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BRAINERD, Minn. - Notes from round 1 qualifying in Funny Car at the NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series, 44th annual NHRA Brainerd Nationals listing lane, driver name, elapsed time, top speed, and position in order following run: Left Lane: Jim Campbell No Time, Now #2 Right Lane: Dave Richards Runs 4.066/314.17, Now #1 Weather conditions: air temperature 77 degrees, relative humidity 53 percent, barometer 29.97 inches, adjusted altitude 3,096 feet. This is Jim Campbell 155th race overall, his 9th race at this event, first was 2017. Best starting spot at this event is #7 (2018) and best starting spot of his career is #7. Average starting spot at this event is 13.1 and average starting spot of his career: 13.3. Campbell's overall record at this event is 0 - 7. This is his 2nd race this year, and this is his 6th consecutive year of competing at this event. This is Dave Richards 104th race overall, his 4th race at this event, first was 2023. Best starting spot at this event is #14 (2023 & 2024), best starting spot of his career is #8 (2 times). His average starting spot at this event is 14.7, average starting spot for his career is 13.3. Richards overall record at this event is 1 - 3, his best finish at this event is Quarter-finals, 2023. Lowest starting spot at this event: #16 (2025). This is Dave Richards 104th race overall, his 4th race at this event, first was 2023. Best starting spot at this event is #14 (2023 & 2024), best starting spot of his career is #8 (2 times). His average starting spot at this event is 14.7, average starting spot for his career is 13.3. Richards overall record at this event is 1 - 3, his best finish at this event is Quarter-finals, 2023. Lowest starting spot at this event: #16 (2025). Campbell breaks on the burnout and is shut off. Richards is straight down the groove with a good pass. Left Lane: Cruz Pedregon Runs 12.456/82.89, Now #2 Cruz Pedregon has 40 national event wins in FC, last win was Reading, 2025. This is his 718th race overall, his 32nd race at this event and first was 1991 (in TF). Best starting spot at this event is #1 (1993, 1993 & 1998), best starting spot of his career is #1 (65 times). His average starting spot at this event is 7.9, average starting spot for career is 7.5. Pedregon's overall record at this event is 20 - 28, won this race in 1992 (Beat M. Oswald), runner-up here in 1993 (Lost to C. Etchells) & 2021 (Lost to M. Hagan). Has qualified in the top half of the field at 16 of his 31 races here and his lowest starting spot at this event is #16 (2018), he also DNQ here in 2002 & 2007. Pedregon lost traction right at the hit and clicked it off. Left Lane: Daniel Wilkerson Runs 3.942/319.52, Now #1 Right Lane: Spencer Hyde Runs 4.876/160.00, Now #3 Weather conditions: air temperature 77 degrees, relative humidity 53 percent, barometer 29.97 inches, adjusted altitude 3,096 feet, track temperature 108 degrees. Daniel Wilkerson has 5 National event Final rounds including 2 Finals in 2026, last Final was Sonoma, 2026. This is his 66th race overall, this is his 3rd race at this event, first was 2024. Best starting spot at this event is #9 (2025), best starting spot of his career is #3. His average starting spot at this event is 10.5, average starting spot for his career is 8.9. Wilkerson's overall record at this event is 2 - 2, his best finish at this event is Quarter-finals, 2024 & 2025. Lowest starting spot at this event is #12 (2024). Spencer Hyde has 3 National event Final rounds, his last Final was Phoenix, 2026. This is his 34th race overall, his 2nd race at this event, first was 2025. He qualified #11 here in 2025, best starting spot of his career is #1 (2 times). Average starting spot of his career is 8.6. Hyde's overall record at this event is 1 - 1, best finish at this event is Quarter-finals, 2025. Wilkerson launched hard and kept it hooked up to go to the number one spot. Daniel Wilkerson's incremental times: 60ft-0.886 sec., 330ft-2.278, 660ft-3.192/285.05 mph. Hyde is right there with Wilkerson early, but starts to lose traction and clicked it off. Left Lane: Alexis DeJoria Runs 3.969/325.92, Now #2 Right Lane: Austin Prock Runs 3.971/322.42, Now #3 Alexis DeJoria has six wins in FC, her last win was in Bristol, 2021. This is her 267th race overall, this is her 11th race at this event, first was in 2012. Best starting spot at this event is #3 (2015), best starting spot for her career is #1 (6 times). Average starting spot at this event is 8.0, her Average starting spot for her career is 8.0. Her overall record at this event is 8 - 9, she won this race in 2017 (Beat T. Johnson Jr.). Has qualified in the top half of the field at 6 of her 10 races here, lowest starting spot at this event is #14 (2013). DeJoria set Top Speed in Seattle (337.41), her 1st Top Speed since Denver, 2023. Back-to-back Rd. 1 losses have dropped her to 8th place, her lowest spot of the year. Austin Prock has 22 National event wins (4 in TF and 18 in FC), last win as at MIR, 2026. This is his 122nd race overall, this is his 6th race at this event, his first was 