Sun, 04 Oct 2026, 16:58 PM Funny Car Final, Round 4 Eliminations

By Reporter

MADISON, Ill. - Results of final, round 4 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                      1 Austin Prock                 
E4                   0.083  3.926 325.37     ****WINNER****  0.045  3.909 332.84
 Prior rounds:
E3    (M Hagan     ) 0.061  3.939 327.82      (J Beckman   ) 0.052  3.906 329.91
E2    (A DeJoria   ) 0.067  3.952 327.59      (J Todd      ) 0.062  3.872 333.66
E1    (C Pedregon  ) 0.094  3.896 324.51      (R Capps     ) 0.057  3.872 334.90
 Qualified:             #7  3.906 328.94                        #4  3.882 330.23

Weather conditions: air temperature 80 degrees, relative humidity 45 percent, barometer 30.13 inches, adjusted altitude 2,067 feet, track temperature 119 degrees.

Vandergriff and Prock have each won 4 times against the other in prior events and this is the first time they have faced each other in a final round.

Prock with the starting line advantage and never trailed for the win. He wins his second Wally this season and 23rd in his career. Prock is now in third place in points.

Vandergriff started dancing around on the top end in the losing effort.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink