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Thu, 29 Oct 2026, 21:48 PM

Top Dragster Round 1 Eliminations

By Dave Rowe

LAS VEGAS - Results of round 1 eliminations in Right Trailers Top Dragster at the NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series, 26th annual MOPAR NHRA Las Vegas Nationals powered by Dodge:


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 3896 Steve Hamilton                       7498 Stephen Casner               
E1   ****WINNER****  0.054  7.156 189.79                     0.014  6.424 195.39
         T/D  Dial: 7.11 (+/-):  0.046             T/D  Dial: 6.33 (+/-):  0.094
 Qualified:            #26  7.115 189.47                       #12  6.311 221.63

5:56 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 70 degrees, relative humidity 40 percent, barometer 29.80 inches, adjusted altitude 3,545 feet.

Casner gets the advantage off of the line but Hamilton is able to hold him off and take the win.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 503A Jeff Koron                           547W Kevin Wright                 
E1   ****WINNER****  0.036  6.954 194.69                    -0.015  6.359 198.50
         T/D  Dial: 6.96 (+/-): -0.006             T/D  Dial: 6.31 (+/-):  0.049
 Qualified:            #23  6.955 193.54                        #9  6.304 221.82

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


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  751 Steve Moeller                        7091 Reed Taylor                  
E1                   0.034  6.574 209.04     ****WINNER****  0.044  6.238 213.94
         T/D  Dial: 6.51 (+/-):  0.064             T/D  Dial: 6.19 (+/-):  0.048
 Qualified:            #19  6.534 210.77                        #5  6.217 228.96

Moeller gets the holeshot but Taylor is able to take the stripe for the win.
Reed Taylor's MOV: 0.0060 seconds (approximately 22 inches).

Taylor will take on Hamilton in the next round.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7902 Brianna Wiens                        633J Jordan Dooley                
E1                   0.031  7.033 182.08     ****WINNER****  0.016  6.290 221.52
         T/D  Dial: 7.02 (+/-):  0.013             T/D  Dial: 6.28 (+/-):  0.010
 Qualified:            #25  7.011 191.00                       #11  6.311 221.85

Dooley with the starting line advantage and he goes around Wiens for the win.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7237 Steven Will                            71 Andy Spiegel                 
E1   ****WINNER****  0.011  6.109 232.51                     0.019  6.415 202.15
         T/D  Dial: 6.12 (+/-): -0.011             T/D  Dial: 6.45 (+/-): -0.035
 Qualified:             #3  6.118 234.33                       #17  6.457 212.23

Will gets the holeshot and takes the double breakout win.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
        Bye                                699B Aaron Steinkey               
E1                                            ****WINNER****  0.011  6.072 227.69
                                                   T/D  Dial: 6.10 (+/-): -0.028
 Qualified:                                                       #1  6.109 227.96

Steinkey with the bye. He will take on Koron in the next round.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 177K Alan Kenny                           6591 Moe Trujillo                 
E1                   0.011  6.347 180.81     ****WINNER****  0.045  6.524 208.49
         T/D  Dial: 6.19 (+/-):  0.157             T/D  Dial: 6.47 (+/-):  0.054
 Qualified:             #4  6.197 224.32                       #18  6.494 209.30

Kenny gets the holeshot but Trujillo takes the stripe for the win.

Trujillo will take on Dooley in the next round.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
   78 Don London                             77 John Richardson              
E1   ****WINNER****  0.009  6.206 228.27                     0.022  6.381 212.86
         T/D  Dial: 6.11 (+/-):  0.096             T/D  Dial: 6.39 (+/-): -0.009
 Qualified:             #2  6.113 228.34                       #16  6.388 215.58

London gets the holeshot;Richardson breaks out.
London will have a bye in the next round.

London had problems and left a trail of fluid down the track.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
   79 Thomas Bayer                           74 Mallory Reis                 
E1                  -0.015  7.401 126.10     ****WINNER****  0.051  6.688 200.59
         T/D  Dial: 6.24 (+/-):  1.161             T/D  Dial: 6.66 (+/-):  0.028
 Qualified:             #6  6.221 228.77                       #20  6.688 204.26

Bayer misses the tree and goes red giving the win to Reis.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7219 Geneva Nash                           551 Rick Milinazzo               
E1                         No Time           ****WINNER****  0.009  6.788 197.94
         T/D  Dial: 6.27 (+/-): 93.729             T/D  Dial: 6.81 (+/-): -0.022
 Qualified:             #8  6.303 221.38                       #22  6.804 198.03

Nash breaks on the burnout and does not make a pass.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
    1 Casey Plaizier                       7125 Cody Webber                  
E1   ****WINNER****  0.010  7.194 173.12                     0.036 No Time      
         T/D  Dial: 7.17 (+/-):  0.024             T/D  Dial: 6.32 (+/-): 93.679
 Qualified:            #27  7.166 184.80                       #13  6.328 215.96

Webber has traction problems at the hit and is off of the throttle quickly.

Plaizier will take on Reis in the next round.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 377C Chad Axford                           790 Taylor Wiens                 
E1   ****WINNER****  0.024  7.471 168.01                     0.044  6.424 216.17
         T/D  Dial: 7.44 (+/-):  0.031             T/D  Dial: 6.44 (+/-): -0.016
 Qualified:            #29  7.441 177.58                       #15  6.378 225.48

Axford gets the advantage off of the line;Wiens breaks out.

Axford will take on Milinazzo in the next round.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  619 Kacee Jo Bootsma Johnson             713K Keith Winters                
E1                   0.052  7.198 186.20     ****WINNER****  0.020  6.390 199.70
         T/D  Dial: 7.18 (+/-):  0.018             T/D  Dial: 6.35 (+/-):  0.040
 Qualified:            #28  7.196 185.95                       #14  6.370 213.57

Winters gets the advantage off of the line and takes the stripe for the win.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7851 Robert Naber                            7 Dylan Hough                  
E1                  -0.005  6.963 192.00     ****WINNER****  0.024  6.292 218.27
         T/D  Dial: 6.99 (+/-): -0.027             T/D  Dial: 6.30 (+/-): -0.008
 Qualified:            #24  6.957 191.46                       #10  6.307 217.60

Naber misses the tree and goes red giving the win to Hough.

Hough will take on Will in the next round.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  224 Brad Plourd                             8 Ty Gaynor                    
E1   ****WINNER****  0.007  6.277 208.75                     0.013  6.806 198.44
         T/D  Dial: 6.27 (+/-):  0.007             T/D  Dial: 6.81 (+/-): -0.004
 Qualified:             #7  6.231 223.02                       #21  6.796 200.29

Plourd gets the advantage off of the line;Gaynor breaks out.

Plourd will take on Winters in the next round.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink