Thu, 13 Nov 2025, 16:33 PM Top Dragster Round 2 Eliminations

By Rick Green

POMONA, Calif. - Results of round 2 eliminations in Right Trailers Top Dragster at the NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series, 60th annual In-N-Out Burger NHRA Finals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
   78 Moe Trujillo                            2 Dylan Hough                  
E2   ****WINNER****  0.028  6.421 210.31                    -0.012  6.824 170.82
         T/D  Dial: 6.42 (+/-):  0.001             T/D  Dial: 6.67 (+/-):  0.154
 Prior rounds:
E1    (E Olpin     ) 0.016  6.430  0.010      (S Moeller   ) 0.032  6.723  0.083
 Qualified:             #6  6.418 211.13                       #12  6.658 204.42

Weather conditions: air temperature 76 degrees, relative humidity 33 percent, barometer 30.00 inches, adjusted altitude 2,574 feet. Hough goes red to give Trujillo the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 633J Jordan Dooley                        7531 Chris Thode                  
E2                   0.052  6.403 216.34     ****WINNER****  0.021  6.556 199.88
         T/D  Dial: 6.34 (+/-):  0.063             T/D  Dial: 6.47 (+/-):  0.086
 Prior rounds:
E1    (R Naber     ) 0.017  6.348  0.008      (M Reis      ) 0.096  6.472 -0.008
 Qualified:             #3  6.357 214.48                        #9  6.484 209.17

Thode with the starting line advantage for the win. Chris Thode's MOV: 0.0084 seconds (approximately 3 feet).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 780V Val Torres                           7914 Rob Whetstone                
E2   ****WINNER****  0.130  7.058 189.98                    -0.009  6.645 201.19
         T/D  Dial: 7.04 (+/-):  0.018             T/D  Dial: 6.57 (+/-):  0.075
 Prior rounds:
E1    (A Spiegel   ) 0.019  7.043 -0.007      (V Cauffield ) 0.007  6.565  0.025
 Qualified:            #16  7.048 190.92                       #11  6.532 214.93

Whetstone goes red to give Torres the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
    8 Thomas Bayer                         6241 Casey Plaizier               
E2                   0.006  6.169 208.62     ****WINNER****  0.013  7.333 177.35
         T/D  Dial: 6.10 (+/-):  0.069             T/D  Dial: 7.31 (+/-):  0.023
 Prior rounds:
E1    (T Jardino   ) 0.018  6.073 -0.027      (C Webber    ) 0.000  7.311 -0.009
 Qualified:             #2  6.195 188.25                       #19  7.309 182.38

Bayer with a great light, but Plaizer held on for the win. He keeps his Championship hopes alive.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 699B Aaron Steinkey                       7796 John Richardson              
E2   ****WINNER****  0.000  6.480 202.06                     0.007  6.133 221.74
         T/D  Dial: 6.46 (+/-):  0.020             T/D  Dial: 6.10 (+/-):  0.033
 Prior rounds:
E1    (T Gaynor    ) 0.040  6.460  0.020                     0.043  6.097 -0.043
 Qualified:             #7  6.428 210.73                        #1  6.187 196.56

Steinkey with a perfect light for the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
   16 Jessica Eastburn                     3896 Steve Hamilton               
E2                   0.002  6.521 208.17     ****WINNER****  0.007  7.023 192.03
         T/D  Dial: 6.49 (+/-):  0.031             T/D  Dial: 7.00 (+/-):  0.023
 Prior rounds:
E1    (J Koron     ) 0.042  6.504  0.034      (J Grant Duri) 0.011  7.002  0.002
 Qualified:            #10  6.500 209.23                       #15  6.994 193.13

Eastburn with a great light, but Hamilton holds on for the win in a close one. Steve Hamilton's MOV: 0.0032 seconds (approximately 12 inches). With Eastburn losing it opens the door for Plaizier (who has to win the race to win the Championship).

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink