Sun, 01 Nov 2026, 16:37 PM Top Fuel Round 2 Eliminations

By Rick Green

LAS VEGAS - Results of round 2 eliminations in Top Fuel 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
   77 Josh Hart                             777 Leah Pruett                  
E2                   0.092  3.681 339.45     ****WINNER****  0.073  3.687 333.58
 Prior rounds:
E1    (S Reed      ) 0.080  3.719 338.77      (T Schumacher) 0.058  3.714 332.26
 Qualified:             #3  3.688 325.61                        #6  3.705 332.84

Weather conditions: air temperature 62 degrees, relative humidity 65 percent, barometer 29.66 inches, adjusted altitude 3,294 feet, track temperature 85 degrees.

Hart and Pruett have each won 5 times against the other in prior events.

Pruett with the starting line advantage and the power to hold on for the hoe shot win. Leah Pruett's MOV: 0.0132 seconds (approximately 7 feet). Pruett with her quickest pass of the weekend for the win.

Hart 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
    1 Doug Kalitta                            3 Justin Ashley                
E2   ****WINNER****  0.012  3.664 339.70                     0.051  3.757 313.37
 Prior rounds:
E1    (W Smith     ) 0.066  3.682 333.25      (C Millican  ) 0.038  3.740 326.32
 Qualified:             #5  3.695 335.73                       #13  3.759 331.61

Ashley is 15 - 9 against Kalitta in prior events.

Kalitta with a great light and never trailed for the win. Kalitta with his quickest pass of the weekend for the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  123 Antron Brown                           14 Tony Stewart                 
E2   ****WINNER****  0.044  3.683 336.32                     0.055  3.678 336.32
 Prior rounds:
E1    (M Gordon    ) 0.061  3.690 336.74      (C Powers    ) 0.055  3.678 340.13
 Qualified:            #10  3.738 324.90                        #2  3.676 339.28

Stewart is 5 - 4 against Brown in prior events.

Brown with the starting line advantage and the power to hold on for the hole shot win. Antron Brown's MOV: 0.0066 seconds (approximately 3 feet). He will have lane choice over Pruett in the semifinal by 0.005 seconds.

Stewart matched his E.T. from round one in the losing effort.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  474 Billy Torrence                          2 Shawn Langdon                
E2                   0.081  3.675 340.47     ****WINNER****  0.041  3.678 335.48
 Prior rounds:
E1    (S Massey    ) 0.072  3.660 340.65      (C Ferre     ) 0.066  3.672 330.31
 Qualified:             #9  3.722 334.73                        #1  3.672 332.59

Langdon is 6 - 4 against Torrence in prior events.

Langdon with the starting line advantage and the power to hold on for the hole shot win. He will give up lane choice to Kalitta in the semifinal.

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