Sun, 04 Oct 2026, 15:44 PM Top Fuel Round 3 Eliminations

By Reporter

MADISON, Ill. - Results of round 3 eliminations in Top Fuel at the NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series, 15th annual NAPA Auto Parts NHRA Midwest Nationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  200 Will Smith                              8 Shawn Reed                   
E3   ****WINNER****  0.040  3.994 275.17                     0.067  4.164 255.10
 Prior rounds:
E2    (T Stewart   ) 0.076  3.721 331.69      (A Brown     ) 0.041  3.758 332.10
E1    (M Gordon    ) 0.056  3.722 333.00      (D Kalitta   ) 0.092  3.706 336.15
 Qualified:            #14  3.742 332.75                        #7  3.721 331.69

Weather conditions: air temperature 79 degrees, relative humidity 45 percent, barometer 30.14 inches, adjusted altitude 1,984 feet, track temperature 116 degrees.

This is the first time Smith and Reed have faced each other in eliminations.

Smith with the starting line advantage and never trailed for the win. Smith is advancing to this first final round.

Reed started to lose traction and clicked it off early.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    3 Justin Ashley                           2 Shawn Langdon                
E3                   0.037  3.810 330.88     ****WINNER****  0.085  3.733 336.65
 Prior rounds:
E2    (J Salinas   ) 0.040  3.764 332.75      (L Pruett    ) 0.037  3.714 337.83
E1    (B Torrence  ) 0.035  3.766 332.02      (T Schumacher) 0.065  3.680 341.68
 Qualified:            #12  3.737 331.36                        #1  3.679 339.87

Ashley is 17 - 15 against Langdon in prior events.

Ashley with the starting line advantage, but Langdon has the lead by 330 feet and never trailed for the win. He will have lane choice over Smith in the final. He is advancing to his 11th final round and 62nd career final.

Ashley with a clean pass on the losing effort.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink



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