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Mon, 07 Sep 2026, 15:27 PM

Pro Modified Round 3 Eliminations

By Rick Green

INDIANAPOLIS - Results of round 3 eliminations in Pro Modified 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
 6280 Justin Bond                             3 Mike Stavrinos               
E3   ****WINNER****  0.040  5.688 254.23                     0.023  6.020 195.96
 Prior rounds:
E2    (S Shelton   ) 0.030  5.684 254.47      (D Menholt   ) 0.034  5.719 250.92
E1    (C King      ) 0.035  5.669 252.99      (N Januik    ) 0.036  5.715 251.95
 Qualified:             #1  5.654 255.00                        #4  5.720 251.95

Weather conditions: air temperature 80 degrees, relative humidity 48 percent, barometer 30.07 inches, adjusted altitude 2,764 feet, track temperature 129 degrees.
Stavrinos is 1 - 0 against Bond in prior events.
Stavrinos with the starting line advantage, but Bond has the lead by 330 feet and never trailed from there on for the win. He is advancing to his third final the season and 14th of his career.

Stavrinos used up a bullet on the top end.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    1 JR Gray                                 2 Billy Banaka                 
E3   ****WINNER****  0.033  5.719 251.53                    -0.025  6.229 151.63
 Prior rounds:
E2    (M Thielen   ) 0.047  5.729 245.00      (P Norton    ) 0.037  5.732 252.19
E1    (A Laughlin  ) 0.005  5.758 233.56      (R Smith     ) 0.006  5.743 253.42
 Qualified:             #2  5.693 252.76                        #6  5.739 253.28

Gray is 2 - 1 against Banaka in prior events.

Banaka goes red to give Gray the win. Gray is straight down the groove to advance to his first final this season and 12th of his career.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink