Sun, 27 Sep 2026, 16:08 PM Top Dragster Final, Round 5 Eliminations

By Rick Green

ROCKINGHAM, N.C. - Results of final, round 5 eliminations in Right Trailers Top Dragster at the NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series, Inaugural NHRA Nationals at The Rock:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  224 Brad Plourd                          2114 Steve Furr                   
E5   ****WINNER****  0.021  6.202 224.10                    -0.001 12.941  71.98
         T/D  Dial: 6.24 (+/-): -0.038             T/D  Dial: 6.19 (+/-):  6.751
 Prior rounds:
E4    (K Carson    ) 0.024  6.253  0.003      (R May       ) 0.009  6.210  0.050
E3    (J Brown     ) 0.031  6.278  0.018      (D Childress ) 0.021  6.210  0.110
E2                   1.053  6.857  0.707      (K Hinkle    ) 0.023  6.153 -0.007
E1    (E Rawlins   ) 0.013  6.457  0.307      (P Biondo    ) 0.007  6.184  0.084
 Qualified:             #2  6.127 226.93                        #3  6.153 201.34

Weather conditions: air temperature 79 degrees, relative humidity 38 percent, barometer 29.80 inches, adjusted altitude 2,337 feet, track temperature 113 degrees.

Furr is a tick too quick on the tree and turns on the red light to give Plourd the win. Plourd wins for the first time in Top Dragster, so he has now won in seven different categories. He is only the third driver to accomplish wins in seven different categories.




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