Sun, 12 Oct 2025, 15:48 PM Competition Eliminator Final, Round 5 Eliminations

By Rick Green

ENNIS, Texas - Results of final, round 5 eliminations in Competition Eliminator at the NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series, 40th annual Texas NHRA FallNationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
    7 Joe Carnasciale                        46 Jeff Taylor                  
E5                   0.056  9.612 148.28     ****WINNER****  0.089  7.049 152.28
       I/SMA Index: 9.49 (+/-):  0.122            A/ED Index: 7.17 (+/-): -0.121
 Prior rounds:
E4    (J Taylor    ) 0.079  8.981 -0.539      (J Hefler    )       No Time      
E3    (D Hough     ) 0.012 10.314  0.794      (D Thomas    ) -0.010  7.117 -0.053
E2    (D Dupps     ) 0.032  9.147 -0.373      (M McGaha    ) 0.031  6.667 -0.503
E1    (J Taylor    ) 0.036  9.562  0.042      (J Arrowsmith) 0.031  6.661 -0.619
 Qualified:            #10  8.912 -0.608                       #13  6.716 -0.564

Weather conditions: air temperature 87 degrees, relative humidity 38 percent, barometer 29.79 inches, adjusted altitude 3,082 feet, track temperature 127 degrees.

Carnasciale with the starting line advantage, but Taylor chased him down for the win. He wins his 52nd National event Wally, his second win this season.