Sat, 17 Oct 2026, 10:16 AM Super Comp Round 4 Eliminations

By Dave Rowe

ENNIS, Texas - Results of round 4 eliminations in Super Comp at the NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series, 41st annual Texas NHRA FallNationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
    9 Chris Childress                        14 Ken Moses                    
E4   ****WINNER****  0.013  8.896 161.57                     0.097  8.877 190.60
         S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-): -0.004             S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-): -0.023
 Prior rounds:
E3    (K Secrest   ) 0.010  8.933  0.033      (D Isenhower ) 0.018  8.903  0.003
E2    (R Laris     ) 0.030  8.940  0.040      (P Mollichell) 0.008  8.898 -0.002
E1    (C Melton    ) 0.015  8.924  0.024      (L Rogers    ) 0.011  8.908  0.008
 Qualified:            #18  8.924  0.024                        #3  8.908  0.008

9:07 a.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 48 degrees, relative humidity 80 percent, barometer 30.52 inches, adjusted altitude 569 feet.

Childress gets out of the gate first and takes the double breakout win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 459C James Repka                          4360 Ross Laris                   
E4   ****WINNER****  0.033  8.878 163.62                     0.005  8.867 157.67
         S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-): -0.022             S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-): -0.033
 Prior rounds:
E3    (K Moses     ) 0.025  8.909  0.009      (J Repka     ) 0.007  9.071  0.171
E2    (T Lea       ) 0.046  8.904  0.004      (C Patton    ) 0.013  8.932  0.032
E1    (V Rowland   ) 0.035  8.915  0.015      (D Dolezal   ) 0.009  8.957  0.057
 Qualified:            #12  8.915  0.015                       #27  8.957  0.057

Laris gets the holeshot but takes too much stripe and breaks out.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 1884 Phillip Mollichella                  1155 Tom Stalba                   
E4                   0.010  8.894 184.33     ****WINNER****  0.026  8.923 164.16
         S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-): -0.006             S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-):  0.023
 Prior rounds:
E3    (T Pollard   ) 0.003  8.891 -0.009      (R Laris     ) 0.005  8.832 -0.068
E2    (C Melton    ) 0.010  8.896 -0.004      (M Handras   ) 0.006  8.872 -0.028
E1    (K Wright    ) 0.025  8.915  0.015      (H Robison   ) 0.008  8.909  0.009
 Qualified:            #11  8.915  0.015                        #6  8.909  0.009

Mollichella gets the advantage off of the line but takes too much stripe and breaks out.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 464H Christian Patton                     4012 David Warren                 
E4   ****WINNER****  0.016  8.971 164.71                     0.052  8.947 164.05
         S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-):  0.071             S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-):  0.047
 Prior rounds:
E3    (C Childress ) 0.054  9.051  0.151      (C Patton    ) 0.029  8.866 -0.034
E2    (P Jaramillo ) 0.005  8.955  0.055      (V Houston   ) 0.020  8.908  0.008
E1    (T Lea       ) 0.011  8.915  0.015      (J Mason     ) 0.023  8.944  0.044
 Qualified:            #10  8.915  0.015                       #25  8.944  0.044

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

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 5327 Kyle Secrest                         4754 Billy Torrence               
E4   ****WINNER****  0.013  8.927 169.23                     0.029  8.895 193.76
         S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-):  0.027             S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-): -0.005
 Prior rounds:
E3    (Bye         ) 0.030  8.895 -0.005      (T Stalba    ) 0.066  8.903  0.003
E2    (B Torrence  ) 0.006  8.916  0.016      (Z Meziere   ) 0.052  8.901  0.001
E1    (M Powers    ) 0.023  8.939  0.039      (D Hough     ) 0.037  8.912  0.012
 Qualified:            #24  8.939  0.039                        #9  8.912  0.012

Secrest gets the holeshot;Torrence breaks out.

In the next round it will be Repka vs. Secrest, Childress vs. Patton, and Stalba will have a bye.




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