J.R. Todd, DHL Funny Car
Finals Broadcast Replay (eastern time): 8:30-11:30 p.m. Thursday, June 12 on FS1
Qualifying: J.R. Todd was the No. 6 qualifier at the Super Grip NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals. His best qualifying attempt came during the first qualifying session Saturday afternoon, which was also the first round of the Mission Foods #2Fast2Tasty NHRA Challenge. Todd’s 3987-second pass at 327.03 mph made him the No. 6 qualifier and put him in the Mission Foods Challenge final round where he defeated Jack Beckman to win his first Mission Foods Challenge of the season.
Eliminations: Todd defeated Spencer Hyde in the first round. The pair before Todd and Ron Capps’ second round matchup had problems leading to a delay of more than 30 minutes. When the track was clear, Capps got the win 4.111 to Todd’s losing 4.324-second effort. It was an extremely close race until Todd’s DHL GR Supra began spinning the tires when approaching the finish line.
Unofficial Point Standings: Todd leaves Bristol in sixth place in the NHRA Funny Car point standings. He trails fifth-place Matt Hagan by 66 points and leads seventh-place Dan Wilkerson by 27 points.
Todd on Bristol: “The DHL GR Supra is going down the track which is good, but the way things were lined up today, it could have been another good points day for sure. It was just really tricky track conditions here all weekend and especially on race day. You definitely hate sitting around that long and waiting (for track cleanup), especially when you’re all worked up and ready to go, but the other guy’s in the same boat. You’re ready to run, and your brain is set; then you have to sit. We definitely had some positives for DHL, PJH, SealMaster and Revchem this weekend, but we know we still have work to do.”
J.R. Todd Photo Courtesy: Kalitta Motorsports
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Finals Broadcast Replay (eastern time): 8:30-11:30 p.m. Thursday, June 12 on FS1
Qualifying: J.R. Todd was the No. 6 qualifier at the Super Grip NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals. His best qualifying attempt came during the first qualifying session Saturday afternoon, which was also the first round of the Mission Foods #2Fast2Tasty NHRA Challenge. Todd’s 3987-second pass at 327.03 mph made him the No. 6 qualifier and put him in the Mission Foods Challenge final round where he defeated Jack Beckman to win his first Mission Foods Challenge of the season.
Eliminations: Todd defeated Spencer Hyde in the first round. The pair before Todd and Ron Capps’ second round matchup had problems leading to a delay of more than 30 minutes. When the track was clear, Capps got the win 4.111 to Todd’s losing 4.324-second effort. It was an extremely close race until Todd’s DHL GR Supra began spinning the tires when approaching the finish line.
Unofficial Point Standings: Todd leaves Bristol in sixth place in the NHRA Funny Car point standings. He trails fifth-place Matt Hagan by 66 points and leads seventh-place Dan Wilkerson by 27 points.
Todd on Bristol: “The DHL GR Supra is going down the track which is good, but the way things were lined up today, it could have been another good points day for sure. It was just really tricky track conditions here all weekend and especially on race day. You definitely hate sitting around that long and waiting (for track cleanup), especially when you’re all worked up and ready to go, but the other guy’s in the same boat. You’re ready to run, and your brain is set; then you have to sit. We definitely had some positives for DHL, PJH, SealMaster and Revchem this weekend, but we know we still have work to do.”
J.R. Todd Photo Courtesy: Kalitta Motorsports
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