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Mon, 07 Sep 2026, 14:21 PM

Stock Eliminator Round 6 Eliminations

By Rick Green

INDIANAPOLIS - Results of round 6 eliminations in Stock 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
   37 Brina Splingaire                     4056 Hunter Pierdolla             
E6                  -0.001  9.333 125.59     ****WINNER****  0.023 10.289 127.57
        FS/B  Dial: 9.23 (+/-):  0.103            B/SA  Dial: 10.27 (+/-):  0.019
 Prior rounds:
E5    (D Findell   ) 0.040  9.188 -0.012      (Z Nash      ) 0.034 10.363  0.123
E4    (L Glasbrenne) 0.080  9.286  0.086      (R Hall      ) 0.019 10.297  0.037
E3    (S Reuland   ) 0.032  9.212  0.042      (A Doll      ) 0.023 10.188 -1.062
E2    (A Hill      ) 0.089  9.339  0.079      (J DeFrank   ) 1.238 18.542  7.292
E1    (J McCarthy  ) 0.072  9.477  0.267      (A Williams  ) 0.053 10.287  0.027
 Qualified:           #129  9.179 -0.821                       #55 10.264 -0.986

Weather conditions: air temperature 80 degrees, relative humidity 50 percent, barometer 30.08 inches, adjusted altitude 2,720 feet.

splingaire is a tick too quick on the tree and turns on the red light to give Pierdolla the win. He is advancing to his first final round.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
   18 Ray Thurston                          224 Brad Plourd                  
E6   ****WINNER****  0.034 11.049 112.47                     0.051 10.623 114.15
        G/SA  Dial: 11.04 (+/-):  0.009           C/SA  Dial: 10.63 (+/-): -0.007
 Prior rounds:
E5    (J Granier   ) 0.002 11.072  0.032      (T Fagnilli  ) 0.021 10.536 -0.014
E4    (R Korish    ) 0.021 11.102  0.052      (L Smith     ) 0.069 10.618  0.018
E3    (S Williams  ) 0.010 11.027  0.017      (C Howes     ) 0.032 10.617  0.067
E2    (T Datweiler ) 0.020 11.133  0.023      (E Monahan   ) 0.018 10.734  0.014
E1    (J Reed      ) 0.060 11.047  0.007      (M Trumble   ) 0.041 10.511 -0.119
 Qualified:            #92 11.077 -0.923                       #62 10.424 -0.976

Thurston with the starting line advantage and runs dead-on with a nine for the win. He is advancing to his first final round.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink