Mon, 12 Oct 2026, 21:56 PM Top Alcohol Funny Car Round 1 Eliminations

By Rick Green

ENNIS, Texas - Results of round 1 eliminations in Top Alcohol Funny Car at the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series, South Central Division, Stampede of Speed at Texas Motorplex:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  744 Shane Westerfield                     552 Kyle Smith                   
E1                   0.048  5.531 265.28     ****WINNER****  0.029  5.524 260.42
 Qualified:             #4  5.507 265.21                        #5  5.511 259.10

Smithwith the starting line advantage for the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    9 Chris Foster                            1 Sean Bellemeur               
E1                         No Time           ****WINNER****  0.024  5.485 266.62
 Qualified:             #6  5.516 263.65                        #3  5.495 267.13

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 7524 Doug Gordon                           238 Mick Steele                  
E1   ****WINNER****  0.038  5.521 264.69                     0.115  5.504 256.56
 Qualified:             #8  5.551 263.99                        #1  5.456 255.75

Gordonwith the starting line advantage for the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 7797 Christopher Menapace                    6 Phil Esz                     
E1   ****WINNER****  0.087  5.535 264.36                     0.046  6.256 154.13
 Qualified:             #7  5.528 265.42                        #2  5.489 261.23

Esz with the starting line advantage, but lost traction and Menapace gets the win.