the groove with their quickest passes of the weekend. Westerfield gets out of the gate first, McCosh starts making up ground, but Westerfield holds him off and takes the win.
Shane Westerfield's incremental margins: 60ft(0.035), 330 ft(0.026), 660ft(0.024), 1,000ft(0.024). MOV: 0.0231 seconds (approximately 9 feet).
Bob McCosh's incremental times: 60ft-0.939 sec., 330ft-2.444, 660ft-3.621/210.28 mph, 1,000ft-4.626.
Shane Westerfield's
incremental times: 60ft-0.939 sec., 330ft-2.453, 660ft-3.632/210.44 mph, 1,000ft-4.637.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
1 Sean Bellemeur 521 Christine Foster
E2 ****WINNER**** 0.028 5.468 265.27 0.037 5.550 261.98
Prior rounds:
E1 (K Smith ) 0.027 5.510 263.51 (S Sipos ) -0.033 5.553 261.72
Qualified: #2 5.518 264.75 #10 5.622 256.21
Bellemeur is 1 - 0 against Foster in prior events. Bellemeur gets the advantage off of the line and extends his lead all the way through the run with his quickest pass of the weekend. Foster makes her quickest pass of the weekend in the loss.
Sean Bellemeur's incremental times: 60ft-0.945 sec., 330ft-2.449, 660ft-3.622/210.90 mph, 1,000ft-4.621.
Christine Foster's incremental times: 60ft-0.972 sec., 330ft-2.499, 660ft-3.682/209.59 mph, 1,000ft-4.693.
Bellemeur 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 238 Mick Steele 7524 Doug Gordon E2 ****WINNER**** 0.044 5.493 258.67 0.039 5.510 264.08 Prior rounds: E1 0.151 5.443 259.56 (J Whiteley ) 0.045 5.518 263.10 Qualified: #1 5.494 254.71 #8 5.602 262.64This is the first time Steele and Gordon have faced each other in eliminations.
Gordon gets the advantage off of the line, stays in front past half track, then Steele is able to get around him and take the win.
Mick Steele's incremental margins (negative if behind): 60ft(-0.078), 330 ft(-0.071), 660ft(-0.022), 1,000ft(0.012). MOV: 0.0124 seconds (approximately 5 feet).
Mick Steele's incremental times: 60ft-1.033 sec., 330ft-2.546, 660ft-3.674/220.12 mph, 1,000ft-4.642.
Doug Gordon's incremental times: 60ft-0.960 sec., 330ft-2.480, 660ft-3.657/210.80 mph, 1,000ft-4.659.
Westerfield will have lane choice over Steele in the
next round.
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