Sun, 23 Aug 2026, 13:56 PM Top Alcohol Dragster Round 2 Eliminations

By Reporter

BRAINERD, Minn. - Results of round 2 eliminations in Top Alcohol Dragster 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
  491 Angelle Sampey                        501 John Haley                   
E2   ****WINNER****  0.057  5.346 271.19                     0.072  5.891 197.86
 Prior rounds:
E1    (N Spiegel   ) 0.031  5.409 269.73      (S Cowie     ) 0.074  5.418 267.91
 Qualified:            #10  5.340 267.43                       #15  5.678 243.55

Weather conditions: air temperature 72 degrees, relative humidity 46 percent, barometer 30.06 inches, adjusted altitude 2,531 feet.

John Haley qualified #15, the #15 TAD qualifier is 0 - 8 in Rd. 2 at this event. Angelle Sampey is 6 - 5 in Rd. 2 races.

This is the first time Sampey and Haley have faced each other in eliminations.

Sampey with the starting line advantage and never trailed for the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  530 Alan Bradshaw                         613 Joey Severance               
E2                   0.046  5.295 272.94     ****WINNER****  0.031  5.226 278.35
 Prior rounds:
E1                   0.037  5.168 276.75      (M Cummings  ) 0.035  5.224 274.22
 Qualified:             #1  5.165 277.37                        #8  5.276 273.94

Alan Bradshaw is 2 - 2 against Severance in Rd. 2 races.

Severance is 4 - 3 against Bradshaw in prior events.

Severance with the starting line advantage and never trailed for the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
   10 Melanie Johnson                      5165 Todd Bruce                   
E2   ****WINNER****  0.056  5.305 267.69                     0.005 No Time      
 Prior rounds:
E1    (J Lamb      ) 0.068  5.265 272.23      (J Bradford  ) 0.133  5.322 274.05
 Qualified:             #3  5.193 274.50                       #11  5.367 271.35

Johnson is 1 - 0 against Bruce in prior events.

Bruce with a great light, but is up in smoke and got real loose. He is sideways and then crosses the centerline.

Johnson is straight down the groove with a good pass. She will have lane choice over Sampey in the semifinal.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  342 Mitch Kalitta                           7 Anthony Troyer               
E2                   0.000  5.247 275.84     ****WINNER****  0.061  5.166 275.06
 Prior rounds:
E1    (K Wolf      ) 0.044  5.228 276.41      (M Quayle    ) 0.079  5.564 265.27
 Qualified:             #5  5.219 274.66                        #4  5.198 277.26

Kalitta with a perfect light, but Troyer chased him down by half track and never trailed from there on for the win.

Troyer with his quickest pass of the weekend for the win and lane choice over Severance in the semifinal.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink



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