Sat, 31 Oct 2026, 19:44 PM Summit Sportsman Round 1 Eliminations

By Dave Rowe

LAS VEGAS - Results of round 1 eliminations in Summit Sportsman 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
 330P Chad Isley                           312B Jeff Vaughn                  
E1   ****WINNER****  0.031 12.088 110.24                    -0.005 12.015 110.71
       SPMAN  Dial: 12.07 (+/-):  0.018          SPMAN  Dial: 11.94 (+/-):  0.075
 Qualified:             #2 15                                  #15 2            

4:30 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 67 degrees, relative humidity 63 percent, barometer 29.87 inches, adjusted altitude 3,452 feet, track temperature 94 degrees.

This is the sixth time Isley has been in this race.

Vaughn is a little too quick off of the line and goes red giving the win to Isley

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 444X Tyler Janousek                       5661 Mason Randall                
E1   ****WINNER****  0.043 11.656 114.85                     0.030 11.848 106.92
       SPMAN  Dial: 11.61 (+/-):  0.046          SPMAN  Dial: 11.78 (+/-):  0.068
 Qualified:             #1 16                                  #16 1            

Randall gets the advantage off of the line but Janousek gets the stripe and the win.

Tyler Janousek's MOV: 0.0096 seconds (approximately 18 inches).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7085 Andrew Olson                         F114 Frank Hood                   
E1                   0.103 12.341 104.24     ****WINNER****  0.052 14.711  88.74
       SPMAN  Dial: 12.28 (+/-):  0.061             SM  Dial: 14.70 (+/-):  0.011
 Qualified:             #6 11                                  #11 6            

Hood gets the holeshot and holds off Olson for the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 J742 Jeff Ford                            2455 Bart Pangilinan              
E1                  -0.024 12.358 112.78     ****WINNER****  0.071 12.787 106.99
       SPMAN  Dial: 12.34 (+/-):  0.018          SPMAN  Dial: 12.77 (+/-):  0.017
 Qualified:             #3 14                                  #14 3            

This is Pangilinan's second appearance in this race.

Ford is too quick off of the line and goes red giving the win to Pangilinan.

Pangilinan will take on Hood in the next round.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 R242 Kevin Roberts                        3026 Ellis V. Buth                
E1   ****WINNER****  0.038 12.009 107.49                     0.054 12.285  97.47
       SPMAN  Dial: 11.93 (+/-):  0.079          SPMAN  Dial: 12.15 (+/-):  0.135
 Qualified:             #8 9                                    #9 8            

Roberts gets the advantage off of the line and goes around Buth for the win.

Roberts will take on Janousek in the next round.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 T522 Shawn Anderson                       4050 Coleton Gossett              
E1                   0.077 11.807 110.70     ****WINNER****  0.023 11.994 109.26
       SPMAN  Dial: 11.79 (+/-):  0.017          SPMAN  Dial: 11.94 (+/-):  0.054
 Qualified:             #5 12                                  #12 5            

This is Anderson's second appearance at this event.

Gossett gets the holeshot and takes the stripe for the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 123J Billy Kirpens                        K151 Mark Ketterer                
E1                  -0.008 12.029 108.38     ****WINNER****  0.084 12.038 111.54
       SPMAN  Dial: 12.06 (+/-): -0.031          SPMAN  Dial: 12.02 (+/-):  0.018
 Qualified:             #4 13                                  #13 4            

Kirpens leaves too soon and goes red giving the win to Ketterer.

Ketterer will take on Gossett in the next round.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 601T Troy Johnston                        A642 Wally Kuzyk                  
E1   ****WINNER****  0.034 11.836 102.91                     0.030 12.352 111.01
       SPMAN  Dial: 11.64 (+/-):  0.196          SPMAN  Dial: 11.93 (+/-):  0.422
 Qualified:             #7 10                                  #10 7            

This is Johnston's second appearance at this event.

Kuzyk gets the advantage off of the line but Johnston takes the stripe and the win.

Johnston will take on Isley in the next round.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink



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