Fri, 18 Sep 2026, 14:36 PM Funny Car Qualifying Notes, Session #1

By Rick Green

MARTIN, Mich. - Notes from round 1 qualifying in Funny Car at the NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series, Inaugural NHRA Great Lakes Nationals listing lane, driver name, elapsed time, top speed, and position in order following run:

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Left Lane: Joey Haas Runs 4.097/273.56, Now #2
Right Lane: Jeff Diehl Runs 4.073/314.03, Now #1

Weather conditions: air temperature 70 degrees, relative humidity 62 percent, barometer 30.26 inches, adjusted altitude 1,750 feet.

This Haas fifth NHRA National, first in Funny Car event and he is straight down the groove with a good clean pass.

Diehl kept it hooked up with a good pass to start the weekend.

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Left Lane: Terry Haddock Runs 4.036/314.47, Now #1
Right Lane: Hunter Green Runs 4.529/181.23, Now #4

Haddock kept it hooked up and hitting on all eight with a good pass.

Green was on a good pass early, but then the rear-end went away past half track.

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Left Lane: Cruz Pedregon Runs 8.168/80.31, Now #5
Right Lane: Dave Richards Runs 9.400/75.29, Now #6

Pedregon is up in smoke right at the hit and clicks it off.

Richards lost traction right at the hit and clicked it off.

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Left Lane: Spencer Hyde Runs 3.962/317.57, Now #2
Right Lane: Daniel Wilkerson Runs 3.917/321.20, Now #1

Hyde kept it hooked up and was straight down the groove.

Wilkerson had it hitting on all eight all the way down the track to the number one spot.

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Left Lane: Chad Green Runs 8.961/80.52, Now #9
Right Lane: Alexis DeJoria Runs 8.630/84.71, Now #8

Green is up in smoke right at the hit and clicks it off.

DeJoria lost traction right at the hit and clicked it off.

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Left Lane: Austin Prock Runs 3.922/331.13, Now #3
Right Lane: J.R. Todd Runs 3.893/334.57, Now #1

Prock kept it hooked up to go to the number three spot.

Todd launched hard and hitting on all eight to go to the number one spot.

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Left Lane: Jordan Vandergriff Runs 14.375/68.77, Now #14
Right Lane: Jack Beckman Runs 9.934/79.34, Now #13

Vandergriff is up in smoke right at the hit and clicked it off.

Beckman lost traction right at the hit and clicked it off.

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Left Lane: Ron Capps Runs 3.947/331.13, Now #4
Right Lane: Matt Hagan Runs 14.728/44.23, Now #16

Capps kept it hooked up to go to the number four spot.

Hagan is up in smoke right at the hit and clicked it off.