Sat, 11 Oct 2025, 17:37 PM Funny Car Qualifying Notes, Final Session

By Dave Rowe

ENNIS, Texas - Notes from final, round 4 qualifying in Funny Car at the NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series, 40th annual Texas NHRA FallNationals listing lane, driver name, elapsed time/top speed this round, position in order following run, best prior elapsed time/speed, and position in order prior to run:

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Left Lane: Blake Alexander Runs 4.124/309.38, Now #16; Best prior run: 4.282/215.69, Was #17

4:00 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 88 degrees, relative humidity 34 percent, barometer 29.91 inches, adjusted altitude 2,936 feet, track temperature 126 degrees.

Alexander had a cylinder out early in the run but he was able to improve enough to get in the show on the bump spot...for now.

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Left Lane: Chris King Runs 7.417/91.11, Now #17; Best prior run: 4.157/244.27, Was #17
Right Lane: Alex Laughlin Runs 4.625/186.95, Now #15; Best prior run: 4.073/273.71, Was #15

King had a cylinder out at the hit. He gets about 150 feet out, backs off of the throttle, and he can't get back in the qualified field. Laughlin struck the tires about 400 feet out and gave up on the run.

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Left Lane: Dave Richards Runs 4.047/316.81, Now #14; Best prior run: 4.073/311.81, Was #14
Right Lane: Terry Haddock Runs 5.870/120.10, Now #13; Best prior run: 4.044/304.84, Was #13

Richards goes down the groove with his quickest pass of the weekend but it isn't enough to move him up in the order. Haddock started spinning the tires, he loses a cylinder, then backs off of the throttle.

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Left Lane: Daniel Wilkerson Runs 3.969/321.75, Now #11; Best prior run: 3.969/291.85, Was #11
Right Lane: Matt Hagan Runs 4.017/300.16, Now #12; Best prior run: 3.970/325.36, Was #12

A good side-by-side, both down the groove with good runs. Wilkerson doesn't improve and stays in the 11th spot. Hagan slows a little but makes a decent pass for the conditions.

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Left Lane: Bob Tasca III Runs 3.983/326.63, Now #8; Best prior run: 3.932/332.08, Was #8
Right Lane: J.R. Todd Runs 4.026/324.84, Now #10; Best prior run: 3.954/323.37, Was #10

Another good side-by-side, both down the groove with good runs for the conditions.

Tasca doesn't improve and stays in the eighth spot. Todd slows and will stay in the tenth spot.

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Left Lane: Cruz Pedregon Runs 9.384/84.62, Now #7; Best prior run: 3.929/327.75, Was #7
Right Lane: Spencer Hyde Runs 4.059/299.32, Now #9; Best prior run: 3.945/299.28, Was #9

Pedregon has traction problems early and backs off of the throttle. Hyde was on a decent pass but it looked like the engine was going away as he went through the lights.

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Left Lane: Alexis DeJoria Runs 4.054/290.92, Now #6; Best prior run: 3.918/329.38, Was #6
Right Lane: Paul Lee Runs 4.016/303.97, Now #5; Best prior run: 3.915/321.68, Was #5

DeJoria makes a decent pass but it looked like the car nosed over just a little before the finish line. Lee goes down the groove with a decent pass for the conditions but he doesn't improve.

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Left Lane: Jack Beckman Runs 4.800/327.77, Now #3; Best prior run: 3.892/330.83, Was #3
Right Lane: Chad Green Runs 4.192/305.66, Now #4; Best prior run: 3.901/331.17, Was #4

Green double stepped the throttle at the hit and left early but received a time. he didn't improve and will stay in the fourth spot. Beckman left and did not improve.

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Left Lane: Austin Prock Runs 3.934/330.18, Now #1; Best prior run: 3.876/336.07, Was #1
Right Lane: Ron Capps Runs 4.614/182.36, Now #2; Best prior run: 3.889/334.55, Was #2

Prock makes a good pass for the conditions but he doesn't improve. Capps has traction problems about 400 feet out and is off of the throttle early.