Sat, 07 Nov 2026, 14:42 PM Top Alcohol Funny Car Round 1 Eliminations

By Dave Rowe

LAS VEGAS - Results of round 1 eliminations in Top Alcohol Funny Car at the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series, Pacific Division, event at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 5087 Jim Whiteley                          744 Shane Westerfield            
E1                   0.015  8.620 152.30     ****WINNER****  0.052  5.481 264.86
 Qualified:             #6  5.540 263.26                        #3  5.468 264.03

11:03 a.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 70 degrees, relative humidity 32 percent, barometer 30.12 inches, adjusted altitude 3,139 feet.

Whiteley shook the tires at the hit, gets about 100 feet out, then he had to give up on the run. Westerfield went down the groove with a clean pass to take the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  636 Ray Martin                              5 Annie Whiteley               
E1                   0.121  5.448 286.13     ****WINNER****  0.092  5.471 266.95
 Qualified:             #7  5.554 277.94                        #2  5.468 267.06

Whiteley gets out of the gate first and takes the holeshot win. Martin goes down the groove with his quickest pass of the weekend, makes up ground all the way through the run, but Whiteley hangs on for the win.

Annie Whiteley's incremental margins: 60ft(0.050), 330 ft(0.105), 660ft(0.099), 1,000ft(0.056). MOV: 0.0063 seconds (approximately 3 feet).

Ray Martin's incremental times: 60ft-0.978 sec., 330ft-2.543, 660ft-3.708/217.00 mph, 1,000ft-4.658.

Annie Whiteley's incremental times: 60ft-0.957 sec., 330ft-2.467, 660ft-3.638/211.30 mph, 1,000ft-4.631.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 7630 Steve Macklyn                           1 Sean Bellemeur               
E1                   0.088  8.144  98.85     ****WINNER****  0.496  5.449 265.90
 Qualified:             #8  5.598 252.33                        #1  5.456 265.85

Macklyn gets the holeshot, gets about 400 feet out, the engine pops, and the car noses over. Bellemeur was a little late off of the line but was able to reel in Macklyn, make his quickest pass of the weekend, and pull away for the win.

Sean Bellemeur's incremental margins (negative if behind): 60ft(-0.396), 330 ft(-0.351), 660ft(0.109), 1,000ft(1.042). MOV: 2.2872 seconds (more than 100 feet).

Sean Bellemeur's incremental times: 60ft-0.940 sec., 330ft-2.436, 660ft-3.608/210.83 mph, 1,000ft-4.604.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 7038 Tobin Gasparrelli                    7524 Doug Gordon                  
E1                   0.019  5.564 262.95     ****WINNER****  0.042  5.512 262.64
 Qualified:             #5  5.514 261.88                        #4  5.499 262.79

Gasparrelli gets the advantage off of the line, stays in front past the 60 foot mark, then Gordon powers by and pulls away for the win.

Doug Gordon's incremental margins (negative if behind): 60ft(-0.005), 330 ft(0.013), 660ft(0.022), 1,000ft(0.027). MOV: 0.0298 seconds (approximately 11 feet).

Tobin Gasparrelli's incremental times: 60ft-0.969 sec., 330ft-2.502, 660ft-3.693/207.43 mph, 1,000ft-4.707.

Doug Gordon's incremental times: 60ft-0.951 sec., 330ft-2.466, 660ft-3.648/209.30 mph, 1,000ft-4.657.

In the next round it will be Annie Whiteley with lane choice over Westerfield and Bellemeur with lane choice over Gordon.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink

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