Sat, 31 Oct 2026, 22:16 PM Top Dragster Round 3 Eliminations

By Dave Rowe

LAS VEGAS - Results of round 3 eliminations in Right Trailers Top Dragster at the NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series, 26th annual MOPAR NHRA Las Vegas Nationals powered by Dodge:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  224 Brad Plourd                             7 Dylan Hough                  
E3                   0.023  6.350 190.57     ****WINNER****  0.027  6.319 210.05
         T/D  Dial: 6.26 (+/-):  0.090             T/D  Dial: 6.31 (+/-):  0.009
 Prior rounds:
E2    (K Winters   ) 0.020  6.549  0.259      (S Will      ) 0.020  6.311  0.021
E1    (T Gaynor    ) 0.007  6.277  0.007      (R Naber     ) 0.024  6.292 -0.008
 Qualified:             #7  6.231 223.02                       #10  6.307 217.60

7:06 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 63 degrees, relative humidity 82 percent, barometer 29.84 inches, adjusted altitude 3,261 feet.

Plourd gets the advantage off of the line but Hough is able to hold him off and take the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
    1 Casey Plaizier                         78 Don London                   
E3                   0.018  7.181 181.11     ****WINNER****  0.002  6.130 224.77
         T/D  Dial: 7.16 (+/-):  0.021             T/D  Dial: 6.10 (+/-):  0.030
 Prior rounds:
E2    (M Reis      ) 0.021  7.179  0.009                     0.031  6.123  0.023
E1    (C Webber    ) 0.010  7.194  0.024      (J Richardson) 0.009  6.206  0.096
 Qualified:            #27  7.166 184.80                        #2  6.113 228.34

London is almost perfect off of the line and he goes around Plaizier for the win.

Don London's MOV: 0.0072 seconds (approximately 23 inches).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 6591 Moe Trujillo                         377C Chad Axford                  
E3   ****WINNER****  0.033  6.551 197.97                     0.008  7.526 166.15
         T/D  Dial: 6.53 (+/-):  0.021             T/D  Dial: 7.48 (+/-):  0.046
 Prior rounds:
E2    (J Dooley    ) 0.013  6.516  0.026      (R Milinazzo ) 0.014  7.500  0.050
E1    (A Kenny     ) 0.045  6.524  0.054      (T Wiens     ) 0.024  7.471  0.031
 Qualified:            #18  6.494 209.30                       #29  7.441 177.58

Oxford gets the holeshot but Trujillo just takes the stripe for the win.

Moe Trujillo's MOV: 0.0001 seconds (approximately 0 inches).

Trujillo will take on London in the next round.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 503A Jeff Koron                           3896 Steve Hamilton               
E3                   0.035  6.953 193.40     ****WINNER****  0.012  7.142 188.94
         T/D  Dial: 6.93 (+/-):  0.023             T/D  Dial: 7.11 (+/-):  0.032
 Prior rounds:
E2    (A Steinkey  ) 0.025  6.933 -0.017      (R Taylor    ) 0.041  7.110  0.000
E1    (K Wright    ) 0.036  6.954 -0.006      (S Casner    ) 0.054  7.156  0.046
 Qualified:            #23  6.955 193.54                       #26  7.115 189.47

Hamilton gets the holeshot and holds off Koron for the win.

Koron will sake on Hough in the next round.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink



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