Fri, 02 Oct 2026, 21:47 PM Funny Car Qualifying Notes, Session #2

By Reporter

MADISON, Ill. - Notes from round 2 qualifying in Funny Car at the NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series, 15th annual NAPA Auto Parts NHRA Midwest Nationals listing lane, driver name, elapsed time/top speed this round, position in order following run, best prior elapsed time/speed, and position in order prior to run:

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Left Lane: J.R. Todd Runs 3.898/336.07, Now #2; Best prior run: 7.831/92.48, Was #13
Right Lane: Chris King Runs 4.265/244.34, Now #10; No Prior Run

Weather conditions: air temperature 65 degrees, relative humidity 67 percent, barometer 30.17 inches, adjusted altitude 983 feet, track temperature 82 degrees.

Todd kept it hooked up and hitting on all eight to go to the number two spot. J.R. Todd's incremental times: 60ft-0.878 sec., 330ft-2.252, 660ft-3.167/285.77 mph.

King with a good pass early and clicked it off early. He goes to the number 10 spot.

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Left Lane: Jack Wyatt Runs 8.901/80.68, Now #15; Best prior run: 7.299/94.35, Was #14
Right Lane: Cruz Pedregon Runs 3.933/320.89, Now #6; Best prior run: 12.614/70.15, Was #17

Wyatt with tire shake right at the hit and clicked it off.

Pedregon with a good pass early and then it dropped a cylinder on the top end and it pushed the car over by the wall. He clicked it just a little early and still gets in the show. He goes to the number six spot.

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Left Lane: Blake Alexander No Time, Now #9; Best prior run: 4.115/266.85, Was #9
Right Lane: Dale Creasy Jr. Runs 4.234/238.17, Now #10; Best prior run: 11.870/80.25, Was #17

Alexander with problems on the burnout and is shut off.

Creasy with a good pass early and then drops a cylinder and the car pushes over by the centerline and clicked it off.

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Left Lane: Terry Haddock Runs 4.034/314.83, Now #8; Best prior run: 4.028/315.19, Was #8
Right Lane: Ron Capps Runs 8.006/85.22, Now #17; Best prior run: 8.414/86.85, Was #17

Haddock is straight down the groove and hooked up. He makes another good clean pass, but will not improve.

Capps rattles the tires right at the hit and clicks it off.

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Left Lane: Chad Green Runs 3.906/329.99, Now #3; Best prior run: 3.951/323.74, Was #7
Right Lane: Spencer Hyde Runs 3.945/327.35, Now #8; Best prior run: 7.096/86.97, Was #15

Green kept hooked up and hitting on all eight to go to the number three spot. Chad Green's incremental times: 60ft-0.874 sec., 330ft-2.255, 660ft-3.166/282.95 mph.

Hyde with a good pass early and starts drifting out of the groove and toward the centerline. He stayed with it to go to the number eight spot.

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Left Lane: Dave Richards Runs 3.923/333.74, Now #6; Best prior run: 3.930/333.74, Was #6
Right Lane: Bobby Bode Runs 7.900/89.26, Now #17; No Prior Run

Richards is straight down the groove with his quickest pass of the season. He will stay in the number six spot.

Bode shook early and clicked it off.

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Left Lane: Jack Beckman Runs 3.888/332.10, Now #2; Best prior run: 3.914/326.63, Was #5
Right Lane: Austin Prock Runs 5.692/152.37, Now #15; Best prior run: 4.923/225.15, Was #15

Beckman launched hard and kept it hooked up to go to the number two spot. Jack Beckman's incremental times: 60ft-0.866 sec., 330ft-2.246, 660ft-3.153/283.25 mph.

Prock spun the tires early and clicked it off.

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Left Lane: Matt Hagan Runs 3.882/331.85, Now #2; Best prior run: 3.910/335.07, Was #5
Right Lane: Daniel Wilkerson Runs 7.081/76.85, Now #14; Best prior run: 4.547/180.91, Was #14

Hagan launched hard and kept it hooked up to tie DeJoria's E.T. but will give up the position based on his slower speed. Matt Hagan's incremental times: 60ft-0.866 sec., 330ft-2.238, 660ft-3.150/287.35 mph.

Wilkerson's chute came out right at the hit and was shut off.

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Left Lane: Alexis DeJoria Runs 7.998/85.76, Now #1; Best prior run: 3.882/334.65, Was #1
Right Lane: Jordan Vandergriff Runs 3.906/328.94, Now #6; Best prior run: 4.264/213.43, Was #12

DeJoria shook right at the hit and clicked it off.

Vandergriff kept it hooked up and is straight down the groove to go to the number six spot.

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