Sat, 17 Oct 2026, 20:58 PM Super Comp Round 5 Eliminations

By Rick Green

ENNIS, Texas - Results of round 5 eliminations in Super Comp 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
 464H Christian Patton                        9 Chris Childress              
E5                   0.005  9.000 158.43     ****WINNER****  0.027  8.978 178.00
         S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-):  0.100             S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-):  0.078
 Prior rounds:
E4    (T Stalba    ) 0.016  8.971  0.071      (L Glasbrenne) 0.013  8.896 -0.004
E3    (C Childress ) 0.054  9.051  0.151      (K Secrest   ) 0.010  8.933  0.033
E2    (P Jaramillo ) 0.005  8.955  0.055      (R Laris     ) 0.030  8.940  0.040
E1    (T Lea       ) 0.011  8.915  0.015      (C Melton    ) 0.015  8.924  0.024
 Qualified:            #10  8.915  0.015                       #18  8.924  0.024

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

Patton with the starting line advantage, but Childress chased him down for the win in a close one. Chris Childress' MOV: 0.0017 seconds (approximately 5 inches).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 459C James Repka                          5327 Kyle Secrest                 
E5                   0.046  8.905 163.14     ****WINNER****  0.008  8.915 177.79
         S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-):  0.005             S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-):  0.015
 Prior rounds:
E4    (K Moses     ) 0.033  8.878 -0.022      (D Warren    ) 0.013  8.927  0.027
E3    (K Moses     ) 0.025  8.909  0.009      (Bye         ) 0.030  8.895 -0.005
E2    (T Lea       ) 0.046  8.904  0.004      (B Torrence  ) 0.006  8.916  0.016
E1    (V Rowland   ) 0.035  8.915  0.015      (M Powers    ) 0.023  8.939  0.039
 Qualified:            #12  8.915  0.015                       #24  8.939  0.039

Secrest with a great light for the win. He will have a bye in the final round.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
        Bye                                1155 Tom Stalba                   
E5                                            ****WINNER****  0.007  9.057 150.84
                                                   S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-):  0.157
 Prior rounds:
E4                                           (J Repka     ) 0.026  8.923  0.023
E3                                           (R Laris     ) 0.005  8.832 -0.068
E2                                           (M Handras   ) 0.006  8.872 -0.028
E1                                           (H Robison   ) 0.008  8.909  0.009
 Qualified:                                                       #6  8.909  0.009

Stalba with a great light on the bye run. He will face Childress in the semifinaL.