Sun, 06 Sep 2026, 20:31 PM Top Alcohol Dragster Round 2 Eliminations

By Rick Green

INDIANAPOLIS - Results of round 2 eliminations in Top Alcohol Dragster 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
   24 Megan Smith                           104 Corey Michalek               
E2   ****WINNER****  0.042  5.262 278.06                     0.025  5.415 267.16
 Prior rounds:
E1    (J Fricke    ) 0.029  5.618 257.58      (J Noonan    ) 0.042  5.358 265.38
 Qualified:            #12  5.409 277.37                       #13  5.420 268.44

Weather conditions: air temperature 76 degrees, relative humidity 55 percent, barometer 29.98 inches, adjusted altitude 2,590 feet.

This is the first time Smith and Michalek have faced each other in eliminations.

Michalek with a great light, but Smith has the difference made up by 330 feet and never trails from there on for the win. She makes her quickest pass of the weekend.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 2122 TJ Tindle                              16 John Ausherman               
E2   ****WINNER****  0.053  5.181 276.52                     0.019 15.663  64.98
 Prior rounds:
E1    (M Johnson   ) 0.047  5.273 271.19      (A Troyer    ) 0.057  5.387 255.15
 Qualified:             #9  5.365 272.06                       #16  5.608 257.53

Ausherman with a great light, but is up in smoke right at the hit and clicked it off.

tindle launched hard and kept it hooked up and hitting on all eight with the quickest pass of the event for the win. He will have lane choice over Smith in the semifinal.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 1490 Brandon Greco                        703Y Shaunda Blinzler             
E2   ****WINNER****  0.073  5.256 273.22                     0.073 11.869  63.47
 Prior rounds:
E1    (M Kalitta   ) 0.056  5.300 269.73      (S Allen     ) 0.040  5.296 269.67
 Qualified:             #7  5.306 272.12                        #2  5.255 276.97

This is the first time Greco and Blinzler have faced each other in eliminations.

They have identical reaction times and Blinzler lost traction right off the starting line and clicked it off.

Greco with his quickest pass this weekend and his fastest pass this season for the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 358R Richie Crampton                       491 Angelle Sampey               
E2   ****WINNER****  0.036  5.269 264.65                     0.038  5.414 268.65
 Prior rounds:
E1    (J Gutierrez ) 0.038  5.298 269.51      (S Cowie     ) 0.041  5.402 269.89
 Qualified:             #6  5.302 270.16                       #14  5.449 267.69

Angelle Sampey is #14, the #14 TAD qualifier is 3 - 11 in Rd. 2 at this event.

This is the first time Crampton and Sampey have faced each other in eliminations.

Crampton with a couple ticks on the tree and never trailed for the win. He makes his quickest pass of the weekend for the win. He will give up lane choice to Greco in the semifinal by 0.013 seconds.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink