Sun, 01 Nov 2026, 18:51 PM Pro Modified Round 3 Eliminations

By Rick Green

LAS VEGAS - Results of round 3 eliminations in Pro Modified 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
 6280 Justin Bond                             2 Billy Banaka                 
E3   ****WINNER****  0.091  5.678 251.49                     0.140  5.667 252.95
 Prior rounds:
E2    (D Menholt   ) 0.093  5.678 251.44                     0.193  5.702 251.34
E1    (S Gray      ) 0.065  5.684 250.92      (M Castellana) 0.053  5.694 252.28
 Qualified:             #5  5.734 249.44                        #1  5.694 251.72

Weather conditions: air temperature 60 degrees, relative humidity 63 percent, barometer 29.72 inches, adjusted altitude 3,017 feet, track temperature 79 degrees.

Bond and Banaka have each won 2 times against the other in prior events.

Bond with the starting line advantage and power to hold on for the hole shot win. He is advancing to his fifth final round this season and 16th of his career.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    1 JR Gray                                 3 Mike Stavrinos               
E3                  -0.300  8.249 111.89     ****WINNER****  0.077  9.847  66.17
 Prior rounds:
E2    (M Thielen   ) 0.044  7.594 126.40      (N Januik    ) 0.018  5.695 250.64
E1    (J Collins   ) 0.051  5.695 251.02      (A Laughlin  ) 0.022  5.693 250.64
 Qualified:             #2  5.703 250.23                        #3  5.708 248.84

Stavrinos is 3 - 2 against Gray in prior events.

Gray goes red to give Stavrinos the win. Stavrinos lost and engine with a big bang. He gets the win and will give up lane choice to Bond in the final for the Championship.

Stavrinos is advancing to his fourth final this season and ninth if his career.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink