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Fri, 21 Aug 2026, 10:55 AM

Stock Eliminator Round 1 Eliminations

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BRAINERD, Minn. - Results of round 1 eliminations in Stock Eliminator at the NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series, 44th annual NHRA Brainerd Nationals:


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 5317 Scott Dugdale                        5502 Paul Anderson                
E1   ****WINNER****  0.079 11.455 111.66                     0.040 11.087 124.20
         I/S  Dial: 11.45 (+/-):  0.005            A/S  Dial: 10.95 (+/-):  0.137
 Qualified:            #33 11.480 -0.720                       #65 11.879  0.929

Weather conditions: air temperature 67 degrees, relative humidity 84 percent, barometer 29.97 inches, adjusted altitude 2,508 feet.

Anderson with the starting line advantage, but Dugdale runs dead-on with a five for the win.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 473C James Carter                         5426 Gene Mosbek                  
E1   ****WINNER****  0.040 11.231 104.48                     0.051 10.613 125.27
        D/SA  Dial: 11.24 (+/-): -0.009           C/SA  Dial: 10.65 (+/-): -0.037
 Qualified:            #64 11.329 -0.221                       #32 10.673 -0.727

Carter with the starting line advantage for the win.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 5395 Jared Hutar                          5128 Denny Nelson                 
E1                  -0.017 11.220 115.65     ****WINNER****  0.083 10.381 126.78
        E/SA  Dial: 11.25 (+/-): -0.030           B/SA  Dial: 10.47 (+/-): -0.089
 Qualified:            #63 11.447 -0.253                       #31 10.515 -0.735

Hutar goes red to give Nelson the win.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  580 Steve Couch                          5243 Dale Findell                 
E1   ****WINNER****  0.086 10.876 121.11                    -0.007 11.919 109.72
        FS/H  Dial: 10.93 (+/-): -0.054           M/SA  Dial: 11.98 (+/-): -0.061
 Qualified:            #55 10.989 -0.511                       #23 12.041 -0.809

Findell goes red to give Couch the win.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 701P Parker Theobald                      5036 Dirk Olson                   
E1                  -0.008 10.477 125.53     ****WINNER****  0.038 10.039 133.01
        C/SA  Dial: 10.52 (+/-): -0.043           AA/S  Dial: 10.03 (+/-):  0.009
 Qualified:            #13 10.521 -0.879                       #45 10.084 -0.616

Theobald goes red to give Olson the win.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 5411 Chris Knudsen                        5044 Kevin Leinart                
E1   ****WINNER****  0.023 10.271 122.01                     0.080 13.314  98.33
         B/S  Dial: 10.23 (+/-):  0.041           R/SA  Dial: 13.30 (+/-):  0.014
 Qualified:            #10 10.307 -0.893                       #42 13.425 -0.625

Knudsen with the starting line advantage for the win.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 5166 Loran Gottschalk                     5406 Kevin Hemenway               
E1                   0.094 10.004 120.03     ****WINNER****  0.039 13.101  98.31
        FS/D  Dial: 10.01 (+/-): -0.006           AF/S  Dial: 13.00 (+/-):  0.101
 Qualified:            #52 10.042 -0.558                       #20 13.016 -0.834

Hemenway with the starting line advantage for the win.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 5388 Jay Storey                            539 Glen DeMenge                 
E1                   0.038  9.155 146.43     ****WINNER****  0.045  9.883 128.42
        FS/B  Dial: 9.18 (+/-): -0.025          AAA/SA  Dial: 9.90 (+/-): -0.017
 Qualified:            #28  9.239 -0.761                       #60  9.979 -0.421

Storey with the starting line advantage, but took too much stripe to give DeMenge the win.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 5797 Matt Malerke                          506 Trent Pfisthner              
E1                   0.067 10.783 118.02     ****WINNER****  0.081 10.644 122.05
        E/SA  Dial: 10.81 (+/-): -0.027           B/SA  Dial: 10.65 (+/-): -0.006
 Qualified:            #18 10.859 -0.841                       #50 10.680 -0.570

Malerke with the starting line advantage, but took too much stripe to give Pfisthner the win.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 5147 James Tolston                        5583 Dan Zrust                    
E1                   0.089 10.808 123.95     ****WINNER****  0.078 10.488 124.51
         E/S  Dial: 10.65 (+/-):  0.158           A/SA  Dial: 10.33 (+/-):  0.158
 Qualified:            #14 10.772 -0.878                       #46 10.385 -0.615

Zrust with the starting line advantage for the win. Dan Zrust's MOV: 0.0114 seconds (approximately 2 feet).


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 5330 Jordin Jurgens                       5101 David McGaugh                
E1   ****WINNER****  0.036 11.211 106.26                     0.208 11.863 112.46
        G/SA  Dial: 11.10 (+/-):  0.111           J/SA  Dial: 11.86 (+/-):  0.003
 Qualified:            #19 11.163 -0.837                       #51 11.882 -0.568

Jurgens with the starting line advantage for the win.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 5023 Tom Barrett                          6001 Norm LaPointe                
E1   ****WINNER****  0.034 10.648 118.81                     0.071 11.110 117.60
         B/S  Dial: 10.62 (+/-):  0.028           G/SA  Dial: 11.10 (+/-):  0.010
 Qualified:            #54 10.675 -0.525                       #22 11.175 -0.825

Barrett with the starting line advantage for the win. Tom Barrett's MOV: 0.0191 seconds (approximately 3 feet).


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
   54 Jamey Picht                          5111 Trista Fenner                
E1   ****WINNER****  0.012 11.041 109.23                     0.034 10.590 116.32
        F/SA  Dial: 10.99 (+/-):  0.051            B/S  Dial: 10.48 (+/-):  0.110
 Qualified:            #24 11.045 -0.805                       #56 10.707 -0.493

Picht with the starting line advantage for the win.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 5031 Michael Barrett                      4688 Mike Cotten                  
E1   ****WINNER****  0.007 10.240 123.16                     0.106 10.937 118.16
        A/SA  Dial: 10.25 (+/-): -0.010           G/SA  Dial: 10.97 (+/-): -0.033
 Qualified:            #38 10.338 -0.662                        #6 11.028 -0.972

Barrett with a great light for the win.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  555 Al Corda                             1925 Tim Barrett                  
E1   ****WINNER****  0.033 10.061 125.06                     0.025 11.657 110.04
       AA/SA  Dial: 10.05 (+/-):  0.011           K/SA  Dial: 11.69 (+/-): -0.033
 Qualified:            #43 10.075 -0.625                       #11 11.758 -0.892

Barrett with the starting line advantage, but took too much stripe to give corda the win.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 5471 Nick Bredemus                        7797 Don Keen                     
E1                   0.093 10.510 124.61     ****WINNER****  0.054 10.300 129.54
        B/SA  Dial: 10.58 (+/-): -0.070            C/S  Dial: 10.32 (+/-): -0.020
 Qualified:            #40 10.599 -0.651                        #8 10.393 -0.957

Keen with the starting line advantage for the win.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 5006 Dan Jeska                            5343 James Findell                
E1   ****WINNER****  0.051 11.944 109.51                     0.080 11.259 112.22
        M/SA  Dial: 11.92 (+/-):  0.024           F/SA  Dial: 11.27 (+/-): -0.011
 Qualified:            #21 12.021 -0.829                       #53 11.322 -0.528

Jeska with the starting line advantage for the win.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
   75 Greg Krause                          5751 Lee Johnson                  
E1                   0.111 13.282  97.67     ****WINNER****  0.038 10.699 124.00
        R/SA  Dial: 13.42 (+/-): -0.138           D/SA  Dial: 10.70 (+/-): -0.001
 Qualified:            #47 13.437 -0.613                       #15 10.683 -0.867

Johnson with the starting line advantage for the win.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 H507 Joseph Harry                         5500 Randy Mans                   
E1   ****WINNER****  0.034 10.483 123.52                     0.083  9.824 137.43
        B/SA  Dial: 10.53 (+/-): -0.047            A/S  Dial: 9.88 (+/-): -0.056
 Qualified:            #34 10.545 -0.705                        #2  9.906 -1.044

Harry with the starting line advantage for the win.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 5263 Larry Curtis                         5120 Jacob Picht                  
E1   ****WINNER****  0.025  9.888 129.88                     0.069 11.058 117.23
        FS/E  Dial: 9.84 (+/-):  0.048            F/SA  Dial: 11.08 (+/-): -0.022
 Qualified:             #3  9.943 -1.007                       #35 11.159 -0.691

Curtis with the starting line advantage for the win.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
   55 Jeff Chaney                          5112 Carter Line                  
E1   ****WINNER****  0.067 10.722 121.88                    -0.069 11.969 110.41
        C/SA  Dial: 10.77 (+/-): -0.048           J/SA  Dial: 11.96 (+/-):  0.009
 Qualified:            #26 10.608 -0.792                       #58 12.017 -0.433

Line goes red to give Chaney the win.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
   51 Logan Wernet                         5389 Steve Hutar                  
E1   ****WINNER****  0.048 11.139 117.28                    -0.026 11.411 115.01
        E/SA  Dial: 11.14 (+/-): -0.001           I/SA  Dial: 11.45 (+/-): -0.039
 Qualified:            #57 11.256 -0.444                       #25 11.504 -0.796

Hutar goes red to give Wernet the win.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  601 Cody Lane                            F504 Tracy Fairchild              
E1   ****WINNER****  0.046  9.141 142.10                     0.034 10.529 121.15
        FS/B  Dial: 9.11 (+/-):  0.031            D/SA  Dial: 10.53 (+/-): -0.001
 Qualified:            #36  9.318 -0.682                        #4 10.574 -0.976

Fairchild with the starting line advantage, but took a tick too much stripe to give Lane the win.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 5391 Ryan Hutar                           X501 Clayton Mattson              
E1                   0.053  9.971 130.15     ****WINNER****  0.036 10.802 118.12
       AA/SA  Dial: 10.01 (+/-): -0.039           F/SA  Dial: 10.83 (+/-): -0.028
 Qualified:            #39 10.046 -0.654                        #7 10.887 -0.963

Mattson with the starting line advantage for the win.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 1778 Joe Santangelo                       5680 Marlene Nelson               
E1   ****WINNER****  0.036 10.401 116.43                     0.071 11.752 110.97
        B/SA  Dial: 10.36 (+/-):  0.041           J/SA  Dial: 11.80 (+/-): -0.048
 Qualified:            #17 10.406 -0.844                       #49 11.871 -0.579

Santangelo with the starting line advantage for the win.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 5676 Bryan Heath                          519X Brent Kopejtka               
E1   ****WINNER****  0.090 10.313 127.49                    -0.014 15.812  83.80
        B/SA  Dial: 10.34 (+/-): -0.027           DF/S  Dial: 15.77 (+/-):  0.042
 Qualified:            #16 10.391 -0.859                       #48 15.905 -0.595

Kopejtka goes red to give Heath the win.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 5307 Sophia Diekema                       5169 Brad Koivisto                
E1   ****WINNER****  0.049 11.112 116.51                     0.071 11.171 108.87
        F/SA  Dial: 11.08 (+/-):  0.032           H/SA  Dial: 11.11 (+/-):  0.061
 Qualified:            #37 11.187 -0.663                        #5 11.178 -0.972

Diekema with the starting line advantage for the win.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 5058 Brian Anderson                       5306 Johnny Diekema               
E1   ****WINNER****  0.034 10.220 122.83                     0.164 10.103 122.44
        A/SA  Dial: 10.21 (+/-):  0.010           AA/S  Dial: 10.10 (+/-):  0.003
 Qualified:            #29 10.252 -0.748                       #61 10.293 -0.407

Anderson with the starting line advantage for the win.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  727 Mike Johnston                        5939 Dave Picht                   
E1                   0.072  9.783 136.22     ****WINNER****  0.035 10.917 117.18
        FS/D  Dial: 9.75 (+/-):  0.033             C/S  Dial: 10.86 (+/-):  0.057
 Qualified:            #27  9.814 -0.786                       #59 10.927 -0.423

Picht with the starting line advantage for the win. Dave Picht's MOV: 0.0136 seconds (approximately 3 feet).


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 2455 Jason Line                            556 Ron Feist                    
E1   ****WINNER****  0.047 11.903  88.85                     0.017 11.437  92.51
        G/SA  Dial: 11.70 (+/-):  0.203           A/SA  Dial: 10.22 (+/-):  1.217
 Qualified:            #62 11.645 -0.355                       #30 10.258 -0.742

Feist with the starting line advantage, but Line gets the win.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 5731 Ben Line                              858 Jarmo Markkanen              
E1                   0.045 10.249 126.45     ****WINNER****  0.031 10.534 125.79
        B/SA  Dial: 10.25 (+/-): -0.001            B/S  Dial: 10.53 (+/-):  0.004
 Qualified:             #9 10.311 -0.939                       #41 10.563 -0.637

Markkanen with the starting line advantage and runs dead-on with a four for the win.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 5340 Tim Mosbek                           5210 Hannah Line                  
E1                   0.039 11.042 113.25     ****WINNER****  0.013 10.601 121.51
        E/SA  Dial: 11.01 (+/-):  0.032           D/SA  Dial: 10.59 (+/-):  0.011
 Qualified:            #44 11.084 -0.616                       #12 10.669 -0.881

Line with the starting line advantage for the win.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 5390 Lance Line                                 Bye
E1   ****WINNER**** -0.110 10.258 121.42     
         C/S  Dial: 10.00 (+/-):  0.258   
 Qualified:             #1 10.226 -1.124                     Bye

Line with the bye run.

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