Mon, 21 Sep 2026, 13:35 PM Top Fuel Round 2 Eliminations

By Rick Green

MARTIN, Mich. - Results of round 2 eliminations in Top Fuel at the NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series, Inaugural Dodge NHRA Great Lakes Nationals presented by MOPAR:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  421 Spencer Massey                         77 Josh Hart                    
E2   ****WINNER****  0.028  3.748 327.99                     0.042  7.511  82.71
 Prior rounds:
E1    (T Schumacher) 0.024  3.722 329.67      (S Reed      ) 0.057  9.296  74.22
 Qualified:            #10  3.736 330.15                        #2  3.671 329.19

Weather conditions: air temperature 62 degrees, relative humidity 69 percent, barometer 30.16 inches, adjusted altitude 1,235 feet, track temperature 89 degrees.

Hart is 3 - 0 against Massey in prior events.

Massey with the starting line advantage and never trailed for the win.

Hart lost traction right at the hit.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  123 Antron Brown                           14 Tony Stewart                 
E2                   0.016  4.054 212.46     ****WINNER****  0.039  3.653 343.51
 Prior rounds:
E1    (C Millican  ) 0.015  3.682 339.62      (K Wurtzel   ) 0.034  3.725 289.95
 Qualified:             #3  3.673 338.09                        #6  3.714 339.62

Brown and Stewart have each won 4 times against the other in prior events.

Brown with the starting line advantage, but lost traction and clicked it off early

Stewart launched hard and kept it hooked up to his career quickest and fastest pass for the win. He will have lane choice over Massey in the semifinal.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    1 Doug Kalitta                          474 Billy Torrence               
E2   ****WINNER****  0.029  3.693 339.88                     0.061  3.686 339.62
 Prior rounds:
E1    (K Satenstein) 0.028  3.661 333.09      (J Ashley    ) 0.085  3.736 312.07
 Qualified:             #1  3.660 338.86                        #9  3.736 334.57

In the 17 meetings between Doug & Billy Torrence Doug Kalitta has "left first" 16 times.

Kalitta is 9 - 8 against Torrence in prior events.

Kalitta with the starting line advantage and the power to hold on for the hole shot win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    2 Shawn Langdon                         200 Will Smith                   
E2   ****WINNER****  0.019  3.686 342.73                     0.047  3.722 335.82
 Prior rounds:
E1    (M Gordon    ) 0.044  3.652 344.04      (L Pruett    ) 0.008  3.699 336.83
 Qualified:             #4  3.698 339.37                        #5  3.706 335.32

Langdon is 1 - 0 against Smith in prior events.

Langdon with the starting line advantage and never trailed for the win. He will have lane choice over Kalitta in the semifinal.