Sun, 27 Sep 2026, 14:42 PM Top Dragster Round 4 Eliminations

By Rick Green

ROCKINGHAM, N.C. - Results of round 4 eliminations in Right Trailers Top Dragster at the NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series, Inaugural NHRA Nationals at The Rock:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 3488 Kenny Carson                          224 Brad Plourd                  
E4                   0.027  6.872 192.39     ****WINNER****  0.024  6.253 204.92
         T/D  Dial: 6.86 (+/-):  0.012             T/D  Dial: 6.25 (+/-):  0.003
 Prior rounds:
E3    (A Isenhower ) 0.004  6.861  0.011      (J Brown     ) 0.031  6.278  0.018
E2    (G Kimble    ) 0.005  6.866  0.036                     1.053  6.857  0.707
E1    (A Whitaker  ) 0.013  6.921  0.121      (E Rawlins   ) 0.013  6.457  0.307
 Qualified:            #11  6.768 194.81                        #2  6.127 226.93

Weather conditions: air temperature 78 degrees, relative humidity 39 percent, barometer 29.82 inches, adjusted altitude 2,245 feet, track temperature 113 degrees.

PLourd with a slight starting line advantage and runs dead-on with a three for the win. Brad Plourd's MOV: 0.0120 seconds (approximately 3 feet).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 2415 Robert May                           2114 Steve Furr                   
E4                   0.015  6.426 176.54     ****WINNER****  0.009  6.210 212.87
         T/D  Dial: 6.25 (+/-):  0.176             T/D  Dial: 6.16 (+/-):  0.050
 Prior rounds:
E3    (B Vollman   ) 0.020  6.245  0.025      (D Childress ) 0.021  6.210  0.110
E2    (C Krepela   ) 0.001  6.221  0.011      (K Hinkle    ) 0.023  6.153 -0.007
E1    (J Mcswain   ) 0.029  6.178  0.038      (P Biondo    ) 0.007  6.184  0.084
 Qualified:             #5  6.182 219.51                        #3  6.153 201.34

Furr with a great light for the win.