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Sat, 03 Oct 2026, 19:13 PM

Stock Eliminator Round 2 Eliminations
By Reporter



MADISON, Ill. - Results of round 2 eliminations in Stock Eliminator at the NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series, 15th annual NAPA Auto Parts NHRA Midwest Nationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
   37 Brina Splingaire                     2124 Jeff Strickland              
E2   ****WINNER****  0.010  9.171 143.25                     0.017  9.311 143.44
        FS/B  Dial: 9.17 (+/-):  0.001            FS/C  Dial: 9.30 (+/-):  0.011
 Prior rounds:
E1    (M Cotten    ) 0.007  9.243  0.133      (D Deck      ) 0.011  9.276  0.016
 Qualified:            #33  9.117 -0.883                       #19  9.326 -0.974
Weather conditions: air temperature 73 degrees, relative humidity 39 percent, barometer 30.12 inches, adjusted altitude 1,493 feet.

Splingaire with the starting line advantage and runs dead-on with a one for the win.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 3186 Drew Whalen                           302 Brent Voges                  
E2   ****WINNER****  0.051 10.562 125.96                    -0.003 12.505  97.81
        C/SA  Dial: 10.54 (+/-):  0.022           M/SA  Dial: 12.47 (+/-):  0.035
 Prior rounds:
E1    (A Candies   ) 0.089 10.513  0.033      (T Gillam    ) 0.032 12.435 -0.005
 Qualified:            #39 10.567 -0.833                       #54 12.530 -0.320
Voges goes red to give Whalen the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 349J Joey Shipp                           3922 Julie Biermann               
E2   ****WINNER****  0.002 11.306 104.24                     0.005 10.762 121.19
        H/SA  Dial: 11.26 (+/-):  0.046           D/SA  Dial: 10.70 (+/-):  0.062
 Prior rounds:
E1    (K Bomar     ) 0.049 11.659  0.549      (P Candies   ) 0.020 10.684  0.104
 Qualified:            #26 11.219 -0.931                       #40 10.723 -0.827
A couple great light with Shipp getting the advantage for the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 5111 Trista Fenner                        5120 Jacob Picht                  
E2                   0.022 12.329  76.27     ****WINNER****  0.003 11.276  94.51
         A/S  Dial: 10.23 (+/-):  2.099           F/SA  Dial: 11.02 (+/-):  0.256
 Prior rounds:
E1    (L Smith     ) 0.029 10.193  0.013      (B Maddox    ) 0.032 11.002  0.092
 Qualified:            #51 10.377 -0.573                       #36 10.986 -0.864
Picht with a great light for the win.

Fenner with problems and pulls out of the groove.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 5306 Johnny Diekema                         15 Paul Stalba                  
E2   ****WINNER****  0.016 10.022 129.11                     0.019 10.249 119.06
        AA/S  Dial: 10.02 (+/-):  0.002           B/SA  Dial: 10.24 (+/-):  0.009
 Prior rounds:
E1    (B Heath     ) 0.055 10.029  0.049      (H Pierdolla ) 0.035 10.207  0.017
 Qualified:            #52 10.169 -0.531                        #8 10.241 -1.009
Diekema with the starting line advantage for the win in a close one. Johnny Diekema's MOV: 0.0107 seconds (approximately 22 inches).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
   33 Steven Dziorny                       3391 Jerry Bennett                
E2                  -0.014 11.879 110.05     ****WINNER**** -0.500 10.490 124.14
        K/SA  Dial: 11.90 (+/-): -0.021           D/SA  Dial: 10.42 (+/-):  0.070
 Prior rounds:
E1    (C Knudsen   ) 0.027 11.945  0.115                     0.043 10.577 -0.973
 Qualified:            #45 11.927 -0.723                        #1 10.439 -1.111
Dziorny goes red to give Bennett the win, who left before the third amber.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 2974 Johnson Raynor                       2020 Brenda Grubbs                
E2   ****WINNER****  0.016 20.080  34.85                           No Time      
        H/SA  Dial: 11.24 (+/-):  8.840          AA/SA  Dial: 9.72 (+/-): 90.279
 Prior rounds:
E1    (R Mans      ) 0.019 11.191  0.001      (B Candies   ) 0.031  9.701  0.061
 Qualified:            #32 11.256 -0.894                       #18  9.726 -0.974
Grubbs is leaking fluids on the starting line ad is shut off.

Raynor with the single.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 5147 James Tolston                           4 Jimmy Hidalgo Jr.            
E2                   0.145 10.796 123.68     ****WINNER****  0.040 10.946 104.17
         E/S  Dial: 10.74 (+/-):  0.056           E/SA  Dial: 10.84 (+/-):  0.106
 Prior rounds:
E1    (J Hidalgo   ) 0.044 10.722  0.072      (M Nelson    ) 0.033 10.731  0.061
 Qualified:            #31 10.756 -0.894                       #17 10.725 -0.975
Hidalgo Jr. with the starting line advantage for the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 325F Jesse Fritts                          776 Doug Lambeck                 
E2                  -0.004 10.919  96.12     ****WINNER****  0.047 10.280 110.93
        FS/E  Dial: 10.23 (+/-):  0.689           A/SA  Dial: 10.08 (+/-):  0.200
 Prior rounds:
E1    (D Latino    ) 0.003 10.200  0.010      (Z Nash      ) 0.010 10.025  0.025
 Qualified:            #44 10.225 -0.725                       #30 10.091 -0.909
Fritts goes red to give Lambeck the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 5307 Sophia Diekema                       5939 Dave Picht                   
E2                  -0.037 10.981 119.05     ****WINNER****  0.025 10.798 123.54
        F/SA  Dial: 10.98 (+/-):  0.001            C/S  Dial: 10.80 (+/-): -0.002
 Prior rounds:
E1    (J Marshall  ) 0.029 10.917 -0.013      (T Morris    ) 0.038 10.792  0.042
 Qualified:            #38 11.007 -0.843                       #53 10.834 -0.516
Diekema goes red to give Picht the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 3382 Bruce Kastle                         505B Michael Brand                
E2                   0.051 11.441 115.75     ****WINNER****  0.000  8.787 154.05
        I/SA  Dial: 11.42 (+/-):  0.021           FS/A  Dial: 8.73 (+/-):  0.057
 Prior rounds:
E1    (C Welfel    ) 0.066 11.346 -0.034      (J Reed      ) 0.053  8.603 -1.097
 Qualified:            #35 11.428 -0.872                       #21  8.733 -0.967
Brand with a perfect light for the win and he is chase the championship and starts earning points here.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 3082 Brett Saurbaugh                      3066 Nathan Riley                 
E2   ****WINNER**** -0.005  9.893 133.26                    -0.050 35.425  54.89
        AA/S  Dial: 9.97 (+/-): -0.077          AAA/SA  Dial: 10.14 (+/-): 25.285
 Prior rounds:
E1    (D Duell     ) 0.004  9.964  0.044      (J Granier   ) 0.021 10.103  0.063
 Qualified:            #43  9.951 -0.749                       #58 10.264 -0.136
Riley goes red to give Saurbaugh the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
   34 Cody Herron                          3074 Tommy Turner                 
E2   ****WINNER**** -0.040  8.944 150.65                    -0.039 11.933 111.07
        FS/B  Dial: 8.91 (+/-):  0.034             K/S  Dial: 11.82 (+/-):  0.113
 Prior rounds:
E1    (J Cheney    ) -0.016  8.863  0.013      (M Welfel    ) 0.013 11.945  0.145
 Qualified:             #5  8.932 -1.068                       #49 11.934 -0.616
Turner turns on the red light to give Herron the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 1994 Katie Sepanek                        5317 Scott Dugdale                
E2                   0.041 11.331 112.35     ****WINNER****  0.016 11.197 117.65
        I/SA  Dial: 11.36 (+/-): -0.029            I/S  Dial: 11.19 (+/-):  0.007
 Prior rounds:
E1    (J Carter    ) 0.015 11.288 -0.032      (V Buchanan  ) 0.015 11.154  0.034
 Qualified:            #27 11.378 -0.922                       #12 11.209 -0.991
Dugdale with the starting line advantage for the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 1990 David Barton                           54 Jamey Picht                  
E2   ****WINNER****  0.018 10.394 109.27                     0.011 10.926 111.49
        FS/E  Dial: 10.37 (+/-):  0.024           F/SA  Dial: 10.95 (+/-): -0.024
 Prior rounds:
E1    (M Stephenson) 0.006 10.149  0.019      (J Markkanen ) 0.028 11.051  0.171
 Qualified:            #42 10.198 -0.752                       #28 10.933 -0.917
Picht with the starting line advantage, but took too much stripe to give Barton the win.

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