Fri, 21 Aug 2026, 10:55 AM
Stock Eliminator Round 1 Eliminations
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By Reporter
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BRAINERD, Minn. - Results of round 1 eliminations in Stock Eliminator at the NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series, 44th annual
NHRA Brainerd Nationals:
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
5317 Scott Dugdale 5502 Paul Anderson
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.079 11.455 111.66 0.040 11.087 124.20
I/S Dial: 11.45 (+/-): 0.005 A/S Dial: 10.95 (+/-): 0.137
Qualified: #33 11.480 -0.720 #65 11.879 0.929
Weather conditions: air temperature 67 degrees, relative humidity 84 percent, barometer 29.97 inches,
adjusted altitude 2,508 feet. Anderson with the starting line advantage, but Dugdale runs dead-on with a
five for the win.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
473C James Carter 5426 Gene Mosbek
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.040 11.231 104.48 0.051 10.613 125.27
D/SA Dial: 11.24 (+/-): -0.009 C/SA Dial: 10.65 (+/-): -0.037
Qualified: #64 11.329 -0.221 #32 10.673 -0.727
Carter with the starting line advantage for the win.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
5395 Jared Hutar 5128 Denny Nelson
E1 -0.017 11.220 115.65 ****WINNER**** 0.083 10.381 126.78
E/SA Dial: 11.25 (+/-): -0.030 B/SA Dial: 10.47 (+/-): -0.089
Qualified: #63 11.447 -0.253 #31 10.515 -0.735
Hutar goes red to give Nelson the win.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
580 Steve Couch 5243 Dale Findell
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.086 10.876 121.11 -0.007 11.919 109.72
FS/H Dial: 10.93 (+/-): -0.054 M/SA Dial: 11.98 (+/-): -0.061
Qualified: #55 10.989 -0.511 #23 12.041 -0.809
Findell goes red to give Couch the win.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
701P Parker Theobald 5036 Dirk Olson
E1 -0.008 10.477 125.53 ****WINNER**** 0.038 10.039 133.01
C/SA Dial: 10.52 (+/-): -0.043 AA/S Dial: 10.03 (+/-): 0.009
Qualified: #13 10.521 -0.879 #45 10.084 -0.616
Theobald goes red to give Olson the win.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
5411 Chris Knudsen 5044 Kevin Leinart
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.023 10.271 122.01 0.080 13.314 98.33
B/S Dial: 10.23 (+/-): 0.041 R/SA Dial: 13.30 (+/-): 0.014
Qualified: #10 10.307 -0.893 #42 13.425 -0.625
Knudsen with the starting line advantage for the win.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
5166 Loran Gottschalk 5406 Kevin Hemenway
E1 0.094 10.004 120.03 ****WINNER**** 0.039 13.101 98.31
FS/D Dial: 10.01 (+/-): -0.006 AF/S Dial: 13.00 (+/-): 0.101
Qualified: #52 10.042 -0.558 #20 13.016 -0.834
Hemenway with the starting line advantage for the win.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
5388 Jay Storey 539 Glen DeMenge
E1 0.038 9.155 146.43 ****WINNER**** 0.045 9.883 128.42
FS/B Dial: 9.18 (+/-): -0.025 AAA/SA Dial: 9.90 (+/-): -0.017
Qualified: #28 9.239 -0.761 #60 9.979 -0.421
Storey with the starting line advantage, but took too much stripe to give DeMenge the win.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
5797 Matt Malerke 506 Trent Pfisthner
E1 0.067 10.783 118.02 ****WINNER**** 0.081 10.644 122.05
E/SA Dial: 10.81 (+/-): -0.027 B/SA Dial: 10.65 (+/-): -0.006
Qualified: #18 10.859 -0.841 #50 10.680 -0.570
Malerke with the starting line advantage, but took too much stripe to give Pfisthner the win.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
5147 James Tolston 5583 Dan Zrust
E1 0.089 10.808 123.95 ****WINNER**** 0.078 10.488 124.51
E/S Dial: 10.65 (+/-): 0.158 A/SA Dial: 10.33 (+/-): 0.158
Qualified: #14 10.772 -0.878 #46 10.385 -0.615
Zrust with the starting line advantage for the win. Dan Zrust's MOV: 0.0114 seconds (approximately 2
feet).
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
5330 Jordin Jurgens 5101 David McGaugh
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.036 11.211 106.26 0.208 11.863 112.46
G/SA Dial: 11.10 (+/-): 0.111 J/SA Dial: 11.86 (+/-): 0.003
Qualified: #19 11.163 -0.837 #51 11.882 -0.568
Jurgens with the starting line advantage for the win.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
5023 Tom Barrett 6001 Norm LaPointe
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.034 10.648 118.81 0.071 11.110 117.60
B/S Dial: 10.62 (+/-): 0.028 G/SA Dial: 11.10 (+/-): 0.010
Qualified: #54 10.675 -0.525 #22 11.175 -0.825
Barrett with the starting line advantage for the win. Tom Barrett's MOV: 0.0191 seconds (approximately 3
feet).
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
54 Jamey Picht 5111 Trista Fenner
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.012 11.041 109.23 0.034 10.590 116.32
F/SA Dial: 10.99 (+/-): 0.051 B/S Dial: 10.48 (+/-): 0.110
Qualified: #24 11.045 -0.805 #56 10.707 -0.493
Picht with the starting line advantage for the win.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
5031 Michael Barrett 4688 Mike Cotten
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.007 10.240 123.16 0.106 10.937 118.16
A/SA Dial: 10.25 (+/-): -0.010 G/SA Dial: 10.97 (+/-): -0.033
Qualified: #38 10.338 -0.662 #6 11.028 -0.972
Barrett with a great light for the win.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
555 Al Corda 1925 Tim Barrett
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.033 10.061 125.06 0.025 11.657 110.04
AA/SA Dial: 10.05 (+/-): 0.011 K/SA Dial: 11.69 (+/-): -0.033
Qualified: #43 10.075 -0.625 #11 11.758 -0.892
Barrett with the starting line advantage, but took too much stripe to give corda the win.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
5471 Nick Bredemus 7797 Don Keen
E1 0.093 10.510 124.61 ****WINNER**** 0.054 10.300 129.54
B/SA Dial: 10.58 (+/-): -0.070 C/S Dial: 10.32 (+/-): -0.020
Qualified: #40 10.599 -0.651 #8 10.393 -0.957
Keen with the starting line advantage for the win.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
5006 Dan Jeska 5343 James Findell
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.051 11.944 109.51 0.080 11.259 112.22
M/SA Dial: 11.92 (+/-): 0.024 F/SA Dial: 11.27 (+/-): -0.011
Qualified: #21 12.021 -0.829 #53 11.322 -0.528
Jeska with the starting line advantage for the win.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
75 Greg Krause 5751 Lee Johnson
E1 0.111 13.282 97.67 ****WINNER**** 0.038 10.699 124.00
R/SA Dial: 13.42 (+/-): -0.138 D/SA Dial: 10.70 (+/-): -0.001
Qualified: #47 13.437 -0.613 #15 10.683 -0.867
Johnson with the starting line advantage for the win.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
H507 Joseph Harry 5500 Randy Mans
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.034 10.483 123.52 0.083 9.824 137.43
B/SA Dial: 10.53 (+/-): -0.047 A/S Dial: 9.88 (+/-): -0.056
Qualified: #34 10.545 -0.705 #2 9.906 -1.044
Harry with the starting line advantage for the win.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
5263 Larry Curtis 5120 Jacob Picht
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.025 9.888 129.88 0.069 11.058 117.23
FS/E Dial: 9.84 (+/-): 0.048 F/SA Dial: 11.08 (+/-): -0.022
Qualified: #3 9.943 -1.007 #35 11.159 -0.691
Curtis with the starting line advantage for the win.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
55 Jeff Chaney 5112 Carter Line
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.067 10.722 121.88 -0.069 11.969 110.41
C/SA Dial: 10.77 (+/-): -0.048 J/SA Dial: 11.96 (+/-): 0.009
Qualified: #26 10.608 -0.792 #58 12.017 -0.433
Line goes red to give Chaney the win.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
51 Logan Wernet 5389 Steve Hutar
