Sun, 18 Oct 2026, 14:58 PM Top Alcohol Funny Car Round 3 Eliminations

By Dave Rowe

ENNIS, Texas - Results of round 3 eliminations in Top Alcohol Funny Car at the NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series, 41st annual Texas NHRA FallNationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  552 Kyle Smith                           7524 Doug Gordon                  
E3                  -0.004  5.441 263.71     ****WINNER****  0.038  5.460 268.70
 Prior rounds:
E2    (C Foster    ) 0.038  5.426 261.70      (B McCosh    ) 0.040  5.429 267.67
E1    (M Steele    ) 0.050  5.421 263.90      (R Kanenwishe) 0.048  5.424 268.08
 Qualified:            #11  5.528 229.51                        #2  5.411 268.29

1:51 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 69 degrees, relative humidity 47 percent, barometer 30.30 inches, adjusted altitude 1,147 feet.

Gordon is 3 - 0 against Smith in prior events.

Smith misses the tree and goes red giving the win to Gordon.

Gordon is going to his 58th final round.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 2606 Mark Billington                       744 Shane Westerfield            
E3                   0.072  5.496 265.06     ****WINNER****  0.040  5.460 266.75
 Prior rounds:
E2    (S Bellemeur ) 0.062  5.492 264.60      (C Copeland  ) 0.054  5.472 266.46
E1    (C Menapace  ) 0.036  5.530 263.81      (B Brown     ) 0.056  5.483 265.52
 Qualified:             #8  5.464 265.47                        #4  5.429 269.64

Westerfield is 2 - 0 against Billington in prior events.

Westerfield gets the holeshot and pulls away for the win.

Westerfield and Gordon both ran 5.460 and Gordon will gets lane choice based on the faster speed.

Westerfield is going to his 37th final round.