Thu, 13 Nov 2025, 17:29 PM Top Dragster Round 3 Eliminations

By Rick Green

POMONA, Calif. - Results of round 3 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
 780V Val Torres                           6241 Casey Plaizier               
E3                   0.026  7.082 189.52     ****WINNER****  0.012  7.370 175.41
         T/D  Dial: 7.05 (+/-):  0.032             T/D  Dial: 7.33 (+/-):  0.040
 Prior rounds:
E2    (R Whetstone ) 0.130  7.058  0.018      (T Bayer     ) 0.013  7.333  0.023
E1    (A Spiegel   ) 0.019  7.043 -0.007      (C Webber    ) 0.000  7.311 -0.009
 Qualified:            #16  7.048 190.92                       #19  7.309 182.38

Weather conditions: air temperature 75 degrees, relative humidity 37 percent, barometer 29.99 inches, adjusted altitude 2,577 feet.

Plaizier with the starting line advantage for the win in a close one. Casey Plaizier's MOV: 0.0063 seconds (approximately 21 inches). He will have a bye in the semifinal.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 3896 Steve Hamilton                       699B Aaron Steinkey               
E3                   0.083  7.014 192.19     ****WINNER****  0.019  6.515 192.91
         T/D  Dial: 7.00 (+/-):  0.014             T/D  Dial: 6.47 (+/-):  0.045
 Prior rounds:
E2    (J Eastburn  ) 0.007  7.023  0.023      (J Richardson) 0.000  6.480  0.020
E1    (J Grant Duri) 0.011  7.002  0.002      (T Gaynor    ) 0.040  6.460  0.020
 Qualified:            #15  6.994 193.13                        #7  6.428 210.73

Steinkey with the starting line advantage for the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
   78 Moe Trujillo                         7531 Chris Thode                  
E3   ****WINNER****  0.001  6.482 184.22                     0.031  6.522 207.53
         T/D  Dial: 6.42 (+/-):  0.062             T/D  Dial: 6.47 (+/-):  0.052
 Prior rounds:
E2    (D Hough     ) 0.028  6.421  0.001      (J Dooley    ) 0.021  6.556  0.086
E1    (E Olpin     ) 0.016  6.430  0.010      (M Reis      ) 0.096  6.472 -0.008
 Qualified:             #6  6.418 211.13                        #9  6.484 209.17

Trujillo with a near perfect light for the win. He will face Steinkey in the semifinal.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink