Sun, 23 Aug 2026, 10:36 AM Super Gas Round 4 Eliminations

By Reporter

BRAINERD, Minn. - Results of round 4 eliminations in Super Gas 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
  587 Scott McMasters                      5934 Keith Kuehn                  
E4                   0.040  9.883 164.47     ****WINNER****  0.021  9.903 171.03
         S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.017             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.003
 Prior rounds:
E3    (J Monty     ) 0.042 10.021  0.121      (R Fuller    ) 0.025  9.900  0.000
E2    (L Christians) 0.047  9.925  0.025      (D Smith     ) 0.016  9.906  0.006
E1    (J Kenny     ) 0.055  9.785 -0.115      (J Kinney    ) 0.045  9.849 -0.051
 Qualified:            #24  9.785 -0.115                       #21  9.849 -0.051

Weather conditions: air temperature 60 degrees, relative humidity 79 percent, barometer 30.07 inches, adjusted altitude 1,823 feet.

Kuehn with the starting line advantage for the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
   53 Corey Bentley                        5076 Dale Evens                   
E4                   0.007  9.889 140.75     ****WINNER****  0.037  9.893 159.29
         S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.011             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.007
 Prior rounds:
E3    (B Cawsey    ) 0.027  9.930  0.030      (J Demers    ) 0.008  9.913  0.013
E2    (F Shaner    ) 0.013 10.061  0.161      (H Pramov    ) 0.016  9.915  0.015
E1    (R Smutny    ) 0.046  9.929  0.029      (T Giese     ) 0.075  9.870 -0.030
 Qualified:            #10  9.929  0.029                       #19  9.870 -0.030

Bentley with a great light, but took too much stripe to give Evens the win. He will have a bye in the semifinal.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 5864 Gregory Maaninga                       54 Tim Moore                    
E4   ****WINNER****  0.026  9.972 137.90                     0.212  9.896 162.80
         S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.072             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.004
 Prior rounds:
E3    (L Wiebusch  ) 0.037  9.914  0.014      (T Larson    ) 0.004  9.901  0.001
E2    (B Frederick ) 0.029  9.914  0.014      (T Carlson   ) 0.003  9.924  0.024
E1    (Bye         ) 0.044  9.976  0.076      (G Christians) 0.029  9.933  0.033
 Qualified:            #14  9.976  0.076                       #11  9.933  0.033

Maaninga with the starting line advantage for the win. He will face Kuehn in the semifinal.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink