Sat, 17 Oct 2026, 15:50 PM JEGS Allstars Top Alcohol Dragster Final, Round 3 Eliminations

By Rick Green

ENNIS, Texas - Results of final, round 3 eliminations in JEGS Allstars Top Alcohol Dragster at the NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series, 41st annual Texas NHRA FallNationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    3 Jackie Fricke                          10 Melanie Johnson              
E3                   0.057  5.211 270.09     ****WINNER****  0.036  5.218 278.90
 Prior rounds:
E2    (J Noonan    ) 0.175  5.781 249.20      (S Bellemeur ) 0.073  5.174 277.35
E1    (L Hodge     ) 0.081  5.168 274.16      (J Dreher    ) 0.084  5.230 278.14
 Qualified:             #4  5.249 273.79                        #2  5.236 275.97

Weather conditions: air temperature 64 degrees, relative humidity 47 percent, barometer 30.46 inches, adjusted altitude 646 feet, track temperature 100 degrees.

Johnson with the starting line advantage and the power to hold on for the hoe shot win. Melanie Johnson's MOV: 0.0140 seconds (approximately 6 feet). She wins her first Jegs Allstars trophy in her first final round.