Sat, 07 Nov 2026, 19:12 PM Top Alcohol Funny Car Final, Round 3 Eliminations

By Dave Rowe

LAS VEGAS - Results of final, round 3 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
  744 Shane Westerfield                    7524 Doug Gordon                  
E3   ****WINNER****  0.047  5.495 264.44                     0.040  5.528 262.54
 Prior rounds:
E2    (A Marie Whit) 0.031  6.295 242.32      (S Bellemeur ) 0.058  6.080 250.41
E1    (J Whiteley  ) 0.052  5.481 264.86      (T Gasparrell) 0.042  5.512 262.64
 Qualified:             #3  5.468 264.03                        #4  5.499 262.79

4:07 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 71 degrees, relative humidity 32 percent, barometer 30.03 inches, adjusted altitude 3,285 feet.

This is the ninth time Gordon and Westerfield have met in the final round. Gordon has an 8-2 record against Westerfield.

Gordon gets out of the gate first, Westerfield pulls even at the 60 foot mark, then he pulls ahead and increases his lead through the rest of the run.

Shane Westerfield's incremental margins (negative if behind): 60ft(0.000), 330 ft(0.010), 660ft(0.017), 1,000ft(0.023). MOV: 0.0265 seconds (approximately 10 feet).

This is Westerfield's 13th career regional win.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink

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