Thu, 13 Nov 2025, 18:43 PM Competition Eliminator Round 3 Eliminations

By Rick Green

POMONA, Calif. - Results of round 3 eliminations in Competition Eliminator at the NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series, 60th annual In-N-Out Burger NHRA Finals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 4011 Royce Freeman                         703 Joe Mozeris                  
E3   ****WINNER****  0.058  6.920 197.51                     0.150  6.946 190.59
        B/AA Index: 7.43 (+/-): -0.510            C/DA Index: 7.54 (+/-): -0.594
 Prior rounds:
E2    (S McClay    ) 0.015  6.926 -0.504      (Bye         ) 0.037  8.128  0.588
E1    (R Van Paepeg) 0.160  6.922 -0.628      (R Brogdon   ) 0.277  9.701  2.161
 Qualified:             #4  6.901 -0.649                       #10  6.971 -0.569

Weather conditions: air temperature 73 degrees, relative humidity 43 percent, barometer 29.98 inches, adjusted altitude 2,473 feet.

Freeman with the starting line advantage for the win. Royce Freeman's MOV: 0.0082 seconds (approximately 2 feet).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
    2 Ryan Warter                           800 Jason Grima                  
E3                   0.076 15.413  58.10     ****WINNER****  0.043  8.866 100.45
        D/SM Index: 8.94 (+/-):  6.473             B/A Index: 7.59 (+/-):  1.276
 Prior rounds:
E2    (J Lane      ) 0.028  8.432 -0.548      (J Taylor    ) 0.132  7.952  0.362
E1    (P Mitsos    ) 0.011  8.833 -0.147      (A Freese    )       No Time      
 Qualified:            #16 31.000 22.020                        #9  7.012 -0.578

Warter with problems right at the hit and clicked it off. Grima clicked it off early for the win. He will have a bye in the semifinal.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
        Bye                                  65 Melissa Murphy               
E3                                            ****WINNER****  0.038 21.072  45.00
                                                  B/DA Index: 7.27 (+/-): 13.802
 Prior rounds:
E2                                           (R Priddy    ) 0.035  6.770 -0.600
E1                                           (J Ochoa     ) -0.018  7.604  0.234
 Qualified:                                                       #6  6.748 -0.622

Murphy shook on the bye run and clicked it off. She will face Freeman in the semifinal.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink



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