Sun, 01 Nov 2026, 19:29 PM Top Alcohol Funny Car Round 3 Eliminations

By Dave Rowe

LAS VEGAS - Results of round 3 eliminations in Top Alcohol Funny Car at the NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series, 26th annual MOPAR NHRA Las Vegas Nationals powered by Dodge:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    1 Sean Bellemeur                             Bye
E3   ****WINNER****  0.091  5.437 264.86     
 Prior rounds:
E2    (D Gordon    ) 0.038  5.496 261.83   
E1    (D Schneider ) 0.081  5.499 262.23   
 Qualified:             #1  5.484 264.39                     Bye

4:20 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 59 degrees, relative humidity 57 percent, barometer 29.75 inches, adjusted altitude 2,893 feet, track temperature 75 degrees.

Bellemeur goes down the groove with the quickest pass of the weekend.

Sean Bellemeur's incremental times: 60ft-0.924 sec., 330ft-2.420, 660ft-3.591/211.39 mph, 1,000ft-4.589.

Bellemeur is going to his 72nd career final round, his eighth this year.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    5 Annie Whiteley                        744 Shane Westerfield            
E3   ****WINNER****  0.043  5.461 266.21                     0.020  5.515 263.56
 Prior rounds:
E2    (W Martin    ) 0.054  5.522 263.20      (T Gasparrell) 0.043  5.530 261.02
E1    (J Whiteley  ) 0.028  5.525 264.39      (R Martin    ) 0.033  5.541 262.18
 Qualified:             #2  5.495 264.70                        #4  5.505 264.18

Westerfield is 10 - 4 against Whiteley in prior events.

Westerfield gets the advantage off of the line but Westerfield pulls ahead at the sixty foot mark. Whiteley is able to pull back out in front and takes the win.

Annie Whiteley's incremental margins (negative if behind): 60ft(-0.002), 330 ft(0.008), 660ft(0.014), 1,000ft(0.022). MOV: 0.0313 seconds (approximately 12 feet).

Whiteley is going to her 26th career final round.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink