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BRAINERD, Minn. - Notes from round 1 qualifying in Top Fuel 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: Scott Palmer Runs 4.673/155.24, Now #2 Right Lane: Keith Murt Runs 4.116/237.30, Now #1 Weather conditions: air temperature 77 degrees, relative humidity 53 percent, barometer 29.97 inches, adjusted altitude 3,096 feet, track temperature 108 degrees. Scott Palmer has two National event Final rounds (Both R/U), last Final was Epping, 2019. This is his 214th race overall, his 11th race at this event, first was 2003. His best starting spot at this event is #8 (2017) and best starting spot of his career is #4 (2 times). Palmer's average starting spot at this event is 11.6 and his average starting spot for career is 12.1. His overall record at this event: 3 - 7, bBest finish at this event is Quarter-finals (3 time). This is his first race since Las Vegas-1, 2025. This is Keith Murt's 20th race overall, his third race at this event, first was 2011. His best starting spot at this event is #11 (2012), best starting spot of his career is #9 (Norwalk, 2012). Average starting spot of his career is 13.0. His overall record at this event is 0 - 1. He starts the event with an overall record of 1 - 6. Murt DNQ'ed here in 2011. Palmer started to lose traction and clicked it off. Murt clicked it off early. Left Lane: Cameron Ferre Runs 4.118/289.69, Now #3 Right Lane: Will Smith Runs 3.837/324.12, Now #1 Cameron Ferre has one National event Final round, Last Final was Charlotte 4-wide, 2022 (Final quad). This is his 66th race overall, his second race at this event, the first was 2019. He qualified #15 here in 2019. The best starting spot of his career was #9 (Bristol, 2023), average starting spot of his career is 14.1. Ferre overall record at this event is 0 - 1 and this is his 5th race this year. This is Will Smith's 21st race overall and his second race at this event, first was 2025. He qualified #13 here in 2025. Best starting spot of his career is #7 (Charlotte, 2026). His average starting spot of his career is 12.7. Four of his last five round losses have been to current or former TF World Champions. Ferre is straight down the groove. Smith launched hard and kept it hooked up with a good pass. Will Smith's incremental times: 60ft-0.872 sec., 330ft-2.208, 660ft-3.096/288.83 mph. Left Lane: Shawn Reed Runs 3.849/324.67, Now #2 Right Lane: Tony Schumacher Runs 4.077/234.70, Now #3 Shawn Reed has one National event win, at Reading, 2025. This is his 86th race overall, his second race at this event, first was 2024. He qualified #10 here in 2024, his best starting spot of his career: #2 (3 times). His average starting spot of his career is 9.7. Overall record at this event: 0 - 1. Tony Schumacher has 86 National event wins, his last win was in St. Louis, 2024. This is his 594th race overall and his 25th race at this event, first was 1997. Best starting spot at this event is #1 (6 times) and best starting spot of his career is #1 (88 times). His average starting spot for this event is 5.3 and average starting spot for his career is 5.7. Overall record at this event is 40 - 21. He won this race in 2000 (Beat D. Kalitta), 2004 (Beat D. Grubnic) & 2008 (Beat C. McClenathan) and was runner-up here in 2003 (Lost to D. Kalitta), 2006 (Lost to B. Bernstein), 2011 (Lost to A. Brown) & 2022 (Lost to S. Torrence). Schumacher "Swept" this race in 2004. He has qualified in the top half of the field at 19 of his 24 races here, his lowest starting spot at this event is #16 (2001). He has competed in 1,399 rounds. Only 4 Pro drivers have been in 1,400 or more rounds. Reed kept it hooked up to go to the number two spot. Shawn Reed's incremental times: 60ft-0.858 sec., 330ft-2.187, 660ft-3.101/283.07 mph. Schumacher starts to haze the tires and clicked it off early. Left Lane: Clay Millican Runs 4.336/190.65, Now #7 Right Lane: Justin Ashley Runs 4.001/252.61, Now #3 Clay Millican has eight National event wins in Top Fuel, his last win was Pomona-1, 2025. This is his 440th race overall and his 16th race at this event, first was 2007. Millican's best starting spot at this event is #1 (2013), best starting spot of his career is #1 (27 times). His average starting spot for this event is 8.1 and average starting spot for his career is 8.2. His overall record at this event is 17 - 14. He was runner-up here in 2013 (Lost to S. Massey), 2021 (Lost to S. Torrence) & 2025 (Lost to D. Kalitta). Millican has qualified in the top half of the field at 6 of his 15 races here, his lowest starting spot at this event is #12 (2015 & 2022). He DNQ here in 2014. Justin Ashley has 19 national event wins in Top Fuel, he had four wins in 2025, last win was Charlotte-2, 2025. This is his 128th race overal1, his 6th race at this event, first was 2021. Ashley's best starting spot at this event was #1 (2023), best starting spot of his career is #1 (7 times). His average starting spot at this event is 5.2 and average starting spot for his career is 7.1. Overall record at this event is 9 - 4, he won this race in 2024 (Beat S. Langdon). He set Top Speed here in 2022 (334.82). Has qualified in the top half of the field at 4 of his 5 races here, his Lowest starting spot at this event: #9 (2025). Millican started drop cylinders AND CLICKED IT OFF. Ashley with a good pass early, but is dropping cylinders on the top end and clicked it off. Left Lane: Billy Torrence Runs 3.776/327.51, Now #1 Right Lane: Josh Hart Runs 4.541/171.75, Now #9 Billy Torrence has eight National event wins, his last win was in Reading, 2021. This is his 116th race overall, his 6th race at this event, first was 2018. His best starting spot at this event was #1 (2018), his best starting spot of his career: #1 (5 times). Torrence average starting spot at this event is 5.2, average starting spot for his career: 6.8. His overall record at this event is 8 - 4, won this race in 2018 (Beat A. Brown). Torrence has qualified in the top half of the field at 4 of his 5 races here, lowest starting spot at this event was #9 (2022). Josh Hart has three wins in TF, one win in 2026, his last win Gainesville, 2026. This is his 108th race overall, this is his fifth race at this event, first was 2022. His best starting spot at this event was #2 (2022) and his best starting spot of his career is #1 (2 times). Hart's average starting spot at this event was 8.0 and his average starting spot for his career: 8.5. His overall record at this event is 3 - 4 and best finish at this event was Semi-finals, 2024. He has qualified in the top half of the field at 1 of his 4 races here, his lowest starting spot at this event is #11 (2023). Torrence launched hard and kept it hooked up and hitting on all eight to go to the number one spot. Billy Torrence's incremental times: 60ft-0.854 sec., 330ft-2.156, 660ft-3.041/289.69 mph. Hart started to lose traction and clicked it off. Left Lane: Maddi Gordon Runs 3.805/327.98, Now #2 Right Lane: Tony Stewart Runs 3.823/323.43, Now #3 Maddi Gordon has one National event win in TF, Norwalk, 2026. This is her 13th race overall, and her first race at this event. Best starting spot of her career is #2 (Chicago, 2026), average starting spot of her career is 7.8. Qualified in the top half of the field at 8 of her 12 races, she was in fourth place after Norwalk and now is in sixth place. Tony Stewart has three National event wins in TF, once this season, Pomona, 2026. This is his 52nd race overall, and his third race at this event, first was 2024. Best starting spot at this event is #2 (2024) and best starting spot of his career is #1 (1 time). His average star5ting spot at this event is 3.5 and average starting spot of his career is 7.2. Overall record at this event: 2 - 2, best finish at this event is Quarter-finals, 2024 & 2025. Gordon is straight down the groove hitting on all eight to go to the number two spot. Maddi Gordon's incremental times: 60ft-0.860 sec., 330ft-2.183, 660ft-3.075/290.01 mph. Stewart kept it hooked up to go to the number three spot. Tony Stewart's incremental times: 60ft-0.854 sec., 330ft-2.176, 660ft-3.079/285.11 mph. Left Lane: Antron Brown Runs 3.864/318.47, Now #7 Right Lane: Leah Pruett Runs 3.769/331.04, Now #1 Antron Brown has 82 national event wins overall (66 wins in Top Fuel 16 in PSM), once in 2026 at Bristol. This is his 556th race overall, his 28th race at this event. First was 1998 in PSM, this is his 18th race here in TF, his first was 2008 His best starting spot at this event: #1 (2001 & 2004 in PSM & 2014 & 2016 in TF). Brown's best starting spot of his career: #1 (51 times). His average starting spot for this event: 5.7, and average starting spot for his career: 5.8. His overall record at this event: 52 - 21 (29 - 15 in TF). He won this race in TF in 2011 (Beat T. Schumacher) & 2023 (Beat L. Pruett), and was runner-up here in TF in 2012 (Lost to M. Lucas), 2016 (Lost to B. Force), 2017 (Lost to L. Pruett) & 2018 (Lost to B. Torrence) He also won this race in PSM in 2000 (Beat T. Mullen), 2001 (Beat GT Tonglet), 2003 (Beat J. Smith) & 2006 (Beat S. Johnson). Has qualified in the top half of the field at 23 of his 27 races here. Lowest starting spot at this event: #13 (2003 in PSM, lowest in TF #12 in 2019). He is 1 of 2 Pro drivers to have won this race in 2 classes (TF & PSM). The other is K. Bernstein (TF & FC). Leah Pruett has 13 National event wins in TF, one win in 2026, Epping, 2026. This is her 228th race overall, this is her 9th race at this event, first was 2014. Her best starting spot at this event was #1 (2017), best starting spot of her career was #1 (17 times). Pruett's average starting spot at this event is 6.4 and average starting spot of her career is 6.7. Her overall record at this event is 11 - 6. She won this race in 2017 (Beat A. Brown) & 2019 (Beat M. Salinas) and runner-up here in 2023 (Lost to A. Brown). She has qualified in the top half of the field at 7 of her 8 races here, her lowest starting spot at this event is #11 (2014). She set the track record (3.640) here in 2017. Brown with a good pass and then right in the lights it dropped a cylinder or two. Pruett launched hard and kept it hooked up and hitting on all eight to go to the number one spot. She is real loose in the lights, but does a great job driving. Leah Pruett's incremental times: 60ft-0.858 sec., 330ft-2.167, 660ft-3.041/291.63 mph. Left Lane: Doug Kalitta Runs 3.764/326.40, Now #1 Right Lane: Shawn Langdon Runs 3.828/321.65, Now #6 Doug Kalitta has 62 national event wins, 3 wins in 2026, last win was Seattle, 2026. This is his 639th race overall, this is his 28th race at this event, first was 1998. His best starting spot at this race: #1 (2002, 2004, 2010 & 2025), best starting spot of his career: #1 (69 times). Kalitta's average starting spot for this event is 5.6 and average starting spot for his career is 5.9. Overall record at this event is 41- 24. He won this race in 2003 (Beat T. Schumacher), 2005 (Beat L. Dixon) & 2025 (Beat C. Millican) and was runner-up here in 2000 (Lost to T. Schumacher) & 2014 (Lost to M. Lucas). He has qualified in the top half of the field at 19 of his 27 races here, his lowest starting spot at this event was #13 (2011). His 41 round wins here are the 3rd most for him at any event. His 62 National event wins are tied for 7th most among all Nitro drivers (TF & FC). Shawn Langdon has 26 National event wins (24 in TF and two in FC) including four wins in 2026, last win was MIR, 2026. This is his 382nd race overall, his 17th race at this event, (14th in TF) first was 2009. Best starting spot at this event is #2 (2016), and best starting spot of his career it #1 (27 times). His average starting spot at this event is 6.8 and his average starting spot for career is 7.0. Langdon's overall record at this event is 17 - 16, runner-up here in 2024 (Lost to J. Ashley). He has qualified in the top half of the field at 11 of his 16 races here, his lowest starting spot at this event was #12 (2009). He had won 10 Rd. 1 races in a row before Seattle. Kalitta launched hard and kept it hooked up to go to the number one spot. Doug Kalitta's incremental times: 60ft-0.849 sec., 330ft-2.152, 660ft-3.036/291.95 mph. Langdon is straight down the groove to go to the number six spot. Shawn Langdon's incremental times: 60ft-0.854 sec., 330ft-2.167, 660ft-3.075/281.07 mph.
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