Sat, 05 Sep 2026, 13:27 PM Top Fuel Challenge Round 1 Eliminations

By Rick Green

INDIANAPOLIS - Results of round 1 eliminations in #2Fast2Tasty Top Fuel Challenge at the NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series, 72nd annual Cornwell Quality Tools NHRA U.S. Nationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    3 Justin Ashley                           1 Doug Kalitta                 
E1                   0.047  4.189 214.04     ****WINNER****  0.061  3.825 331.12
 Qualified:            #99 100                                 #99 100          

Weather conditions: air temperature 87 degrees, relative humidity 61 percent, barometer 29.89 inches, adjusted altitude 3,734 feet, track temperature 127 degrees.

Justin Ashley has qualified for 25 Mission #2Fast2Tasty NHRA Challenges. He has won 10 times.

Doug Kalitta has qualified for 32 Mission #2Fast2Tasty NHRA Challenges. He has won 12 times, 5 this season.

This is the seventh time these two have raced each other in the Mission #2Fast2Tasty NHRA Challenge, they each have won three times.

Ashley with the starting line advantage, but Kalitta has the lead by half track and never trails from there on for the win.

Ashley started to haze the tires on the top end.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  777 Leah Pruett                           100 Maddi Gordon                 
E1   ****WINNER****  0.021  4.083 263.20                     0.074  4.242 210.97
 Qualified:            #99 100                                 #99 100          

Leah Pruett has qualified for 14 Mission #2Fast2Tasty NHRA Challenges. this is the first time these two have met in the Mission #2Fast2Tasty NHRA Challenge.

Maddie Gordon has qualified for four Mission #2Fast2Tasty NHRA Challenges.

Pruett with the starting line advantage and then drove through tire haze on the top end for the win.

Gordon started to lose traction and clicked it off.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink



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