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.048 11.139 117.28 -0.026 11.411 115.01
E/SA Dial: 11.14 (+/-): -0.001 I/SA Dial: 11.45 (+/-): -0.039
Qualified: #57 11.256 -0.444 #25 11.504 -0.796
Hutar goes red to give Wernet the win.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
601 Cody Lane F504 Tracy Fairchild
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.046 9.141 142.10 0.034 10.529 121.15
FS/B Dial: 9.11 (+/-): 0.031 D/SA Dial: 10.53 (+/-): -0.001
Qualified: #36 9.318 -0.682 #4 10.574 -0.976
Fairchild with the starting line advantage, but took a tick too much stripe to give Lane the win.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
5391 Ryan Hutar X501 Clayton Mattson
E1 0.053 9.971 130.15 ****WINNER**** 0.036 10.802 118.12
AA/SA Dial: 10.01 (+/-): -0.039 F/SA Dial: 10.83 (+/-): -0.028
Qualified: #39 10.046 -0.654 #7 10.887 -0.963
Mattson with the starting line advantage for the win.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
1778 Joe Santangelo 5680 Marlene Nelson
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.036 10.401 116.43 0.071 11.752 110.97
B/SA Dial: 10.36 (+/-): 0.041 J/SA Dial: 11.80 (+/-): -0.048
Qualified: #17 10.406 -0.844 #49 11.871 -0.579
Santangelo with the starting line advantage for the win.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
5676 Bryan Heath 519X Brent Kopejtka
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.090 10.313 127.49 -0.014 15.812 83.80
B/SA Dial: 10.34 (+/-): -0.027 DF/S Dial: 15.77 (+/-): 0.042
Qualified: #16 10.391 -0.859 #48 15.905 -0.595
Kopejtka goes red to give Heath the win.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
5307 Sophia Diekema 5169 Brad Koivisto
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.049 11.112 116.51 0.071 11.171 108.87
F/SA Dial: 11.08 (+/-): 0.032 H/SA Dial: 11.11 (+/-): 0.061
Qualified: #37 11.187 -0.663 #5 11.178 -0.972
Diekema with the starting line advantage for the win.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
5058 Brian Anderson 5306 Johnny Diekema
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.034 10.220 122.83 0.164 10.103 122.44
A/SA Dial: 10.21 (+/-): 0.010 AA/S Dial: 10.10 (+/-): 0.003
Qualified: #29 10.252 -0.748 #61 10.293 -0.407
Anderson with the starting line advantage for the win.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
727 Mike Johnston 5939 Dave Picht
E1 0.072 9.783 136.22 ****WINNER**** 0.035 10.917 117.18
FS/D Dial: 9.75 (+/-): 0.033 C/S Dial: 10.86 (+/-): 0.057
Qualified: #27 9.814 -0.786 #59 10.927 -0.423
Picht with the starting line advantage for the win. Dave Picht's MOV: 0.0136 seconds (approximately 3
feet).
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
2455 Jason Line 556 Ron Feist
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.047 11.903 88.85 0.017 11.437 92.51
G/SA Dial: 11.70 (+/-): 0.203 A/SA Dial: 10.22 (+/-): 1.217
Qualified: #62 11.645 -0.355 #30 10.258 -0.742
Feist with the starting line advantage, but Line gets the win.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
5731 Ben Line 858 Jarmo Markkanen
E1 0.045 10.249 126.45 ****WINNER**** 0.031 10.534 125.79
B/SA Dial: 10.25 (+/-): -0.001 B/S Dial: 10.53 (+/-): 0.004
Qualified: #9 10.311 -0.939 #41 10.563 -0.637
Markkanen with the starting line advantage and runs dead-on with a four for the win.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
5340 Tim Mosbek 5210 Hannah Line
E1 0.039 11.042 113.25 ****WINNER**** 0.013 10.601 121.51
E/SA Dial: 11.01 (+/-): 0.032 D/SA Dial: 10.59 (+/-): 0.011
Qualified: #44 11.084 -0.616 #12 10.669 -0.881
Line with the starting line advantage for the win.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
5390 Lance Line Bye
E1 ****WINNER**** -0.110 10.258 121.42
C/S Dial: 10.00 (+/-): 0.258
Qualified: #1 10.226 -1.124 Bye
Line with the bye run.
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