NHRA Las Vegas Nationals Race Results

Last Updated on November 6, 2026 10:25 pm

• Final Las Vegas Nationals Winners
• Monday Las Vegas Nationals Results
• Monday Summit ET National Championship Results
• Monday LODRS Championship Watch
• Monday Las Vegas Nationals Live Updates
• Sunday Las Vegas Nationals Results
• Sunday LODRS Championship Watch
• Sunday Summit ET National Championship Results
• Sunday Las Vegas Nationals Live Updates
• Saturday Las Vegas Nationals Qualifying & Early Eliminations Results
• Saturday LODRS Championship Watch
• Saturday Summit ET National Championship E1 Results
• Saturday Las Vegas Nationals Live Updates
• Friday Las Vegas Nationals Qualifying & Early Eliminations Results
• Friday Las Vegas Nationals Live Updates
• Friday LODRS Championship Watch
• Thursday Las Vegas Nationals Qualifying Results
• Thursday Las Vegas Nationals Live Updates

Final NHRA Las Vegas Nationals Winners

The NHRA Las Vegas Nationals is finally complete with three Final Rounds contested on Friday of the NHRA Division 7 LODRS Event the weekend after. Sean Bellemeur added yet another 2026 Wally to his collection with the Top Alcohol Funny Car Final Round win over Annie Whiteley. Sean recorded Low ET of the Weekend so far in the Final with a 5.456. Dylan Hough continued his hot streak with the Top Dragster victory in a Double Breakout decision over Don London. In Competition Eliminator, Cody Lane earned a must win Final Round victory as he attempts to chase down Joe Carnasciale for the 2026 World Championship. Lane recorded a Holeshot Win over Mike Dahl in a 56-Under to 62-Under Final. The NHRA National Event Tour moves on to the World Finals in Pomona, California next weekend.

Top Alcohol Funny Car

• Winner – Sean Bellemeur
• RU – Annie Whiteley
• Semis – Shane Westerfield
• Final Round: Bellemeur .039, 5.456/265 def. Whiteley .054, 6.443/158
• #1 Qualifier – Sean Bellemeur 5.484

Top Dragster

• Winner – Dylan Hough
• RU – Don London
• Semis – Moe Trujilio
• Semis – Steve Hamilton
• Final Round: Hough .007, 6.224 (6.23) def. London .038, 6.134 (6.16)
• #1 Qualifier – Aaron Steinkey 6.109

Competition Eliminator

• Winner – Cody Lane
• RU – Mike Dahl
• Semis – Taylor Chomiski
• Semis – Eric Bell
• Final Round: Lane .032, 7.413 (-.567) def. Dahl .130, 7.213 (-.627)
• #1 Qualifier – Scott Libersher (FS/SM) 7.793 (-.697)

Monday NHRA Las Vegas Nationals Results

The NHRA Las Vegas Nationals wrapped up on Monday with Final Rounds in most Lucas Oil Series classes as well as the Summit ET National Championship. Melanie Johnson scored her first National Event Wally with the Top Alcohol Dragster victory over Jackie Fricke 5.201 to 5.268. Ed Olpin keeps his National Championship hopes alive with the Top Sportsman victory over Aaron Steinkey. Justin Picillo clinched the 2026 NHRA Super Stock World Championship with his Final Round Win over Carl Youngstrom with a 18 Total Lap (012 RT + Dead 6). Nick Alejandre stopped Championship Leader Jordan Pratt in the Super Gas Final Round. Duston Wurtz (Super Pro), CJ Yeager (Pro ET), Jeff Green (Motorcycle) and Tyler Janousek (Sportsman) secured NHRA Summit ET National Championships. The Top Alcohol Funny Car, Top Dragster and Competition Eliminator Final Rounds will be contested at the D7 Vegas Event next weekend, while Legacy Nitro Funny Cars will complete their event during Qualifying at the Pomona NHRA World Finals in a couple weeks.

Top Alcohol Dragster

• Winner – Melanie Johnson
• RU – Jackie Fricke
• Semis – Nick Januik
• Semis – Jamie Noonan
• Final Round: Johnson .060, 5.201/274 def. Fricke .060, 5.268/272
• #1 Qualifier – Melanie Johnson 5.205

Top Sportsman

• Winner – Ed Olpin
• RU – Aaron Steinkey
• Semis – Graham Foster
• Semis – Bryan Warr
• Final Round: Olpin .025, 6.993 (6.93) def. Steinkey .035, 6.436 (6.15)
• #1 Qualifier – Kirk Lanz 6.163

Super Stock

• Winner – Justin Picillo
• RU – Carl Youngstrom
• Semis – Tommy Gaynor
• Semis – Scott Burton
• Final Round: Picillo .012, 9.526 (9.52) def. Youngstrom .029, 9.338 (9.35)
• #1 Qualifier – Jim Grossi Jr. (FGT/C) 8.775 (-1.185)

Super Gas

• Winner – Nick Alejandre
• RU – Jordan Pratt
• Semis – Bo Butner
• Final Round: Alejandre .024, 10.066 (10.05) def. Pratt .013, 10.044 (10.05)

Monday Summit ET National Championship Results

The NHRA Summit ET National Championships raced to completion Monday Morning on The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. A pair of Division 6 standouts faced off in the Super Pro Final Round with Firebird Raceway’s (Idaho) Duston Wurtz scoring the Win in his Roadster taking 002 Margin at the Finish Line over Daniel O’Connor. The Pro ET Final featured a pair of Division 3 No Box standouts in CJ Yeager versus Nick Bowman. Summit Motorsports Park’s Yeager used a 008 RT and 1 Above Run (11.667 on 11.65 Dial) to earn the Final Win Light. US 131 Motorsports Park’s Jeff Green scored the Motorcycle ET National Championship defeating Division 2’s John Hudson in the Final Round, who turned on the Red Bulb by 002. Texas Racer Tyler Janousek laid down 9 Total (008 RT + Dead 1) in the Final Round to defeat Chad Isley in the Sportsman ET Final Round.

Summit Super Pro

• Winner – Duston Wurtz
• RU – Daniel O’Connor
• Semis – Todd Martin
• Semis – Andrew Cortese
• Final Round: Wurtz .019, 5.156 (5.15) def. O’Connor .012, 5.735 (5.72)

Summit Pro ET

• Winner – CJ Yeager
• RU – Nick Bowman
• Semis – Beau Sims
• Semis – Aaron Jordan
• Final Round: Yeager .008, 11.667 (11.65) def. Bowman .012, 10.572 (10.54)

Summit Motorcycle ET

• Winner – Jeff Green
• RU – John Hudson
• Semis – Frank Hood
• Semis – Coleton Gossett
• Final Round: Green .048, 9.637 (9.70) def. Hudson -.002, 9.059 (8.98)

Summit Sportsman ET

• Winner – Tyler Janousek
• RU – Chad Isley
• Semis – Mike Moore
• Semis – Chris Miele
• Final Round: Janousek .008, 11.601 (11.60) def. Isley .048, 12.025 (12.00)

Monday LODRS Championship Watch

• Top Sportsman
  • Olpin edges 21 points closer to the Top of the Standings with his Vegas Nationals Final Round victory.
  • 1. Abbott 523 +
    2. Fredrich 501 F
    3. Gillette 492 +
    3. McDonough 492 F
    5. Olpin 491 +
    6. Riegel 483 +
    7. Bullock 461 +
    8. Warr 458 +
    9. Okerman 449 +
    + Still Alive for Championship
    F Final Total & Eliminated from Championship
• Super Stock
  • Justin Picillo is the 2026 NHRA Super Stock World Champion.
  • Current Standings
    1. Picillo 690 C
    2. Hidalgo 647 F
    3. Hodge 591 F
    4. Lamb 562 F
    C Champion
    F Eliminated from Championship
• Super Gas
  • Jordan Pratt comes up short in the Final, but is in good position to win the Championship as it is down to just himself and Bo Butner heading into the D7 Vegas Event.
  • Current Standings
    1. Pratt 688 +
    2. Butner 622 +
    3. Vrooman 612 F
    6. Whitfield 557 F
    + Still Alive for Championship
    F Eliminated from Championship

Monday NHRA Las Vegas Nationals Live Updates

Top Alcohol Dragster Final Round

• Final Round Pairing
  • Melanie Johnson def. Jackie Fricke. Johnson scores her First National Event Wally in a great race with Jackie Fricke. Both Racers reacted 060 Green, and Melanie reached the Finish Line first in a 5.201/274 to 5.268/272 decision.

Summit Super Pro Final Round

• Final Round Pairing
  • Duston Wurtz def. Daniel O’Connor. Wurtz and his Roadster take the all-Division 6 Final Round by 002 at the 1/8 Mile Finish Line. Wurtz was 019 Green and Dead 6 (5.156 on 5.15 Dial) to earn the Summit ET National Championship.

Summit Motorcycle Final Round

• Final Round Pairing
  • Jeff Green def. John Hudson. Michigan’s Jeff Green claims the Summit ET National Championship for Division 3 as Hudson Reacts 002 too soon.

Summit Pro ET Final Round

• Final Round Pairing
  • CJ Yeager def. Nick Bowman. Division 3’s Yeager in the Oldsmobile Omega takes the Win with a 008 RT and 1 Above (11.667 on 11.65 Dial) by a Margin of 019 at the Stripe.

Summit Sportsman Final Round

• Final Round Pairing
  • Tyler Janousek def. Chad Isley. Division 4’s Tyler Janousek makes the trip from Texas pay off with a 9 Total Lap in the Final Round (008 RT + Dead 1) to defeat Isley.

Top Sportsman Final Round

• Final Round Pairing
  • Ed Olpin def. Aaron Steinkey. Olpin scores the Wally with a 025 RT + 6 Above Run (6.993 on 6.93 Dial). Steinkey was a little behind in RT, but had to pedal early in the run putting him nearly 3 tenths above.
• Championship Watch
  • Olpin edges 21 points closer to the Top of the Standings with his Vegas Nationals Final Round victory.
  • 1. Abbott 523 +
    2. Fredrich 501 F
    3. Gillette 492 +
    3. McDonough 492 F
    5. Olpin 491 +
    6. Riegel 483 +
    7. Bullock 461 +
    8. Warr 458 +
    9. Okerman 449 +
    + Still Alive for Championship
    F Final Total & Eliminated from Championship

Super Gas Final Round

• Final Round Pairing
  • Nick Alejandre def. Jordan Pratt. Pratt has the Better RT 013 to 024, but takes 033 Stripe to be 6 Thou Under (10.044). Alenjandre earns the Wally with a 10.066 ET.
• Championship Watch
  • Jordan Pratt comes up short in the Final, but is in good position to win the Championship as it is down to just himself and Bo Butner heading into the D7 Vegas Event.
  • Current Standings
    1. Pratt 688 +
    2. Butner 622 +
    3. Vrooman 612 F
    6. Whitfield 557 F
    + Still Alive for Championship
    F Eliminated from Championship

Super Stock Final Round

• Final Round Pairing
  • Justin Picillo def. Carl Youngstrom. Picillo throws down a solid 18 Total Lap (012 Green + Dead 6) to win the Las Vegas Nationals and clinch this year’s Super Stock World Championship.
• Championship Watch
  • Justin Picillo is the 2026 NHRA Super Stock World Champion.
  • Current Standings
    1. Picillo 690 C
    2. Hidalgo 647 F
    3. Hodge 591 F
    4. Lamb 562 F
    C Champion
    F Eliminated from Championship

Summit Super Pro E3

• Notable Pairings
  • Daniel O’Connor def. Todd Martin. O’Connor is 15 Total (012 RT + Dead 3) taking the W to advance to the Final.
  • Duston Wurtz def. Andrew Cortese. Wurtz and his Roadster take the Double Breakout victory with a 015 RT + 3 Thou Under Lap (5.147 on 5.15 Dial).
• Final Round Matchup
  • Daniel O’Connor (D6) vs. Duston Wurtz (D6)

Summit Pro ET E3

• Notable Pairings
  • Nick Bowman def. Beau Sims. Bowman has the better bulb 024 to 040, and takes the Double Breakout decision by 047.
  • CJ Yeager def. Aaron Jordan. Another Double Breakout here with Yeager’s 007 RT, taking 0006 Stripe for the W by 042 at the Stripe.
• Final Round Matchup
  • Nick Bowman (D3) vs. CJ Yeager (D3)

Summit Motorcycle E3

• Notable Pairings
  • John Hudson def. Mike Moore. Moore Reacts 001 Red handing the win to Hudson who was a tenth under the Dial (8.998 on 9.10 Dial).
  • Jeff Green def. Chris Miele. Miele is 019 Red, handing the win to Green at 013 Green and 4 Above (9.757 on 9.71 Dial).
• Final Round Matchup
  • Jeff Green (D3) vs. John Hudson (D4)

Summit Sportsman E3

• Notable Pairings
  • Chad Isley def. Frank Hood. Chad uses a 008 RT to win on a Double Breakout decision advancing to the Final Round.
  • Tyler Janousek def. Coleton Gossett. The Battle of D4 Racers was won by Janousek on another Double Breakout decision by 060.
• Final Round Matchup
  • Chad Isley (D3) vs. Tyler Janousek (D4)

Monday Morning Update

It appears that a few of the Final Rounds will not be contested on Monday. The Top Alcohol Funny Car, Competition Eliminator and Top Dragster Finals will be run during the Division 7 LODRS Event next weekend in Vegas. Legacy Nitro Funny Cars will contest their Semi-Finals & Final Round during the Pomona NHRA Finals. NHRA is scheduled to be on track right at 9:30AM Local Time. To follow along with the Livestream, check out NHRA.tv at https://www.nhra.tv/ or NHRA on Youtube at https://www.youtube.com/@nhra.

Sunday NHRA Las Vegas Nationals Results

The NHRA Las Vegas Nationals featured a Sunday with unusually cool Temperatures and wild winds in the Las Vegas area making on-track action a bit of a challenge. But the racing that did get completed was amazing. The NHRA Pro Mod Series championship came down to a Winner Take All Final Round between Justin Bond and Mike Stavrinos. Bond would Win the Race & Championship with Low ET of the Event 5.660/253MPH. The other classes completed saw Jeff Adkinson take the Stock Eliminator victory to propel him within 11 Points of the Championship lead, and Toby Payne earn his first Super Comp Wally. Unfortunately, track and weather conditions deteriorated to where NHRA pulled the plug on Sunday’s on-track action at the Las Vegas Nationals. The Final Rounds are still remaining in Top Alcohol Dragster, Top Alcohol Funny Car, Top Dragster, Top Sportsman, Comp, Super Stock and Super Gas. The Semi-Finals and Final Rounds of the Summit ET National Championship Race for all four classes are remaining as well. Action resumes Monday morning to conclude the NHRA Las Vegas Nationals.

NHRA Las Vegas Nationals Sunday Winners

• Pro Mod – Justin Bond
• Stock – Jeff Adkinson
• Super Comp – Toby Payne

Pro Mod

• Winner – Justin Bond
• RU – Mike Stavrinos
• Semis – Billy Banaka
• Semis – JR Gray
• Final Round: Bond .114, 5.660/253 def. Stavrinos .070, 5.791/230
• #1 Qualifier – Billy Banaka 5.694

Stock Eliminator

• Winner – Jeff Adkinson
• RU – Justin Lamb
• Semis – Scott Burton
• Semis – Thomas Baker
• Final Round: Adkinson .048, 9.437 (9.42) def. Lamb .045, 9.625 (9.59)
• #1 Qualifier – Daniel Williams (B/S) 10.186 (-1.204)

Super Comp

• Winner – Toby Payne
• RU – Blu Hayball
• Semis – Val Torres
• Final Round: Payne .036, 9.086 (9.05) def. Hayball .016, 9.196 (9.05)

Sunday LODRS Championship Watch

• Top Alcohol Dragster
  • The Championship battle continues another week with Noonan’s Semi-Final Loss. Cowie must win the D7 Event in Vegas next week to stay alive in the Championship chase.
  • Current Standings
    1. Jamie Noonan 960 +
    2. Shawn Cowie 836 +
    3. Joey Severance 730 E
    + Still Alive for Championship
    E Eliminated from Championship
• Stock Eliminator
  • Jeff Adkinson earns the Vegas Nationals Win and moves into 2nd Place in the National Championship standings. He still has more work to do over the next couple weeks.
  • Current Standings
    1. Hidalgo 644 F*
    2. Adkinson 634 *
    3. Santangelo 633 F
    4. Brand 623 F
    5. Oakes 600 F
    6. Theobald 581 *
    * Still Alive for Championship
    F Final Total & Eliminated from Championship
    F* Final Total & Current Leader

Sunday NHRA Las Vegas Nationals Live Updates

Final Sunday Update

Track and weather conditions have deteriorated to where NHRA has pulled the plug on Sunday’s on-track action at the Las Vegas Nationals. The Final Rounds are still remaining in Top Alcohol Dragster, Top Alcohol Funny Car, Top Dragster, Top Sportsman, Comp, Super Stock and Super Gas. The Semi-Finals and Final Rounds of the Summit ET National Championship Race for all four classes are remaining as well. Action resumes Monday morning to conclude the NHRA Las Vegas Nationals.

Super Comp Final Round

• Final Round Pairing
  • Toby Payne def. Blu Hayball. Toby is behind in RT 016 to 036, but runs closer to the number with a 9.086 ET to Hayball’s off the pace 9.196. Payne wins his first National Event at the Las Vegas Nationals!

Stock Eliminator Final Round

• Final Round Pairing
  • Jeff Adkinson def. Justin Lamb. Adkinson with the clutch victory in the Championship battle. Jeff was 003 behind in RT (045 to 048), but is 1 Above (9.437 on 9.42 Dial) to take the stripe 015 for the Vegas Nationals Wally.
• Championship Watch
  • Jeff Adkinson earns the Vegas Nationals Win and moves into 2nd Place in the National Championship standings. He still has more work to do over the next couple weeks.
  • Current Standings
    1. Hidalgo 644 F*
    2. Adkinson 634 *
    3. Santangelo 633 F
    4. Brand 623 F
    5. Oakes 600 F
    6. Theobald 581 *
    * Still Alive for championship
    F Final Total & Eliminated from Championship
    F* Final Total & Current Leader

Pro Mod Final Round

• Final Round Pairing
  • Justin Bond def. Mike Stavrinos. Bond WINS the Race & Championship with Low ET of the Event 5.660/253MPH. Stavrinos has the Better RT 070 to 114, but had trouble downtrack to a 5.791/230MPH.
• Championship Watch
  • Justin Bond is your 2026 NHRA Pro Mod Champion!!
  • Current Standings (30 Points per Round)
    1. Bond – C
    2. Stavrinos -43 F
    3. J.Gray -121 F
    4. Menholt -142 F
    5. Banaka -152 F
    C Champion
    F Out of Vegas Nats & Eliminated from Championship

Summit Pro ET E2

• Notable Pairings
  • CJ Yeager def. Jared Kinson. Summit Motorsports Park’s Yeager and the 4-Door Omega turn on another Win Light as Kinson is 017 Red. Yeager was ready at 009 Green, and he will advance to Round 3.
  • Nick Bowman def. Jeffrey Ford. Bowman and Nadine are moving on to the Semis! Nick was 012 to Ford’s 032, and was closer to his Dial in a Double Breakout decision by 022.
  • Aaron Jordan def. Cory Heckenlaible. Jordan Reacts 001 Green and the Win Light comes on when Cory Reacts 027 Red.
• E3 Matchups
  • Nick Bowman (D3) vs. Beau Sims (D2)
  • CJ Yeager (D3) vs. Aaron Jordan (D4)

Summit Super Pro E2

• Notable Pairings
  • Daniel O’Connor def. Robert Butler. The wait didn’t affect these guys with O’Connor reacting 002 Green, and Butler 001 Red. Both were deadly on the tree here, with O’Connor getting the ticket to the Semis.
  • Andrew Cortese def. Andrew Withers. These Super Pro racers are on the tree this round. Withers was better 001 to 005, but it was Cortese’s Dragster at 4 Above (4.571 on 4.53 Dial) taking 017 Stripe for the W.
  • Duston Wurtz def. Dillon Bontrager. Wurtz is 023 Green and Dead 0 to take his Roadster to the Semi-Finals. Bontrager with a rare miss at 050 and 001-Under.
• E3 Matchups
  • Daniel O’Connor (D6) vs. Todd Martin (D1)
  • Andrew Cortese (D5) vs. Duston Wurtz (D6)

Summit Motorcycle E2

• Notable Pairings
  • Chris Miele def. Trevor Rock. This was a Double Redlight affair for this Pair of Division 1 Racers with Rock Reacting 006 Red first in front of Miele’s 003 Red. Both Racers were trying to chop down the tree, but Miele will advance.
  • Jeff Green def. Samuel Parrish. Michigan’s Green continues to do what he does Best. Jeff is 012 Green and takes 005 Stripe for a Double Breakout decision over Parrish with a 012 Margin of Victory.
• E3 Matchups
  • Jeff Green (D3) vs. Chris Miele (D1)
  • John Hudson (D4) vs. Mike Moore (D2)

Summit Sportsman E2

• Notable Pairings
  • Chad Isley def. Troy Johnston. Isley turns on another Win Light as Johnston goes Red by a mere 002 and throws away a Dead 4 Lap (11.624 on 11.62 Dial).
  • Tyler Janousek def. Kevin Roberts. Nice race here as Janousek uses a 030 RT and 1 Above Run (11.639 on 11.62 Dial) to lock out Roberts’ 057 Bulb. This sets up an all-Division 4 matchup in the Semis.
• E3 Matchups
  • Tyler Janousek (D4) vs. Coleton Gossett (D4)
  • Chad Isley (D3) vs. Frank Hood (D1)

Top Alcohol Funny Car E3

• Notable Pairings
  • Sean Bellemeur – Bye. Sean with an incredible 5.437/264MPH for Low ET of the Weekend by a lot.
  • Annie Whiteley def. Shane Westerfield. Whiteley uses her Best Run of the Weekend at 5.461/266MPH to overcome Shane’s 020 to 043 RT advantage & 5.515 ET.
• Final Round Matchup
  • Sean Bellemeur vs. Annie Whiteley

Top Alcohol Dragster E3

• Notable Pairings
  • Melanie Johnson def. Nick Januik. Melanie and the McPhillips Team continue their late season charge with a 5.276 ET to earn another trip to the Final Round.
  • Jackie Fricke def. Jamie Noonan. Fricke with another great Lap here at 5.257 to defeat Points Leader Noonan’s 5.342. Jackie will have Lane Choice in the Final Round.
• Final Round Matchup
  • Melanie Johnson vs. Jackie Fricke
• Championship Watch
  • The Championship battle continues another week with Noonan’s Semi-Final Loss. Cowie must win the D7 Event in Vegas next week to stay alive in the Championship chase.
  • Current Standings
    1. Jamie Noonan 960 +
    2. Shawn Cowie 836 +
    3. Joey Severance 730 E
    + Still Alive for Championship
    E Eliminated from Championship

Pro Mod E3

• Notable Pairings
  • Justin Bond def. Billy Banaka. Both Racers miss the tree as Bond leaves first 091 to 140. Bond never looks back for the Holeshot Win 5.678/251 to 5.667/252. Banaka’s Lap is Low ET of the Weekend, but comes up short.
  • Mike Stavrinos def. JR Gray. Gray rolls the beams turning it Red, giving Stavrinos and the AAP Team a trip to the Final Round. Mike had trouble and lifted early to lose Lane Choice with a 9.847/66MPH Run.
• Final Round Matchup
  • Justin Bond vs. Mike Stavrinos
• Championship Watch
  • This sets up a Winner Take All Final Round for the Race Win & NHRA Pro Mod Series Championship.
  • Current Standings (30 Points per Round)
    1. Bond – *
    2. Stavrinos -13 *
    3. J.Gray -91 F
    4. Menholt -112 F
    5. Banaka -122 F
    * Still Alive in Vegas Nats & for Championship
    + Still Alive in Vegas Nats but Eliminated from Championship
    F Out of Vegas Nats & Eliminated from Championship

Legacy Nitro Funny Car E1

• Notable Pairings
  • Eily Stafford def. Nathan Sitko. Stafford Upsets the #1 Qualifier Sitko. Eily was Better on the Tree 131 to 173 and runs 4.830/237 to defeat Sitko’s off pace 4.919/234.
  • Wind Delayed action after the first two pairs of the Round.
  • Todd Plate def. Tim Boychuk. Plate and the Problem Child run their Weekend Best at 4.696/236MPH to move on to Round 2.
• E2 Matchups
  • Eily Stafford vs. Derrick Moreira
  • Jimmy Kelso vs. Todd Plate

Pro Mod E2

• Notable Pairings
  • Justin Bond def. Derek Menholt. Big Matchup here as Menholt has the Better RT 042 to 093, but he has to pedal early and Bond drives on by to Round 3 with a 5.678/251MPH Lap. That Run for Bond is Low ET of the Weekend.
  • JR Gray def. Mike Thielen. Gray solos to the Win, however he was Eliminated from Title Contention with Bond’s E2 Win.
  • Mike Stavrinos def. Nick Januik. Stavrinos with another Killer Run, 018 RT + 5.695/250MPH to best Januik’s 044 RT + 5.728/249.
• E3 Matchups
  • Justin Bond vs. Billy Banaka
  • JR Gray vs. Mike Stavrinos
• Championship Watch
  • The Championship Battle is down to Bond and Stavrinos. Both have Lane Choice in their Semi-Final Matchups.
  • Current Standings (30 Points per Round)
    1. Bond – *
    2. Stavrinos -13 *
    3. J.Gray -61 +
    4. Menholt -82 F
    5. Banaka -92 +
    * Still Alive in Vegas Nats & for Championship
    + Still Alive in Vegas Nats but Eliminated from Championship
    F Out of Vegas Nats & Eliminated from Championship

Pro Mod E1

• Notable Pairings
  • Derek Menholt def. Chip King. Menholt is the first of the Top 5 alive in the Championship Hunt to run in the Round. Another Red Light decided this one as King is 091 Red. Derek runs 5.694/247MPH right on top of Low ET of the Weekend to advance.
  • Justin Bond def. Shane Gray. Points Leader Justin Bond goes Low ET of the Event 5.684/250MPH to defeat Shane Gray. This run stands for Low ET of the Round.
  • Billy Banaka def. Mike Castellana. Top Qualifier Banaka runs 5.694/252MPH to get past Castellana’s 5.809/245. Unfortunately for Banaka, Bond’s E1 eliminated Billy from Championship contention.
  • JR Gray def. Jason Collins. Great race here as Collins makes his Best Run of the Weekend, while Gray scores the Win by 014 in a 5.695 to 5.748 decision (Collins Better RT 012 to 051).
  • Mike Stavrinos def. Alex Laughlin. The Final of the Championship 5 advances with a 5.693/250MPH. Stavrinos will face Nick Januik in E2.
• Key E2 Matchups
  • Justin Bond vs. Derek Menholt
  • JR Gray vs. Mike Thielen
  • Mike Stavrinos vs. Nick Januik
• Championship Watch
  • The Final 5 still in the Championship Hunt advanced to Round 2. Banaka was Eliminated from title contention with Bond’s E1 Win, so now there are 4 Alive.
  • Current Standings (30 Points per Round)
    1. Bond – *
    2. Stavrinos -13 *
    3. Menholt -52 *
    4. J.Gray -61 *
    5. Banaka -92 +
    * Still Alive in Vegas Nats & for Championship
    + Still Alive in Vegas Nats but Eliminated from Championship
    F Out of Vegas Nats & Eliminated from Championship

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Saturday NHRA Las Vegas Nationals Results

The NHRA Las Vegas Nationals provided another incredible day of racing action on The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. The NHRA Pro Mod class wrapped up Qualifying with Billy Banaka earning the #1 Qualifying position. Banaka is involved in a 5-way battle for the Championship that will be settled on Sunday. Several LODRS Championship battles are within a win light of being decided on Sunday with others looking like they will be decided in Pomona at the World Finals. Check our DRN Championship Watch section for the details. Round 1 Eliminations for the Summit ET National Championship took place on Saturday, check DRN’s Coverage for Results and Round 2 pairings. To follow along with the NHRA Las Vegas Nationals Sunday Livestream, go to NHRA.tv at https://www.nhra.tv/.

NHRA Las Vegas Nationals Top Qualifiers

• Pro Mod – Billy Banaka 5.694
• Legacy Nitro Funny Car – Nathan Sitko 4.680

Saturday LODRS Championship Watch

• Top Alcohol Dragster
  • Noonan clinches the Championship with a Semi-Final Round victory over Jackie Fricke.
  • Current Standings
    1. Jamie Noonan 960 *
    2. Shawn Cowie 836 +
    3. Joey Severance 730 E
    * Still Alive in Vegas Nats
    + Out of Vegas Nats, but Still Alive for Championship
    E Eliminated from Championship
• Top Dragster
  • Brad Plourd’s E3 Loss keeps him two points behind JR Baxter and JB Strassweg. But Brad still has two more chances (D7 Vegas & Pomona Nats) to take the lead.
  • Current Standings
    1. Baxter 546 F*
    2. Strassweg 546 +
    3. Plourd 544 +
    5. Gaynor 500 +
    * Still Alive in Vegas Nats
    + Out of Vegas Nats, but Still Alive for Championship
    F Final Total & Eliminated from Championship
    F* Final Total & Current Leader
• Top Sportsman
  • Ed Olpin gets the key Win Light over Warr. A Final Round Win would put Olpin in a position to make a Championship Run over the next couple weeks.
  • Current Standings
    1. Abbott 523 +
    2. Fredrich 501 F
    3. Gillette 492 +
    3. McDonough 492 F
    5. Riegel 483 +
    6. Olpin 470 *
    7. Bullock 461 +
    8. Warr 458 +
    9. Okerman 449 +
    * Still Alive in Vegas Nats
    + Out of Vegas Nats, but Still Alive for Championship
    F Final Total & Eliminated from Championship
• Competition Eliminator
  • Lane has a huge opportunity in the Final Round to give himself a chance to make a run at the Title in Pomona.
  • Current Standings
    1. Carnasciale 659 +
    2. Taylor 611 +
    3. Lane 605 *
    * Still Alive in Vegas Nats
    + Out of Vegas Nats, but Still Alive for Championship
• Super Stock
  • Justin Picillo is one win light away from Clinching the 2026 NHRA Super Stock World Championship.
  • Current Standings
    1. Picillo 658 *
    2. Hidalgo 647 F
    3. Hodge 591 F
    4. Lamb 562 +
    * Still Alive in Vegas Nats
    + Out of Vegas Nats, but Still Alive for Championship
    F Final Total & Eliminated from Championship
    F* Final Total & Current Leader
• Stock Eliminator
  • Jeff Adkinson has a shot to move within 10 points of Jimmy Hidalgo with a Final Round Win, but he has to face off with one of the Greatest to ever race in Stock/SS in Justin Lamb at his Home Track where he has seen so much success.
  • Current Standings
    1. Hidalgo 644 F*
    2. Santangelo 633 F
    3. Brand 623 F
    4. Adkinson 613 *
    5. Oakes 600 F
    6. Theobald 581 +
    * Still Alive in Vegas Nats
    + Out of Vegas Nats, but Still Alive for Championship
    F Final Total & Eliminated from Championship
    F* Final Total & Current Leader
• Super Gas
  • Jordan Pratt is now extremely close to clinching the championship with Butner’s semi-final loss. Bo will have to Win both D7 Vegas and Pomona Nats along with Pratt not improving his Total.
  • Current Standings
    1. Pratt 688 *
    2. Butner 622 +
    3. Vrooman 612 F
    6. Whitfield 557 F
    * Still Alive in Vegas Nats
    + Out of Vegas Nats, but Still Alive for Championship
    F Final Total & Eliminated from Championship

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Super Stock E5

• Notable Pairing
  • Justin Picillo def. Scott Burton. Picillo picks up another important Round Win here. Justin was Better on the Tree 017 to 035, and takes 018 Stripe with a 3 Above Run (9.614 on 9.58 Dial).
• Final Round Matchup
  • Justin Picillo vs. Carl Youngstrom
• Championship Watch
  • Justin Picillo is one win light away from Clinching the 2026 NHRA Super Stock World Championship.
  • Current Standings
    1. Picillo 658 *
    2. Hidalgo 647 F
    3. Hodge 591 F
    4. Lamb 562 +
    * Still Alive in Vegas Nats
    + Out of Vegas Nats, but Still Alive for Championship
    F Final Total & Eliminated from Championship
    F* Final Total & Current Leader

Super Gas E6

• Notable Pairings
  • Nick Alejandre def. Bo Butner. Another WOW! Both Drivers leave early, but Bo is worse on the Double Red 017 to 014.
• Final Round Matchup
  • Jordan Pratt vs. Nick Alejandre
• Championship Watch
  • Jordan Pratt is now extremely close to clinching the championship with Butner’s semi-final loss. Bo will have to Win both D7 Vegas and Pomona Nats along with Pratt not improving his Total.
  • Current Standings
    1. Pratt 688 *
    2. Butner 622 +
    3. Vrooman 612 F
    6. Whitfield 557 F
    * Still Alive in Vegas Nats
    + Out of Vegas Nats, but Still Alive for Championship
    F Final Total & Eliminated from Championship

Super Comp E6

• Notable Pairings
  • Blu Hayball def. Val Torres. D6’s Hayball puts up a great Lap of 005 Green + 1 Above (9.061) to earn the win over D7 Hitter Torres.
• Final Round Matchup
  • Toby Payne vs. Blu Hayball

Stock Eliminator E5

• Notable Pairing
  • Jeff Adkinson def. Scott Burton. Adkinson throws down a killer 9 Total Lap (006 RT + Dead 3) taking 013 Stripe to advance to the Final Round. Burton will be back around in Super Stock.
• Final Round Matchup
  • Jeff Adkinson vs. Justin Lamb
• Championship Watch
  • Jeff Adkinson has a shot to move within 10 points of Jimmy Hidalgo with a Final Round Win, but he has to face off with one of the Greatest to ever race in Stock/SS in Justin Lamb at his Home Track where he has seen so much success.
  • Current Standings
    1. Hidalgo 644 F*
    2. Santangelo 633 F
    3. Brand 623 F
    4. Adkinson 613 *
    5. Oakes 600 F
    6. Theobald 581 +
    * Still Alive in Vegas Nats
    + Out of Vegas Nats, but Still Alive for Championship
    F Final Total & Eliminated from Championship
    F* Final Total & Current Leader

Top Sportsman E4

• Notable Pairing
  • Ed Olpin def. Bryan Warr. Warr leaves 001 Red handing the Free Trip to Olpin here. Ed was 027 Green and lifted early. We will see Olpin back in the Final Round tomorrow.
• Final Round Matchup
  • Aaron Steinkey vs. Ed Olpin
• Championship Watch
  • Ed Olpin gets the key Win Light over Warr. A Final Round Win would put Olpin in a position to make a Championship Run over the next couple weeks.
  • Current Standings
    1. Abbott 523 +
    2. Fredrich 501 F
    3. Gillette 492 +
    3. McDonough 492 F
    5. Riegel 483 +
    6. Olpin 470 *
    7. Bullock 461 +
    8. Warr 458 +
    9. Okerman 449 +
    * Still Alive in Vegas Nats
    + Out of Vegas Nats, but Still Alive for Championship
    F Final Total & Eliminated from Championship

Competition Eliminator E4

• Notable Pairings
  • Mike Dahl def. Taylor Chomiski. Upset Win here for Dahl as Chomiski lets go 033 early handing the Final Round trip to Dahl.
  • Cody Lane def. Eric Bell. Lane with another excellent driving job on this one as he’s 025 Green and takes 015 Stripe to win a 52-Under to 51-Under decision.
• Final Round Matchup
  • Cody Lane vs. Mike Dahl
• Championship Watch
  • Lane has a huge opportunity in the Final Round to give himself a chance to make a run at the Title in Pomona.
  • Current Standings
    1. Carnasciale 659 +
    2. Taylor 611 +
    3. Lane 605 *
    * Still Alive in Vegas Nats
    + Out of Vegas Nats, but Still Alive for Championship

Top Dragster E4

• Notable Pairing
  • Dylan Hough def. Steve Hamilton. Hamilton had the Better RT 026 to 037, but takes 049 Stripe to Breakout by 008 (7.122 on 7.13 Dial).
• Final Round Matchup
  • Don London vs. Dylan Hough

Top Alcohol Funny Car E2

• Notable Pairings
  • Shane Westerfield def. Tobin Gasparrelli. Shane gets the job done in this one 5.530/261 to 5.591/259.
  • Sean Bellemeur def. Doug Gordon. Sean continues to pace the field in performance with a 5.496/261MPH Lap to defeat Doug’s strong 5.539/260MPH.
• E3 Matchups
  • Shane Westerfield vs. Annie Whiteley
  • Sean Bellemeur – Bye Run

Top Alcohol Dragster E2

• Notable Pairings
  • Nick Januik def. Joey Severance. Januik continues to play spoiler this weekend as he ends Severance’s Championship Hopes in Round 2. Nick went 5.335/270MPH to best Joey’s troubled 5.513/261MPH.
  • Jackie Fricke def. Mitch Kalitta. Jackie throws down her Best Run of the Weekend at 5.245/271MPH to defeat Kalitta’s 5.513/261MPH.
  • Jamie Noonan def. Shawn Cowie. With the Championship on the line, Noonan gets the job done 050 to 091 on the Tree to get the W in a 5.276 to 5.280 decision.
• E3 Matchups
  • Nick Januik vs. Melanie Johnson
  • Jamie Noonan vs. Jackie Fricke
• Championship Watch
  • Noonan clinches the Championship with a Semi-Final Round victory over Jackie Fricke.
  • Current Standings
    1. Jamie Noonan 960 *
    2. Shawn Cowie 836 +
    3. Joey Severance 730 E
    * Still Alive in Vegas Nats
    + Out of Vegas Nats, but Still Alive for Championship
    E Eliminated from Championship

Super Stock E4

• Notable Pairings
  • Justin Picillo def. Kayla Mozeris. Picillo takes sole possession of the National Points Lead with this key round win. Mozeris had the Better RT 013 to 022, but is fed 062 Stripe into a 031 Breakout Loss (10.759 on 10.79 Dial). Picillo drove it perfectly to end up 2 Above at only 125 MPH (9.612 on 9.59 Dial).
  • Scott Burton def. Mike McClure. Burton keeps his Double Up Hopes Alive as McClure turns it 039 Red. Burton will be in the Semi-Finals of both Super Stock and Stock Eliminator.
• E5 Matchups
  • Justin Picillo vs. Scott Burton
  • Tommy Gaynor vs. Carl Youngstrom
• Championship Watch
  • Justin Picillo takes possession of the National Points Lead with his E4 Win & Eliminates Jimmy Hidalgo Jr. & Larry Hodge from title contention.
  • Current Standings
    1. Picillo 658 *
    2. Hidalgo 647 F
    3. Hodge 591 F
    4. Lamb 562 +
    * Still Alive in Vegas Nats
    + Out of Vegas Nats, but Still Alive for Championship
    F Final Total & Eliminated from Championship
    F* Final Total & Current Leader

Super Gas E5

• Notable Pairings
  • Jordan Pratt def. Mark Philbrick. Philbrick has the Better Bulb 013 to 015, but Jordan drives the Finish Line to perfection taking 008 Stripe for a 10.076 to 10.086 victory.
  • Bo Butner def. Cooper Chun. Cooper Reacts 005 too soon turning on the Red Bulb. Bo was ready at 009 and 1 Above (10.061).
• E6 Matchups
  • Nick Alejandre vs. Bo Butner
  • Jordan Pratt vs. Bye
• Championship Watch
  • Jordan Pratt earns a Huge Bye to the Final Round.
  • Bo Butner stays alive with two Must Win Rounds ahead of him.
  • Current Standings
    1. Pratt 677 *
    2. Butner 622 *
    3. Vrooman 612 F
    6. Whitfield 557 F
    * Still Alive in Vegas Nats
    + Out of Vegas Nats, but Still Alive for Championship
    F Final Total & Eliminated from Championship

Super Comp E5

• Notable Pairing
  • Toby Payne def. Mitch Marcy. Marcy turns it Red by 008 handing the Bye Run to the Final to Payne.
• E6 Matchups
  • Blu Hayball vs. Val Torres
  • Toby Payne vs. Bye

Stock Eliminator E4

• Notable Pairings
  • Thomas Baker def. Parker Theobald. Baker knocks out Points Contender Theobald in a great race. Thomas had the Better Light 022 to 032, and pushed Parker into a Breakout by 002 (10.748 on 10.75 Dial).
  • Jeff Adkinson def. Brenda Grubbs. Adkinson keeps his Championships alive with a big Win Light here. Jeff is 048 Green and 4 Above (9.489 on 9.44 Dial) to move on to the Semi-Final Round.
• E5 Matchups
  • Jeff Adkinson vs. Scott Burton
  • Thomas Baker vs. Justin Lamb
• Championship Watch
  • Jeff Adkinson heads into a Huge Semi-Final Matchup with Scott Burton.
  • Parker Theobald’s E4 Loss makes his battle more difficult as he has to simply win out the last two races to have a chance.
  • Current Standings
    1. Hidalgo 644 F*
    2. Santangelo 633 F
    3. Brand 623 F
    4. Adkinson 602 *
    5. Oakes 600 F
    6. Theobald 581 +
    * Still Alive in Vegas Nats
    + Out of Vegas Nats, but Still Alive for Championship
    F Final Total & Eliminated from Championship
    F* Final Total & Current Leader

Top Sportsman E3

• Notable Pairings
  • Ed Olpin def. Mark Austin. Olpin gets away with an 061 RT here. Austin was 4-hundredths ahead in RT (021), but two and a half tenths off the Dial while Olpin is 5 Above (7.061 on 7.01 Dial) to move on to Round 3.
  • Graham Foster def. Jeff Gillette. Foster is 004 on the Tree and 1 Above (7.407 on 7.39 Dial) taking 015 Stripe to knock out Points Contender Gillette, who is 019 Green + 1 Above (6.977 on 6.96 Dial).
  • Bryan Warr def. Patrick Warr. The Battle of the Warr Team goes to Points Contender Bryan with a 006 RT and safe 3 Above Run (6.867 on 6.83 Dial).
• E4 Matchups
  • Ed Olpin vs. Bryan Warr
  • Graham Foster vs. Aaron Steinkey
• Championship Watch
  • Olpin and Warr face off in a Must Win Semi-Final Matchup.
  • Gillette’s Loss will leave him 31 Points Short, but he does have room to improve at D7 Vegas & Pomona Nats.
  • Current Standings
    1. Abbott 523 +
    2. Fredrich 501 F
    3. Gillette 492 +
    3. McDonough 492 F
    5. Riegel 483 +
    6. Bullock 461 +
    7. Olpin 459 *
    8. Warr 458 *
    9. Okerman 449 +
    * Still Alive in Vegas Nats
    + Out of Vegas Nats, but Still Alive for Championship
    F Final Total & Eliminated from Championship

Competition Eliminator E3

• Notable Pairings
  • Cody Lane def. Travis Gusso. Both Racers were late with Lane having the edge 084 to 089. Cody would take the Stripe first by 010 as both went 48-Under.
  • Taylor Chomiski def. Joe Carnasicale. Joe let go very early taking himself out, while Taylor Reacts Trip Zip (000) Perfect to move on to Round 3.
• E4 Matchups
  • Cody Lane vs. Eric Bell
  • Mike Dahl vs. Taylor Chomiski
• Championship Watch
  • Lane continues on to the Semi-Final Round. It is crucial for him to earn the Event Win to move closer in the Championship Chase.
  • Current Standings
    1. Carnasciale 659 +
    2. Taylor 611 +
    3. Lane 594 *
    * Still Alive in Vegas Nats
    + Out of Vegas Nats, but Still Alive for Championship

Top Dragster E3

• Notable Pairings
  • Dylan Hough def. Brad Plourd. WOW! The Top Dragster Championship takes a turn here as Hough takes out Plourd. Brad let go Better 023 to 027, but Hough runs Dead 9 (6.319 on 6.31 Dial) to get around Plourd who lifted early to 9 Above (6.350 on 6.26 Dial).
  • Moe Trujilio def. Chad Axford. The Closest Margin of Victory in this Event is right here with Moe edging out Axford by .0001 at the 1/4 Mile Finish Line.
• E4 Matchups
  • Dylan Hough vs. Steve Hamilton
  • Don London vs. Moe Trujilio
• Championship Watch
  • Brad Plourd’s E3 Loss keeps him two points behind JR Baxter and JB Strassweg. But Brad still has two more chances (D7 Vegas & Pomona Nats) to take the lead.
  • Current Standings
    1. Baxter 546 F*
    2. Strassweg 546 +
    3. Plourd 544 +
    5. Gaynor 500 +
    * Still Alive in Vegas Nats
    + Out of Vegas Nats, but Still Alive for Championship
    F Final Total & Eliminated from Championship
    F* Final Total & Current Leader

Legacy Nitro Funny Car Q3

• Session Recap
  • Nathan Sitko holds on to the Top Spot at 4.680. Geoff Monise records Low ET of Q3 with a 4.740 ET.
  • Top 5: Sitko, Tim Boychuk, Jimmy Kelso, Shane Westerfield and Geoff Monise.
• Key E1 Matchups
  • Shane Westerfield vs. Geoff Monise
  • Nathan Sitko vs. Eily Stafford
  • Jimmy Kelso vs. Geoff Monise

Top Alcohol Funny Car E1

• Notable Pairings
  • Tobin Gasparrelli def. Bob McCosh. Tobin scores the Upset Win here with a 5.614 ET as McCosh got out of shape early & had to lift.
  • Sean Bellemeur def. Doug Schneider. Bellemeur & the Bartone Team keeps up their torrid pace with a 5.499/262MPH Blast to move on to Round 2.
  • Annie Whiteley def. Jim Whiteley. Great Race here for the Husband-Wife J&A-YNOT Team. Annie throws down a 5.525/264MPH to get around Jim’s 5.579 with a 041 Red Light.
  • Doug Gordon def. Bret Williamson. Gordon scores a Holeshot Win over Williamson in a 5.573 to 5.540 Decision (059 to 119 RT).
• Key E2 Matchup
  • Sean Bellemeur vs. Doug Gordon

Top Alcohol Dragster E1

• Notable Pairings
  • Mitch Kalitta def. Nick Spiegel. Great race here with Kalitta using the Randy Meyer Racing power to edge out Spiegel’s Weekend Best, 5.302 to 5.361.
  • Nick Januik def. Richie Crampton. Upset alert here as Januik takes the W 5.403 to 5.530. Nick is driving his Wife Taylor’s supercharged car this weekend & continues to make clean A to B passes.
  • Joey Severance def. Chris Demke. Severance keeps his slim National Championship hopes alive with a Holeshot Win. Joey was Better on the Tree 005 to 074 and scored the 5.359/272 to 5.311/272 victory.
  • Jamie Noonan def. Shaunda Blinzler. Noonan does his Job on this one with a 019 to 063 edge on the tree, then driving to a 5.303 to 5.308 Win Light.
  • Shawn Cowie def. Casey Grisel. Cowie makes a solid 5.313 Lap to set up a Must Win Matchup with Points Leader Noonan in Round 2.
  • Melanie Johnson def. Angelle Sampey. Johnson continues to pace the field with a 5.278/274MPH blast for Low ET of the Round as she advancesto E2.
• Key E2 Matchups
  • Jamie Noonan vs. Shawn Cowie
  • Mitch Kalitta vs. Jackie Fricke
• Championship Watch
  • Top 2 Points Contenders Cowie and Noonan square off in E2 tomorrow. If Cowie wins, the championship battle rages on. If Noonan wins, Severance is Eliminated & Cowie could be Eliminated by the end of the Day.

Pro Mod Q4

• Notable Run
  • JR Gray records Low ET of Q4 as he matched his earlier Best Run at 5.703/250MPH in a session where most slowed down 1-3 Numbers.
• Session Recap
  • Billy Banaka and his Procharged Camaro remain atop the Qualifying List heading into Eliminations with his 5.694 ET from Q3.
  • Top 5: Banaka, JR Gray, Mike Stavrinos, Derek Menholt and Justin Bond.
• Key E1 Matchups
  • JR Gray vs. Jason Collins
  • Derek Menholt vs. Chip King
  • Stan Shelton vs. Mike Thielen

Summit Pro ET E1

• Notable Pairings
  • Patrick Boniferro def. David Myhre. Home Division Hitter Myhre turns it 015 Red handing the Win to D1 Canada’s Boniferro.
  • CJ Yeager def. Rob Reynolds. Nasty matchup here in E1. Yeager is 004 Green, and cuts Reynolds loose at the stripe to force Rob into a 004 Breakout (10.026 on 10.03 Dial).
  • Nick Bowman def. Paul Northrop. D3’s Bowman driving Nadine moves on to E2 when Northrop launches 025 too soon.
  • Beau Sims def. Jake Howard. D2’s Sims takes out the Texas Hitter in Howard. Sims is 022 Green and Dead 6 (10.306 on 10.30 Dial) taking 008 Stripe for the W.
• E2 Matchups
  • Jeffrey Ford (D7) vs. Nick Bowman (D3)
  • Patrick Boniferro (D1) vs. Beau Sims (D2)
  • Jared Kinson (D1) vs. CJ Yeager (D3)
  • Aaron Jordan (D4) vs. Cory Heckenlaible (D5)

Summit Super Pro E1

• Notable Pairings
  • Dillon Bontrager def. Nino Reginella. First pair of Super Pro doesn’t disappoint. Texas racer Bontrager earns a Win for the Door Cars with a 008 RT taking 008 Stripe with a 2 Above Run (6.074 on 6.05 Dial).
  • Mikel McQueen def. Mark Horton. Two of the pre-race favorites square off in E1. Texas racer McQueen gets the Win when Florida’s Horton turns it 010 Red.
  • Duston Wurtz def. Jeff Hura. The most anitcipated run of the round sees Idaho’s Wurtz use a 025 RT + Dead 1 Lap (5.211 on 5.21 Dial) to take the Win over D3’s Hura by 019.
• E2 Matchups
  • Robert Butler (D7) vs. Daniel O’Connor (D6)
  • Mikel McQueen (D4) vs. Todd Martin (D1)
  • Andrew Cortese (D5) vs. Andrew Withers (D5)
  • Dillon Bontrager (D4) vs. Duston Wurtz (D6)

Summit Motorcycle E1

• Notable Pairings
  • Chris Miele def. Ed Bradell. Great race to start Motorcycles in the Summit ET National Championship Race. Division 1’s Miele had the Better RT 009 to 020, and puts it 2 Above (9.458 on 9.43 Dial) to advance to Round 2.
  • Samuel Parrish def. Riley Toth. Extremely close race here. Toth with the Starting Line advantage 022 to 040, but Parrish puts it 3 Above (9.037 on 9.00 Dial) to take just 003 Stripe for the W.
  • Jeff Green def. Jeremy Bates. Last pair of the Round. Battle of two tough customers as Michigan’s two-wheel No Box killer Jeff Green faces off with D7 Hitter Jeremy Bates. Green is 001 behind in RT 021 to 022, but he takes 010 Stripe with a 1 Above Run (9.760 on 9.75 Dial) to move on to E2.
• E2 Matchups
  • Samuel Parrish (D2) vs. Jeff Green (D3)
  • Chris Miele (D1) vs. Trevor Rock (D1)
  • John Hudson (D4) vs. David Baugh (D4)
  • Mike Moore (D2) vs. Robert Williams (D5)

Summit Sportsman E1

• Notable Pairings
  • Chad Isley def. Jeffery Vaughn. Isley kicks off the Summit ET National Championship Eliminations with the Round Win. 031 and 1 Above (12.088 on 12.07 Dial) for the famed D3 Bracket Racer as fellow Division 3 racer Vaughn Reacted 005 Red.
  • Frank Hood def. Andrew Olson. Upset here as Division 1’s Frank Hook puts away Home Division hitter Andrew Olson. Hood’s 052 RT + 1 Above Lap (14.711 on 14.70 Dial) locks out Olson’s 103 RT.
  • Coleton Gossett def. Shawn Anderson. Division 4’s Gossett takes out pre-race favorite “Big Block Shawn”. Coleton had a much Better RT 023 to 077 and puts it 5 Above (11.994 on 11.94 Dial) taking 017 Stripe for the Win Light.
• E2 Matchups
  • Tyler Janousek (D4) vs. Kevin Roberts (D2)
  • Mark Ketterer (D1) vs. Coleton Gossett (D4)
  • Chad Isley (D3) vs. Troy Johnston (D6)
  • Bart Pangilinan (D2) vs. Frank Hood (D1)

Pro Mod Q3

• Notable Runs
  • Mike Thielen jumps into the Top 5 (#5) with a 5.748/245MPH for the MJR Roots-Blown Entry.
  • Points Leader Justin Bond throws down a clutch 5.734 ET to move all the way to #2 Spot & boost his Qualifying Average towards Bonus Points.
  • #2 in Points Mike Stavrinos pushes Bond back a spot running a 5.708/248MPH Blast to move up to the second position currently.
  • 3-4 in Points JR Gray (5.703) and Derek Menholt (5.708) move up to the #2 and #4 spots respectively with excellent passes.
  • Billy Banaka asserts himself as having the Car to Beat this weekend setting Low ET at 5.694/251MPH for the Procharger-equipped Camaro.
• Session Recap
  • Billy Banaka pushes the #1 Qualifying ET down to 5.694 in Q3, and leads the pack into Q4 later this afternoon.
  • Top 5: Banaka, JR Gray, Mike Stavrinos, Derek Menholt and Justin Bond.

Legacy Nitro Funny Car Q2

• Session Recap
  • Points Leader Nathan Sitko jumps to the Top Spot in Q2 with a 4.680/239MPH Lap (1000′).
  • Top 5: Sitko, Tim Boychuk, Jimmy Kelso, Shane Westerfield and Derrick Moreira.
  • Eily Stafford currently sits on the #8 Bump Spot at 4.805 with Bill Windham, Wally Zalak and Travis Shumake on the outside looking in heading to Q3.

Top Alcohol Funny Car Q3

• Notable Runs
  • Jim Whiteley finally gets the run he is looking for this weekend to start the round at 5.622/259MPH.
  • A solid pair here as Will Martin’s Blown Nitro combo runs his Best so far at 5.560/269MPH, while Bret Williamson records a solid 5.580/258MPH. They move to 5-6 in the Order.
  • Doug Gordon moves up to #6 on the Q Sheet with a 5.574/258MPH hit.
  • Annie Whiteley drops a bomb on the field with the first 5.4x Lap of the Weekend at 5.495/264MPH for the YNOT-J&A Team.
  • The Final Pair rearranges the Top of the Qualifying Sheet. 2026 Champ Sean Bellemeur jumps back to the Top Spot at 5.484/264MPH, while Bob McCosh goes 5.500/260 to end up #3 in the Order.
• Session Recap
  • Sean Bellemeur earns the Top Qualifier Honors with a 5.484/264MPH Run, which was Low ET of Q3.
  • Top 5: Bellemeur, Annie Whiteley, Bob McCosh, Shane Westerfield and Will Martin.
• Key E1 Matchups
  • Annie Whiteley vs. Jim Whiteley
  • Doug Gordon vs. Bret Williamson
  • Shane Westerfield vs. Ray Martin

Top Alcohol Dragster Q3

• Notable Runs
  • Joey Severance bumps into the show at 5.369/269MPH. A nice safe run to move into the #11 spot.
  • Jennifer Wiens finally makes it A to B with a 5.466, but that will put her 15th for the moment. Will that stay in the show?
  • Casey Grisel throws down 5.430/262MPH run to jump into the field. This puts Wiens on the Bump at 5.466.
  • Nick Spiegel ends Wiens’ weekend with a 5.434 Lap in the Stevens supercharged entry to slide into the #15 spot. Angelle Sampey is now on the Bump at 5.463 with Mitch Myers and Mike Austin left that could knock her out.
  • Mike Austin had trouble & had to lift before 330′. That locks Angelle Sampey into the Show at #16.
  • Chris Demke with a great 5.280/273MPH for the Peen Rite Team to move all the way up to #5.
  • Jackie Fricke records her Best Pass of the Weekend 5.296 at only 262MPH, down on speed. She moves up 1 spot to #7.
  • Shawn Cowie improves his Best of the Weekend by 005 with a 5.261/270MPH Lap for Low ET of the Session so far. He will go into Race Day from the #3 position.
  • Melanie Johnson asserts her dominance on the field with a 5.214/273MPH Blast for Low ET of the Round.
• Session Recap
  • Melanie Johnson has recorded Low ET of all 3 Qualifying Sessions to lead the field into Eliminations.
  • Top 5: Johnson, Mitch Kalitta, Shawn Cowie, Richie Crampton and Chris Demke.
  • Angelle Sampey secured the #16 Bump Spot at 5.463. Big names missing the show include Randy Meyer Racing’s Jennifer Wiens, Former Champ Mitch Myers and Mike Austin.
• Key E1 Matchups
  • Shawn Cowie vs. Casey Grisel
  • Chris Demke vs. Joey Severance
  • Jamie Noonan vs. Shauda Blinzler
  • Mitch Kalitta vs. Nick Spiegel

Friday NHRA Las Vegas Nationals Results

The NHRA Las Vegas Nationals continued on Friday with a full day of on-track action. Qualifying started for the Pro Mod and Top Alcohol categories. Points contender Billy Banaka put his Procharged Camaro atop the Q Sheet in Pro Mod with a 5.700 ET. The Top Alcohol categories saw Melanie Johnson (Top Alcohol Dragster) and Sean Bellemeur (Top Alcohol Funny Car) lead the field into Final Qualifying (Q3) on Saturday morning. Jeff Taylor defeated Taylor Chomiski to earn the $20K DeeCell Competition Eliminator Clash victory. In the LODRS classes, there were many movers in the Championship Battles. Check our Championship Watch section to see where things stand heading into Saturday. Scott Burton is the lone racer with a shot at a LODRS Double Up as he is still in Super Stock and Stock Eliminator heading into the Quarter-Final Round. To follow along with the NHRA Las Vegas Nationals Livestream, head over to NHRA.tv at https://www.nhra.tv/.

NHRA Las Vegas Nationals Friday Top Qualifiers

• Pro Mod – Billy Banaka 5.700
• Top Alcohol Dragster – Melanie Johnson 5.205
• Top Alcohol Funny Car – Sean Bellemeur 5.509
• Legacy Nitro Funny Car – Shane Westerfield 4.726

Friday LODRS Championship Watch

• Top Alcohol Dragster
  • Jamie Noonan still has a comfortable lead heading into Eliminations. Jamie can improve his 940 Point Total with a Round 2 victory.
  • Shawn Cowie can make things less comfortable for Noonan with an Event Win or Runner-Up this Weekend.
  • Joey Severance must Win Out the Final 3 Events, and have Noonan lose before the Semi-Finals at Vegas and Pomona Nationals.
  • Current Standings
    1. Jamie Noonan 940
    2. Shawn Cowie 817
    3. Joey Severance 711
• Top Dragster
  • Brad Plourd’s Round 2 Win puts him within 2 Points of Leader JR Baxter. Brad must win next Round to take the Points Lead and Eliminate Baxter from title contention.
  • Current Standings
    1. Baxter 546 F*
    2. Strassweg 546 +
    3. Plourd 544 *
    5. Gaynor 500 +
    * Still Alive in Vegas Nats
    + Out of Vegas Nats, but Still Alive for Championship
    F Final Total & Eliminated from Championship
    F* Final Total & Current Leader
• Top Sportsman
  • Lance Abbott’s E2 Loss puts him at 523 Points heading into Next Weekend.
  • B.Warr, Gillette and Olpin are all still alive in Eliminations and can make up some serious ground.
  • Chance Bullock’s E2 Loss puts him at 461 Points. But he does have another clean National Event Claim in pocket for Pomona, plus he can gain points at the D7 Vegas Race next weekend.
  • Current Standings
    1. Abbott 523 +
    2. Fredrich 501 F
    3. Gillette 492 *
    3. McDonough 492 F
    5. Riegel 483 +
    6. Bullock 461 +
    7. Warr 458 *
    8. Okerman 449 +
    9. Olpin 448 *
    * Still Alive in Vegas Nats
    + Out of Vegas Nats, but Still Alive for Championship
    F Final Total & Eliminated from Championship
• Competition Eliminator
  • Jeff Taylor’s E2 Loss makes the Road Tougher to the Championship. He will have to Win Pomona, or Win Vegas D7 & Reach Pomona Finals to surpass Joe C’s Total.
  • Cody Lane is still in alive in the Championship chase. He has to Win this Race to stay in contention. Next round will be a tough battle versus Travis Gusso.
  • Current Standings
    1. Carnasciale 659
    2. Taylor 611
    3. Lane 584 * Still in Vegas Nats
• Super Stock
  • Justin Picillo’s E3 victory moves him into a Tie with Hidalgo atop the Points Sheet. Next up is a Key E4 Battle with Kayla Mozeris to try to take sole possession of the Points Lead.
  • Lamb’s E3 Loss makes his Road to the Championship much more difficult. He needs Picillo to not improve, while he Sweeps both Vegas D7 next weekend & the Pomona Finals. Difficult, but not impossible for Lamb.
  • Current Standings
    1. Hidalgo 647 +
    1. Picillo 647 *
    3. Hodge 591 +
    4. Lamb 562 +
    * Still Alive in Vegas Nats
    + Out of Vegas Nats, but Still Alive for Championship
    F Final Total & Eliminated from Championship
    F* Final Total & Current Leader
• Stock Eliminator
  • Adkinson and Theobald continue to gain Points heading into Round 4.
  • Lane’s E3 Loss eliminates him from Championship contention.
  • Current Standings
    1. Hidalgo 644 F*
    2. Santangelo 633 F
    3. Brand 623 F
    4. Oakes 600 F
    5. Adkinson 591 *
    6. Theobald 581 *
    * Still Alive in Vegas Nats
    + Out of Vegas Nats, but Still Alive for Championship
    F Final Total & Eliminated from Championship
    F* Final Total & Current Leader
• Super Comp
  • Trey Vetter has CLINCHED the 2026 NHRA Super Comp World Championship
• Super Gas
  • Pratt and Butner both push their Total by 11 Points advancing to the Quarter-Finals.
  • Current Standings
    1. Pratt 666 *
    2. Vrooman 612 F
    3. Butner 611 *
    6. Whitfield 557 +
    * Still Alive in Vegas Nats
    + Out of Vegas Nats, but Still Alive for Championship
    F Final Total & Eliminated from Championship

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Friday NHRA Las Vegas Nationals Live Updates

Top Alcohol Dragster Q2

• Notable Runs
  • Joey Severance’s struggles continue to start the Round. He goes 5.934, and will sit outside the field heading into Q3 tomorrow.
  • More struggles as Jennifer Wiens smokes the tires immediately for the second run in a row with the Randy Meyer Racing entry. She is down to her last shot to make the 16-car field.
  • Jackie Fricke bumps into the show with a strong 5.303/271MPH Run to move up to #5 in the Order.
  • Richie Crampton with the Quickest Lap of the Round so far at 5.276/270MPH to sit #4 currently.
  • Points Leaders square off in the second to last pair. Shawn Cowie with the Quicker ET at 5.276, but no improvement from Q1. Jamie Noonan steps up to 5.286, which puts him #5 currently.
  • Last Pair. Melanie Johnson lights up the scoreboard 5.230/273MPH for Low ET of the session, but no improvement from her earlier 5.205.
• Session Recap
  • Melanie Johnson stays #1 at 5.205 ET. Johnson’s Q2 5.230 was Low ET of the Session.
  • Top 5: Johnson, Mitch Kalitta, Shawn Cowie, Richie Crampton and Jamie Noonan.
  • 21 Entries have made an Attempt. Braiden Chesleigh sits on the Bump Spot at 5.607 currently. Biggest name currently outside the field is #3 in Points Joey Severance going into the Final Session.
• Championship Watch
  • Jamie Noonan still has a comfortable lead heading into Eliminations. Jamie can improve his 940 Point Total with a Round 2 victory.
  • Shawn Cowie can make things less comfortable for Noonan with an Event Win or Runner-Up this Weekend.
  • Joey Severance must Win Out the Final 3 Events, and have Noonan lose before the Semi-Finals at Vegas and Pomona Nationals.
  • Current Standings
    1. Jamie Noonan 940
    2. Shawn Cowie 817
    3. Joey Severance 711

Top Alcohol Funny Car Q2

• Notable Runs
  • Tobin Gasparrelli steps up with a solid 5.619/260MPH Lap to the #5 spot early in Q2.
  • Shane Westerfield improves to a 5.545/262MPH to jump up to the #2 posistion.
  • Bob McCosh goes 5.530/260 for Low ET of the Round. Annie Whiteley alongside goes 5.552/262MPH.
• Session Recap
  • Sean Bellemeur sits out Q2, but stays atop the Qualifying Sheet. Bob McCosh was Low ET of Q2 with a 5.530.
  • Top 5: Bellemeur, McCosh, Shane Westerfield, Annie Whiteley and Ray Martin.

Pro Mod Q2

• Notable Runs
  • Nick Januik steps up in a Big Way to start the Round with a 5.754/247MPH to jump all the way to the #1 Spot.
  • #3 in Points Derek Menholt throws down a 5.737/245MPH run to bypass Januik for the Top Spot. Alongside, Kevin Rivenbark goes 5.751/247 for #3.
  • #4 in Points JR Gray goes 5.745/247 to move up to #2 in the order, while an even bigger story is Justin Bond’s 5.788 for no improvement. Bond’s run could seriously harm his odds at earning Bonus Points for Best Qualifying average.
  • Pro Mod saves the Best for Last as Billy Banaka unleashes a Jaw Dropping 5.700 at 252MPH to earn the Top Spot heading into Saturday. Stan Shelton Runs 5.745/249 to move up to #3.
• Session Recap
  • Billy Banaka’s 5.700 earns the Top Spot with Low ET of the Round. 3.742/198MPH to Halftrack. Great lap for the Procharger-equipped entry. This will also help towards Qualifying Average Bonus Points.
  • Top 5: Banaka, Derek Menholt, Stan Shelton, JR Gray and Mike Stavrinos.

DeeCell Competition Eliminator Clash Final Round

• Final Round Pairing
  • Jeff Taylor def. Taylor Chomiski. Taylor scores the win with a 023 RT and 49-Under Lap. Chomiski had trouble and shuts off early to only 11-Under. Jeff Taylor scores the $20K Special Event victory.

Pro Mod Q1

• Notable Runs
  • Alex Laughlin records a 5.860/240MPH Lap to set the early pace.
  • Chip King takes the Top Spot away on MPH with a 5.860 ET at 243MPH.
  • Mike Thielen to the Top for the Janis Team with a 5.800/244, while Kevin Rivenbark goes to #2 alongside at 5.831/245.
  • Next pair jumps into the 5.7’s with Billy Banaka going to the Top at 5.766/249, while Stan Shelton records a 5.781/248 Lap.
  • Top 2 in Points Finish out the Round. Justin Bond ties Banaka on ET 5.766, but Banaka will retain the Top Spot on MPH.
• Session Recap
  • Billy Banaka earns the #1 Spot after Q1 with a 5.766/249MPH Blast.
  • Top 5: Banaka, Bond, Stan Shelton, JR Gray and Mike Stavrinos.
  • 14 Cars Made an Attempt Q1

Legacy Nitro Funny Car Q1

• Notable Runs
  • Jimmy Kelso kept up his momentum from last weekend at the CHRR with a great 4.748/241MPH (1000′) for the early session Top Spot.
  • Shane Westerfield puts the Bucky Austin Racing entry at the Top of the Sheet in the Final Pair of Q1 with a 4.726/240MPH hit.
• Session Recap
  • Shane Westerfield leads the pack at 4.726/240MPH after Q1.
  • Top 5: Westerfield, Kelso, Derrick Moreira, Todd Plate and Geoff Monise
  • 11 Cars made an Attempt Q1. Nathan Sitko sits on the Bump Spot at 5.772.

Top Alcohol Dragster Q1

• Notable Runs
  • Randy Eakins sets the Early Pace in Q1 with a 5.437 ET.
  • Richie Crampton is competing for the Noonan Team this weekend, and he jumps to the Top of the Sheet at 5.320/269MPH.
  • Chris Demke for the Peen-Rite Team put their Supercharged Entry in the #2 position at 5.334/269MPH.
  • Mitch Kalitta and the Randy Meyer Team have a mic drop moment with a 5.225/268MPH Lap to lead the field by a Tenth.
  • Melanie Johnson tops the Kalitta run with a 5.205/273MPH Blast in the McPhillips Speedmaster entry.
• Session Recap
  • Melanie Johnson tops the Sheet after Q1 at 5.205 for the McPhillips Team.
  • Top 5: Johnson, Kalitta, Shawn Cowie, Jamie Noonan and Richie Crampton.
  • 21 Cars Made an Attempt Q1. Braiden Chesleigh sits on the Bump Spot currently at 5.739.

Competition Eliminator E2

• Notable Pairings
  • Joe Carnasciale def. Ryan Priddy. Priddy lets go 044 Red giving Joe C an easy pass to E3.
  • Eric Bell def. Jeff Taylor. UPSET ALERT! Bell in the SS/AH Hemi lets go Perfect 000 and runs 52-Under getting to the 1/4 Mile .0001 ahead of Taylor.
  • Cody Lane def. Kayla Mozeris. Lane’s teammate is a No-Show. Cody is 000 Perfect on the Tree and shuts off past Halftrack to move on.
• Key E3 Matchups
  • Cody Lane vs. Don Thomas
  • Joe Carnasciale vs. Taylor Chomiski
• Championship Watch
  • Jeff Taylor’s E2 Loss makes the Road Tougher to the Championship. He will have to Win Pomona, or Win Vegas D7 & Reach Pomona Finals to surpass Joe C’s Total.
  • Cody Lane is still in alive in the Championship chase. He has to Win this Race to stay in contention. Next round will be a tough battle versus Don Thomas.
  • Current Standings
    1. Carnasciale 659
    2. Taylor 611
    3. Lane 584 * Still in Vegas Nats

Top Alcohol Funny Car Q1

• Notable Runs
  • Will Martin starts out the Session with his new Blown-Nitro combo and records a 5.754/231MPH Lap to set the early pace.
  • Ray Martin is also in a new car with the Blown Nitro combo, and runs a strong 5.598/261MPH to jump to the #1 position.
  • Annie Whiteley goes #1 with a 5.579/261MPH for the YNOT/J&A Services Team.
  • Bob McCosh replaces Whiteley in the Top Spot at 5.571/261MPH in the next pair.
  • Final Pair. The Champ flexes his muscles as Sean Bellemeur throws down a jaw dropping 5.509/261MPH Blast to pace the field by 7 numbers.
• Session Recap
  • Sean Bellemeur leads the Pack at 5.509 for the Bartone Bros/Killer B’s Team.
  • Top 5: Bellemeur, Bob McCosh, Annie Whiteley, Ray Martin and Doug Gordon.
  • 11 Cars made an Attempt Q1.

Super Gas E4

• Notable Pairings
  • Jordan Pratt def. Jordan Yeager. Pratt is 1 Thou Better in RT (032 to 033) and puts up a Dead 6 Lap (10.056) taking 012 Stripe to advance to the Quarter-Finals.
  • Bo Butner def. Ken Mostowich. Butner ends Mostowich’s SC-SG Double Run here with a 018 Bulb and 10.136 ET. Bo will have a crucial matchup with Cooper Chun next round.
• Key E5 Matchups
  • Bo Butner vs. Cooper Chun
  • Jordan Pratt vs. Mark Philbrick
  • Nick Alejandre – Bye
• Championship Watch
  • Pratt and Butner both push their Total by 11 Points advancing to the Quarter-Finals.
  • Current Standings
    1. Pratt 666 *
    2. Vrooman 612 F
    3. Butner 611 *
    6. Whitfield 557 +
    * Still Alive in Vegas Nats
    + Out of Vegas Nats, but Still Alive for Championship
    F Final Total & Eliminated from Championship

Super Comp E4

• Notable Pairing
  • Blu Hayball def. Billy Torrence. Hayball stops Torrence’s attempt at a SC-TF Double in a Great Drag Race. Billy was Better in RT 009 to 014, but Hayball reaches the Stripe first by 002 in a 9.062 to 9.069 decision.
• Key E5 Matchups
  • Mitch Marcy vs. Toby Payne
  • Blu Hayball vs. Ken Mostowich
  • Val Torres – Bye

Top Sportsman E2

• Notable Pairings
  • Jeff Gillette def. Rich Okerman. Gillette cut Rich in half via RT 020 to 040 and records a 3 Above Run (6.971 on 6.94 Dial) to earn the Trip to Round 3.
  • Graham Foster def. Chanse Bullock. Big Upset here as Foster throws down 13 Total (006 + Dead 7) to lock out Bullock’s 019 RT.
  • Bryan Warr def. Lance Abbott. Another incredible race with the Championship on the Line. Lance has the Better RT 003 to 017, but it was Warr putting it 1 Above (6.840 on 6.83 Dial) to take 005 Stripe for the W.
  • Monte Green def. Ken Ratzloff. Green takes less than a Thou at the Stripe (.0003) to advance past Ratzloff.
• Key E3 Matchups
  • Jeff Gillette vs. Graham Foster
  • Bryan Warr vs. Patrick Warr
  • Ed Olpin vs. Mark Austin
• Championship Watch
  • Abbott’s E2 Loss puts him at 523 Points heading into Next Weekend.
  • B.Warr, Gillette and Olpin are all still alive in Eliminations and can make up some serious ground.
  • Chance Bullock’s E2 Loss puts him at 461 Points. But he does have another clean National Event Claim in pocket for Pomona, plus he can gain points at the D7 Vegas Race next weekend.
  • Current Standings
    1. Abbott 523 +
    2. Fredrich 501 F
    3. Gillette 492 *
    3. McDonough 492 F
    5. Riegel 483 +
    6. Bullock 461 +
    7. Warr 458 *
    8. Okerman 449 +
    9. Olpin 448 *
    * Still Alive in Vegas Nats
    + Out of Vegas Nats, but Still Alive for Championship
    F Final Total & Eliminated from Championship

Competition Eliminator E1

• Notable Pairings
  • Ralph Van Paepeghem def. David Barton. Big Upset here as Barton let up a little too early & let Ralph get around him by 009 at the Stripe with a 44-Under Lap.
  • Cody Lane def. Matthew Dahl. Lane drives a great Race here as he was Better in RT 087 to 097, and takes 014 Stripe in a Battle of 31-Under Laps. Lane goes into E2 with a Clean Index.
  • Joe Carnasciale def. Ryan Warter. In a Battle of Super Modifieds, Joe drives an excellent race taking 009 Stripe with the RT’s 024 to 033 the deciding factor as both were .406-Under.
  • Jeff Taylor def. Kevin Carter. Carter spins the tires at the hit, giving Taylor a clean ride into E2.
• Key E2 Matchups
  • Jeff Taylor vs. Eric Bell
  • Cody Lane vs. Kayla Mozeris
  • Joe Caranasciale vs. Ryan Priddy
• Championship Watch
  • Taylor and Lane both escaped Round 1 with Clean Indexes.
  • Joe C also escaped with no Index deduction. With Taylor and Lane both on the other side of the ladder, the Final Round is the only time he could Block them.

Top Dragster E2

• Notable Pairings
  • Casey Plazier def. Mallory Reis. Last Year’s #1 Plazier is on a mission in Vegas. Casey was Better in RT 021 to 024 and runs Dead 9 (7.179 on 7.17 Dial) to advance to the Quarters.
  • Brad Plourd def. Keith Winters. Plourd continues his Winning Streak with a 020 RT, and was able to lift early for the Win as Winters had trouble to run 3 Tenths off the Dial.
  • Chad Axford def. Rick Millinazzo. Axford absolutely dropped at the Stripe to earn the win with a 7.500 at only 163MPH on the 7.45 Dial, pushing Millinazzo into a 9 Thou Breakout (6.811 on 6.82 Dial).
• Key E3 Matchups
  • Brad Plourd vs. Dylan Hough
  • Casey Plazier vs. Don London
• Championship Watch
  • Plourd’s Round 2 Win puts him within 2 Points of Leader JR Baxter. Brad must win next Round to take the Points Lead and Eliminate Baxter from title contention.
  • Current Standings
    1. Baxter 546 F*
    2. Strassweg 546 +
    3. Plourd 544 *
    5. Gaynor 500 +
    * Still Alive in Vegas Nats
    + Out of Vegas Nats, but Still Alive for Championship
    F Final Total & Eliminated from Championship
    F* Final Total & Current Leader

Super Gas E3

• Notable Pairings
  • Bo Butner def. Mike Boehner. Bo continues his Championship charge with a big E3 victory. Butner cut this one a little tight with a 001 Stripe in a 10.076 to 10.060 Holeshot decision (020 to 037 RT’s).
  • Jordan Pratt def. Gary Gooke. Pratt is behind in RT 010 to 020, but he runs Closer to the Index for a 10.129 to 10.168 Win Light.
  • Michael Handras def. Marko Perivolaris. Handras finds the Tree this time with a 017 Bulb, while Marko misses on the Red Side 006. This ends Marko’s National Championship bid.
  • Cooper Chun def. Val Torres. Great matchup here. Cooper with another strong Lap to continue on as he’s 015 Green take 011 Stripe to be 10.095 (10.05 Class Index) for the Win Light. Chun earns the E4 Bye Run with this Round Win.
• Key E4 Matchups
  • Jordan Pratt vs. Jordan Yeager
  • Bo Butner vs. Ken Mostowich
• Championship Watch
  • Jordan Pratt pushes his Points Total to 655 with a Round 3 victory.
  • Butner is still in the Chase with his E3 Win.
  • Cooper Chun won E3, but has been Mathematically Eliminated with Pratt advancing to Round 4.

Super Stock E3

• Notable Pairings
  • Justin Picillo def. Dougal Thomas. Great race here with Picillo showing off Championship Level driving. Justin had the Better RT 012 to 017, and took 004 Stripe with a 1 Above Run. (9.589 on 9.57 Dial).
  • Michael McClure def. Justin Lamb. Lamb lets go Better 005 to 013, but McClure crosses first with a Dead 4 Lap (10.944) taking 025 Stripe for the Win.
• Key E4 Matchups
  • Justin Picillo vs. Kayla Mozeris
  • Tommy Gaynor vs. Casey Youngstrom
• Championship Watch
  • Justin Picillo’s E3 victory moves him into a Tie with Hidalgo atop the Points Sheet. Next up is a Key E4 Battle with Kayla Mozeris to try to take sole possession of the Points Lead.
  • Lamb’s E3 Loss makes his Road to the Championship much more difficult. He needs Picillo to not improve, while he Sweeps both Vegas D7 next weekend & the Pomona Finals. Difficult, but not impossible for Lamb.
  • Current Standings
    1. Hidalgo 647 +
    1. Picillo 647 *
    3. Hodge 591 +
    4. Lamb 562 +
    * Still Alive in Vegas Nats
    + Out of Vegas Nats, but Still Alive for Championship
    F Final Total & Eliminated from Championship
    F* Final Total & Current Leader

Super Comp E3

• Notable Pairings
  • Mike Cornelius def. Jordan Pratt. Pratt lets go 006 Red handing the W over Cornelius, who is 034 Green and 9.061 ET. Jordan’s SC Championship Chase is over.
  • Bailey Naber def. Tanner Theobald. Naber has the Better RT 015 to 036, and turns on the Win Light in a Holeshot decision 9.094 to 9.088. This Round eliminates Theobald from Championship Contetnion & Clinches the 2026 Championship for Trey Vetter.
• Key E4 Matchups
  • Val Torres vs. Tanner Hiatt
  • Billy Torrence vs. Blu Hayball
  • Mitch Marcy vs. Bailey Naber
• Championship Watch
  • Trey Vetter has CLINCHED the 2026 NHRA Super Comp World Championship
  • Eliminated: Theobald, Pratt.

Stock Eliminator E3

• Notable Pairings
  • Jeff Adkinson def. Adam Strang. Adkinson continues to gain ground on Hidalgo in the Championship Battle with an E3 victory. Strang Reacts 041 Red, handing the W over to Adkinson with a 004 Green RT and 5 Above Run (9.486 on 9.43 Dial).
  • Parker Theobald def. Cody Lane. Theobald crushes the tree at 005, while Lane flat misses it 082. Parker sits it 5 Above (10.772 on 10.72 Dial) to advance on.
  • Scott Burton def. Jimmy Hidalgo Jr. Burton had the Horsepower in this E/SA Heads-Up Battle defeating Points Leader Hidalgo 10.796/120 to 10.954/108.
• Key E4 Matchups
  • Jeff Adkinson vs. Brenda Grubbs
  • Parker Theobald vs. Thomas Baker
  • Justin Lamb vs. Chris Knudsen
• Championship Watch
  • Adkinson and Theobald continue to gain Points heading into Round 4.
  • Lane’s E3 Loss eliminates him from Championship contention.
  • Current Standings
    1. Hidalgo 644 F*
    2. Santangelo 633 F
    3. Brand 623 F
    4. Oakes 600 F
    5. Adkinson 591 *
    6. Theobald 581 *
    * Still Alive in Vegas Nats
    + Out of Vegas Nats, but Still Alive for Championship
    F Final Total & Eliminated from Championship
    F* Final Total & Current Leader

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Thursday NHRA Las Vegas Nationals Qualifying Results

The NHRA Las Vegas Nationals hit the track Thursday on the Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway with Qualifying for Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series categories. Aaron Steinkey nearly pulled off a Double #1 Qualifier as he earned the Top Spot in Top Dragster, but would come up just one position short in Top Sportsman to Kirk Lanz. Other Las Vegas Nationals #1 Qualifiers include Scott Libersher (Comp), Jim Grossi Jr. (Super Stock) and Daniel Williams (Stock). Most LODRS classes entered Eliminations on Thursday Evening, many critical rounds were contested with Championships on the line. The only Championship Lead that has changed hands so far is in Top Sportsman, where Lance Abbott took the lead from Curt Fredrich by staging for Round 1. Abbott won that Round to advance his Points Lead, but there are several other challengers with a shot. The DeeCell Competition Eliminator Clash was contested down to the Final Round between Jeff Taylor and Taylor Chomiski, which will take place on Friday. To watch the NHRA Las Vegas Nationals Livestream, go to NHRA.tv at https://www.nhra.tv/

NHRA Las Vegas Nationals LODRS Top Qualifiers

• Top Dragster – Aaron Steinkey 6.109
• Top Sportsman – Kirk Lanz 6.163
• Comp – Scott Libersher (FS/SM) 7.793 (-.697)
• Super Stock – Jim Grossi Jr. (FGT/C) 8.775 (-1.185)
• Stock – Daniel Williams (B/S) 10.186 (-1.204)

Thursday NHRA Las Vegas Nationals Live Updates

Super Gas E2

• Notable Pairings
  • Bo Butner def. Tim Parker. Bo knows Super Gas. He was behind in RT 026 to 033, and chose wisely at the Stripe following Parker thru as Tim went 10.011 on the 10.05 Index for the Breakout Loss.
  • Gary Mignacca def. Chris Cannon. Gary lays down 2 Total (002 RT + Dead 0) to defeat Cannon’s Breakout 10.046 Lap.
  • Cooper Chun def. Kris Whitfield. Chun makes Whitfield’s Title Run much more difficult with a solid 023 + Dead 0 (10.050). Whitfield’s 025 RT put him mathematically ineligible on this pair.
  • Marko Perivolaris def. Rodger Sauder. Great race here by two of the Best. Marko had the Starting Line edge 003 to 009 and takes 008 Stripe in a 10.077 to 10.079 decision.
  • Jordan Pratt def. David Gotts. Jordan adds 10 more points to his Total with a decisive Win here. Pratt is 012 take 004 to be 2 Above (10.077) to advance to Round 3.
• Key E3 Matchups
  • Bo Butner vs. Mike Boehner
  • Val Torres vs. Cooper Chun
  • Jordan Pratt vs. Gary Cooke
• Championship Watch
  • Pratt’s Total increases to 644 with his E2 victory.
  • Butner is sitting at 589 as he heads to Round 3 on Friday.
  • Whitfield’s E2 Loss keeps him at 557 Points. He can still get to the Lead with Final Round Finishes at the Vegas D7 & Pomona Events.
  • Chun and Perivolaris still have Mathematical chances to catch Pratt, but must keep turning on Win Lights.

Super Stock E2

• Notable Pairings
  • Justin Picillo def. Bryan Worner. In a battle of Championship contending East Coast Hitters, Picillo gets the nod on a Double Breakout decision. Justin was better in RT 024 to 037, and crosses second to be closer to his Dial for the Win.
  • Justin Lamb def. Jerry Emmons. What a titanic battle of Super Stock heavyweights on the starting line. Emmons turns it 017 Red, throwing away a Dead 1 (9.631 on 9.63 Dial) Lap. Lamb is 027 Green and 10 Thou Under to keep his Championship Hopes alive.
• Key E3 Matchups
  • Justin Picillo vs. Dougal Thomas
  • Justin Lamb vs. Michael McClure
  • Jimmy DeFrank vs. Tommy Gaynor
• Championship Watch
  • Picillo wins a Key Matchup over Bryan Worner in Round 2. Justin needs 2 more Win Lights to pass Hidalgo for the Points Lead. Worner is Eliminated with his Loss.

Super Comp E2

• Notable Pairings
  • Tanner Hiatt def. Michael Lane. Both of these Racers laid down Laps right here with both 00x and Dead-On. Hiatt is 007 take 0005 to be Dead 4 for 11 Total. Lane comes up short with a 002 RT and Dead 9 (9.059) Lap. Great Super Comp Racing.
  • Tanner Theobald def. Travis Theobald. As expected, Tanner defeats Brother Travis to keep his Championship hopes alive. Tanner is 006 and 1 Above (9.061 on 9.05 Index) to advance to Round 3.
  • Jordan Pratt def. Brian Kam. Pratt keeps his Title Hopes alive with a 003 RT and 9.082 to push Kam into a 9.016 Breakout.
• Key E3 Matchups
  • Tanner Theobald vs. Bailey Naber
  • Jordan Pratt vs. Mike Cornelius
  • Marko Perivolaris vs. Val Torres
• Championship Watch
  • Both Theobald and Pratt are still gaining points going into Round 3 on Friday.

Stock Eliminator E2

• Notable Pairings
  • Cody Lane def. Tyler Cassil. Lane gets away with a 083 RT on this one as Cassil launches 022 Red.
  • Jeff Adkinson def. Jeff Johnson. Johnson leaves 020 too soon, handing the W over to Adkinson.
  • Parker Theobald def. Michael Williams. Williams leaves 015 too soon in this C/SA Heads-Up battle. Theobald shuts it off to a 10.646 at only 108MPH to advance.
• Key E3 Matchups
  • Parker Theobald vs. Cody Lane
  • Jeff Adkinson vs. Adam Strang
  • Jimmy Hidalgo Jr. vs. Scott Burton
• Championship Watch
  • Contenders Theobald and Lane face off in a must win E3 matchup.
  • Adkinson is gaining ground with each Round Win, and faces Adam Strang in E3.

Top Sportsman E1

• Notable Pairings
  • Rich Okerman def. Peyton Huet. Great Drag Race here with Okerman using a 011 RT and 1 Above Run (7.216 on 7.20 Dial) to defeat Huet’s 001 RT + 2 Above (6.679 on 6.65 Dial) by 003 at the Quarter-Mile Finish Line.
  • Lance Abbott def. Michael Chitty. The Biggest Matchup of the Round saw Abbott throw down a Championship worthy Lap to earn a crucial Round Win. Abbott was Better in RT 013 to 017 and Runs Dead 7 (7.037 on 7.03 Dial) to take 047 Stripe for the W.
  • Chanse Bullock def. Shawn Herbst. Herbst lets go 001 Red, handing the Win Light over to Bullock’s 003 Green and 5 Above Lap.
• Key E2 Matchups
  • Lance Abbott vs. Bryan Warr
  • Jeff Gillette vs. Rich Okerman
  • Chanse Bullock vs. Graham Foster
• Championship Watch
  • Still Alive: Abbott, Warr, Gillette, Olpin, Bullock, Okerman,
  • Eliminated: Herbst, Meziere
  • Abbott is now the Championship Points Leader, and Curt Fredrich is officially eliminated from Title Contention. Lance can continue locking others out of the chase with each Round Win.

DeeCell Competition Eliminator Clash E3

• Notable Pairings
  • Jeff Taylor def. Mike Dahl. Taylor breezes through this one with a 085 RT and drives around Dahl to an 18-Under Lap for the W.
  • Taylor Chomiski def. David Barton. Chomiski had the Better Bulb 024 to 051 and uses up 10 Index in a 60 to 52 Under decision.
• Final Round Matchup
  • Jeff Taylor vs. Taylor Chomiski

Top Dragster E1

• Notable Pairings
  • Mallory Reis def. Tom Bayer. Bayer turns it 015 Red, ending his Championship hopes.
  • Casey Plazier def. Cody Webber. The two Most Recent TD World Champs face off in Round 1. Webber has trouble and doesn’t make it to the Finish Line. Plazier was going to be hard to beat anyways with a 010 RT and 2 Above Run (7.194 on 7.17 Dial).
  • Brad Plourd def. Ty Gaynor. These two showed why they are battling it out for the World Championship this Season. Gaynor is 013 Green, take 005 Stripe to be 4 Thou Under sending the Win Light over to Plourd’s Lane where he was 007 Green + Dead 7 (6.277 on 6.27 Dial). Championship worthy performance on both sides of the track, but Plourd gets the better of this one.
• Key E2 Matchups
  • Brad Plourd vs. Keith Winters
  • Casey Plazier vs. Mallory Reis
• Championship Watch
  • Sill Alive: Plourd
  • Eliminated: Gaynor (Still Alive for Championship), Kenny, Bayer
  • Brad Plourd can pass JR Baxter for the Points Lead with a Round 3 victory.

Super Gas E1

• Notable Pairings
  • Bo Butner def. Norman Brungardt. Butner gets a good start to his Weekend with the W Light as Brungardt takes off 019 too soon.
  • Kris Whitfield def. Ted Kellner. Whitfield joins Butner in Round 2. Kris had the Better RT 037 to 041, and made the right decision at the stripe to let Kellner go to a 10.024 Breakout on the 10.05 Index. Whitfield was 10.068/147MPH to advance on.
  • Jordan Pratt def. Michael Dalrymple. Pratt adds to his Points Total here as Dalrymple leaves 017 Early turning on the Red Light. Jordan was ready at 010 Green and 10.039 ET.
  • Val Torres def. Evan Kowalski. This Pair of 2025 Top 5 Runners lived up to the billing. Torres lays down 9 Total (009 + Dead 0) to dispatch of Kowalski’s 026 Bulb & 1 Above Run (10.067).
• Key E2 Matchups
  • Kris Whitfield vs. Cooper Chun
  • Bo Butner vs. Tim Parker
  • Jordan Pratt vs. Dave Gotts
  • Marko Perivolaris vs. Rodger Sauder
  • Val Torres vs. Michael Miller
• Championship Watch
  • Still Alive: Pratt, Butner, Whitfield, Chun, Perivolaris
  • Eliminated: Wiblishouser, Bothe
  • Pratt increases his Total by 10 to 634 with that E1 Victory.

Super Stock E1

• Notable Pairings
  • Justin Picillo def. Bob Sherwood. Picillo adds to his Points Total using a 005 RT for the Win as Sherwood Reacted over two-tenths early turning on the Red Bulb.
  • Bryan Worner def. Evan Kowalski. Bryan was Better 032 to 089 in RT, and sits it 4 Above (10.341 on 10.34 Dial) to move on to E2. This sets up a Primetime Matchup between Championship contenders Worner and Picillo.
  • Justin Lamb def. Jody Lang. Two GOAT’s of the Super Stock/Stock Wars face off here. Lang lets go 012 Red ending this one early. Lamb was 025 Green and Dead 7 (8.817 on 8.81 Dial).
  • Nicholas Shepherd def. Jimmy Hidalgo Jr. Shepherd solos to the W as Hidalgo is unable to stage.
• Key E2 Matchups
  • Justin Picillo vs. Bryan Worner
  • Justin Lamb vs. Jerry Emmons
  • Jason DeForrest vs. Mike Cotten
• Championship Watch
  • Still Alive: Picillo, Lamb, Worner
  • Eliminated: Lang, Kowalski
  • Hidalgo still sits in the Lead despite his Round 1 Loss. Jimmy’s Final Points Total is now set at 647 Points.

DeeCell Competition Eliminator Clash E2

• Notable Pairings
  • Jeff Taylor def. Ryan Priddy. Priddy lets go 030 Red handing the Win to Taylor, who was 036 Green.
  • Taylor Chomiski def. Ryan Warter. Best Race of the Round. This was a Heads-Up E/SM Battle. Taylor had the Better Bulb 014 to 037, and gets to the 1/4 Mile Stripe first on a Holeshot 8.699 to 8.684 for a MOV totaling 008.
• Round Recap
  • Final 4: Taylor, Chomiski, Mike Dahl and David Barton.

Super Comp E1

• Notable Pairings
  • Tanner Theobald def. David Phillips. Tanner has to Run the Table these next 3 Races & gets off to a strong start here. Theobald has the Starting Line advantage 018 to 022, and takes a comfortable Stripe 9.064 to 9.094 (9.05 Index).
  • Jordan Pratt def. Mike Theulen. Pratt dodges a major bullet here as Theueln is nearly perfect on the tree 002 to Jordan’s 015 Bulb. Mike then drives down to take 027 to be 001 Under (9.049) for the Breakout Loss. Jordan advances to E2 with a 9.063 ET.
  • Michael Lane def. Trey Vetter. Trey’s opportunity to boost his massive 710 Points Total goes away in Round 1 with a 016 Red Light. Lane was good in the other lane at 007 RT + 9.062.
• Key E2 Matchups
  • Tanner Theobald vs. Travis Theobald
  • Jordan Pratt vs. Brian Kam
  • Gabe Torres vs. Chad Webber
• Championship Watch
  • Still Alive: Theobald and Pratt.
  • Trey Vetter still has a commanding points lead despite his E1 Loss.

Stock Eliminator E1

• Notable Pairings
  • CW Hoefer def. Randi Lyn Butner. Hoefer shows why he has so much success Footbrake Racing on the West coast right here. CW is 014 on the Tree and Dead 6 (11.236 on 11.23 Dial) for 20 Total locking out Randi Lyn’s 043 RT.
  • Jeff Adkinson def. Sante Grossi. Adkinson didn’t let the pressure get to him here. Jeff was Better on the Tree 026 to 032, and cuts Grossi loose for the Double Breakout decision victory. Adkinson was only 7 Thou Under (9.423 on 9.43 Dial), while Grossi was 039 Under (10.701 on 10.74 Dial).
  • Cody Lane def. Paul Haszlauer. Talk about a Clutch driving performance here as Lane Reacts Perfect 000 and sits it 1 Above (9.270 on 9.26 Dial) for a 10 Total Package to advance to E2.
  • Mike Cotten def. Jimmy DeFrank. DeFrank’s slim Championship hopes go away in E1. Jimmy was Better in RT 045 to 062, but takes 025 Stripe to be 002 Under (10.108 on 10.11 Dial) for the Breakout Loss.
• Key E2 Matchups
  • Jeff Adkinson vs. Jeff Johnson
  • Cody Lane vs. Tyler Cassil
  • Parker Theobald vs. Michael Williams
• Championship Watch
  • Still Alive: Adkinson, Theobald and Lane.
  • Eliminated: DeFrank
  • Jimmy Hidalgo Jr. made it thru E1 and can still play spoiler against his Title Rivals.

Top Sportsman Q2

• Session Recap
  • Kirk Lanz went from outside the field to #1 in Q2 with a 6.163/238MPH Blast to earn the Top Qualifier Award.
  • Top 5: Lanz, Aaron Steinkey, Will Yakimetz, Kelly Harper and Mike Doushgounian.
  • The Bump Spot ended up with Graham Foster at 7.386. Jim Tattersall & Frank Rodrigues were the Two Racers to DNQ.
• Key E1 Matchups
  • Lance Abbott vs. Michael Chitty
  • Chanse Bullock vs. Shawn Herbst
  • Bryan Warr vs. Darren Williams
  • Don Meziere vs. Ken Ratzloff
• Championship Watch
  • Major Matchup to start Eliminations between Lance Abbott and D5 Runner-Up Michael Chitty. I’m not certain that Lance could have gotten a tougher draw in E1. This one will be fun to watch.

DeeCell Competition Eliminator Clash E1

• Notable Pairings
  • Jeff Taylor def. Kevin Carter. In a Preview of Comp E1 tomorrow, Taylor takes a Margin of Victory totaling 012 at the Stripe in a -.571 to -.563 decision (040 to 044 RT’s).
  • Ryan Warter def. Joe Mozeris. Two of the West Coast’s Best right here. Warter was Better in RT 030 to 037, and earns the W 57 to 53-Under.
  • Mike Dahl def. Eric Bell. In a very diverse matchup, Dahl pilots his B/AP 2022 Corvette to a -.560 to -.556 victory over Eric Bell’s Hemi Shootout (AH/SM) 1968 Barracuda.

Top Dragster Q2

• Session Recap
  • Aaron Steinkey throws down a 6.109 ET at 227MPH to leap to the Top Spot with his Musi-powered RaceTech Dragster. This will earn Steinkey the E1 Bye Run.
  • Top 5: Steinkey, Don London, Steve Will, Al Kenny and Reed Taylor.
  • 29 Entries will make the Ladder for Round 1 Eliminations later this afternoon.
• Key E1 Matchups
  • Ty Gaynor vs. Brad Plourd
  • Cody Webber vs. Casey Plazier
  • Tom Bayer vs. Mallory Reis
• Championship Watch
  • Talk about a Gargantuan Matchup in E1 between Gaynor and Plourd, the Two racers will realistic shots to chase down JR Baxter. Whoever wins this Battle is one step closer to the Championship.

Super Gas TT2

• Session Recap
  • Jess Dale earns the E1 Potential Bye Run with a 002 RT.
  • Jason Kenny was the only Dead 0 Lap (10.05) in Time Trial Session #2.

Super Stock Q2

• Session Recap
  • Jim Grossi earns the #1 Spot in Super Stock Qualifying on the strength of his Q1 Lap 8.775 ET (-1.185) in the FGT/C 1969 Corvette.
  • Top 5: Grossi, Mike Johnston, Tim Seymour, Kevin Motter and Jeff Adkinson.
  • 62 Entries made the Eliminations Ladder for Super Stock.
• Key E1 Matchups
  • Jimmy Hidalgo Jr. vs. Nicholas Shepherd
  • Justin Picillo vs. Bob Sherwood
  • Justin Lamb vs. Jody Lang
  • Bryan Worner vs. Evan Kowalski
• Championship Watch
  • Points Leader Hidalgo has a tough draw in E1 with Division 6 Hitter Nicholas Shepherd.
  • Longshot Points Contenders have to face off with each other in the Lamb-Lang and Worner-Kowalski E1 Pairings.

Competition Eliminator Q2

• Session Recap
  • Scott Libersher stood on his Q1 .697-Under Lap to earn the Comp #1 Qualifier award at the Las Vegas Nationals.
  • Top 5: Libersher, Steve Graham, Kayla Mozeris, Ryan Priddy and Jeff Taylor.
  • 26 Cars will contest Eliminations in Competition Eliminator
• Key E1 Matchups
  • Jeff Taylor vs. Kevin Carter
  • Cody Lane vs. Matthew Dahl
  • Ryan Warter vs. Joe Carnasciale
  • Ryan Priddy vs. Joe Mozeris
• Championship Chase
  • Jeff Taylor has a tough draw in E1 with last year’s Division 7 Champ Kevin Carter.

Super Comp TT2

• Session Recap
  • Michael Miller earns the E1 Potential Bye Run with a Perfect 000 RT in this session.
  • Hunter Patton, Mitch Marcy and Russ Stevenson all recorded Perfect 9.050 ET’s on the Altitude-adjusted 9.05 Super Comp Class Index.

Stock Eliminator Q2

• Session Recap
  • Daniel Williams earned the #1 Qualifier Award with his -1.204 Lap (10.186 ET) from Q1 in his B/S 1969 Nova. Congrats to the Williams Team on their Top Qualifying effort coming all the way from the United Kingdom.
  • Top 5: Williams, Don Keen, Pete Lanciers, CW Hoefer and Tyler Cassil.
  • 58 Cars are on the Ladder for Round 1 later this Afternoon.
• Key E1 Matchups
  • Jeff Adkinson vs. Sante Grossi
  • Jimmy DeFrank vs. Mike Cotten
  • CW Hoefer vs. Randi Lyn Butner
• Championship Watch
  • The Biggest E1 Matchup will be Jeff Adkinson facing off with Sante Grossi. Grossi is a stout West Coast competitor, setting up a crucial Race in the Championship battle right off the bat.

Top Sportsman Q1

• Session Recap
  • Aaron Steinkey earned the Top Spot in TS Q1 wtih a 6.202/229MPH nitrous-assisted Pass.
  • Top 5: Steinkey, Will Yakimetz, Mike Doushgounian, Kelly Harper and Michael Chitty.
  • 34 Cars Made an Attempt Q1. Judy Radford sits on the Bump Spot at 10.590.
• Championship Watch
  • Curt Fredrich is the current National Championship Leader. His odds at the Title are basically zero. Curt’s Final Total is locked at 501 Points. When Lance Abbott stages for Round 1, Fredrich will be Eliminated from Championship Contention.
  • The aforementioned Lance Abbott has the Best Shot at the Title. He has a Clean National Event, and moves into the Lead by Staging up for E1. Lance can improve his Total this Weekend, and in Pomona.
  • Another D4 Racer Chanse Bullock is also a major threat for the Title. Chanse has both National Event claims Clean to Finish the Season as well as the Divisional to improve on.
  • Several other racers competing in Vegas this Weekend still have a Mathematical Shot at the Championship including Bryan Warr, Jeff Gillette, Ed Olpin, Shawn Herbst, Bill King, Rich Okerman and Don Meziere.

Competition Eliminator Q1

• Session Recap
  • Scott Libersher earns the Top Spot after Q1 with a 69-Under Run (7.793 ET) in his Factory Stock Showdown (FS/SM) Camaro.
  • Top 5: Libersher, Steve Graham, Kayla Mozeris, Ryan Priddy and Jeff Taylor
  • 26 Cars Made an Attempt Q1
• Championship Watch
  • Joe Carnasicale is the Incoming Points Leader at a 659 Total. He cannon advance his Total during the National Event, but he is competing with the opportunity to block his closest competitors.
  • Cody Lane has to essentially win out the Final 3 Races, and see how the Points Fall to have a shot at the Title.
  • Jeff Taylor is Carnasciale’s Biggest Threat for the Title. Jeff has a Clean National Event to Earn this Weekend, and could pass Joe with the Race Win. Jeff also can gain points the next 2 Weekends.

Top Dragster Q1

• Session Recap
  • Don London is the Provisional Polesitter in TD with a 6.113/228MPH blast.
  • Top 5: London, Steve Will, Aaron Steinkey, Tom Bayer and Reed Taylor.
  • 28 Cars Made an Attempt Q1
• Championship Watch
  • JR Baxter is the incoming National Points leader at 546 Points. His Final Total is Set, and he is not in Vegas.
  • The next closest contender in Vegas this Week is Ty Gaynor. Ty can improve his Total with each Round Win during the National Event, and he has to Win the Event to jump past Baxter for the Lead.
  • But the Racer in the Championship Driver’s Seat is Brad Plourd. Brad has a Clean National Event claim available, and would pass Baxter with a Round 3 Victory at this Race. Plourd picked up where he left off in Rockingham with a solid 024 RT and lifted at Halftrack after a 4.014/180MPH to the 1/8th.
  • Al Kenny and Tom Bayer both have slim odds at earning the Championship.

Super Gas TT1

• Championship Watch
  • Jordan Pratt leads the Championship Chase coming into Vegas. He can improve his Total at the Final 3 Races. Pratt is in the Best Position to earn the Title, and has a 013 RT + 9.970 on the 10.05 Altitude-adjusted Index to start his Vegas Trip.
  • Bo Butner currently sits 4th in the Standings, but has the Best Shot at bypassing Pratt for the Championship. Butner can also improve his Total over the Final 3 Events.
  • Kris Whitfield could be the most dangerous competition to Pratt. Kris is known for being unbeatable once he gets on a hot streak. Whitfield can improve his Total starting with a 3rd Round Win this Weekend. Kris lays down 6 Total on his First Time Run of the Event (001 RT + 10.055 ET).
  • Several other racers have a Long Shot opportunity at the Title including Mike Wiblishouser, Pete Bothe, Cooper Chun and Marko Perivolaris.

Super Stock Q1

• Session Recap
  • Jim Grossi Jr. sits in the #1 Qualifying Position with a 1.185-Under Lap (8.775 ET) in his FGT/C Corvette.
  • Top 5: Grossi, Mike Johnston, Tim Seymour, Kevin Motter and Jason DeForrest.
  • 59 Cars Made an Attempt Q1.
• Championship Watch
  • Jimmy Hidalgo Jr. is the Incoming National Points leader with 647 Points. Vegas is his Final Event Claim of the Season. Jimmy can advance his Total with a 3rd Round Win Light this weekend.
  • Justin Picillo has made the trip from the East Coast, and currently sits 2nd in the Championship Chase. He can push his Total at the Final 2 National Events. In Vegas, he starts adding to his Total with a First Round Win.
  • Several other racers are in Vegas with a Mathematical Shot at the Title, including Defending Champ Justin Lamb, D1’s Bryan Worner and California hitter Evan Kowalski.

Super Comp TT1

• Championship Watch
  • Trey Vetter has all but clinched this year’s National Championship with an incredible 710 Point Total currently. Trey started off the National Event Weekend at his Home Track with a 013 RT and 9.041 on the 9.05 Class Index.
  • Tanner Theobald and Jordan Pratt both have a slim to none chance at surpassing Vetter. They need to sweep the Final 3 Races (Vegas, Vegas, Pomona) and have Vetter not advance his Total. Pratt lays down 11 Total off the Trailer (010 RT + 9.051).

Stock Eliminator Q1

• Session Recap
  • Daniel Williams leads the Field in his United Kingdom-based B/Stock 1969 Nova with a 1.204-Under Lap (10.186).
  • Top 5: Williams, Pete Lanciers, CW Hoefer, Tyler Cassil and Travis Buth.
  • 56 Cars Made an Attempt Q1
• Championship Watch
  • Jimmy Hidalgo Jr. is the incoming National Points Leader. He is out of Race Claims, but is in Vegas to Block & sits #25 on the Sheet after Q1.
  • Georgia’s Jeff Adkinson is Hidalgo’s biggest Threat for the Championship, and he sits #30 after the first session. Adkinson has to have a nearly perfect Final 3 Races (Vegas, Vegas, Pomona) to pass Hidalgo.
  • Parker Theobald, Cody Lane and Jimmy DeFrank are all competing in Las Vegas with an outside shot at the Championship.

Thursday Preview

A full day of on-track action is on the schedule for Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series competitors today in Las Vegas. Two Qualifying Sessions and a minimum of One Round of Eliminations for all categories. Stock, Super Comp, Super Stock and Super Gas are all scheduled to contest Round 2 Eliminations as well. Competition Eliminator will contest the DeeCell Comp Clash Bonus Race today. This makes for a Big Day of Racing on The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.

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Event Preview

• NHRA Las Vegas Nationals
• October 29-November 1, 2026
• The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway – Las Vegas, NV
  • Series/Classes: NHRA National Event. Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series Categories. Top Alcohol Classes are competing. Plus, the Summit ET National Championship. Legacy Nitro Funny Car is also competing.
  • Last Year’s Event Winners: JR Gray (Pro Mod), Geoff Monise (Legacy Nitro Funny Car), Jon Bradford (Top Alcohol Dragster), Jim Whiteley (Top Alcohol Funny Car), Ty Gaynor (Top Dragster), Scott Linder (Comp), Trey Vetter (Super Stock), Bo Butner (Stock), Alec Bianco (Super Comp) and Eddy Plazier (Super Gas).
  • Current Points Leaders: Justin Bond (Pro Mod), Nathan Sitko (Legacy Nitro Funny Car), Jamie Noonan (Top Alcohol Dragster), Sean Bellemeur (Top Alcohol Funny Car), JR Baxter (Top Dragster), Curt Fredrich (Top Sportsman), Joe Carnasciale (Comp), Jimmy Hidalgo Jr. (Super Stock), Jimmy Hidalgo Jr. (Stock), Trey Vetter (Super Comp), Jordan Pratt (Super Gas).
  • Schedule: Qualifying & Early Round Eliminations (Thursday-Saturday). Final Eliminations (Sunday).
  • Live Streaming: NHRA.tv at https://www.nhra.tv/
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