Sun, 23 Aug 2026, 19:26 PM Summary of Eliminations in Top Alcohol Dragster

BRAINERD, Minn. - Summary of eliminations in Top Alcohol Dragster at the NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series, 44th annual NHRA Brainerd Nationals:

Round 1:

Joey Severance, Woodburn OR, Indy Speed-NOON, Right lane, (0.035) 5.224 274.22 def. Matthew Cummings,
Delray Beach FL, Dragster-Hemi, (0.059) 10.498 80.23

Mitch Kalitta, Ypsilanti MI, Copeland-Chevy, Right lane, (0.044) 5.228 276.41 def. Kirk Wolf,
Danville IN, Copeland-NOON, (0.056) 5.373 263.56

Angelle Sampey, Mathews LA, JFR-AJPE, Left lane, (0.031) 5.409 269.73 def. Nick Spiegel, Gothenburg
NE, Dragster-MBRE, (0.073) 5.417 242.93

Anthony Troyer, Lehigh Acres FL, Dragster-Dodge, Right lane, (0.079) 5.564 265.27 def. Mike Quayle,
Red Deer AB, Coopeland-Hemi, (0.063) 9.482 96.17

Todd Bruce, Horace ND, Skinny-Hemi, Right lane, (0.133) 5.322 274.05 def. Jon Bradford, Tucson AZ,
Indy Speed-Hemi, (0.034) 5.500 271.90

Melanie Johnson, Ventura CA, Hadman-AJPE, Left lane, (0.068) 5.265 272.23 def. Jim Lamb, Iron MN,
Copeland-Chrysler, (0.084) 5.372 271.57

John Haley, Baxter MN, Dragster-Chrysler, Left lane, (0.074) 5.418 267.91 def. Shawn Cowie, Langley
BC, Hadman-Hemi, (0.125) 12.056 66.59

Alan Bradshaw, Odessa TX, Dragster-Hemi, Right lane, (0.037) 5.168 276.75 was unopposed


Round 2:

A Sampey, Left lane, (0.057) 5.346 271.19 def. J Haley, (0.072) 5.891 197.86

J Severance, Right lane, (0.031) 5.226 278.35 def. A Bradshaw, (0.046) 5.295 272.94

M Johnson, Left lane, (0.056) 5.305 267.69 def. T Bruce, (0.005) DQ-Centerline

A Troyer, Right lane, (0.061) 5.166 275.06 def. M Kalitta, (0.000) 5.247 275.84


Round 3:

M Johnson, Left lane, (0.068) 5.319 269.89 def. A Sampey, (-0.107 foul) 5.387 265.85

A Troyer, Left lane, (0.081) 5.226 273.00 def. J Severance, NT-Broke Before Staging


Round 4:

A Troyer, Left lane, (0.053) 5.220 276.63 def. M Johnson, (0.048) 5.250 274.00

 Low ET:    Alan Bradshaw 5.165 seconds
 Top Speed: Shawn Cowie 278.81 MPH

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink

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