Sun, 04 Oct 2026, 15:36 PM Funny Car Round 3 Eliminations

By Reporter

MADISON, Ill. - Results of round 3 eliminations in Funny Car 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
   24 Jordan Vandergriff                     14 Matt Hagan                   
E3   ****WINNER****  0.061  3.939 327.82                     0.063  6.158 148.51
 Prior rounds:
E2    (A DeJoria   ) 0.067  3.952 327.59      (S Hyde      ) 0.077  3.925 331.28
E1    (C Pedregon  ) 0.094  3.896 324.51      (T Haddock   ) 0.072  3.935 331.12
 Qualified:             #7  3.906 328.94                        #3  3.882 331.85

Weather conditions: air temperature 79 degrees, relative humidity 45 percent, barometer 30.14 inches, adjusted altitude 1,984 feet, track temperature 116 degrees.

Vandergriff and Hagan have each won 2 times against the other in prior events.

Vandergriff with a couple ticks s on the tree and then the car gets real loose on the top end and close to the wall. He gets the win and is advancing to his seventh career final round and sixth this season.

Hagan was up in smoke right at the hit and clicked it off.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    1 Austin Prock                            3 Jack Beckman                 
E3   ****WINNER****  0.052  3.906 329.91                     0.076  3.903 329.42
 Prior rounds:
E2    (J Todd      ) 0.062  3.872 333.66      (D Wilkerson ) 0.076  3.870 331.28
E1    (R Capps     ) 0.057  3.872 334.90      (D Creasy Jr ) 0.069  3.864 332.84
 Qualified:             #4  3.882 330.23                        #1  3.866 332.59

Prock is 7 - 6 against Beckman in prior events.

Prock with the starting line advantage and the power to hold on for the hole shot win. He will have lane choice over Vandergriff in the final. He is advancing to his third final this season and 35th of his career.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink