Sun, 15 Nov 2026, 16:11 PM Top Alcohol Dragster Round 3 Eliminations

By Rick Green

POMONA, Calif. - Results of round 3 eliminations in Top Alcohol 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
 358R Richie Crampton                      7402 Randy Eakins                 
E3   ****WINNER****  0.047  5.254 276.63                     0.023 12.048  73.44
 Prior rounds:
E2    (J Severance ) 0.049  5.278 273.94      (G Bateman   ) 0.053  5.306 269.35
E1    (C Phillips  ) 0.043  5.334 272.23      (J Noonan    ) 0.054  5.271 271.68
 Qualified:             #2  5.235 272.72                        #6  5.257 268.17

Weather conditions: air temperature 70 degrees, relative humidity 46 percent, barometer 30.00 inches, adjusted altitude 2,202 feet, track temperature 96 degrees.

This is the first time Crampton and Eakins have faced each other in eliminations.

Eakins with a great light, but was up in smoke right at the hit and clicked it off.

Crampton launched hard and kept it hooked up for the win. He makes his second quickest pass of the weekend for the win. He is advancing to his second Top Alcohol Dragster final.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  342 Mitch Kalitta                        7044 Braiden Chesleigh            
E3                   0.023 11.792  70.81     ****WINNER****  0.087  5.291 272.45
 Prior rounds:
E2    (S Cowie     ) 0.001  5.227 271.68      (M Whynaught ) 0.057  5.239 272.56
E1    (C Demke     ) 0.018  5.315 271.84      (M McQueen   ) 0.054  5.282 272.61
 Qualified:             #8  5.273 270.70                        #4  5.249 272.01

This is the first time Kalitta and Chesleigh have faced each other in eliminations.

Kalitta with a great light, but is up in smoke right at the hit and clicked it off.

Chesleigh kept it hooked up for the win. He is advancing to his first National event final.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink

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