Fri, 18 Sep 2026, 19:30 PM Top Alcohol Dragster Round 1 Eliminations

By Rick Green

MARTIN, Mich. - Results of round 1 eliminations in Top Alcohol Dragster at the NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series, Inaugural NHRA Great Lakes Nationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  307 Jared Dreher                         5807 Nick Spiegel                 
E1   ****WINNER****  0.070 13.296  92.38                    -0.013  5.236 274.06
 Qualified:            #15 14.785  86.64                        #2  5.224 274.73

Weather conditions: air temperature 70 degrees, relative humidity 66 percent, barometer 30.18 inches, adjusted altitude 1,823 feet.

This (#2) is the best starting spot for Nick Spiegel. Jared Dreher is 0 - 8 in Rd. 1 when qualified 15th.

This is the first time Dreher and Spiegel have faced each other in eliminations.

Spiegel goes red to give Dreher the win, who is up in smoke right at the hit.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  375 Jeff Chatterson                         7 Anthony Troyer               
E1   ****WINNER****  0.034  5.315 274.56                    -0.027 12.584  55.24
 Qualified:             #4  5.248 274.89                       #13 12.664  54.93

This is the 1st start for Jeff Chatterson since Gainesville last year. This is just the 6th time (in 19 races) that Anthony Troyer has been in the bottom half of the field.

This is the first time Chatterson and Troyer have faced each other in eliminations.

Troyer goes red to give Chatterson the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  613 Joey Severance                        104 Corey Michalek               
E1                  -0.009 11.479  94.54     ****WINNER****  0.001  5.387 268.02
 Qualified:            #10  5.334 223.77                        #7  5.288 268.66

This is the 10th time in 29 races that Corey Michalek has been in the top half of the field. Joey Severance is 1 - 5 in Rd. 1 when qualified #10.

Michalek is 1 - 0 against Severance in prior events.

Severance goes red to give Michalek the win, who has a near perfect light for the win. He will have lane choice over Dreher in the next round.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  342 Mitch Kalitta                         597 Greg Hunter                  
E1                   0.055  5.455 248.34     ****WINNER****  0.060  5.274 274.06
 Qualified:            #14 12.815  57.18                        #3  5.231 277.61

Greg Hunter is making his 1st start since Reading last year. Mitch Kalitta is making his 3rd start.

Kalitta with a slight starting line advantage, he started to rattle the tires and pedaled it. When he pedaled it the car pulled the front end, he set it back down, but can't chase Hunter down. Hunter is straight down the groove for the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    3 Jackie Fricke                         450 Kirk Wolf                    
E1   ****WINNER****  0.032  5.290 271.74                     0.043  5.354 270.27
 Qualified:            #12  8.590 161.58                        #5  5.282 271.25

Kirk Wolf is 13 - 13 in Rd. 1. Jackie Fricke is 3 - 3 in Rd. 1 when qualified 6th.

Fricke is 3 - 1 against Wolf in prior events.

Fricke with the starting line advantage and never trailed for the win. She will have lane choice over Chatterson in the next round.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 358R Richie Crampton                         6 Jamie Noonan                 
E1                   0.518 10.034  85.81     ****WINNER****  0.229  7.926 173.54
 Qualified:            #11  5.544 235.23                        #6  5.285 275.74

Jamie Noonan is 5 - 1 in Rd. 1 this year. Richie Crampton is 6 - 1 in his 2 TAD races.

This is the first time Crampton and Noonan have faced each other in eliminations.

Noonan with the starting line advantage, but is up in smoke. He pedals it when Crampton goes up in smoke. Noonan was able to get it to hook up enough for the win. He will give up lane choice to Hunter in the next round.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  303 John Paul Gutierrez                   491 Angelle Sampey               
E1   ****WINNER****  0.031  5.319 268.50                     0.069  5.446 262.54
 Qualified:             #9  5.334 268.34                        #8  5.327 264.55

Angelle Sampey is 14 - 13 in Rd. 1. John Gutierrez is making his 14th start.

This is the first time Gutierrez and Sampey have faced each other in eliminations.

Gutierrez with the starting line advantage and never trailed for the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 8690 Cheyne Phillips                         1 Shawn Cowie                  
E1   ****WINNER****  0.003  5.240 276.24                     0.014  6.025 179.57
 Qualified:            #16 26.096  24.98                        #1  5.202 277.09

Shawn Cowie is 25 - 5 in Rd. 1 when qualified #1. Cheyne Phillips is making his 3rd start

This is the first time Phillips and Cowie have faced each other in eliminations.

Phillips with a great light was straight down the groove for the win. He will have lane choice over Gutierrez in the next round.




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