Sun, 18 Oct 2026, 14:54 PM Top Alcohol Dragster Round 3 Eliminations

By Rick Green

ENNIS, Texas - Results of round 3 eliminations in 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
  530 Alan Bradshaw                           6 Jamie Noonan                 
E3   ****WINNER****  0.086  5.211 278.26                     0.035 15.452  47.51
 Prior rounds:
E2    (N Spiegel   ) 0.040  5.186 278.69      (C Copeland  ) 0.068  5.342 277.67
E1    (M Johnson   ) 0.048  5.167 277.85      (J Dreher    ) 0.040  5.258 278.69
 Qualified:            #10  5.275 274.21                        #3  5.204 277.71

Weather conditions: air temperature 69 degrees, relative humidity 47 percent, barometer 30.30 inches, adjusted altitude 1,147 feet.

Noonan is 1 - 0 against Bradshaw in prior events.

Noonan with the starting line advantage, but is up in smoke right at the hit and clicked it off. Bradshaw is straight down the groove for the win. He is advancing to his 11th final round.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    1 Shawn Cowie                          5807 Nick Spiegel                 
E3   ****WINNER****  0.083  5.156 282.54                     0.044  5.211 279.09
 Prior rounds:
E2    (M Smith     ) 0.129  5.154 279.90      (S Cowie     ) 0.027  5.177 278.69
E1    (K Brounkowsk) 0.117  5.329 277.92      (A Sampey    ) 0.088  5.199 278.29
 Qualified:             #1  5.158 280.32                        #4  5.210 277.76

This is the first time Cowie and Spiegel have faced each other in eliminations.

Spiegel with the starting line advantage, but Cowie chased him down by right before 1000 feet and took the win. Shawn Cowie's MOV: 0.0160 seconds (approximately 7 feet).

Cowie is advancing to his 43rd final round and second this season. He will have lane choice over Bradshaw in the final.