Mon, 07 Sep 2026, 14:27 PM Super Gas Round 6 Eliminations

By Dave Rowe

INDIANAPOLIS - Results of round 6 eliminations in Super Gas 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
 3558 Rob Kropfeld                           10 Nathan Vrooman               
E6   ****WINNER****  0.024  9.911 170.77                     0.016  9.895 162.39
         S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.011             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.005
 Prior rounds:
E5    (W Hack      ) 0.031  9.935  0.035      (K Snow      ) 0.025  9.883 -0.017
E4    (N Isenhower ) 0.022  9.920  0.020      (T Gillespie ) 0.027  9.937  0.037
E3    (J Harper    ) 0.035  9.886 -0.014      (A Gavlovsky ) 0.022  9.908  0.008
E2    (J Lawson    ) 0.012  9.911  0.011      (P Jaramillo ) 0.008  9.927  0.027
E1    (B Dearry    ) 0.010  9.905  0.005      (T Stalba    ) 0.070  9.949  0.049
 Qualified:            #10  9.905  0.005                       #39  9.949  0.049

2:22 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 80 degrees, relative humidity 50 percent, barometer 30.08 inches, adjusted altitude 2,720 feet.

Vrooman gets the holeshot but takes too much stripe and breaks out giving the win to Kropfeld.

Kropfeld is going to his fourth final round.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 513P Jordan Pratt                           41 Charlie Stewart              
E6   ****WINNER****  0.013  9.918 169.53                     0.028  9.907 169.25
         S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.018             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.007
 Prior rounds:
E5    (S Adcock    ) 0.009  9.881 -0.019      (T Turner    ) 0.025  9.897 -0.003
E4    (D Dahlem    ) 0.014  9.882 -0.018      (D Deffenbaug) 0.042  9.944  0.044
E3    (J Shipp     ) 0.007  9.903  0.003      (L Schreiner ) 0.027  9.918  0.018
E2    (T Millwood  ) 0.017  9.915  0.015      (P Stamps    ) 0.019  9.954  0.054
E1    (P Smida     ) 0.010  9.892 -0.008      (J Davis     ) 0.041  9.912  0.012
 Qualified:            #57  9.892 -0.008                       #13  9.912  0.012

Pratt gets the advantage off of the line and takes the stripe for the win.

Jordan Pratt's MOV: 0.0043 seconds (approximately 13 inches).

Pratt is going to his third final round and will be taking on Kropfeld.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink