Sun, 06 Sep 2026, 09:14 AM Top Dragster Round 1 Eliminations

By Dave Rowe

INDIANAPOLIS - Results of round 1 eliminations in Right Trailers Top Dragster 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
   35 Al Peavler                           425W Jordan Ward                  
E1   ****WINNER****  0.001  6.101 227.84                     0.017  6.063 225.63
         T/D  Dial: 6.10 (+/-):  0.001             T/D  Dial: 6.10 (+/-): -0.037
 Qualified:             #4  6.126 228.92                       #20  6.176 224.32

8:45 a.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 67 degrees, relative humidity 80 percent, barometer 30.00 inches, adjusted altitude 2,079 feet.

Peavler is almost perfect off of the line and then runs dead on with a one to take the win with a .002 package.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 4059 Jim Thorp                            359X Zach Sackman                 
E1                   0.036  6.099 214.83     ****WINNER****  0.004  6.238 207.72
         T/D  Dial: 6.11 (+/-): -0.011             T/D  Dial: 6.19 (+/-):  0.048
 Qualified:             #2  6.111 231.36                       #18  6.172 224.14

Sackman gets the holeshot;Thorp breaks out.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
    3 Darian Boesch                        3268 Danny Nelson                 
E1                   0.004  6.026 214.79     ****WINNER****  0.025  6.034 203.65
         T/D  Dial: 6.12 (+/-): -0.094             T/D  Dial: 6.10 (+/-): -0.066
 Qualified:            #19  6.173 228.46                        #3  6.124 224.47

Boesch gets the starting line advantage but takes too much stripe and breaks out giving the win to Nelson.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 377C Chad Axford                            41 Kevin Thorp                  
E1                   0.009  6.076 212.46     ****WINNER****  0.028  6.107 201.79
         T/D  Dial: 6.10 (+/-): -0.024             T/D  Dial: 6.10 (+/-):  0.007
 Qualified:             #1  6.109 228.96                       #17  6.170 222.25

Axford gets the holeshot but takes too much stripe and breaks out giving Thorp the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  317 Ed Dudley                            177K Alan Kenny                   
E1   ****WINNER****  0.012  6.171 222.14                     0.007  6.140 209.85
         T/D  Dial: 6.10 (+/-):  0.071             T/D  Dial: 6.15 (+/-): -0.010
 Qualified:             #9  6.138 228.27                       #25  6.185 222.69

Kenny with the advantage off of the line but he runs a little too quick and breaks out giving the win to Dudley.

Dudley will take on Thorp in the next round.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  316 Tom Martino                          2122 TJ Tindle                    
E1                   0.038  6.040 225.52     ****WINNER****  0.015  6.116 228.31
         T/D  Dial: 6.10 (+/-): -0.060             T/D  Dial: 6.14 (+/-): -0.024
 Qualified:            #12  6.145 225.37                       #28  6.197 226.09

Tindle gets the holeshot and takes the double breakout win.

Tindle will take on Peavler in the next round.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  594 Daria Vang                           7797 Christopher Menapace         
E1                   0.046  6.063 219.22     ****WINNER****  0.034  6.127 226.20
         T/D  Dial: 6.10 (+/-): -0.037             T/D  Dial: 6.13 (+/-): -0.003
 Qualified:            #10  6.139 218.65                       #26  6.186 225.67

Menapace gets the holeshot and takes the double breakout win.

Menapace will take on Sackman in the next round.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7091 Reed Taylor                          444B Wayne Landry                 
E1                   0.034  6.114 215.89     ****WINNER****  0.016  6.618 221.67
         T/D  Dial: 6.13 (+/-): -0.016             T/D  Dial: 6.10 (+/-):  0.518
 Qualified:             #8  6.135 223.36                       #24  6.184 220.01

Landry lost traction at the hit and had to pedal. Taylor runs too quick and breaks out giving the win to Landry.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
    9 Rusty Baxter                         7014 Steve Schneider              
E1   ****WINNER****  0.002  6.208 185.21                     0.210  6.025 215.10
         T/D  Dial: 6.10 (+/-):  0.108             T/D  Dial: 6.10 (+/-): -0.075
 Qualified:            #22  6.182 221.31                        #6  6.132 227.27

Baxter gets a great light;Schneider breaks out trying to reel in Baxter.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
   79 Thomas Bayer                         4099 Matt Exner                   
E1   ****WINNER**** -0.005  6.107 232.15                           No Time      
         T/D  Dial: 6.10 (+/-):  0.007             T/D  Dial: 6.12 (+/-): 93.879
 Qualified:            #29  6.222 228.73                       #13  6.146 237.84

Exner breaks on the burnout and does not make a pass.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7237 Steven Will                          C307 Roger Chaney                 
E1   ****WINNER**** -0.010  6.105 235.15                    -0.006  5.969 230.84
         T/D  Dial: 6.10 (+/-):  0.005             T/D  Dial: 6.11 (+/-): -0.141
 Qualified:            #30  6.245 231.60                       #14  6.154 224.32

Chaney is too quick off of the line and goes red giving the win to Will.

It will be Will taking on Rusty Baxter in the next round.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 3388 Dennis Brown                           57 Prescott Dean                
E1                   0.035  6.217 230.76     ****WINNER****  0.016  6.181 186.54
         T/D  Dial: 6.10 (+/-):  0.117             T/D  Dial: 6.10 (+/-):  0.081
 Qualified:            #11  6.145 231.71                       #27  6.187 222.55

Dean gets the advantage off of the line and takes the stripe for the win.

Dean will take on Nelson in the next round.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
    2 Jessica Eastburn                     459D J.R. Baxter                  
E1                   0.029  6.954 218.05     ****WINNER****  0.034  6.220 175.30
         T/D  Dial: 6.18 (+/-):  0.774             T/D  Dial: 6.10 (+/-):  0.120
 Qualified:            #31  6.247 219.36                       #15  6.163 225.00

Eastburn gets the advantage off of the line but has problems and can't run the number.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 4358 Dane Ward                               4 Jim Prevo                    
E1                   0.031 No Time           ****WINNER****  0.009  6.117 200.20
         T/D  Dial: 6.10 (+/-): 93.899             T/D  Dial: 6.10 (+/-):  0.017
 Qualified:            #21  6.178 225.15                        #5  6.126 225.22

Ward has problems at the hit and rolled to a stop about 150 feet out. Prevo had a .026 package in the win.

Prevo will take on Bayer in the next round.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 3991 J.B. Strassweg                        340 Terry Smith                  
E1   ****WINNER****  0.036  6.305 183.42                     0.642  6.885 220.76
         T/D  Dial: 6.21 (+/-):  0.095             T/D  Dial: 6.10 (+/-):  0.785
 Qualified:            #32  6.278 213.06                       #16  6.167 221.49

Smith's dragster stumbled out of the gate and Strassweg pulled away for the win.

Strassweg will take on Landry in the next round.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 3848 Karma Hopper                         213A Anthony Bertozzi             
E1   ****WINNER****  0.023  6.104 232.71                     0.031  6.116 202.55
         T/D  Dial: 6.10 (+/-):  0.004             T/D  Dial: 6.10 (+/-):  0.016
 Qualified:            #23  6.184 233.72                        #7  6.135 226.01

Hopper gets the advantage off of the line and runs dead on with a 4 to take the win.

Hopper will take on J.R. baxter in the next round.

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