Drag Race Central - LODRS
Sun, 08 Nov 2026, 13:34 PM

Top Dragster Round 2 Eliminations
By Dave Rowe



LAS VEGAS - Results of round 2 eliminations in Top Dragster at the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series, Pacific Division, event at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  761 Gary Groves                          780H Hannah Cook                  
E2                   0.024  6.225 218.80     ****WINNER****  0.011  6.607 202.76
         T/D  Dial: 6.20 (+/-):  0.025             T/D  Dial: 6.60 (+/-):  0.007
 Prior rounds:
E1    (J Sato      ) 0.065  6.236  0.006      (F Jaramillo ) 0.042  6.696  0.066
 Qualified:            #10  6.233 217.67                       #21  6.641 202.61
9:57 a.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 65 degrees, relative humidity 37 percent, barometer 30.13 inches, adjusted altitude 2,825 feet.

Cook gets the holeshot and holds off Groves for the win with an .018 package.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 177K Alan Kenny                           7125 Cody Webber                  
E2   ****WINNER****  0.023  6.228 187.91                     0.017  6.513 213.50
         T/D  Dial: 6.16 (+/-):  0.068             T/D  Dial: 6.29 (+/-):  0.223
 Prior rounds:
E1    (M Gordon    ) 0.067  6.147  0.007      (S Hamilton  ) 0.025  6.378  0.058
 Qualified:             #3  6.146 224.58                       #14  6.338 215.86
Webber gets the advantage off of the line but couldn't run the number.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
   74 Mallory Reis                         7902 Brianna Wiens                
E2   ****WINNER****  0.054  6.629 206.16                    -0.001  6.963 193.16
         T/D  Dial: 6.63 (+/-): -0.001             T/D  Dial: 6.99 (+/-): -0.027
 Prior rounds:
E1    (K Zadel     ) 0.000  6.645 -0.005      (K Wright    ) 0.012  7.018  0.018
 Qualified:            #22  6.666 204.82                       #33  7.020 191.00
Wiens goes red giving the win to Reis.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7237 Steven Will                          377C Chad Axford                  
E2                   0.007  6.080 229.98     ****WINNER****  0.015  7.439 171.49
         T/D  Dial: 6.12 (+/-): -0.040             T/D  Dial: 7.43 (+/-):  0.009
 Prior rounds:
E1    (R Naber     ) 0.016  6.077 -0.023      (D Bustamante) 0.007  7.426  0.006
 Qualified:             #9  6.230 234.09                       #42  7.439 175.91
Will gets the advantage off of the line but takes too much stripe and breaks out giving the win to Axford.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7122 Tony Jardino                            7 Dylan Hough                  
E2                   0.042  6.678 201.88     ****WINNER****  0.037  6.244 210.83
         T/D  Dial: 6.70 (+/-): -0.022             T/D  Dial: 6.22 (+/-):  0.024
 Prior rounds:
E1    (W Wayman    ) 0.008  6.722  0.002      (N Pressimone) 0.016  6.252  0.032
 Qualified:            #23  6.728 198.41                       #12  6.247 219.97
Hough with the starting line advantage;Jardino breaks out.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
        Bye                                699B Aaron Steinkey               
E2                                            ****WINNER****  0.072  6.088 214.25
                                                   T/D  Dial: 6.10 (+/-): -0.012
 Prior rounds:
E1                                           (T White     ) 0.030  6.170  0.070
 Qualified:                                                       #2  6.124 225.15
Steinkey with the bye run.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 713K Keith Winters                          76 Dan Naylor                   
E2   ****WINNER****  0.012  6.336 213.20                     0.072  6.061 227.61
         T/D  Dial: 6.34 (+/-): -0.004             T/D  Dial: 6.10 (+/-): -0.039
 Prior rounds:
E1    (C Plaizier  ) 0.020  6.351  0.021                     0.019  6.101  0.001
 Qualified:            #13  6.332 214.35                        #1  6.101 223.80
Winters gets the holeshot and takes the double breakout win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7498 Steve Casner                           71 Andy Spiegel                 
E2                   0.033  6.117 228.04     ****WINNER****  0.008  6.371 201.64
         T/D  Dial: 6.16 (+/-): -0.043             T/D  Dial: 6.41 (+/-): -0.039
 Prior rounds:
E1    (T Gaynor    ) 0.025  6.187  0.017      (G Hicks     ) 0.050  6.416  0.026
 Qualified:             #5  6.181 224.85                       #16  6.392 214.96
Spiegel gets the advantage off of the line and takes the double breakout win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
   77 John Richardson                      7219 Geneva Nash                  
E2   ****WINNER****  0.097  6.350 200.50                     0.071  6.147 213.30
         T/D  Dial: 6.32 (+/-):  0.030             T/D  Dial: 6.15 (+/-): -0.003
 Prior rounds:
E1    (K Jo Bootsma) 0.052  6.349 -0.051      (J Flores    ) 0.037  6.361  0.181
 Qualified:            #17  6.406 213.30                        #6  6.192 222.66
Nash gets the holeshot but takes too much stripe and breaks out giving the win to Richardson.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  224 Brad Plourd                          503A Jeff Koron                   
E2                  -0.005  6.176 199.11     ****WINNER****  0.045  7.073 171.42
         T/D  Dial: 6.28 (+/-): -0.104             T/D  Dial: 6.95 (+/-):  0.123
 Prior rounds:
E1    (J Dooley    )       No Time            (T Bayer     ) 0.010  7.013  0.063
 Qualified:            #19  6.580 161.11                       #30  6.945 194.44
Plourd misses the tree and goes red giving the win to Koron.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 6465 Cooper Chun                           551 Rick Milinazzo               
E2   ****WINNER****  0.013  7.115 188.94                     0.017  6.778 197.77
         T/D  Dial: 7.11 (+/-):  0.005             T/D  Dial: 6.78 (+/-): -0.002
 Prior rounds:
E1    (T Wiens     ) 0.004  7.121  0.001      (D London    ) 0.018  6.803  0.023
 Qualified:            #37  7.111 190.59                       #26  6.793 195.22
Chun gets the advantage off of the line;Milinazzo breaks out.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 6591 Moe Trujillo                         7700 Phillip Duerr                
E2                         No Time           ****WINNER****  0.058  6.188 222.55
         T/D  Dial: 6.17 (+/-): 93.829             T/D  Dial: 6.17 (+/-):  0.018
 Prior rounds:
E1    (L Meserve   ) -0.003  6.936  0.396      (M Lippen    ) 0.043  6.191 -0.009
 Qualified:            #18  6.527 206.89                        #7  6.208 223.06
Trujillo is a no-show.

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