Sun, 18 Oct 2026, 17:24 PM Top Fuel Round 3 Eliminations

By Rick Green

ENNIS, Texas - Results of round 3 eliminations in Top Fuel 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
  100 Maddi Gordon                            3 Justin Ashley                
E3   ****WINNER****  0.055  3.722 335.07                     0.045  9.567  78.30
 Prior rounds:
E2    (D Kalitta   ) 0.065  3.720 336.70      (T Stewart   ) 0.034  4.222 257.94
E1    (S Reed      ) 0.070  3.715 340.08      (C Millican  ) 0.026  3.738 327.96
 Qualified:             #6  3.701 333.43                        #7  3.713 335.80

Weather conditions: air temperature 71 degrees, relative humidity 42 percent, barometer 30.25 inches, adjusted altitude 1,320 feet, track temperature 113 degrees.

Ashley is 2 - 1 against Gordon in prior events.

Ashley with the starting line advantage, but was up in smoke right at the hit and clicked it off.

gordon is straight down the groove for the win. she is advancing to her third top Fuel final.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  123 Antron Brown                            2 Shawn Langdon                
E3   ****WINNER****  0.026  3.720 334.32                     0.029  3.738 337.89
 Prior rounds:
E2    (L Pruett    ) 0.054  3.696 338.40      (W Smith     ) 0.059  3.707 339.88
E1    (D Mercier   ) 0.058  3.715 337.99      (J Sanders   ) 0.052  3.705 340.37
 Qualified:             #4  3.677 335.32                        #1  3.648 340.39

Brown is 36 - 30 against Langdon in prior events.

Brown with a slight starting line advantage and never trailed for the win. Brown is advancing to his 148th career final and fourth this season.




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