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BRAINERD, Minn. - Notes from round 2 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 this round, position in order following run, best prior elapsed time/speed, and position in order prior to run: Left Lane: Jack Wyatt Runs 4.831/168.16, Now #9; No Prior Run Weather conditions: air temperature 77 degrees, relative humidity 56 percent, barometer 29.96 inches, adjusted altitude 3,131 feet, track temperature 104 degrees. This is Jack Wyatt 147th race overall, his 11th race at this event, first was 1991. Best starting spot at this event is #13 (2 times), best starting spot of his career is #10 (Phoenix, 1995). His average starting spot at this event is 14.0, average starting spot for his career is 14.6. Wyatt's overall record at this event is 1 - 5, best finish at this event, Quarter-finals, 2009. He has DNQ here 5 times. This is his 1st race since this event in 2024. Wyatt didn't make an attempt in Q 1. Wyatt with a good pass early and starts to lose traction and clicked it off. Left Lane: Bobby Bode Runs 4.299/210.01, Now #9; No Prior Run This is Bobby Bode his 53rd race overall, his 5th race at this event and his first was 2022. Best starting spot at this event is #11 (2023 & 2024), best starting spot of his career is #3 (2 times). His average starting spot for this event is 11.8 and average starting spot for his career is 11.6. Bode's overall record at this event: 1 - 4, his best finish at this event is Quarter-Finals, 2022. This is his 3rd race this year. Bode didn't make a pass in the first session. Bode launched hard and starts overpower the track and clicks it off. Left Lane: Matt Hagan Runs 3.940/323.66, Now #2; No Prior Run Right Lane: Cruz Pedregon Runs 3.986/322.04, Now #8; Best prior run: 12.456/82.89, Was #13 Matt Hagan has 57 national event wins, 2 wins in 2026, last win was Bristol, 2026. This is his 388th race overall, this is his 17th race at this event, first was 2009. Best starting spot at this event is #1 (2011, 2016, 2019 & 2022), best starting spot of his career is #1 (55 times). His average starting spot at this event is 4.8, average starting spot for career is 5.6. Hagan's overall record at this event: 24 - 15, won this race in 2021 (Beat C. Pedregon), runner-up here 2013 (Lost to R. Capps), 2016 (Lost to D. Worsham) & 2024 (Lost to B. Alexander). He has set Low E/T here in 2011, 2015, 2016 & 2022. Hagan has qualified in the top half of the field at 12 of his 16 races here, hia lowest starting spot at this event is #13 (2009 & 2024). He dropped to 5th place in points, tied for his lowest spot of the year (and the lowest he has been since Phoenix). Hagan didn't make the call in round one due to a fire bottle problem. Hagan launched hard and kept it hooked up to go to the number two spot. Matt Hagan's incremental times: 60ft-0.875 sec., 330ft-2.272, 660ft-3.197/284.69 mph. Pedregon is straight down the groove with a good looking pass to get into the top half of the show. Left Lane: Ron Capps Runs 3.930/322.27, Now #2; Best prior run: 5.184/146.54, Was #14 Right Lane: Jordan Vandergriff Runs 3.975/302.82, Now #8; Best prior run: 4.035/265.38, Was #9 Capps launched hard and kept it hooked up and hitting on all eight to go to the number one spot. Ron Capps' incremental times: 60ft-0.882 sec., 330ft-2.252, 660ft-3.176/279.09 mph. Vandergriff with a good pass until on the top end when it dropped a cylinder or two. He still moves into the top half of the show. Left Lane: Spencer Hyde Runs 3.988/284.93, Now #11; Best prior run: 4.876/160.00, Was #14 Right Lane: Chad Green Runs 10.305/82.74, Now #7; Best prior run: 3.972/318.99, Was #7 Hyde launched hard and then started to spin the tires and drop cylinders before he clicked it off. He still moves up the ladder three spots. Green is up in smoke right at the hit and clicked it off. Left Lane: Dave Richards Runs 3.924/327.66, Now #2; Best prior run: 4.066/314.17, Was #12 Right Lane: Alexis DeJoria Runs 3.927/324.83, Now #3; Best prior run: 3.969/325.92, Was #5 Richards launched hard and kept it hooked up to go to the number two spot. Dave Richards' incremental times: 60ft-0.882 sec., 330ft-2.257, 660ft-3.183/281.89 mph. DeJoria was right there with Richards to go to the number three spot. Alexis DeJoria's incremental times: 60ft-0.882 sec., 330ft-2.262, 660ft-3.183/281.42 mph. Left Lane: J.R. Todd Runs 4.354/216.72, Now #10; Best prior run: 3.976/321.88, Was #10 Right Lane: Daniel Wilkerson Runs 4.663/175.32, Now #6; Best prior run: 3.942/319.52, Was #6 DeJoria used up and engine in the lights and there is oil. Alexis DeJoria was charged with an oildown, #1 for the season. That will cost 5 points. Todd starts to drop cylinders and then spin the tires before he clicked it off. Wilkerson spun the tires right at the hit and clicked it off. Left Lane: Austin Prock Runs 3.893/329.91, Now #1; Best prior run: 3.971/322.42, Was #7 Right Lane: Jack Beckman Runs 6.156/107.86, Now #2; Best prior run: 3.903/324.67, Was #1 Prock launched hard and kept it hooked up and hitting on all eight to go to the number one spot. Austin Prock's incremental times: 60ft-0.880 sec., 330ft-2.251, 660ft-3.158/287.66 mph. Prock will win the "Battle for the Axe," presented by Visit Brainerd & Baxter. Beckman drives into tire smoke and clicked it off.
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