Fri, 30 Oct 2026, 12:02 PM Top Dragster Round 2 Eliminations |
By Dave Rowe |
LAS VEGAS - Results of round 2 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
1 Casey Plaizier 74 Mallory Reis
E2 ****WINNER**** 0.021 7.179 179.33 0.024 6.697 202.61
T/D Dial: 7.17 (+/-): 0.009 T/D Dial: 6.67 (+/-): 0.027
Prior rounds:
E1 (C Webber ) 0.010 7.194 0.024 (T Bayer ) 0.051 6.688 0.028
Qualified: #27 7.166 184.80 #20 6.688 204.26
8:49 a.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 62 degrees, relative humidity 68 percent, barometer 29.83
inches, adjusted altitude 3,131 feet.A close one off of the line, Plaizier runs dead on "with a nine" and
takes the win with a .030 package.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
78 Don London Bye
E2 ****WINNER**** 0.031 6.123 227.77
T/D Dial: 6.10 (+/-): 0.023
Prior rounds:
E1 (J Richardson) 0.009 6.206 0.096
Qualified: #2 6.113 228.34 Bye
London with the bye and he will take on Plaizier in the next round.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
7237 Steven Will 7 Dylan Hough
E2 0.021 6.155 232.51 ****WINNER**** 0.020 6.311 213.16
T/D Dial: 6.11 (+/-): 0.045 T/D Dial: 6.29 (+/-): 0.021
Prior rounds:
E1 (A Spiegel ) 0.011 6.109 -0.011 (R Naber ) 0.024 6.292 -0.008
Qualified: #3 6.118 234.33 #10 6.307 217.60
Another close one off of the line, Hough holds off Will and takes the stripe for the win.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
224 Brad Plourd 713K Keith Winters
E2 ****WINNER**** 0.020 6.549 193.43 0.019 6.717 202.48
T/D Dial: 6.29 (+/-): 0.259 T/D Dial: 6.35 (+/-): 0.367
Prior rounds:
E1 (T Gaynor ) 0.007 6.277 0.007 (K Jo Bootsma) 0.020 6.390 0.040
Qualified: #7 6.231 223.02 #14 6.370 213.57
A coin flip out of the gate, Plourd gets out in front and takes the win. Plourd will take on Hough in
the next round.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
551 Rick Milinazzo 377C Chad Axford
E2 0.028 6.811 183.84 ****WINNER**** 0.014 7.500 163.16
T/D Dial: 6.82 (+/-): -0.009 T/D Dial: 7.45 (+/-): 0.050
Prior rounds:
E1 (G Nash ) 0.009 6.788 -0.022 (T Wiens ) 0.024 7.471 0.031
Qualified: #22 6.804 198.03 #29 7.441 177.58
Axford gets the advantage off of the line;Milinazzo takes too much stripe and breaks out.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
3896 Steve Hamilton 7091 Reed Taylor
E2 ****WINNER**** 0.041 7.110 189.58 0.010 6.250 219.33
T/D Dial: 7.11 (+/-): 0.000 T/D Dial: 6.19 (+/-): 0.060
Prior rounds:
E1 (S Casner ) 0.054 7.156 0.046 (S Moeller ) 0.044 6.238 0.048
Qualified: #26 7.115 189.47 #5 6.217 228.96
Taylor gets the holeshot but he can't run down Hamilton.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
6591 Moe Trujillo 633J Jordan Dooley
E2 ****WINNER**** 0.013 6.516 207.62 -0.028 6.256 212.39
T/D Dial: 6.49 (+/-): 0.026 T/D Dial: 6.28 (+/-): -0.024
Prior rounds:
E1 (A Kenny ) 0.045 6.524 0.054 (B Wiens ) 0.016 6.290 0.010
Qualified: #18 6.494 209.30 #11 6.311 221.85
Dooley leaves too soon and goes red giving the win to Trujillo.Trujillo will take on Axford in the next
round.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
699B Aaron Steinkey 503A Jeff Koron
E2 -0.003 6.098 213.50 ****WINNER**** 0.025 6.933 193.90
T/D Dial: 6.10 (+/-): -0.002 T/D Dial: 6.95 (+/-): -0.017
Prior rounds:
E1 0.011 6.072 -0.028 (K Wright ) 0.036 6.954 -0.006
Qualified: #1 6.109 227.96 #23 6.955 193.54
Steinkey just misses the tree and goes red giving the win to Koron.Koron will take on Hamilton in the
next round.
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