Sun, 06 Sep 2026, 19:37 PM Competition Eliminator Round 3 Eliminations |
By Dave Rowe |
INDIANAPOLIS - Results of round 3 eliminations in Competition Eliminator 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
1890 Michael Hanratty 258B Tom Ratliff
E3 ****WINNER**** 0.066 7.539 173.76 0.097 7.892 158.09
K/AA Index: 8.12 (+/-): -0.581 G/ED Index: 8.41 (+/-): -0.518
Prior rounds:
E2 (J Coan ) 0.124 13.623 5.503 (C Tindle ) 0.036 7.910 -0.550
E1 (C Bourgeois ) 0.018 7.653 -0.467 (J Frech ) 0.094 7.957 -0.543
Qualified: #26 7.653 -0.467 #21 8.011 -0.489
7:20 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 79 degrees, relative humidity 47 percent, barometer 29.99
inches, adjusted altitude 2,711 feet.Hanratty gets the advantage off of the line and takes the
win.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
1937 Lee Zane 45 John Clegg
E3 ****WINNER**** 0.015 8.076 145.00 0.090 6.981 179.52
F/D Index: 8.59 (+/-): -0.514 CC/A Index: 7.31 (+/-): -0.329
Prior rounds:
E2 0.009 8.760 0.170 (G Kamplain ) 0.076 6.808 -0.642
E1 (P Nahan ) 0.007 8.962 0.372 (M Bogan ) 0.029 6.941 -0.529
Qualified: #24 8.110 -0.480 #8 6.927 -0.543
Zane with the advantage off of the line and he holds off Clegg for the win.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
5212 Doug Engels 5 Taylor Chomiski
E3 ****WINNER**** 0.032 7.388 158.43 0.041 8.502 146.53
D/DA Index: 7.97 (+/-): -0.582 E/SM Index: 8.99 (+/-): -0.488
Prior rounds:
E2 (T Frantz ) 0.021 7.515 -0.455 (T Datweiler ) 0.020 8.487 -0.613
E1 (G Schenck ) 0.082 7.475 -0.495 (S Benham ) 0.007 9.312 0.212
Qualified: #7 7.425 -0.545 #13 8.583 -0.517
Engels gets the holeshot and goes around Chomiski for the win. Engels will take a CIC adjustment in the
next round.Engels will take on Hanratty in the next round.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
4 David Dupps 414 Mason McGaha
E3 0.085 8.045 167.07 ****WINNER**** 0.036 6.998 195.62
C/EA Index: 8.57 (+/-): -0.525 B/A Index: 7.49 (+/-): -0.492
Prior rounds:
E2 (M Farrell ) 0.014 8.066 -0.604 (R Freeman ) 0.082 6.986 -0.654
E1 (A Berge ) 0.010 8.163 -0.507 (D Robison ) 0.038 7.577 -0.063
Qualified: #9 8.130 -0.540 #3 7.055 -0.585
McGaha gets the starting line advantage and goes around Dupps for the win.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
1 Jeff Taylor 52 Brian Stufflebeam
E3 ****WINNER**** 0.012 6.778 171.69 0.065 7.387 158.58
A/ED Index: 7.19 (+/-): -0.412 A/EA Index: 7.76 (+/-): -0.373
Prior rounds:
E2 (M Stephenson) 0.035 6.687 -0.513 (R Brogdon ) 0.003 7.257 -0.593
E1 (C Neff ) 0.036 7.141 -0.059 (A Holt ) 0.072 8.177 0.327
Qualified: #11 6.674 -0.526 #27 7.383 -0.467
Taylor gets the holeshot and goes around Stufflebeam for the win. Taylor hasn't taken any CIC adjustments
during eliminations.Taylor will take on Zane in the next round.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
1235 Peter D`Agnolo 46 Donald Thomas
E3 0.028 8.343 153.58 ****WINNER**** 0.039 6.851 178.71
E/SMA Index: 8.84 (+/-): -0.497 C/D Index: 7.44 (+/-): -0.589
Prior rounds:
E2 (B Massel ) 0.033 8.332 -0.608 (G Treadwell ) 0.026 7.273 -0.167
E1 (D Billingsle) 0.047 8.602 -0.338 (A Wilson II ) 0.223 7.141 -0.299
Qualified: #17 8.431 -0.509 #12 6.920 -0.520
D'Agnolo gets the holeshot but he can't hold off Thomas.Thomas will take on McGaha in the next
round.
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