Sat, 17 Oct 2026, 20:46 PM Top Dragster Round 3 Eliminations

By Dave Rowe

ENNIS, Texas - Results of round 3 eliminations in Right Trailers Top 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
 3268 Danny Nelson                            7 Dylan Hough                  
E3                  -0.011  7.619 118.74     ****WINNER****  0.005  6.186 202.67
         T/D  Dial: 6.10 (+/-):  1.519             T/D  Dial: 6.15 (+/-):  0.036
 Prior rounds:
E2    (J Ward      ) 0.010  6.131  0.031      (K Thorp     ) 0.032  6.305  0.165
E1    (W Landry    ) 0.031  6.117 -0.003      (J Strassweg ) 0.021  6.187  0.037
 Qualified:            #27  6.212 214.50                       #31  6.235 219.83

7:37 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 59 degrees, relative humidity 57 percent, barometer 30.37 inches, adjusted altitude 390 feet.

Nelson is a little too quick off of the line and goes red giving the win to Hough.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 4059 Jim Thorp                            4360 Ross Laris                   
E3   ****WINNER****  0.018  6.083 206.24                     0.008  6.052 226.15
         T/D  Dial: 6.10 (+/-): -0.017             T/D  Dial: 6.14 (+/-): -0.088
 Prior rounds:
E2    (J Hidalgo   ) 0.053 24.846 18.746      (M Ellis     ) 0.020  6.133  0.033
E1    (M Jones     ) 0.044  6.253  0.113      (D Bills     ) 0.029 12.207  6.087
 Qualified:             #5  6.135 229.87                        #9  6.164 213.97

Laris gets the advantage off of the line but runs too quick and breaks out giving the win to Thorp.

Thorp will take on Hough in the next round.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 459D J.R. Baxter                          4369 Holden Laris                 
E3   ****WINNER****  0.005  6.077 223.47                     0.020  6.068 218.95
         T/D  Dial: 6.10 (+/-): -0.023             T/D  Dial: 6.10 (+/-): -0.032
 Prior rounds:
E2    (R Baxter    ) 0.027  6.108  0.008      (D Ward      ) 0.006  6.147  0.047
E1    (C Webber    ) 0.006  6.208  0.108      (R Carrell   ) 0.066  6.153  0.033
 Qualified:             #8  6.147 228.23                        #4  6.133 225.25

Baxter gets out of the gate first and takes the double breakout win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 4312 Crystal Peterson-Martinez            2124 Jeff Strickland              
E3   ****WINNER****  0.042  6.061 204.41                     0.014  6.069 227.43
         T/D  Dial: 6.10 (+/-): -0.039             T/D  Dial: 6.11 (+/-): -0.041
 Prior rounds:
E2    (M Kile      ) 0.183  6.032 -0.068      (D Nelson    ) 0.033  6.094 -0.006
E1    (D Johns     ) 0.060  6.102  0.002      (J Luttrull  ) 0.009  6.171  0.011
 Qualified:            #30  6.231 223.55                       #26  6.208 225.78

Strickland gets the advantage off of the line but takes too much stripe giving the win to Peterson-Martinez.

Peterson-Martinez will take on Baxter in the next round.