PEAK Motorsports Update- October 5, 2026

NHRA: NAPA Auto Parts NHRA Midwest Nationals

Madison, IL

Monday, October 5, 2026: 

Jordan Vandergriff earned his sixth final-round appearance of the 2026 NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series season in the NHRA Midwest Nationals, but he and the team fell just short of notching their fourth win as Vandergriff ran 3.926 seconds at 325.37 mph to Austin Prock’s run of 3.909 seconds at 332.84 mph.
 
Jack Beckman lost in a tough semifinal matchup against Prock, Alexis DeJoria went out in Round 2 to Vandergriff, and Josh Hart bowed out in the opening round.

Vandergriff beat Cruz Pedregon in the first round, running 3.896 seconds at 324.51 mph to Pedregon’s 6.921 seconds at 96.41 mph. In Round 2, the Cornwell Tools team faced DeJoria, who red-lighted (-0.036) while the Cornwell Tools Chevy ran 3.952 seconds at 327.59 mph. In the semifinal matchup against Matt Hagan, the Cornwell Tools Chevy took the win with a run of 3.939 seconds at 327.82 mph to Hagan’s tire-smoking 6.158-second run, setting up the final round against Prock.

Beckman set low ET of the meet in his Round 1 win over Doug Creasy Jr., running 3.864 seconds at 332.84 mph to Creasy’s 4.221 seconds at 261.37 mph. The PEAK Chevy took the Round 2 win with a run of 3.870 seconds at 331.28 mph to Daniel Wilkerson’s tire-smoking effort. In the semifinal, Beckman ran quicker, 3.903 seconds, but Prock took the win with his 3.906-second pass.

DeJoria earned the Round 1 victory over Bobby Bode, running 3.874 seconds at 329.91 mph to Bode’s 4.667 seconds at 175.27 mph, giving the Bandero Café team lane choice in the second-round matchup against Vandergriff, but her day ended there with a red light start.

As the number six qualifier, Hart had lane choice over number eleven qualifier Tony Stewart and lined up the Speedmaster Top Fuel dragster in the right lane. Both cars smoked the tires almost immediately and both drivers pedaled but the Speedmaster car was never able to find traction. Stewart took the win with a run of 5.3232 seconds at 229.24 mph to Hart’s 7.912 seconds at seconds at 93.86 mph.

NHRA Mission Foods Points Standings after 17 of 20 races

TOP FUEL
1. Shawn Langdon, 2,459
2. Doug Kalitta, 2,343
3. Tony Stewart, 2,234
4. Leah Pruett, 2,224
5. Will Smith, 2,209
6. Antron Brown, 2,207
7. Billy Torrence, 2,166
8. Maddi Gordon, 2,165
9. Josh Hart, 2,164
10. Justin Ashley, 2,154

 
FUNNY CAR
1. Matt Hagan, 2,402
2. Jordan Vandergriff, 2,330
3. Austin Prock, 2,296
4. Jack Beckman, 2,279
5. J.R. Todd, 2,270
6. Ron Capps, 2,240
7. Alexis DeJoria, 2,215
8. Daniel Wilkerson, 2,174
9. Chad Green, 2,123
10. Spencer Hyde, 2,117

The 18th of 20 races on the 2026 NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series schedule is the October 16-18 NHRA Fall Nationals at the Texas Motorplex in Ennis, Texas.