Sun, 18 Oct 2026, 17:46 PM Top Alcohol Funny Car Final, Round 4 Eliminations

By Dave Rowe

ENNIS, Texas - Results of final, round 4 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
  744 Shane Westerfield                    7524 Doug Gordon                  
E4   ****WINNER****  0.032  5.479 266.73                     0.049  5.478 241.27
 Prior rounds:
E3    (M Billington) 0.040  5.460 266.75      (K Smith     ) 0.038  5.460 268.70
E2    (C Copeland  ) 0.054  5.472 266.46      (B McCosh    ) 0.040  5.429 267.67
E1    (B Brown     ) 0.056  5.483 265.52      (R Kanenwishe) 0.048  5.424 268.08
 Qualified:             #4  5.429 269.64                        #2  5.411 268.29

4:43 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 71 degrees, relative humidity 42 percent, barometer 30.25 inches, adjusted altitude 1,320 feet, track temperature 113 degrees.

Gordon is 18 - 15 against Westerfield in prior events and Westerfield is 4 - 3 against Gordon in prior final rounds.

Westerfield gets the advantage off of the line, Gordon pulls even at the 330 foot mark, then Westerfield is able to pull back ahead and take the stripe for the win.

Shane Westerfield's incremental margins (negative if behind): 60ft(0.020), 330 ft(0.000), 660ft(-0.013), 1,000ft(-0.022). MOV: 0.0160 seconds (approximately 6 feet).

Westerfield takes his 20th career national event win.