Nancy Bellemeur, the mother of Top Alcohol Funny Car competitor Sean Bellemeur, passed away on Wednesday, March 18, at the age of 62 after a nine-year battle with lung cancer. She was beloved in the drag racing community while she supported the endeavors of her husband Gregg, who raced his “Easy Rider” altered entries on the West Coast in the 1970s, and her son Sean, who came up through the Jr. dragster ranks and has had success behind the wheel in the Top Alcohol Funny Car and Nostalgia Top Fuel classes.
Nancy Bellemeur, the mother of Top Alcohol Funny Car competitor Sean Bellemeur, passed away on Wednesday, March 18, at the age of 62 after a nine-year battle with lung cancer. She was beloved in the drag racing community while she supported the endeavors of her husband Gregg, who raced his “Easy Rider” altered entries on the West Coast in the 1970s, and her son Sean, who came up through the Jr. dragster ranks and has had success behind the wheel in the Top Alcohol Funny Car and Nostalgia Top Fuel classes.

Nancy was known to those in the drag racing community as a woman of great energy, formidable strength, unyielding loyalty, a bright, contagious smile and a hearty laugh. Nancy prided herself on being a loving wife, mother and devout Christian. In addition to drag racing, she was an active participant with The Wellness Community Foothills, in Pasadena, Calif.

A celebration of Nancy’s life will be held Friday, March 27 at 3 p.m. at the La Canada Presbyterian Church, located at 626 Foothill Boulevard, La Canada, CA, 91011. The family asks that in lieu of flowers, donations in her honor may be made to The Wellness Community Foothills, www.thewellnesscommunity.org/foothills .