Sat, 19 Sep 2026, 18:18 PM Funny Car Qualifying Notes, Final Session

By Rick Green

MARTIN, Mich. - Notes from final, round 4 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 this round, position in order following run, best prior elapsed time/speed, and position in order prior to run:

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Left Lane: Jordan Vandergriff Runs 14.432/64.08, Now #16; Best prior run: 8.429/77.59, Was #16
Right Lane: Dave Richards Runs 14.546/71.80, Now #12; Best prior run: 3.980/316.90, Was #12

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

Richards, also is up in smoke right at the hit and clicked it off.

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Left Lane: Chad Green Runs 12.319/83.86, Now #10; Best prior run: 3.947/329.91, Was #10
Right Lane: Matt Hagan Runs 3.886/330.88, Now #3; Best prior run: 3.934/329.91, Was #9

Green with problems right at the hit and clicked it off.

Hagan was straight down the groove with his quickest pass of the weekend. He goes to th number three spot.

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Left Lane: Ron Capps Runs 3.899/336.07, Now #7; Best prior run: 3.930/326.80, Was #9
Right Lane: Alexis DeJoria Runs 3.898/333.09, Now #6; Best prior run: 3.924/331.86, Was #8

Capps is straight down the groove with his quickest pass of the weekend to move into the top half of the show.

DeJoria with her quickest pass this weekend, she had it hitting on all eight to go to the number six spot.

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Left Lane: Spencer Hyde Runs 8.290/81.68, Now #9; Best prior run: 3.916/331.13, Was #9
Right Lane: Daniel Wilkerson Runs 15.123/63.92, Now #8; Best prior run: 3.903/321.20, Was #8

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

Wilkerson is up in smoke right off the starting line advantage and clicked it off.

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Right Lane: J.R. Todd Runs 4.193/224.22, Now #5; Best prior run: 3.893/334.57, Was #5

Todd with a good pass early, but then started to spin the tires on the top end and clicked it off.

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Left Lane: Austin Prock Runs 3.890/329.91, Now #1; Best prior run: 3.859/331.61, Was #1
Right Lane: Jack Beckman Runs 8.385/86.06, Now #2; Best prior run: 3.861/332.10, Was #2

Prock kept it hooked up and makes the second quickest pass of the session. He holds on for the number one spot. He qualifies number one for second time this season and 27th career.

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