Sun, 27 Sep 2026, 14:56 PM Competition Eliminator Round 3 Eliminations

By Rick Green

ROCKINGHAM, N.C. - Results of round 3 eliminations in Competition Eliminator 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
    3 Joe Carnasciale                      3308 John Frech                   
E3   ****WINNER****  0.034  9.073 131.58                     0.048  9.407  97.83
        F/EA Index: 9.46 (+/-): -0.387             F/D Index: 8.50 (+/-):  0.907
 Prior rounds:
E2    (R Draughon  ) 0.041  8.959 -0.501      (J Moreland  ) 0.043  9.729  1.229
E1                         No Time            (V Puckett   ) 0.006  7.994 -0.546
 Qualified:             #1  8.734 -0.726                        #3  7.883 -0.657

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

Carnasciale with the starting line advantage for the win. Frech with problems and clicked it off.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
   21 Monty Bogan                           336 Marion Stephenson            
E3   ****WINNER****  0.049  8.368 156.20                     0.096  8.456 158.62
       E/SMA Index: 8.79 (+/-): -0.422           D/SMA Index: 8.91 (+/-): -0.454
 Prior rounds:
E2                   0.030  8.932 -0.018      (J Treadwell ) 0.009  9.382  0.472
E1    (S Johnson   ) 0.057  8.290 -0.660      (J Line      ) 0.082  8.404 -0.576
 Qualified:             #2  8.237 -0.713                        #7  8.353 -0.627

Bogan with the starting line advantage for the win. Monty Bogan's MOV: 0.0150 seconds (approximately 3 feet).