Sun, 08 Nov 2026, 15:00 PM Top Dragster Round 3 Eliminations

By Rick Green

LAS VEGAS - Results of round 3 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
   74 Mallory Reis                           71 Andy Spiegel                 
E3                  -0.010  6.642 204.32     ****WINNER**** -0.037  6.406 206.61
         T/D  Dial: 6.63 (+/-):  0.012             T/D  Dial: 6.38 (+/-):  0.026
 Prior rounds:
E2    (B Wiens     ) 0.054  6.629 -0.001      (S Casner    ) 0.008  6.371 -0.039
E1    (K Zadel     ) 0.000  6.645 -0.005      (G Hicks     ) 0.050  6.416  0.026
 Qualified:            #22  6.666 204.82                       #16  6.392 214.96

Weather conditions: air temperature 71 degrees, relative humidity 30 percent, barometer 30.09 inches, adjusted altitude 3,226 feet.

Reis goes red to give Spiegel the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 699B Aaron Steinkey                       503A Jeff Koron                   
E3                   0.020  6.631 224.96     ****WINNER****  0.007  7.092 172.59
         T/D  Dial: 6.10 (+/-):  0.531             T/D  Dial: 7.01 (+/-):  0.082
 Prior rounds:
E2                   0.072  6.088 -0.012      (B Plourd    ) 0.045  7.073  0.123
E1    (T White     ) 0.030  6.170  0.070      (T Bayer     ) 0.010  7.013  0.063
 Qualified:             #2  6.124 225.15                       #30  6.945 194.44

Koron with a great light for the win. He will face spiegel in the next round.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 6465 Cooper Chun                          780H Hannah Cook                  
E3   ****WINNER****  0.014  7.119 183.59                     0.129  6.642 201.31
         T/D  Dial: 7.11 (+/-):  0.009             T/D  Dial: 6.61 (+/-):  0.032
 Prior rounds:
E2    (R Milinazzo ) 0.013  7.115  0.005      (G Groves    ) 0.011  6.607  0.007
E1    (T Wiens     ) 0.004  7.121  0.001      (F Jaramillo ) 0.042  6.696  0.066
 Qualified:            #37  7.111 190.59                       #21  6.641 202.61

Chun with the starting line advantage for the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
   77 John Richardson                         7 Dylan Hough                  
E3                  -0.010  6.335 216.31     ****WINNER****  0.031  6.257 218.23
         T/D  Dial: 6.34 (+/-): -0.005             T/D  Dial: 6.24 (+/-):  0.017
 Prior rounds:
E2    (G Nash      ) 0.097  6.350  0.030      (T Jardino   ) 0.037  6.244  0.024
E1    (K Jo Bootsma) 0.052  6.349 -0.051      (N Pressimone) 0.016  6.252  0.032
 Qualified:            #17  6.406 213.30                       #12  6.247 219.97

Richardson goes red to give Hough the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 177K Alan Kenny                           377C Chad Axford                  
E3                   0.016  6.154 221.92     ****WINNER****  0.012  7.442 174.66
         T/D  Dial: 6.13 (+/-):  0.024             T/D  Dial: 7.42 (+/-):  0.022
 Prior rounds:
E2    (C Webber    ) 0.023  6.228  0.068      (S Will      ) 0.015  7.439  0.009
E1    (M Gordon    ) 0.067  6.147  0.007      (D Bustamante) 0.007  7.426  0.006
 Qualified:             #3  6.146 224.58                       #42  7.439 175.91

Axford with the starting line advantage for the win. Chad Axford's MOV: 0.0064 seconds (approximately 2 feet).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7700 Phillip Duerr                        713K Keith Winters                
E3                         No Time           ****WINNER****  0.027  6.377 212.93
         T/D  Dial: 6.34 (+/-): 93.659             T/D  Dial: 6.34 (+/-):  0.037
 Prior rounds:
E2    (M Trujillo  ) 0.058  6.188  0.018      (D Naylor    ) 0.012  6.336 -0.004
E1    (M Lippen    ) 0.043  6.191 -0.009      (C Plaizier  ) 0.020  6.351  0.021
 Qualified:             #7  6.208 223.06                       #13  6.332 214.35

Duerr is a no-show to give Winters the freebie. He will face chun in the next round.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink

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