Mon, 21 Sep 2026, 15:11 PM Funny Car Round 3 Eliminations

By Rick Green

MARTIN, Mich. - Results of round 3 eliminations in Funny Car 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
  373 J.R. Todd                              24 Jordan Vandergriff           
E3                   0.040  3.899 336.83     ****WINNER****  0.007  3.896 327.75
 Prior rounds:
E2    (T Haddock   ) 0.034  3.985 320.06      (D WIlkerson ) 0.029  3.872 333.09
E1    (D Richards  ) 0.041  3.925 336.57      (A Prock     ) 0.022 10.105  80.78
 Qualified:             #5  3.893 334.57                       #16  8.429  77.59

Weather conditions: air temperature 63 degrees, relative humidity 66 percent, barometer 30.14 inches, adjusted altitude 1,316 feet, track temperature 92 degrees.

J.R. Todd's average R/T against Vandergriff is .058.

Jordan's average R/T against Todd is .055

Vandergriff is 4 - 2 against Todd in prior events.

Vandergriff with a great light and never trailed for the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    3 Jack Beckman                           14 Matt Hagan                   
E3                   0.041  3.864 333.09     ****WINNER****  0.029  3.864 333.09
 Prior rounds:
E2    (R Capps     ) 0.041  3.841 334.08      (A DeJoria   ) 0.039  3.885 330.40
E1    (J Diehl     ) 0.054  3.832 337.08      (J Haas      ) 0.057  4.287 303.85
 Qualified:             #2  3.861 332.10                        #3  3.886 330.88

Hagan is 34 - 28 against Beckman in prior events.

Matt Hagan is 6 - 2 against Jack Beckman in semi-final races. In their 62 races overall Hagan has "left first" 38 times.

Hagan with the starting line advantage for the hole shot win as they run identical E.T.s and speeds. He will have lane choice over Vandergriff in the final. Hagan will leave here with the point lead.