Sat, 22 Aug 2026, 14:40 PM Pro Stock Qualifying Notes, Session #3

By Reporter

BRAINERD, Minn. - Notes from round 3 qualifying in Pro Stock 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:

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Left Lane: Alan Prusiensky Runs 10.172/89.16, Now #18; Best prior run: 9.999/0.00, Was #18

Weather conditions: air temperature 71 degrees, relative humidity 50 percent, barometer 30.11 inches, adjusted altitude 2,448 feet, track temperature 103 degrees.

Prusiensky with problems early and pushed in the clutch.

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Left Lane: Jerry Tucker Runs 6.566/208.36, Now #1; Best prior run: 6.604/205.94, Was #9

Tucker launched hard and kept it hooked up and goes to the number one spot. Jerry Tucker's incremental times: 60ft-0.987 sec., 330ft-2.745, 660ft-4.218/166.99 mph, 1,000ft-5.492.

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Left Lane: Jeg Coughlin Runs 6.598/208.20, Now #10; Best prior run: 6.620/206.83, Was #15
Right Lane: Deric Kramer Runs 6.589/208.62, Now #4; Best prior run: 6.599/206.89, Was #9

Coughlin is straight down the groove to move up the ladder five spots.

Kramer kept it hooked up and moves into the top half of the show. Deric Kramer's incremental times: 60ft-0.997 sec., 330ft-2.761, 660ft-4.236/166.62 mph, 1,000ft-5.513.

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Left Lane: Matt Hartford Runs 6.550/207.46, Now #1; Best prior run: 6.613/207.34, Was #14
Right Lane: Troy Coughlin Jr. Runs 6.562/207.98, Now #2; Best prior run: 6.621/207.69, Was #16

Hartford launched hard and kept it hooked up to go to the number one spot. Matt Hartford's incremental times: 60ft-0.988 sec., 330ft-2.742, 660ft-4.210/167.93 mph, 1,000ft-5.477.

coughlin Jr. is right there with Hartford to go to the number two s1pot. Troy Coughlin Jr.'s incremental times: 60ft-0.968 sec., 330ft-2.726, 660ft-4.203/166.35 mph, 1,000ft-5.483.

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Left Lane: Kenny Delco Runs 6.578/205.22, Now #4; Best prior run: 6.607/206.76, Was #14
Right Lane: Joe Wilczek Runs 9.841/99.11, Now #17; Best prior run: 9.335/100.55, Was #17

Delco launched hard and kept it hooked up to go to the number four spot. Kenny Delco's incremental times: 60ft-0.976 sec., 330ft-2.758, 660ft-4.221/174.28 mph, 1,000ft-5.496.

Wilczek will not improve.

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Left Lane: Chris Vang Runs 6.577/206.95, Now #5; Best prior run: 6.597/207.27, Was #12
Right Lane: Aaron Stanfield Runs 6.558/207.88, Now #2; Best prior run: 6.617/205.85, Was #16

Vang is straight down the groove with his quickest pass of the weekend.

Stanfield launched hard and kept it hooked up to go to the number two spot. Aaron Stanfield's incremental times: 60ft-0.976 sec., 330ft-2.731, 660ft-4.205/166.66 mph, 1,000ft-5.480.

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Left Lane: Eric Latino Runs 6.680/206.23, Now #14; Best prior run: 6.592/207.59, Was #13
Right Lane: Mason McGaha Runs 6.587/209.36, Now #7; Best prior run: 6.610/207.50, Was #16

Latino with not improve and gets bumped back one spot by McGaha.

McGaha is straight down the groove to move into the top half of the show.

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Left Lane: Matt Latino Runs 6.565/208.46, Now #5; Best prior run: 6.588/207.21, Was #8
Right Lane: Cody Anderson Runs 6.550/206.67, Now #2; Best prior run: 6.589/206.99, Was #11

Latino is straight down the groove with another good pass.

Anderson launched hard and kept it hooked up to go to the number two spot. Cody Anderson's incremental times: 60ft-0.977 sec., 330ft-2.734, 660ft-4.205/167.18 mph, 1,000ft-5.475.

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Left Lane: Greg Anderson Runs 6.549/208.68, Now #1; Best prior run: 6.591/206.48, Was #13
Right Lane: Erica Enders Runs 6.567/209.14, Now #8; Best prior run: 6.605/207.21, Was #16

Anderson launched hard and kept it hooked up to make the quickest pass of the event to go to the number one spot. Greg Anderson's incremental times: 60ft-0.983 sec., 330ft-2.737, 660ft-4.206/167.99 mph, 1,000ft-5.477.

Enders is straight down the groove to move off the bump spot into the top half of the show.

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Left Lane: Dallas Glenn Runs 6.535/208.10, Now #1; Best prior run: 6.588/206.29, Was #12
Right Lane: Greg Stanfield Runs 6.550/208.55, Now #3; Best prior run: 6.590/208.14, Was #14

Glenn kept it hooked up to go to the number one spot. Dallas Glenn's incremental times: 60ft-0.970 sec., 330ft-2.724, 660ft-4.193/168.03 mph, 1,000ft-5.462.

Stanfield is straight down the groove to go to the number three spot. Greg Stanfield's incremental times: 60ft-0.978 sec., 330ft-2.733, 660ft-4.205/166.95 mph, 1,000ft-5.477.

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