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Mon, 07 Sep 2026, 12:17 PM

Top Alcohol Dragster Round 3 Eliminations

By Rick Green

INDIANAPOLIS - Results of round 3 eliminations in Top Alcohol Dragster 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
 1490 Brandon Greco                        358R Richie Crampton              
E3                   0.155  8.777 138.84     ****WINNER****  0.116  7.306 241.24
 Prior rounds:
E2    (S Blinzler  ) 0.073  5.256 273.22      (A Sampey    ) 0.036  5.269 264.65
E1    (M Kalitta   ) 0.056  5.300 269.73      (J Gutierrez ) 0.038  5.298 269.51
 Qualified:             #7  5.306 272.12                        #6  5.302 270.16

Weather conditions: air temperature 75 degrees, relative humidity 63 percent, barometer 30.11 inches, adjusted altitude 2,503 feet.
This is the first time Greco and Crampton have faced each other in eliminations.
Both cars are up in smoke right at the hit and and Crampton is of and on the throttle three or four times to get it to hook up enough for the win. Crampton is advancing to 14th final round, the previous 13th were in Top Fuel.

Greco pedaled and was dropping cylinders before he gave up on it.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 2122 T.J. Tindle                            24 Megan Smith                  
E3   ****WINNER****  0.062  5.226 275.56                     0.066 11.788  83.52
 Prior rounds:
E2    (J Ausherman ) 0.053  5.181 276.52      (C Michalek  ) 0.042  5.262 278.06
E1    (M Johnson   ) 0.047  5.273 271.19      (J Fricke    ) 0.029  5.618 257.58
 Qualified:             #9  5.365 272.06                       #12  5.409 277.37

Tindle with the starting line advantage and never trailed for the win. He is advancing to his second final round, his first was in Super Comp.

smith is up in smoke right at the hit and clicked it off.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink