Sat, 22 Aug 2026, 13:30 PM Top Fuel Challenge Round 1 Eliminations

By Reporter

BRAINERD, Minn. - Results of round 1 eliminations in #2Fast2Tasty Top Fuel Challenge 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
  777 Leah Pruett                            77 Josh Hart                    
E1                   0.090  4.786 151.58     ****WINNER****  0.111  3.774 327.35
 Qualified:            #99 100                                 #99 100          

Weather conditions: air temperature 70 degrees, relative humidity 54 percent, barometer 30.11 inches, adjusted altitude 2,351 feet, track temperature 103 degrees.

Leah Pruett has qualified for 13 Mission #2Fast2Tasty NHRA Challenges.

Josh Hart has qualified for 10 Mission #2Fast2Tasty NHRA Challenges.

Pruett with the starting line advantage, but then started to lift the front end and clicked it off.

Hart is straight down the groove for the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  123 Antron Brown                            1 Doug Kalitta                 
E1                   0.049  5.910 114.23     ****WINNER****  0.054  3.673 332.26
 Qualified:            #99 100                                 #99 100          

Antron Brown has qualified for 24 Mission #2Fast2Tasty NHRA Challenges. He has won four times, once this season.

Doug Kalitta has qualified for 31 Mission #2Fast2Tasty NHRA Challenges. He has won 11 times, four this season.

Brown with the slight starting line advantage, but is up in smoke and clicks it off.

Kalitta launched hard and kept it hooked up for the win.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink