Sat, 01 Nov 2025, 22:18 PM Competition Eliminator Round 3 Eliminations

By Rick Green

LAS VEGAS - Results of round 3 eliminations in Competition Eliminator at the NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series, 25th annual Dodge NHRA Nevada Nationals powered by Direct Connection:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 510U Scott Linder                               Bye
E3   ****WINNER****  1.665 16.042   NS       
         A/A Index: 7.23 (+/-):  8.812    
 Prior rounds:
E2    (M Murphy    ) 0.107  7.023 -0.207   
E1    (J Mozeris   ) 0.137  7.371  0.141   
 Qualified:             #1  6.532 -0.698                     Bye

Weather conditions: air temperature 71 degrees, relative humidity 29 percent, barometer 29.97 inches, adjusted altitude 3,383 feet.

Linder with the bye.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
   34 Todd Frantz                            46 Jeff Taylor                  
E3                   0.104  8.015 146.85     ****WINNER****  0.145  6.675 194.52
        G/ED Index: 8.62 (+/-): -0.605            A/ED Index: 7.34 (+/-): -0.665
 Prior rounds:
E2    (T Chomiski  ) 0.049  8.127 -0.493      (R Priddy    ) 0.081  7.275 -0.065
E1    (R Van Paepeg) 0.035  8.251 -0.369      (J Lane      ) 0.021  6.836 -0.504
 Qualified:            #13  8.005 -0.615                        #3  6.653 -0.687

Frantz with the starting line advantage, but Taylor chased him down for the win. He will face Linder in the semifinal.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
   49 Brooke Heckel                         799 Steve Graham                 
E3   ****WINNER****  0.113  7.734 165.15                     0.019  7.269 160.69
        J/DA Index: 8.40 (+/-): -0.666             B/A Index: 7.68 (+/-): -0.411
 Prior rounds:
E2    (J Grima     ) 0.062  8.017 -0.383      (R Freeman   ) 0.071  7.193 -0.487
E1    (P Mitsos    ) 0.012  8.466  0.066      (D Carter    ) 0.069  7.307 -0.373
 Qualified:             #2  7.707 -0.693                        #5  7.024 -0.656

Graham with the starting line advantage, but Heckel chase him down for the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 5008 Travis Gusso                         7406 Eric Bell                    
E3                   0.095  7.881 156.35     ****WINNER****  0.063  8.523 156.79
         D/A Index: 8.28 (+/-): -0.399           AH/SM Index: 8.97 (+/-): -0.447
 Prior rounds:
E2    (G Treadwell ) 0.008  7.773 -0.657      (C Geddes    ) 0.018  8.466 -0.614
E1    (A Freese    ) 0.110  8.486  0.056      (K Carter    ) 0.001  8.594 -0.486
 Qualified:            #11  7.808 -0.622                       #21  8.505 -0.575

Bell with the starting line advantage for the win. He will face Heckel in the semifinal.

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