Sun, 18 Oct 2026, 17:26 PM Funny Car Round 3 Eliminations

By Dave Rowe

ENNIS, Texas - Results of round 3 eliminations in Funny Car 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
   14 Matt Hagan                             24 Jordan Vandergriff           
E3   ****WINNER****  0.054  3.931 335.10                     0.052 11.821  72.73
 Prior rounds:
E2    (P Lee       ) 0.047  3.948 331.37      (A Prock     ) 0.007  3.922 332.01
E1    (H Green     ) 0.064  3.918 332.20      (B Alexander ) 0.064  3.877 338.37
 Qualified:             #2  3.855 334.80                        #6  3.881 333.83

4:16 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 71 degrees, relative humidity 42 percent, barometer 30.25 inches, adjusted altitude 1,320 feet, track temperature 113 degrees.

Hagan and Vandergriff have each won 2 times against the other in prior events.

A coin flip off of the line, Vandergriff goes up in smoke and has to give up on the run. Hagan goes down the groove with a clean, straight pass to take the win.

Hagan is going to his 105th career final round, the seventh this season.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
   28 Ron Capps                             373 J.R. Todd                    
E3                   0.066  3.933 330.86     ****WINNER****  0.064  3.912 333.01
 Prior rounds:
E2    (J Beckman   ) 0.054  3.917 332.67      (J Todd      ) 0.080  3.930 333.75
E1    (C Green     ) 0.082  3.922 330.11      (S Hyde      ) 0.057  3.940 329.60
 Qualified:             #8  3.899 324.61                        #5  3.874 337.13

Capps is 22 - 12 against Todd in prior events.

Today is the first time Todd has had two holeshot wins in the same day.

A close one off of the line, Todd gets in front early and pulls away for the win.

Todd is going to his 52nd career final round, his third this year.

Todd will have lane choice over Hagan in the final round.




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