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Sun, 23 Aug 2026, 16:32 PM

Funny Car Round 3 Eliminations

By Reporter

BRAINERD, Minn. - Results of round 3 eliminations in Funny Car 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
  373 J.R. Todd                              24 Jordan Vandergriff           
E3                   0.064  5.800 161.30     ****WINNER****  0.035  3.977 314.46
 Prior rounds:
E2    (B Bode      ) 0.061  3.953 330.63      (A DeJoria   ) 0.058  3.956 320.13
E1    (S Hyde      ) 0.088  3.898 333.66                     0.083  6.044 110.47
 Qualified:             #5  3.903 327.66                        #1  3.879 323.50

Weather conditions: air temperature 75 degrees, relative humidity 42 percent, barometer 30.00 inches, adjusted altitude 2,812 feet, track temperature 117 degrees.
Vandergriff with the starting line advantage and never trailed for the win. He is advancing to fifth career final and fourth this season.

Todd is up in smoke right at the hit.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
   14 Matt Hagan                              1 Austin Prock                 
E3   ****WINNER****  0.081  3.942 319.37                     0.065  4.764 237.84
 Prior rounds:
E2    (C Green     ) 0.049  3.944 320.05      (R Capps     )       No Time      
E1    (J Campbell  ) 0.040  3.897 326.00      (J Wyatt     ) 0.060  3.947 327.27
 Qualified:             #3  3.899 326.40                        #2  3.881 327.19

Hagan and Prock have raced 12 times, each has "left first" 6 times. Hagan's average R/T in those 12 races is .064 and Prock's average R/T in those 12 races is .065.
Prock is 10 - 2 against Hagan in prior events.

Prock with the starting line advantage, but was up in smoke right at the hit and pedaled it. Hagan kept it hooked up and hitting on all eight for the win. Hagan will have lane choice over Vandergriff in the final. Hagan is advancing to his third final round this season and 101st career final round.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink