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Sun, 04 Oct 2026, 14:40 PM

Stock Eliminator Round 5 Eliminations

By Reporter

MADISON, Ill. - Results of round 5 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
 5306 Johnny Diekema                          4 Jimmy Hidalgo Jr.            
E5   ****WINNER****  0.064 10.160 116.11                    -0.007 11.343  93.03
        AA/S  Dial: 10.03 (+/-):  0.130           E/SA  Dial: 10.69 (+/-):  0.653
 Prior rounds:
E4    (J Shipp     ) 0.075 10.008  0.008      (D Barton    ) 0.027 10.651  0.031
E3    (D Lambeck   ) 0.022 10.008  0.008                     0.022 10.629  0.009
E2    (P Stalba    ) 0.016 10.022  0.002      (J Tolston   ) 0.040 10.946  0.106
E1    (B Heath     ) 0.055 10.029  0.049      (M Nelson    ) 0.033 10.731  0.061
 Qualified:            #52 10.169 -0.531                       #17 10.725 -0.975

Weather conditions: air temperature 78 degrees, relative humidity 44 percent, barometer 30.16 inches, adjusted altitude 1,862 feet.

Hidalgo Jr. goes red to give Diekema the win. He is advancing to his third final round.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 3082 Brett Saurbaugh                      5317 Scott Dugdale                
E5   ****WINNER****  0.007  9.992 125.42                     0.038 11.241 117.24
        AA/S  Dial: 9.97 (+/-):  0.022             I/S  Dial: 11.24 (+/-):  0.001
 Prior rounds:
E4    (D Whalen    ) 0.004  9.933  0.003      (D Picht     ) 2.033 13.828  2.668
E3    (J Picht     ) -0.050  9.962  0.052      (C Herron    ) 0.018 11.171  0.011
E2    (N Riley     ) -0.005  9.893 -0.077      (K Sepanek   ) 0.016 11.197  0.007
E1    (D Duell     ) 0.004  9.964  0.044      (V Buchanan  ) 0.015 11.154  0.034
 Qualified:            #43  9.951 -0.749                       #12 11.209 -0.991

Saurbaugh with a great light for the win in a close one. Brett Saurbaugh's MOV: 0.0100 seconds (approximately 21 inches). He is advancing to his first final round.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink