Sun, 18 Oct 2026, 21:12 PM Summary of Eliminations in Top Dragster

ENNIS, Texas - Summary of eliminations in Top Dragster at the NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series, 41st annual Texas NHRA FallNationals:

Round 1:

Rusty Baxter, Beckville TX, Danny Nelson-Chevy, T/D, Right lane, (0.029) 6.12 6.256 0.136, def. Kevin
Wright, Longmont CO, Racecraft-SUNS, T/D, (0.029) 6.28 6.722 0.442

Danny Nelson, Batesville AR, Racecraft-Chevy, T/D, Left lane, (0.031) 6.12 6.117 -0.003, def. Wayne
Landry, St. Bernard LA, American-OAKL, T/D, (-0.006 foul) 6.10 7.078 0.978

Mark Ellis, Graham TX, Miller-Chevy, T/D, Left lane, (0.010) 6.10 6.163 0.063, def. Robert Houston,
Roan Mountain TN, Race Tech-PARR, T/D, (0.044) 6.15 6.370 0.220

Kevin Thorp, Knickerbocker TX, TNT-Chevy, T/D, Right lane, (0.037) 6.10 6.015 -0.085, def. Andy
Spiegel, Acton CA, Miller-Chevy, T/D, (-0.007 foul) 6.15 6.863 0.713

Jeff Strickland, Red Bay AL, American-Chevy, T/D, Right lane, (0.009) 6.16 6.171 0.011, def. Joey
Luttrull, Ponder TX, Spitzer-HEMI, T/D, (0.031) 6.10 6.169 0.069

Jordan Ward, Mena AR, Nelson-Chevy, T/D, Right lane, (0.008) 6.10 6.105 0.005, def. Alan Kenny,
Jupiter FL, Dan Page-STIN, T/D, (0.055) 6.10 6.155 0.055

Darian Boesch, Kenner LA, Dragster-Chevy, T/D, Right lane, (0.017) 6.21 6.208 -0.002, def. Blake
Peavler, Olney IL, Dragster-Chevy, T/D, (0.023) 6.10 6.022 -0.078

J.R. Baxter, Waxahachie TX, Miller-RCEE, T/D, Left lane, (0.006) 6.10 6.208 0.108, def. Cody Webber,
Kingman AZ, Miller-Chevy, T/D, (0.038) 6.14 6.231 0.091

Dylan Hough, Junction City OR, Racetech-Chevy, T/D, Left lane, (0.021) 6.15 6.187 0.037, def. J.B.
Strassweg, Evansville IN, Miller-Chevy, T/D, (-0.003 foul) 6.17 6.736 0.566

Dane Ward, Mena AR, Nelson-Chevy, T/D, Left lane, (0.017) 6.10 6.101 0.001, def. Leslie Feist, Duluth
MN, Miller-Chevy, T/D, (0.026) 6.12 6.137 0.017

Crystal Peterson-Martinez, Dickinson TX, Spitzer-SCHM, T/D, Left lane, (0.060) 6.10 6.102 0.002, def.
David Johns, Floresville TX, Dragster-Chevy, T/D, (0.024) 6.10 6.084 -0.016

Jim Thorp, Mertzon TX, Spitzer-Chevy, T/D, Right lane, (0.044) 6.14 6.253 0.113, def. Mark Jones,
Marrero LA, TD-Chevy, T/D, (0.024) 6.10 6.253 0.153

Ross Laris, Raceland LA, Danny Nelson-Chevy, T/D, Right lane, (0.029) 6.12 12.207 6.087, def. David
Bills, Marion TX, Nelson-Chevy, T/D, (0.017) 6.17 6.061 -0.109

Michael Kile, Westlake LA, Spitzer-Chevy, T/D, Right lane, (0.034) 6.10 6.156 0.056, def. Daria Vang,
Andover KS, Racetech-Chevy, T/D, (0.048) 6.10 6.045 -0.055

Jessica Eastburn, Elkton MD, Undercover-Chevy, T/D, Right lane, (0.013) 6.20 6.156 -0.044, def. TJ
Tindle, Freeport FL, American-Chevy, T/D, (0.040) 6.10 6.055 -0.045

Holden Laris, Thibodaux LA, Danny Nelson-Chevy, T/D, Right lane, (0.066) 6.12 6.153 0.033, def. Rick
Carrell, Ardmore OK, TNT-Chevy, T/D, (0.039) 6.10 6.197 0.097


Round 2:

J Thorp, Left lane, (0.053) 6.10 24.846 18.746, def. R Baxter, NT-Broke Before Staging

J Baxter, Left lane, (0.027) 6.10 6.108 0.008, def. K Thorp, (0.038) 6.10 6.157 0.057

D Hough, Left lane, (0.032) 6.14 6.305 0.165, def. J Ward, (0.011) 6.10 6.394 0.294

D Nelson, Left lane, (0.010) 6.10 6.131 0.031, def. J Eastburn, (0.126) 6.12 6.117 -0.003

J Strickland, Right lane, (0.033) 6.10 6.094 -0.006, def. M Kile, (0.016) 6.10 6.069 -0.031

C Peterson-Martinez, Right lane, (0.183) 6.10 6.032 -0.068, def. M Ellis, (-0.021 foul) 6.10 6.034
-0.066

R Laris, Right lane, (0.020) 6.10 6.133 0.033, def. D Ward, (0.013) 6.10 6.080 -0.020

H Laris, Right lane, (0.006) 6.10 6.147 0.047, def. D Boesch, (-0.002 foul) 6.15 6.567 0.417


Round 3:

D Hough, Right lane, (0.005) 6.15 6.186 0.036, def. D Nelson, (-0.011 foul) 6.10 7.619 1.519

J Thorp, Left lane, (0.018) 6.10 6.083 -0.017, def. R Laris, (0.008) 6.14 6.052 -0.088

J Baxter, Left lane, (0.005) 6.10 6.077 -0.023, def. H Laris, (0.020) 6.10 6.068 -0.032

C Peterson-Martinez, Left lane, (0.042) 6.10 6.061 -0.039, def. J Strickland, (0.014) 6.11 6.069
-0.041


Round 4:

D Hough, Right lane, (0.027) 6.14 6.155 0.015, def. J Thorp, (0.020) 6.10 6.085 -0.015

C Peterson-Martinez, Right lane, (0.049) 6.10 6.093 -0.007, def. J Baxter, (0.022) 6.10 6.059 -0.041


Round 5:

C Peterson-Martinez, Right lane, (0.018) 6.10 6.111 0.011, def. D Hough, (0.030) 6.17 6.163 -0.007