Sun, 01 Nov 2026, 14:27 PM Top Fuel Round 1 Eliminations |
By Rick Green |
LAS VEGAS - Results of round 1 eliminations in Top Fuel 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 474 Billy Torrence 421 Spencer Massey E1 ****WINNER**** 0.072 3.660 340.65 0.052 6.191 101.36 Qualified: #9 3.722 334.73 #8 3.719 332.67Weather conditions: air temperature 60 degrees, relative humidity 79 percent, barometer 29.69 inches, adjusted altitude 3,155 feet, track temperature 79 degrees
Torrence's overall record at this event is 9 - 8. By round, his record is 6 - 2 in Rd. 1, 3 - 3 in Rd. 2, 0 - 3 in Rd. 3, and 0 - 1 in the Final. His best finish at this event is the semi-finals (3). He has qualified in the top half of the field at 5 of his 8 races here. His lowest starting spot at this event is #12 (2013, 2014 and 2024). He dropped to 9th place after Dallas, his lowest spot since Chicago.
This is Spencer Massey's 7th race this year and that's tied for the most for him since 2015. Massey's overall record at this event is 12 - 4. By round, his record is 4 - 2 in Rd. 1, 3 - 1 in Rd. 2, 3 - 0 in Rd. 3, and 2 - 1 in the Final. He won this race in 2009 (Beat L. Dixon) and 2014 (Beat J.R. Todd), and was runner-up here in 2011 (Lost to D. Worsham). His lowest starting spot at this event is #10 (2009 and 2024). His 12 round wins here are tied for the 3rd most for him at any event. Billy Torrence has raced Massey twice, once in 2013 & once in 2023.
Torrence is 2 - 0 against Massey in prior events.
Massey with the starting line advantage and drove into tire shake and clicked it off. torrence
had the lead by the time they went by the Christmas tree and never trailed from here on for the win.
He got real loose on the top end over by the wall. He has a big top end speed, a track speed record.
He makes the 48th 340-mph pass in Top fuel and 50th overall.
Billy Torrence's incremental times: 60ft-0.842 sec., 330ft-2.112, 660ft-2.953/301.33 mph.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed 123 Antron Brown 100 Maddi Gordon E1 ****WINNER**** 0.061 3.690 336.74 0.075 3.693 340.82 Qualified: #10 3.738 324.90 #7 3.716 335.65Antron Brown is 15 - 9 in Rd. 1 when starting 10th in the field.Brown's overall record at this event is 27 - 23 (21 - 16 in TF). By round, his record is 14 - 11 in Rd. 1, 8 - 6 in Rd. 2, 3 - 5 in Rd. 3, and 2 - 1 in the Final. He won this race in 2013 (Beat C. Millican) and 2020 (Beat S. Torrence), and was runner-up here in PSM in 2001 (Lost to S. Gann). He has qualified in the top half of the field at 14 of his 25 races here. His lowest starting spot at this event is #13 (2003 in PSM and 2012 in TF). He is 6 - 3 in the Countdown this year.
Maddi Gordon lost to Antron in the final round at Dallas.
Brown is 2 - 1 against Gordon in prior events.
Brown with the starting line advantage and never trailed for the win. He makes his quickest pass of the weekend. Antron Brown's MOV: 0.0178 seconds (approximately 9 feet).
Gordon with her quickest and fastest pass of the
weekend in the losing effort. She has a big top end speed and sets the track speed record.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
3 Justin Ashley 51 Clay Millican
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.038 3.740 326.32 0.081 3.699 334.98
Qualified: #13 3.759 331.61 #4 3.691 336.32
Justin Ashley is 6 - 4 against Millican in Rd. 1 overall (1 - 1 this year). Ashley's overall
record at this event is 9 - 7. By round, his record is 5 - 2 in Rd. 1, 3 - 2 in Rd. 2, 1 - 2 in Rd.
3, and 0 - 1 in the Final. He was runner-up here in 2023 (Lost to M. Salinas). His lowest starting
spot at this event is #14 (2019). He has qualified in the top half of the field at 5 of his 7 races
here and is 4 - 4 in the Countdown this year.In his last 10 races Clay Millican is 3 - 7 in Rd. 1. Millican's overall record at this event is 16 - 20. By round, his record is 12 - 8 in Rd. 1, 3 - 9 in Rd. 2, 1 - 2 in Rd. 3, and 0 - 1 in the Final. He was runner-up here in 2013 (Lost to A. Brown) and has qualified in the top half of the field at 8 of his 22 races here. His lowest starting spot at this event is #15 (2005 and 2023). He DNQ here in 2006 and 2014, and is 1 - 4 in the Countdown this year.
Ashley with the starting line advantage and the power to hold on for the hole shot win in a close one. Justin Ashley's MOV: 0.0027 seconds (approximately 16 inches).
Ashley dropped cylinders
right in the lights and it pushed him over by the centerline, but he held on for the win.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
8 Shawn Reed 77 Josh Hart
E1 0.088 3.785 316.38 ****WINNER**** 0.080 3.719 338.77
Qualified: #14 3.777 328.94 #3 3.688 325.61
Shawn Reed fouled out against Hart in Rd. 1 in Martin this year. Reed's overall record at this
event is 1 - 6. His best finish at this event is the quarter-finals, 2024. He has qualified in the
top half of the field at 3 of his 6 races here. His lowest starting spot at this event is #15
(2016).Josh Hart starts the event in 10th place, his lowest spot of the year. Hart's overall record at this event is 2 - 5. By round, his record is 1 - 4 in Rd. 1, 1 - 0 in Rd. 2, 0 - 1 in Rd. 3, and 0 - 0 in the Final. His best finish at this event is the semi-finals, 2023. He has qualified in the top half of the field at 1 of his 5 races here. His lowest starting spot at this event is #16 (2024). He is 1 - 4 in the Countdown this year and dropped to 10th place after Dallas, his lowest spot of the year.
Reed and Hart have each won 1 times against the other in prior events.
Hart
with a slight starting line advantage and never trailed for the win.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed 1519 Chris Powers 14 Tony Stewart E1 0.129 4.305 202.15 ****WINNER**** 0.055 3.678 340.13 Qualified: #15 3.807 321.19 #2 3.676 339.28This is Chris Powers' 1st start.
Tony Stewart is 40 - 17 (70%) in Rd. 1. Stewart's overall record at this event is 2 - 2. By round, his record is 1 - 1 in Rd. 1, 1 - 0 in Rd. 2, 0 - 1 in Rd. 3, and 0 - 0 in the Final. His best finish at this event is the semi-finals, 2025. His lowest starting spot at this event is #6 (2024), and he is 4 - 4 in the Countdown this year.
Stewart with the starting line advantage and never trailed for the win. He will have lane choice over Brown in the next round.
Powers chute shook out right off the starting line and fully blossomed. The car
started to spin and then pushed out a head gasket with a quick flash of flames before he clicked it
off.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
2 Shawn Langdon 748 Cameron Ferre
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.066 3.672 330.31 0.061 4.025 299.13
Qualified: #1 3.672 332.59 #16 4.218 282.72
Shawn Langdon's 48 round wins this year are the most for him since 2013 (54). Langdon's overall
record at this event is 14 - 17. By round, his record is 9 - 8 in Rd. 1, 4 - 5 in Rd. 2, 1 - 3 in Rd.
3, and 0 - 1 in the Final. He was runner-up here in 2025 (Lost to B. Force). He has qualified in the
top half of the field at 12 of his 17 races here. His lowest starting spot at this event is #16
(2011). He has set Low E/T at 8 races this year and is 14 - 1 in the Countdown this year. Cameron Ferre is making his 52nd start. The #16 TF qualifier has never won a round at this event. Ferre's overall record at this event is 0 - 4. This is his 9th race this year and his 1st race here since 2022.
Langdon is 4 - 0 against Ferre in prior events.
Ferre with a slight starting line advantage, but Langdon had the lead by the time they go by the Christmas tree and never trailed from there on for the win. He will give up lane choice to Torrence in the next round.
Ferre with his
quickest pass of the weekend in the losing effort.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
1 Doug Kalitta 200 Will Smith
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.066 3.682 333.25 0.034 3.745 333.00
Qualified: #5 3.695 335.73 #12 3.756 327.11
Doug Kalitta's 42 round win this year are the most for him since 2016 (44). Kalitta's overall
record at this event is 31 - 22. By round, his record is 15 - 9 in Rd. 1, 10 - 5 in Rd. 2, 4 - 6 in
Rd. 3, and 2 - 2 in the Final. He won this race in 2004 (Beat M. Lucas) and 2015 (Beat L. Dixon), and
was runner-up here in 2007 (Lost to R. Fuller) and 2024 (Lost to B. Force). He has qualified in the
top half of the field at 17 of his 25 races here. His lowest starting spot at this event is #13 (2015
and 2021). His 31 round wins here are 2nd most in TF. He DNQ here in 2010 and is 6 - 4 in the
Countdown this year.Will Smith "leaves first" 82% of the time overall (80% against Kalitta).
Kalitta is 5 - 0 against Smith in prior events.
Smith with the starting line advantage, but Kalitta has the difference made up by the time they go by the Christmas tree and never trailed from there on for the win. He makes his quickest pass of the weekend for the win. Doug Kalitta's MOV: 0.0318 seconds (approximately 16 feet). He will have lane choice over Ashley in the next round.
Smith with his quickest pass of the weekend in the losing effort.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed 15 Tony Schumacher 777 Leah Pruett E1 0.062 11.729 81.64 ****WINNER**** 0.058 3.714 332.26 Qualified: #11 3.750 334.65 #6 3.705 332.84Leah Pruett wins 74% of her Rd. 1 races when she has lane choice. Pruett's overall record at this event is 12 - 10. By round, her record is 7 - 3 in Rd. 1, 4 - 3 in Rd. 2, 1 - 3 in Rd. 3, and 0 - 1 in the Final. She was runner-up here in 2018 (Lost to S. Torrence). She has qualified in the top half of the field at 7 of her 10 races here. Her lowest starting spot at this event is #15 (2015), and she is 3 - 4 in the Countdown this year.
In his last 7 starts Tony Schumacher is 0 - 7 in Rd. 1. Schumacher's overall record at this event is 38 - 19. By round, his record is 18 - 5 in Rd. 1, 9 - 9 in Rd. 2, 7 - 2 in Rd. 3, and 4 - 3 in the Final. He won this race in 2005 (Beat D. Grubnic), 2006 (Beat J.R. Todd), 2008 (Beat R. Fuller), and 2010 (Beat D. Lagana). He was runner-up here in 2002 (Lost to L. Dixon), 2003 (Lost to K. Bernstein), and 2012 (Lost to B. Vandergriff). He has qualified in the top half of the field at 15 of his 23 races here. His lowest starting spot at this event is #13 (2024). He is just the 7th Pro driver to compete at 600 or more races.
Schumacher and Pruett have each won 12 times against the other in prior events.
Pruett with the starting line advantage and never trailed for the win. She will have lane choice over Hart in the next round by 0.005 seconds.
Schumacher lost traction right at the hit and clicked it off.
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