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Sat, 22 Aug 2026, 10:34 AM

Stock Eliminator Round 2 Eliminations
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BRAINERD, Minn. - Results of round 2 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
 5411 Chris Knudsen                          55 Jeff Chaney                  
E2                  -0.004 10.262 130.58     ****WINNER****  0.030 10.725 119.14
         B/S  Dial: 10.25 (+/-):  0.012           C/SA  Dial: 10.73 (+/-): -0.005
 Prior rounds:
E1    (K Leinart   ) 0.023 10.271  0.041      (C Line      ) 0.067 10.722 -0.048
 Qualified:            #10 10.307 -0.893                       #26 10.608 -0.792
Weather conditions: air temperature 64 degrees, relative humidity 72 percent, barometer 30.12 inches, adjusted altitude 2,067 feet.

Knudsen goes red to give Chaney the win.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 5330 Jordin Jurgens                       5263 Larry Curtis                 
E2                   0.019 11.051 118.34     ****WINNER****  0.012  9.838 137.18
        G/SA  Dial: 11.07 (+/-): -0.019           FS/E  Dial: 9.82 (+/-):  0.018
 Prior rounds:
E1    (D McGaugh   ) 0.036 11.211  0.111      (J Picht     ) 0.025  9.888  0.048
 Qualified:            #19 11.163 -0.837                        #3  9.943 -1.007
Curtis 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                      5023 Tom Barrett                  
E2                   0.073 10.166 124.98     ****WINNER****  0.048 10.651 110.45
        A/SA  Dial: 10.19 (+/-): -0.024            B/S  Dial: 10.55 (+/-):  0.101
 Prior rounds:
E1    (M Cotten    ) 0.007 10.240 -0.010      (N Lapointe  ) 0.034 10.648  0.028
 Qualified:            #38 10.338 -0.662                       #54 10.675 -0.525
Barrett with the starting line advantage for the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  601 Cody Lane                            5406 Kevin Hemenway               
E2   ****WINNER****  0.024  9.222 122.63                     0.161 13.082 100.35
        FS/B  Dial: 9.10 (+/-):  0.122            AF/S  Dial: 13.00 (+/-):  0.082
 Prior rounds:
E1    (T Fairchild ) 0.046  9.141  0.031      (L Gottschalk) 0.039 13.101  0.101
 Qualified:            #36  9.318 -0.682                       #20 13.016 -0.834
Lane with the starting line advantage for the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 5128 Denny Nelson                         5751 Lee Johnson                  
E2                  -0.013 10.319 126.99     ****WINNER****  0.064 10.624 124.08
        B/SA  Dial: 10.30 (+/-):  0.019           D/SA  Dial: 10.70 (+/-): -0.076
 Prior rounds:
E1    (J Hutar     ) 0.083 10.381 -0.089      (G Krause    ) 0.038 10.699 -0.001
 Qualified:            #31 10.515 -0.735                       #15 10.683 -0.867
Nelson goes red to give Johnson the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 473C James Carter                         5676 Bryan Heath                  
E2                   0.029 11.165 104.55     ****WINNER****  0.034 10.323 120.65
        D/SA  Dial: 11.20 (+/-): -0.035           B/SA  Dial: 10.26 (+/-):  0.063
 Prior rounds:
E1    (E Mosbek    ) 0.040 11.231 -0.009      (B Kopejtka  ) 0.090 10.313 -0.027
 Qualified:            #64 11.329 -0.221                       #16 10.391 -0.859
Carter with the starting line advantage, but took too much stripe to give Heath the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
   54 Jamey Picht                          7797 Don Keen                     
E2   ****WINNER****  0.004 10.953 112.92                     0.050 10.213 130.02
        F/SA  Dial: 10.92 (+/-):  0.033            C/S  Dial: 10.22 (+/-): -0.007
 Prior rounds:
E1    (T Fenner    ) 0.012 11.041  0.051      (N Bredemus  ) 0.054 10.300 -0.020
 Qualified:            #24 11.045 -0.805                        #8 10.393 -0.957
Picht with a great light for the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 5307 Sophia Diekema                       5006 Dan Jeska                    
E2   ****WINNER****  0.048 11.007 118.55                    -0.049 11.885 111.44
        F/SA  Dial: 11.04 (+/-): -0.033           M/SA  Dial: 11.91 (+/-): -0.025
 Prior rounds:
E1    (B Koivisto  ) 0.049 11.112  0.032      (J Findell   ) 0.051 11.944  0.024
 Qualified:            #37 11.187 -0.663                       #21 12.021 -0.829
Jeska goes red to give Diekema the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  539 Glen DeMenge                         5210 Hannah Line                  
E2                  -0.010  9.830 133.76     ****WINNER****  0.019 10.552 124.11
      AAA/SA  Dial: 9.81 (+/-):  0.020            D/SA  Dial: 10.57 (+/-): -0.018
 Prior rounds:
E1    (J Storey    ) 0.045  9.883 -0.017      (T Mosbek    ) 0.013 10.601  0.011
 Qualified:            #60  9.979 -0.421                       #12 10.669 -0.881
DeMenge goes red to give Line the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  555 Al Corda                             5939 Dave Picht                   
E2   ****WINNER****  0.046 10.047 121.04                     0.066 10.892 122.89
       AA/SA  Dial: 10.02 (+/-):  0.027            C/S  Dial: 10.86 (+/-):  0.032
 Prior rounds:
E1    (T Barrett   ) 0.033 10.061  0.011      (M Johnston  ) 0.035 10.917  0.057
 Qualified:            #43 10.075 -0.625                       #59 10.927 -0.423
Coda 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                            506 Trent Pfisthner              
E2   ****WINNER****  0.218 10.232 124.97                     0.233 10.543 122.74
         C/S  Dial: 10.25 (+/-): -0.018           B/SA  Dial: 10.51 (+/-):  0.033
 Prior rounds:
E1                   -0.110 10.258  0.258      (M Malenke   ) 0.081 10.644 -0.006
 Qualified:             #1 10.226 -1.124                       #50 10.680 -0.570
Line 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                       5036 Dirk Olson                   
E2                  -0.033 10.146 129.22     ****WINNER****  0.003  9.999 133.33
        A/SA  Dial: 10.15 (+/-): -0.004           AA/S  Dial: 9.98 (+/-):  0.019
 Prior rounds:
E1    (J Diekema   ) 0.034 10.220  0.010      (P Theobald  ) 0.038 10.039  0.009
 Qualified:            #29 10.252 -0.748                       #45 10.084 -0.616
Anderson goes red to give Olson the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
   51 Logan Wernet                          858 Jarmo Markkanen              
E2   ****WINNER****  0.024 11.101 113.50                     0.027 10.497 119.92
        E/SA  Dial: 11.08 (+/-):  0.021            B/S  Dial: 10.53 (+/-): -0.033
 Prior rounds:
E1    (S Hutar     ) 0.048 11.139 -0.001      (B Line      ) 0.031 10.534  0.004
 Qualified:            #57 11.256 -0.444                       #41 10.563 -0.637
Wernet 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                               Bye
E2   ****WINNER****  0.084 10.450 125.89     
        B/SA  Dial: 11.25 (+/-): -0.800   
 Prior rounds:
E1    (R Mans      ) 0.034 10.483 -0.047   
 Qualified:            #34 10.545 -0.705                     Bye
Harry with the bye run.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 5317 Scott Dugdale                        1778 Joe Santangelo               
E2                   0.006 11.357 114.49     ****WINNER****  0.015 10.356 113.45
         I/S  Dial: 11.41 (+/-): -0.053           B/SA  Dial: 10.34 (+/-):  0.016
 Prior rounds:
E1    (P Anderson  ) 0.079 11.455  0.005      (M Nelson    ) 0.036 10.401  0.041
 Qualified:            #33 11.480 -0.720                       #17 10.406 -0.844
Dugdale with a great light, but took too much stripe to give Santangelo the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  580 Steve Couch                          X501 Clayton Mattson              
E2                   0.068 10.857 117.47     ****WINNER****  0.015 10.797 118.91
        FS/H  Dial: 10.83 (+/-):  0.027           F/SA  Dial: 10.74 (+/-):  0.057
 Prior rounds:
E1    (D Findell   ) 0.086 10.876 -0.054      (R Hutar     ) 0.036 10.802 -0.028
 Qualified:            #55 10.989 -0.511                        #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
 2455 Jason Line                           5583 Dan Zrust                    
E2   ****WINNER****  0.038 11.550 114.96                    -0.037 10.996 106.01
        G/SA  Dial: 11.70 (+/-): -0.150           A/SA  Dial: 10.45 (+/-):  0.546
 Prior rounds:
E1    (R Feist     ) 0.047 11.903  0.203      (J Tolston   ) 0.078 10.488  0.158
 Qualified:            #62 11.645 -0.355                       #46 10.385 -0.615
Zrust goes red to give Line the win.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink




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