Sat, 22 Aug 2026, 14:10 PM Funny Car Qualifying Notes, Session #3

By Reporter

BRAINERD, Minn. - Notes from round 3 qualifying in Funny Car 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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Right Lane: Jim Campbell Runs 4.297/215.93, Now #13; No Prior Run

Weather conditions: air temperature 70 degrees, relative humidity 53 percent, barometer 30.11 inches, adjusted altitude 2,401 feet, track temperature 103 degrees.

Campbell with a good clean pass after having problems yesterday.

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Left Lane: Jack Wyatt No Time, Now #15; Best prior run: 4.831/168.16, Was #15
Right Lane: Chad Green Runs 6.399/101.77, Now #8; Best prior run: 3.972/318.99, Was #8

Wyatt's car didn't move when the light turned green.

Green is up in smoke early and clicked it off.

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Left Lane: Bobby Bode Runs 3.994/308.14, Now #13; Best prior run: 4.299/210.01, Was #14
Right Lane: Daniel Wilkerson Runs 3.902/322.81, Now #2; Best prior run: 3.942/319.52, Was #7

Bode is straight down the groove with his quickest pass of the weekend. He moves up the ladder one spot.

Wilkerson launched hard and kept it hooked up to go to the number two spot. Daniel Wilkerson's incremental times: 60ft-0.881 sec., 330ft-2.250, 660ft-3.160/284.62 mph.

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Left Lane: Spencer Hyde Runs 10.796/49.97, Now #12; Best prior run: 3.988/284.93, Was #12
Right Lane: Cruz Pedregon Runs 3.906/320.51, Now #4; Best prior run: 3.986/322.04, Was #11

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

Pedregon kept it hooked up and makes his quickest pass of the weekend to go to the number four spot. Cruz Pedregon's incremental times: 60ft-0.886 sec., 330ft-2.253, 660ft-3.162/283.67 mph.

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Left Lane: Ron Capps Runs 5.958/116.20, Now #8; Best prior run: 3.930/322.27, Was #7
Right Lane: Jordan Vandergriff Runs 3.917/320.05, Now #5; Best prior run: 3.975/302.82, Was #10

Capps started to smoke the tires early and clicked it off.

Vandergriff launched hard and kept it hooked up to move into the top half of the show. Jordan Vandergriff's incremental times: 60ft-0.870 sec., 330ft-2.249, 660ft-3.170/280.14 mph.

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Left Lane: Dave Richards Runs 3.927/324.05, Now #6; Best prior run: 3.924/327.66, Was #6
Right Lane: Alexis DeJoria Runs 3.943/324.44, Now #7; Best prior run: 3.927/324.83, Was #7

Richards kept it hooked up and makes another good looking pass, he will not improve.

DeJoria is straight down the groove with a good clean pass.

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Left Lane: Matt Hagan Runs 3.899/326.40, Now #2; Best prior run: 3.940/323.66, Was #9
Right Lane: J.R. Todd Runs 3.903/327.66, Now #4; Best prior run: 3.976/321.88, Was #11

Hagan launched hard and kept it hooked up to go to the number two spot. Matt Hagan's incremental times: 60ft-0.877 sec., 330ft-2.250, 660ft-3.162/287.41 mph.

Todd is straight down the groove with his quickest pass of the weekend to go to the number four spot. J.R. Todd's incremental times: 60ft-0.881 sec., 330ft-2.243, 660ft-3.165/283.55 mph.

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Left Lane: Austin Prock Runs 3.881/327.19, Now #1; Best prior run: 3.893/329.91, Was #1
Right Lane: Jack Beckman Runs 3.926/323.81, Now #5; Best prior run: 3.903/324.67, Was #5

Prock launched hard and kept it hooked up to make the quickest pass of the event. Austin Prock's incremental times: 60ft-0.876 sec., 330ft-2.237, 660ft-3.142/287.53 mph.

Beckman is straight down the groove with a good clean pass, but will not improve.

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