Fri, 21 Aug 2026, 15:54 PM Top Alcohol Dragster Qualifying Notes, Session #2

By Reporter

BRAINERD, Minn. - Notes from round 2 qualifying in Top Alcohol Dragster at the NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series, 44th annual NHRA Brainerd Nationals listing lane, driver name, elapsed time/top speed this round, position in order following run, best prior elapsed time/speed, and position in order prior to run:

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Left Lane: Kirk Wolf Runs 5.435/267.75, Now #6; Best prior run: 40.724/0.00, Was #13

Weather conditions: air temperature 77 degrees, relative humidity 53 percent, barometer 29.98 inches, adjusted altitude 3,062 feet.

Wolf gets it to hook up and goes to the number six spot.

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Left Lane: Alan Bradshaw Runs 5.243/269.40, Now #2; Best prior run: 14.615/76.17, Was #13
Right Lane: Melanie Johnson Runs 5.299/272.12, Now #4; No Prior Run

Bradshaw launched hard and kept it hooked up to go to the number two spot. Alan Bradshaw's incremental times: 60ft-0.953 sec., 330ft-2.399, 660ft-3.487/230.02 mph, 1,000ft-4.421.

Johnson is straight down the groove to go to the number four spot. Melanie Johnson's incremental times: 60ft-0.965 sec., 330ft-2.444, 660ft-3.547/226.89 mph, 1,000ft-4.486.

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Left Lane: Matthew Cummings Runs 5.285/270.21, Now #4; Best prior run: 8.890/75.44, Was #14
Right Lane: Nick Spiegel Runs 5.445/257.24, Now #11; Best prior run: 5.474/255.34, Was #10

Cummings kept it hooked up and hitting on all eight to go to the number four spot. Matthew Cummings' incremental times: 60ft-0.949 sec., 330ft-2.418, 660ft-3.520/226.81 mph, 1,000ft-4.464.

Spiegel with his quickest pass with a good clean pass.

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Left Lane: John Haley No Time, Now #13; Best prior run: 5.678/243.55, Was #13
Right Lane: Mike Quayle Runs 14.831/78.86, Now #10; Best prior run: 5.437/259.56, Was #10

Haley rolled through the water and the car died.

Quayle is up in smoke right at the hit and clicked it off.

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Left Lane: Jim Lamb Runs 10.104/74.81, Now #12; Best prior run: 5.534/265.06, Was #12
Right Lane: Mitch Kalitta Runs 5.274/264.18, Now #3; Best prior run: 5.412/262.44, Was #8

Lamb

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Left Lane: Jim Lamb Runs 10.104/74.81, Now #12; Best prior run: 5.534/265.06, Was #12
Right Lane: Mitch Kalitta Runs 5.274/264.18, Now #3; Best prior run: 5.412/262.44, Was #8

Lamb lost traction early and clicked it off.

Kalitta launched hard and kept it hooked to go to the number three spot. Mitch Kalitta's incremental times: 60ft-0.950 sec., 330ft-2.422, 660ft-3.520/228.65 mph, 1,000ft-4.455.

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Left Lane: Anthony Troyer Runs 5.295/273.00, Now #6; No Prior Run
Right Lane: Todd Bruce Runs 5.494/265.27, Now #9; Best prior run: 5.367/271.35, Was #8

Troyer kept it hooked up and hitting on all eight to go to the number four spot. Anthony Troyer's incremental times: 60ft-0.949 sec., 330ft-2.439, 660ft-3.543/225.67 mph, 1,000ft-4.483.

Bruce with a clean pass, but will not improve.

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Left Lane: Jon Bradford Runs 5.261/274.83, Now #3; Best prior run: 5.321/278.23, Was #8
Right Lane: Angelle Sampey Runs 5.415/270.10, Now #10; Best prior run: 5.836/182.55, Was #15

Bradford launched hard and kept it hooked up to go to the number three spot. Jon Bradford's incremental times: 60ft-0.904 sec., 330ft-2.348, 660ft-3.480/223.76 mph, 1,000ft-4.444.

Sampey kept it hooked up and hitting on all eight to go to the number 10 spot.

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Left Lane: Joey Severance Runs 5.402/223.84, Now #5; Best prior run: 5.276/273.94, Was #5
Right Lane: Shawn Cowie Runs 5.218/277.20, Now #1; Best prior run: 5.211/277.60, Was #1

Severance with another good pass, but will not improve.

cowie launched hard and kept it hooked up and hitting on all eight to make the quickest pass of the session. Shawn Cowie's incremental times: 60ft-0.920 sec., 330ft-2.342, 660ft-3.454/223.32 mph, 1,000ft-4.408.

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