Sun, 01 Nov 2026, 18:27 PM Top Fuel Round 3 Eliminations

By Rick Green

LAS VEGAS - Results of round 3 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
  777 Leah Pruett                           123 Antron Brown                 
E3   ****WINNER****  0.100  4.871 223.76                     0.034  8.902  84.38
 Prior rounds:
E2    (J Hart      ) 0.073  3.687 333.58      (T Stewart   ) 0.044  3.683 336.32
E1    (T Schumacher) 0.058  3.714 332.26      (M Gordon    ) 0.061  3.690 336.74
 Qualified:             #6  3.705 332.84                       #10  3.738 324.90

Weather conditions: air temperature 60 degrees, relative humidity 63 percent, barometer 29.72 inches, adjusted altitude 3,017 feet, track temperature 79 degrees.

Brown is 22 - 19 against Pruett in prior events.

Brown with the starting line advantage, but was up in smoke right at the hit and pedaled it a couple time, but couldn't get it to hook up.

Pruett lost traction right off the starting line, but pedaled it one time and got it to hook up for the win. She is advancing to her 29th final round of her career and fourth of the season.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    1 Doug Kalitta                            2 Shawn Langdon                
E3   ****WINNER****  0.067  3.665 334.15                     0.050 11.147 103.10
 Prior rounds:
E2    (J Ashley    ) 0.012  3.664 339.70      (B Torrence  ) 0.041  3.678 335.48
E1    (W Smith     ) 0.066  3.682 333.25      (C Ferre     ) 0.066  3.672 330.31
 Qualified:             #5  3.695 335.73                        #1  3.672 332.59

Langdon is 34 - 22 against Kalitta in prior events.

Langdon with the starting line advantage, but was up in smoke right at the hit and pedaled it couple times.

Kalitta launched hard and was straight down the groove for the win. He will have lane choice over Pruett in the final. Kalitta is advancing to his ninth final this season and 135th career final.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink



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