Sat, 05 Sep 2026, 14:11 PM Funny Car Challenge Round 1 Eliminations

By Rick Green

INDIANAPOLIS - Results of round 1 eliminations in #2Fast2Tasty Funny Car Challenge at the NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series, 72nd annual Cornwell Quality Tools NHRA U.S. Nationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  373 J.R. Todd                              24 Jordan Vandergriff           
E1   ****WINNER****  0.065  4.538 264.55                     0.096  5.427 148.10
 Qualified:            #99 100                                 #99 100          

Weather conditions: air temperature 89 degrees, relative humidity 60 percent, barometer 29.89 inches, adjusted altitude 3,878 feet, track temperature 127 degrees.

J.R. Todd has qualified for 27 Mission #2Fast2Tasty NHRA Challenges. He has won eight times, twice this season.

Jordan Vandergriff has qualified for seven Mission #2Fast2Tasty NHRA Challenges. He has won two times both this season.

This is the third time these two have raced each other in the Mission #2Fast2Tasty NHRA Challenge, they each have won one time.

Todd with the starting line advantage and started to lose traction and did a quick pedal job and got it hook up for the win.

Vandergriff drives into tire shake and clicks it off.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    1 Austin Prock                           14 Matt Hagan                   
E1   ****WINNER****  0.070  4.229 263.00                     0.068  4.950 159.97
 Qualified:            #99 100                                 #99 100          

Austin Prock has qualified for 24 Mission #2Fast2Tasty NHRA Challenges. He has won 11 times, once this season.

Matt Hagan has qualified for 30 Mission #2Fast2Tasty NHRA Challenges. He has won four times, once this season.

Prock is 5 - 2 vs. Hagan in Mission #2Fast2Tasty NHRA Challenge match ups.

Hagan with a couple tick on the tree, but was up in smoke and clicked it off.

Prock with a good looking pass early, but starts to haze the tires and drop cylinders on the top end. He gets the win.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink