Sun, 23 Aug 2026, 16:24 PM Top Fuel Round 3 Eliminations

By Reporter

BRAINERD, Minn. - Results of round 3 eliminations in Top Fuel 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
    1 Doug Kalitta                            3 Justin Ashley                
E3   ****WINNER****  0.064  3.747 329.18                     0.039  3.805 327.74
 Prior rounds:
E2    (A Brown     ) 0.063  3.742 326.56      (C Millican  ) 0.041  3.793 335.57
E1    (C Ferre     ) 0.067  3.713 336.23      (S Reed      ) 0.038  3.750 331.36
 Qualified:             #1  3.673 332.26                        #5  3.743 333.99

Weather conditions: air temperature 75 degrees, relative humidity 42 percent, barometer 30.00 inches, adjusted altitude 2,812 feet, track temperature 117 degrees.

Ashley is 15 - 8 against Kalitta in prior events.

Ashley with the starting line advantage, but Kalitta has the difference made up by 330 feet and takes the win. He is advancing to his seventh final this season and 133rd career final.

Ashley with a good clean pass in the losing effort.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  100 Maddi Gordon                          777 Leah Pruett                  
E3   ****WINNER****  0.055  3.770 329.91                     0.069  3.776 325.14
 Prior rounds:
E2    (T Stewart   ) 0.045  3.740 330.72      (S Langdon   ) 0.030  4.158 194.49
E1    (S Palmer    ) 0.061  3.752 336.32      (W Smith     ) 0.060  3.702 341.08
 Qualified:             #2  3.695 336.99                        #6  3.756 329.18

Pruett is 2 - 0 against Gordon in prior events.

Gordon with the starting line advantage and never trailed for the win. She is advancing to her second Top Fuel final round. She will give up lane choice to Kalitta in the final.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink