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Sun, 27 Sep 2026, 12:12 PM

Funny Car Round 1 Eliminations

By Rick Green

ROCKINGHAM, N.C. - Results of round 1 eliminations in Funny Car at the NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series, Inaugural NHRA Nationals at The Rock:


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    7 Chad Green                             24 Jordan Vandergriff           
E1                   0.051  3.912 330.64     ****WINNER****  0.045  3.869 331.61
 Qualified:             #6  3.920 327.27                       #11  3.970 276.07

Weather conditions: air temperature 69 degrees, relative humidity 59 percent, barometer 29.88 inches, adjusted altitude 1,638 feet, track temperature 91 degrees.
In his last seven races, Chad Green is 2-5 in Round 1. Jordan Vandergriff is 3-2 in Round 1 this year when starting from the bottom half of the field.
Vandergriff with the starting line advantage and never trailed for the win. Vandergriff runs low E.T. of the event for the win. The car was loose on the top end, but he stayed with it for the win.

Green is straight down the groove with his quickest pass of the weekend in the losing effort.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  241 John Smith                            771 Alexis DeJoria               
E1                   0.088  4.429 209.79     ****WINNER****  0.080  3.959 318.92
 Qualified:            #15  4.205 251.68                        #2  3.892 334.82

Alexis DeJoria is 131-131 in her Round 1 races. John Smith is making his 122nd start.
DeJoria with the starting line advantage, she has a hole out early, but stays with it for the win.

Smith started spinning the tires around half track and clicked it off.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    1 Austin Prock                          702 Jon Capps                    
E1   ****WINNER****  0.036  3.892 331.86                     0.027  6.061 111.52
 Qualified:             #3  3.893 326.80                       #14  4.098 294.89

Austin Prock has fouled out in two of his last four races. This is the 12th start for Jon Capps overall and his 3rd since 2016.
Prock with the starting line advantage and never trailed for the win. He makes his quickest pass of the weekend for the win. He will give up lane choice to Vandergriff in the next round.

Capps car goes silent around 330 feet.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
        Bye                                  28 Ron Capps                    
E1                                            ****WINNER****  0.107  3.892 334.08
 Qualified:                                                       #1  3.870 330.40

In 684 races, this is just the 2nd bye run that Ron Capps has had.

Capps is straight down the groove with a good clean pass.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    5 Daniel Wilkerson                        3 Jack Beckman                 
E1   ****WINNER****  0.026  3.931 327.27                     0.047  3.916 324.44
 Qualified:            #13  3.982 325.85                        #4  3.911 329.43

Jack Beckman's 538 round wins are the 19th most among all Pro drivers. Daniel Wilkerson is 34-34 in his Round 1 races.

Wilkerson with the starting line advantage and the power to hold on for the hole shot win. He makes his quickest pass of the weekend for the win. Daniel Wilkerson's MOV: 0.0060 seconds (approximately 3 feet).


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    9 Spencer Hyde                          373 J.R. Todd                    
E1                   0.049  4.469 202.13     ****WINNER****  0.024  3.911 336.57
 Qualified:            #12  3.976 319.15                        #5  3.916 334.57

J.R. Todd is 207-140 in Round 1 races. Spencer Hyde has not won a round since Sonoma (0-4).
Todd is 4 - 1 against Hyde in prior events.
Todd with the starting line advantage and never trailed for the win. He makes his quickest pass this weekend for the win. He will have lane choice over Wilkerson in the next round.

Hyde starts to lose traction and clicked it off.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
   71 Cruz Pedregon                           6 Paul Lee                     
E1                   0.066  4.265 226.70     ****WINNER****  0.058  3.931 325.85
 Qualified:            #10  3.948 318.92                        #7  3.934 325.14

This is Paul Lee's 8th start this year. Cruz Pedregon has won two rounds in his last eight races.
Pedregon is 7 - 3 against Lee in prior events.
Lee with a slight starting line advantage and never trailed for the win. He makes his quickest and fastest pass of the weekend for the win. He will have lane choice over DeJoria in the next round.

Pedregon started to spin the tires and drop cylinders around half track.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  139 Dave Richards                          14 Matt Hagan                   
E1                   0.122  4.407 205.48     ****WINNER****  0.037  3.916 329.19
 Qualified:             #9  3.945 329.43                        #8  3.935 330.88

Matt Hagan's 111 Final rounds are the 3rd most in FC history. Dave Richards is 1-7 against Hagan in Round 1.
Hagan is 8 - 1 against Richards in prior events.
Hagan with the starting line advantage and is straight down the groove with his quickest pass of the weekend for the win. He will give up lane choice to Capps in the next round.