Sat, 17 Oct 2026, 21:02 PM Super Stock Round 5 Eliminations

By Dave Rowe

ENNIS, Texas - Results of round 5 eliminations in Super Stock 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
 4004 R J Sledge                           3306 Larry Hodge                  
E5                   0.022 10.604 117.22     ****WINNER****  0.061  9.710 134.21
       GT/QA  Dial: 10.63 (+/-): -0.026          GT/JA  Dial: 9.68 (+/-):  0.030
 Prior rounds:
E4    (J Taylor    ) 0.021 10.618  0.018      (B Grubbs    ) 0.028  9.771  0.121
E3    (K Helms     ) 0.007 11.243  0.643      (B Speer     ) 0.012  9.733  0.003
E2    (J Carter    ) 0.045 10.812  0.032      (H Gary      ) 0.015  9.882  0.062
E1    (E Stephenson) 0.037 10.824  0.084      (G Emmons    ) 0.048  9.884  0.044
 Qualified:             #4 10.714 -1.036                        #6  9.799 -1.001

7:54 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 59 degrees, relative humidity 57 percent, barometer 30.37 inches, adjusted altitude 390 feet.

Sledge gets the holeshot but takes too much stripe and breaks out giving the win to Hodge.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 2020 Brenda Grubbs                           2 Jimmy Hidalgo Jr.            
E5                   0.103  9.225 143.55     ****WINNER****  0.036  9.401 132.03
       SS/BA  Dial: 9.19 (+/-):  0.035           FGT/E  Dial: 9.34 (+/-):  0.061
 Prior rounds:
E4    (R Sledge    ) 0.001  9.198  0.058      (J Duncan    ) 0.011  9.374  0.074
E3                   0.045  9.246  0.246      (S Blackmon  ) 0.053  9.400  0.040
E2    (M Brand     ) 0.057  9.381  0.021      (P Peery     ) 0.035  9.529  0.039
E1    (M Howard    ) 0.031  9.403  0.033      (J Thune     ) 0.026  9.542  0.032
 Qualified:            #57  9.343 -0.557                       #65  9.663 -0.337

Hidalgo gets the advantage off of the line and holds off Grubbs for the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 3012 Jeremy Duncan                              Bye
E5   ****WINNER****  1.322 64.999   NS       
       SS/DA  Dial: 9.10 (+/-): 55.899    
 Prior rounds:
E4    (L Hodge     ) 0.017  9.171  0.001   
E3    (B Worner    ) 0.042  9.271  0.021   
E2    (B Cruzen    ) 0.044  9.405  0.015   
E1    (R Bull      ) 0.051  9.409  0.009   
 Qualified:            #21  9.332 -0.868                     Bye

Duncan will take on Hidalgo in the next round and Hodge will have a bye into the finals.