Sun, 23 Aug 2026, 10:38 AM Top Dragster Round 3 Eliminations

By Reporter

BRAINERD, Minn. - Results of round 3 eliminations in Right Trailers Top Dragster 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
 5820 Isaac Wilde                             9 Rusty Baxter                 
E3                   0.010  6.378 213.33     ****WINNER****  0.004  6.138 214.96
         T/D  Dial: 6.37 (+/-):  0.008             T/D  Dial: 6.13 (+/-):  0.008
 Prior rounds:
E2    (S Parker    ) 0.026  6.381  0.021      (J Buer      ) 0.012  6.121  0.011
E1    (B Franck    ) 0.016  6.398  0.008      (T Bruce     ) 0.044  6.512  0.412
 Qualified:            #16  6.411 214.28                       #12  6.195 210.34

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

Baxter with a great light and runs dead-on with an eight for the win in a close one. Rusty Baxter's MOV: 0.0061 seconds (approximately 23 inches).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 423K Kendra Larson                        459D J.R. Baxter                  
E3   ****WINNER****  0.014  6.937 191.59                     0.008  6.154 195.56
         T/D  Dial: 6.90 (+/-):  0.037             T/D  Dial: 6.10 (+/-):  0.054
 Prior rounds:
E2    (M Kritzky   ) 0.005  6.932  0.032      (R Dahlberg  ) 0.022  6.108  0.008
E1    (L Feist     ) 0.031  6.902  0.012      (N Gilbertson) 0.018  6.307  0.197
 Qualified:            #25  6.948 192.19                       #13  6.200 194.86

Baxter with a great light, but Larson holds on for the win. Kendra Larson's MOV: 0.0114 seconds (approximately 3 feet).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
   41 Kevin Thorp                          5484 Bob Fischer                  
E3                   0.426 23.350  57.96     ****WINNER****  0.131  6.843 189.39
         T/D  Dial: 6.10 (+/-): 17.250             T/D  Dial: 6.78 (+/-):  0.063
 Prior rounds:
E2    (D Narusiewic) 0.035  6.415  0.315      (J Hop       ) 0.023  6.809  0.019
E1    (J Arpin     ) 0.019  6.120  0.020      (R Rang      ) 0.029  6.815  0.005
 Qualified:             #2  6.125 225.26                       #22  6.842 195.19

Fischer with the starting line advantage for the win. He will face Rusty Baxter in the semifinal.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  529 Donna Patterson                      5168 Trevor Jelinski              
E3   ****WINNER****  0.044  6.138 214.69                     0.041  7.245 170.88
         T/D  Dial: 6.10 (+/-):  0.038             T/D  Dial: 7.14 (+/-):  0.105
 Prior rounds:
E2    (M Kreft     ) 0.023  6.097 -0.013      (G Pederson  ) 0.019  7.278  0.128
E1    (A Isenhower ) 0.066  6.126 -0.014      (M Nemitz    ) 0.098  7.174  0.014
 Qualified:            #11  6.186 228.23                       #31  7.189 184.25

Jelinski with a few ticks on the tree, but Patterson chased him down for the win. She will face Larson in the semifinal.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink