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NHRA Brainerd Nationals

NHRA Brainerd Nationals

  • Aug 20-23, 2026
  • Brainerd International Raceway
  • 5523 Birchdale RdBrainerd, MN 56401

Detailed Results

Category
Round
Lane Driver Car No. Q. Pos. RT 60 FT 330 FT 660 FT 660 MPH ET MPH MOV First
Left Justin Ashley WIN 3 5 .041 .853 2.177 3.060 290.13 3.793 335.57 2.6334 2.6334
Right Clay Millican 51 13 .077 .857 2.395 4.177 117.97 6.390 96.30 -- --

Weather conditions: air temperature 73 degrees, relative humidity 45 percent, barometer 30.05 inches, adjusted altitude 2,610 feet, track temperature 113 degrees. Ashley is 10 - 5 against Millican in prior events. Ashley with the starting line advantage and never trailed for the win. Millican is up in smoke and clicked it off.
Lane Driver Car No. Q. Pos. RT 60 FT 330 FT 660 FT 660 MPH ET MPH MOV First
Left Tony Stewart 14 7 .072 .848 2.152 3.027 294.37 3.751 338.85 -- --
Right Maddi Gordon WIN 100 2 .045 .856 2.152 3.018 296.11 3.740 330.72 .0383 .0383

Gordon is 3 - 2 against Stewart in prior events. Gordon with the starting line advantage and never trailed for the win. Stewart with a good clean pass in the losing effort.
Lane Driver Car No. Q. Pos. RT 60 FT 330 FT 660 FT 660 MPH ET MPH MOV First
Left Doug Kalitta WIN 1 1 .063 .855 2.150 3.019 297.68 3.742 326.56 .0393 .0393
Right Antron Brown 123 8 .048 .864 2.173 3.058 289.82 3.796 322.81 -- --

Brown is 44 - 40 against Kalitta in prior events. Brown with the starting line advantage, but Kalitta has the lead by 330 feet and never trailed from there on for the win. He will have lane choice over Ashley in the semifinal.
Lane Driver Car No. Q. Pos. RT 60 FT 330 FT 660 FT 660 MPH ET MPH MOV First
Left Leah Pruett WIN 777 6 .030 .855 2.174 3.103 243.99 4.158 194.49 .1288 .1288
Right Shawn Langdon 2 3 .069 .855 2.173 3.288 220.12 4.247 254.66 -- --

Langdon is 19 - 9 against Pruett in prior events. Pruett with the starting line advantage and then she gets loose and pedals it around half track. She gets it took hook up enough for the win, the chutes are out early. She will give up lane choice to gordon in the semifinal. Langdon is up in smoke and pedaled it back into smoke and stayed with it. He couldn't run her down.
Lane left right
Driver Justin Ashley W Clay Millican
Car # 3 51
Q. Pos. 5 13
RT .041 .077
60 FT .853 .857
330 FT 2.177 2.395
660 FT 3.060 4.177
660 MPH 290.13 117.97
ET 3.793 6.390
MPH 335.57 96.30
MOV 2.6334 --
First 2.6334 --

Weather conditions: air temperature 73 degrees, relative humidity 45 percent, barometer 30.05 inches, adjusted altitude 2,610 feet, track temperature 113 degrees. Ashley is 10 - 5 against Millican in prior events. Ashley with the starting line advantage and never trailed for the win. Millican is up in smoke and clicked it off.
Lane left right
Driver Tony Stewart Maddi Gordon W
Car # 14 100
Q. Pos. 7 2
RT .072 .045
60 FT .848 .856
330 FT 2.152 2.152
660 FT 3.027 3.018
660 MPH 294.37 296.11
ET 3.751 3.740
MPH 338.85 330.72
MOV -- .0383
First -- .0383

Gordon is 3 - 2 against Stewart in prior events. Gordon with the starting line advantage and never trailed for the win. Stewart with a good clean pass in the losing effort.
Lane left right
Driver Doug Kalitta W Antron Brown
Car # 1 123
Q. Pos. 1 8
RT .063 .048
60 FT .855 .864
330 FT 2.150 2.173
660 FT 3.019 3.058
660 MPH 297.68 289.82
ET 3.742 3.796
MPH 326.56 322.81
MOV .0393 --
First .0393 --

Brown is 44 - 40 against Kalitta in prior events. Brown with the starting line advantage, but Kalitta has the lead by 330 feet and never trailed from there on for the win. He will have lane choice over Ashley in the semifinal.
Lane left right
Driver Leah Pruett W Shawn Langdon
Car # 777 2
Q. Pos. 6 3
RT .030 .069
60 FT .855 .855
330 FT 2.174 2.173
660 FT 3.103 3.288
660 MPH 243.99 220.12
ET 4.158 4.247
MPH 194.49 254.66
MOV .1288 --
First .1288 --

Langdon is 19 - 9 against Pruett in prior events. Pruett with the starting line advantage and then she gets loose and pedals it around half track. She gets it took hook up enough for the win, the chutes are out early. She will give up lane choice to gordon in the semifinal. Langdon is up in smoke and pedaled it back into smoke and stayed with it. He couldn't run her down.