2019. Best starting spot at this event was #1 (2024), best starting spot for his career is #1 (26 times). Average starting spot at this event is 5.4 and average starting spot for his career is 6.1. His overall record at this event is 7 - 4, he won this race in 2025 (Beat J.R. Todd). Prock has qualified in the top half of the field at all 5 of his races here, lowest starting spot at this event was #8 (3 times). He has moved up to 7th place, his highest spot in the points of the year. DeJoria kept it hooked up and hitting on all eight to go to the number two spot. Alexis DeJoria's incremental times: 60ft-0.909 sec., 330ft-2.309, 660ft-3.229/284.75 mph. Prock is straight down the groove, hooked up all the way down the track. He goes to the number three spot. Austin Prock's incremental times: 60ft-0.883 sec., 330ft-2.285, 660ft-3.218/277.66 mph. Left Lane: Chad Green Runs 3.972/318.99, Now #4 Chad Green has four National event wins in FC, 2 wins in 2026, his last win was Chicago, 2026. This is his 101st race overall, and his 5th race at this event, first was 2022. Best starting spot at this event is #10 (2023 & 2024), best starting spot for his career is #1 (Epping, 2023). His average starting spot at this event is 11.3 and average starting spot for his career is: 8.6. Lowest starting spot at this event was #14 (2025). Green's overall record at this event is 5 - 4, his best finish at this event is: Semi-finals, 2024 & 2025. Green launched hard and with a great pass until right in the lights when it dropped a cylinder. He goes to the number four spot. Chad Green's incremental times: 60ft-0.883 sec., 330ft-2.277, 660ft-3.213/278.52 mph. Hagan pulled out of line and went back to the pits. Left Lane: Jordan Vandergriff Runs 4.035/265.38, Now #6 Right Lane: J.R. Todd Runs 3.976/321.88, Now #5 Jordan Vandergriff has 2 National event wins, both this season, last win: Sonoma, 2026. This is his 26th race overall, this is his 2nd race at this event, first was 2025 in TF. He qualified #3 here in 2025, best starting spot of his career is #1 (2 times). His average starting spot of his career is 6.7. Vandergriff's overall record at this event is 1 - 1, best finish at this event is Quarter-finals, 2025. J.R. Todd has 23 National event wins (9 in TF and 14 in FC), last win was Seattle, 2026. This is his 350th race overall, his 15th race at this event, first was 2006 in TF. His best starting spot at this event is #2 (2023), best starting spot of his career is #1 (17 times). Average starting spot at this event is 9.6 and average starting spot for his career is 7.5. Overall record at this event is 12 - 14, runner-up here in 2025 (Lost to A. Prock). Has qualified in the top half of the field at 4 of his 14 races here, lowest starting spot at this event is #16 (2014). He ran career best (3.852) here in 2025. His 14 wins are tied for 19th most in FC. Vandergriff with a good pass early, but dropped a cylinder or two and moved out of the groove before he clicked it off. Todd launched hard and kept it hooked with a good clean pass. Left Lane: Jack Beckman Runs 3.903/324.67, Now #1 Right Lane: Ron Capps Runs 5.184/146.54, Now #10 Jack Beckman has 38 National event wins in FC, last win was Epping, 2026. This is his 375th race, this is his 16th race at this event, first was 2005. Best starting spot at this event is #1 (2012, 2013, 2015 & 2025), best starting spot for his career is #1 (35 times). Average starting spot at this event is 6.1 and average starting spot for his career is 6.3. Beckman's overall record at this event is 24 - 15, he won this race in 2018 (Beat T. Johnson Jr.), runner-up here in 2008 (Lost to T. Pedregon) & 2010 (Lost to B. Bode). Has qualified in the top half of the field at 11 of his 15 events here, lowest starting spot at this event is #16 (2009). He moved up to 2nd place in points, his highest spot of the year. Ron Capps has 80 national event wins (79 in FC and 1 in TF), last win was Norwalk, 2026. This is his 681st race overall and his 29th race at this event, first was 1997. HIs best starting spot at this event is #1 (2000 & 2023), best starting spot of his career is #1 (39 times). Average starting spot at this event is 5.4, his average starting spot for career is 6.5. Capps' overall record at this event is 53 - 19*, he won this race in 1998 (Beat D. Skuza), 2001 (Beat W. Bazemore), 2012 (Beat J. Force), 2013 (Beat M. Hagan), 2014 (Beat J. Force), 2019 (Beat T. Johnson Jr.) & 2023 (Beat R. Hight) and was runner-up here in 1997 (Lost to J. Force), 2009 (Lost to T. Pedregon), 2011 (Lost to J. Gray) & 2022 (Lost to B. Tasca). *53 round wins are tied for the most for him at any event (Pomona-1, 53). He has qualified in the top half of the field at 22 of his 28 races here, lowest starting spot at this event is #16 (2008). He set Top Speed (333.08) here in 2023. His 7 wins here are the 2nd most for him at any event (Bristol - 8). Beckman launched hard and had it hitting on all eight to go to the number one spot. Jack Beckman's incremental times: 60ft-0.873 sec., 330ft-2.244, 660ft-3.158/284.27 mph. Capps shuts off around half track.
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