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Beckman had lane choice against Austin Prock in their semifinal pairing. The PEAK Chevy ran quicker at 3.918 seconds at 325.92 mph to Prock\u2019s 3.937 seconds at 327.66 mph, but a three-hundredths of a second holeshot (.046 to .076) made up the difference to give Prock the victory.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt was a good points day for the PEAK Squad but a frustrating day, especially from a driver\u2019s standpoint,\u201d said Beckman. \u201cWe had the quickest car in the first round. We had the quickest car second round. We had the quickest car in the semifinals but Austin outran us with a better light. He won that one with his right foot and those really sting as a driver. You can say the consolation is we made up some points, but we had an opportunity to make up double what we did. That one\u2019s tough. This is where you have to be an adult, take a deep breath and say, \u2018I did the best I could. I was 78 in the first round, 78 in the second round, and 76 in the semi\u2019s on my reaction times. I can roll the car in three inches and make myself look like a hero (cutting a quicker light) but it makes the car run a slower elapsed time. That being said, Austin\u2019s right foot did a better job than mine in that one. We\u2019ll load up, go through all the data we collected this week and then unload in three weeks at Brainerd with what I think is the best Funny Car in the field right now.\u201d<\/p>\n
Beckman defeated Tim Gibbons in round one with the quickest Funny Car run of the weekend, posting an elapsed time of 3.858 seconds at 333.49 mph to Gibbons\u2019 4.019 at 307.02. It was all PEAK Squad in round two against Cruz Pedregon, with Beckman quicker off the line (.078 to .107) and running 3.899 seconds at 330.72 mph to Pedregon\u2019s losing 4.134 at 255.15.<\/p>\n
Vandergriff gave up lane choice in round one to Spencer Hyde but won the reaction time battle (.055 to .082), and the Cornwell Tools Chevrolet SS Funny Car got to the finish line first, running 3.913 seconds at 32.19 mph to Hyde\u2019s 4.397 at 220.30. In round two against J.R. Todd, Vandergriff again gave up lane choice but got the holeshot (.042 to .054). The Cornwell Tools Chevy dropped a cylinder early in the run which allowed Todd to get around and take the win, running 3.939 seconds at 334.40 to Vandergriff\u2019s 3.981 at 319.29 mph.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe had a hole go out early and we were still pacing with them,\u201d said Vandergriff. \u201cIt was a solid run and I think if the hole doesn\u2019t go out, we have a pretty good shot at the win. Overall, it was a bit of a tough weekend for this Cornwell Quality Tools Chevy team. We struggled in qualifying until Q4 and then got a big win today in round one. Being able to salvage a round win out of this weekend is good for the team and the point standings at the top are shuffling. We will see where we stand after today and be ready to go when we get to Brainerd.\u201d<\/p>\n
DeJoria beat Dave Richards off the starting line (.091 to .116), but the Bandero Caf\u00e9 Chevrolet SS Funny Car smoked the tires just a couple hundred feet later. Richards\u2019 car did the same but further down the track and took the win, running 4.540 seconds at 269.89 mph to DeJoria\u2019s 7.125 seconds at 90.01 mph.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe have a very strong Bandero Caf\u00e9 Chevy right now. We have what it takes and it\u2019s just a few little tweaks to be made that will get us on top at the end of a race weekend,\u201d said DeJoria. \u201cIt\u2019s a little frustrating because my John Force Racing teammates have all won races so far and we\u2019re still trying to play a little bit of \u2018catch up\u2019. Mike Neff and Jonnie Lindeberg (crew chiefs) are so smart. We\u2019re going to test at Brainerd and Indy leading into those upcoming races and be ready to go rounds when we get there.\u201d<\/p>\n
The 13th of 20 races of the 2026 NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series is the Aug. 20-23 NHRA Brainerd Nationals at Brainerd (Minn.) International Raceway.<\/p>\n
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