Sun, 27 Sep 2026, 15:34 PM Funny Car Round 3 Eliminations

By Rick Green

ROCKINGHAM, N.C. - Results of round 3 eliminations in Funny Car 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
  373 J.R. Todd                              14 Matt Hagan                   
E3                   0.042  3.931 336.83     ****WINNER****  0.030  3.916 331.86
 Prior rounds:
E2    (D Wilkerson ) 0.016  3.942 334.08      (R Capps     ) 0.054  3.941 328.23
E1    (S Hyde      ) 0.024  3.911 336.57      (D Richards  ) 0.037  3.916 329.19
 Qualified:             #5  3.916 334.57                        #8  3.935 330.88

Weather conditions: air temperature 79 degrees, relative humidity 38 percent, barometer 29.80 inches, adjusted altitude 2,337 feet, track temperature 113 degrees.

Hagan is 22 - 8 against Todd in prior events.

Hagan with a great light and the win in a great drag race. Matt Hagan's MOV: 0.0270 seconds (approximately 13 feet).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    1 Austin Prock                            6 Paul Lee                     
E3                   0.036  5.451 137.87     ****WINNER****  0.078  3.883 329.91
 Prior rounds:
E2    (J Vandergrif) 0.030  3.916 322.81      (A DeJoria   ) 0.026  3.923 328.95
E1    (J Capps     ) 0.036  3.892 331.86      (C Pedregon  ) 0.058  3.931 325.85
 Qualified:             #3  3.893 326.80                        #7  3.934 325.14

Prock is 6 - 1 against Lee in prior events.

Prock with the starting line advantage, but is up in smoke.

Lee is straight down the groove with a great pass. He will have lane choice over Hagan in the final.