Sat, 19 Sep 2026, 20:00 PM Top Alcohol Dragster Round 3 Eliminations

By Rick Green

MARTIN, Mich. - Results of round 3 eliminations in Top Alcohol Dragster at the NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series, Inaugural NHRA Great Lakes Nationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  307 Jared Dreher                          597 Greg Hunter                  
E3                   0.055 15.669  86.34     ****WINNER****  0.037  5.254 275.57
 Prior rounds:
E2    (C Michalek  ) -0.001 17.207  75.09      (J Noonan    ) 0.029  5.218 276.75
E1    (N Spiegel   ) 0.070 13.296  92.38      (M Kalitta   ) 0.060  5.274 274.06
 Qualified:            #15 14.785  86.64                        #3  5.231 277.61

This is the first time Dreher and Hunter have faced each other in eliminations.

Hunter with the starting line advantage and never trailed for the win. He is advancing to his his first final round.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  303 John Paul Gutierrez                   375 Jeff Chatterson              
E3   ****WINNER****  0.054  5.349 266.11                    -0.299 11.581  74.09
 Prior rounds:
E2    (C Phillips  ) 0.023  5.311 267.54      (J Fricke    ) 0.029  5.217 279.85
E1    (A Sampey    ) 0.031  5.319 268.50      (A Troyer    ) 0.034  5.315 274.56
 Qualified:             #9  5.334 268.34                        #4  5.248 274.89

This is the first time Gutierrez and Chatterson have faced each other in eliminations.

Chatterson goes red to give Gutierrez the win. He is advancing to his first final round. He will give up lane choice to Hunter in the final.