Fri, 13 Nov 2026, 14:01 PM Top Dragster Round 2 Eliminations

By Dave Rowe

POMONA, Calif. - Results of round 2 eliminations in Right Trailers Top Dragster at the NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series, 61st annual In-N-Out Burger NHRA Finals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 752T Linzi Meserve                        547W Kevin Wright                 
E2   ****WINNER****  0.010  7.220 166.21                     0.020 16.036  45.67
         T/D  Dial: 7.14 (+/-):  0.080             T/D  Dial: 6.19 (+/-):  9.846
 Prior rounds:
E1    (T Wiens     ) 0.025  7.209  0.039      (R Milinazzo ) 0.006  6.273  0.023
 Qualified:            #26  7.147 188.49                        #6  6.220 226.09

9:19 a.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 58 degrees, relative humidity 90 percent, barometer 29.81 inches, adjusted altitude 1,797 feet.

Meserve gets the advantage off of the line and pulls away for the win. Wright has problems and is off of the throttle early.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 K725 Kayslee Price                        780H Hannah Cook                  
E2                   0.035  6.928 185.31     ****WINNER****  0.011  6.837 196.59
         T/D  Dial: 6.96 (+/-): -0.032             T/D  Dial: 6.59 (+/-):  0.247
 Prior rounds:
E1    (J Richardson) 0.013  6.998  0.058      (S Schneider ) -0.014  6.604  0.044
 Qualified:            #23  6.938 190.86                       #16  6.583 201.88

Cook gets the advantage off of the line;Price breaks out.

Cook will take on Meserve in the next round.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 706D Damon Bustamante                     713K Keith Winters                
E2                   0.025  6.535 202.73     ****WINNER****  0.011  6.354 207.53
         T/D  Dial: 6.57 (+/-): -0.035             T/D  Dial: 6.36 (+/-): -0.006
 Prior rounds:
E1    (A Kenny     ) 0.015  6.587  0.017      (T Gaynor    ) 0.021  6.459  0.129
 Qualified:            #15  6.554 201.91                        #9  6.320 212.36

Winters with the holeshot and he takes the double breakout win.

Winters will have a bye in the next round.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 3991 J.B. Strassweg                          7 Dylan Hough                  
E2                   0.020  6.334 194.10     ****WINNER****  0.015  6.199 206.57
         T/D  Dial: 6.30 (+/-):  0.034             T/D  Dial: 6.18 (+/-):  0.019
 Prior rounds:
E1    (S Hamilton  ) 0.023  6.361  0.011      (T Bayer     ) 0.026  6.196 -0.004
 Qualified:            #12  6.360 209.14                        #5  6.197 222.25

Hough gets the advantage off of the line and goes around Strassweg for the win.

With Strassweg's loss, Brad Plourd in the Top Dragster champion.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 6010 J. Grant Durie                       7122 Tony Jardino                 
E2   ****WINNER****  0.008  6.379 199.26                     0.043  6.622 202.55
         T/D  Dial: 6.34 (+/-):  0.039             T/D  Dial: 6.60 (+/-):  0.022
 Prior rounds:
E1    (C Axford    ) 0.015  6.335 -0.005      (S Moeller   ) 0.009  6.631  0.011
 Qualified:            #11  6.349 224.25                       #17  6.609 202.06

Durie gets a great light and goes around Jardino for the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
   71 Andy Spiegel                         699B Aaron Steinkey               
E2   ****WINNER****  0.008  6.262 212.93                    -0.003  6.108 227.57
         T/D  Dial: 6.26 (+/-):  0.002             T/D  Dial: 6.10 (+/-):  0.008
 Prior rounds:
E1    (B Wiens     ) 0.031  6.287  0.007                     0.014  6.103 -0.047
 Qualified:             #8  6.289 218.55                        #1  6.118 229.16

Steinkey just misses the tree and goes red giving the win to Spiegel.

Spiegel will take on Hough in the next round.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  550 Ed Olpin                             7851 Robert Naber                 
E2   ****WINNER****  0.007  7.185 185.61                     0.034  6.884 181.72
         T/D  Dial: 7.18 (+/-):  0.005             T/D  Dial: 6.88 (+/-):  0.004
 Prior rounds:
E1    (C Webber    ) 0.000  7.242  0.022      (B Plourd    ) 0.030  6.897  0.037
 Qualified:            #27  7.190 185.69                       #20  6.833 195.45

Olpin with the starting line advantage and he takes the win with a .012 package.

Olpin will take on Durie in the next round.

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