Mon, 07 Sep 2026, 15:59 PM Competition Eliminator Final, Round 6 Eliminations

By Dave Rowe

INDIANAPOLIS - Results of final, round 6 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
    1 Jeff Taylor                            46 Donald Thomas                
E6                   0.035 21.956  31.16     ****WINNER****  0.105  6.950 163.97
        A/ED Index: 7.15 (+/-): 14.806             C/D Index: 7.36 (+/-): -0.410
 Prior rounds:
E5    (D Engels    ) 0.024  6.641 -0.549                           No Time      
E4    (L Zane      ) 0.042 15.681  8.491      (M McGaha    ) 0.073 22.203 14.843
E3    (B Stufflebea) 0.012  6.778 -0.412      (P D`Agnolo  ) 0.039  6.851 -0.589
E2    (M Stephenson) 0.035  6.687 -0.513      (G Treadwell ) 0.026  7.273 -0.167
E1    (C Neff      ) 0.036  7.141 -0.059      (A Wilson II ) 0.223  7.141 -0.299
 Qualified:            #11  6.674 -0.526                       #12  6.920 -0.520

3:56 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 81 degrees, relative humidity 48 percent, barometer 30.05 inches, adjusted altitude 2,855 feet.

Taylor gets the advantage off of the line, gets about 100 feet out, then the engine backfires and blows the scoop off. Thomas goes down the groove with a clean pass to take the win.

Thomas wins his third career Wally.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink