Sat, 22 Aug 2026, 19:06 PM Competition Eliminator Round 2 Eliminations

By Reporter

BRAINERD, Minn. - Results of round 2 eliminations in Competition 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
        Bye                                5125 Bruce Schmiedl               
E2                                            ****WINNER****  1.099 36.160   NS  
                                                  A/EA Index: 7.83 (+/-): 28.330
 Prior rounds:
E1                                           (D Engels    ) 0.139  7.321 -0.529
 Qualified:                                                       #8  7.344 -0.506

Weather conditions: air temperature 73 degrees, relative humidity 47 percent, barometer 30.08 inches, adjusted altitude 2,559 feet.

Schmiedl with the bye run.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 5900 Cali Neff                            5810 Kelly Rutz                   
E2                   0.084 16.423  51.98     ****WINNER****  0.033  7.733 176.30
        A/ED Index: 7.21 (+/-):  9.213             C/A Index: 7.93 (+/-): -0.197
 Prior rounds:
E1    (S Heckel    ) 0.071  8.517  1.307      (T Gusso     ) 0.168  7.770 -0.160
 Qualified:             #3  6.626 -0.584                       #13  7.752 -0.178

Rutz with the starting line advantage for the win. She will face Schmiedl in the semifinal.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  353 Bruno Massel                           55 Pat Nahan                    
E2   ****WINNER****  0.023  7.517 126.86                    -0.004  8.086 123.50
       CC/AT Index: 7.56 (+/-): -0.043            E/DA Index: 7.98 (+/-):  0.106
 Prior rounds:
E1    (J Arrowsmith) 0.054  7.369 -0.191      (M Foster    ) 0.030  7.748 -0.232
 Qualified:             #5  7.036 -0.524                        #2  7.320 -0.660

Nahan goes red to give Massel the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 601C Cody Lane                             704 Kayla Mozeris                
E2   ****WINNER****  0.291 14.634   NS                             No Time      
        A/EA Index: 7.90 (+/-):  6.734           E/SMA Index: 8.95 (+/-): 91.049
 Prior rounds:
E1    (S Vincent   ) 0.025  7.872 -0.028      (B Peter     ) 0.047  8.527 -0.423
 Qualified:             #4  7.320 -0.580                        #7  8.444 -0.506

Mozeris is a no-show to give Lane the single. He will face Massel in the semifinal.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink