Sun, 23 Aug 2026, 15:38 PM Competition Eliminator Round 3 Eliminations

By Reporter

BRAINERD, Minn. - Results of round 3 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
 5125 Bruce Schmiedl                       5810 Kelly Rutz                   
E3   ****WINNER****  0.144  7.784 132.70                    -0.027  7.862 156.68
        A/EA Index: 7.83 (+/-): -0.046             C/A Index: 7.93 (+/-): -0.068
 Prior rounds:
E2                   1.099 36.160 28.330      (C Neff      ) 0.033  7.733 -0.197
E1    (D Engels    ) 0.139  7.321 -0.529      (T Gusso     ) 0.168  7.770 -0.160
 Qualified:             #8  7.344 -0.506                       #13  7.752 -0.178

Weather conditions: air temperature 74 degrees, relative humidity 46 percent, barometer 30.03 inches, adjusted altitude 2,696 feet.

Rutz goes red to give Schmiedl the win. He is advancing to his second final round.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  353 Bruno Massel                         601C Cody Lane                    
E3                   0.049  7.031 159.83     ****WINNER****  0.006  7.274 172.25
       CC/AT Index: 7.56 (+/-): -0.529            A/EA Index: 7.90 (+/-): -0.626
 Prior rounds:
E2    (P Nahan     ) 0.023  7.517 -0.043      (K Mozeris   ) 0.291 14.634  6.734
E1    (J Arrowsmith) 0.054  7.369 -0.191      (S Vincent   ) 0.025  7.872 -0.028
 Qualified:             #5  7.036 -0.524                        #4  7.320 -0.580

Lane with a great light for the light. He is advancing to his 14th final round.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink