J.R. Todd, DHL Funny Car
Finals Broadcast Replay (eastern time): 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Thursday, April 16 on FS2
Qualifying: J.R. Todd was the No. 1 qualifier at the Lucas Oil NHRA Winternationals; it was Todd’s first No. 1 qualifier since 2021. In the final qualifying session. Todd made a 3.896-second pass at 335.82 mph.
Eliminations: Todd defeated Blake Alexander and Jack Beckman before losing to Matt Hagan in the semifinals when the DHL GR Supra smoked the tires. In the first round win, Todd’s 3.889-second run at 337.16 mph was the quickest.
When Todd advanced to the quarterfinals, he earned a spot in the Mission Foods #2Fast2Tasty NHRA Challenge at the next race near Charlotte. During Saturday’s qualifying sessions, the drivers who reached the second round in Pomona will run the 4-wide semifinals and final earning additional purse and championship bonus points.
Unofficial Point Standings: Todd leaves Pomona in third place in in the NHRA Funny Car point standings. He trails the drivers tied for first place in points, second-place Ron Capps and Matt Hagan, by 27 points and leads fourth-place Chad Green by one point.
Todd on Pomona: “We obviously wanted to win the 1,000th Funny Car race, but at the end of the day, it was a great weekend for us. We’re definitely in the hunt; we just stumbled there in the semis, but when the track gets cool like that, it kind of narrows up your (tuning) window, and with this combination, we really don’t have a lot of notes yet. Either way, this DHL GR Supra team is trending in the right direction, so it’s a good momentum for the rest of the season.”
J.R. Todd Photo Courtesy: Kalitta Motorsports
Next Race: Team Kalitta will be back in action April 27-29, 2026 at the NHRA 4-Wide Nationals in Concord, N.C. For additional information, please visit www.nhra.com. For additional information on Kalitta Motorsports, please visit www.teamkalitta.com.
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Finals Broadcast Replay (eastern time): 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Thursday, April 16 on FS2
Qualifying: J.R. Todd was the No. 1 qualifier at the Lucas Oil NHRA Winternationals; it was Todd’s first No. 1 qualifier since 2021. In the final qualifying session. Todd made a 3.896-second pass at 335.82 mph.
Eliminations: Todd defeated Blake Alexander and Jack Beckman before losing to Matt Hagan in the semifinals when the DHL GR Supra smoked the tires. In the first round win, Todd’s 3.889-second run at 337.16 mph was the quickest.
When Todd advanced to the quarterfinals, he earned a spot in the Mission Foods #2Fast2Tasty NHRA Challenge at the next race near Charlotte. During Saturday’s qualifying sessions, the drivers who reached the second round in Pomona will run the 4-wide semifinals and final earning additional purse and championship bonus points.
Unofficial Point Standings: Todd leaves Pomona in third place in in the NHRA Funny Car point standings. He trails the drivers tied for first place in points, second-place Ron Capps and Matt Hagan, by 27 points and leads fourth-place Chad Green by one point.
Todd on Pomona: “We obviously wanted to win the 1,000th Funny Car race, but at the end of the day, it was a great weekend for us. We’re definitely in the hunt; we just stumbled there in the semis, but when the track gets cool like that, it kind of narrows up your (tuning) window, and with this combination, we really don’t have a lot of notes yet. Either way, this DHL GR Supra team is trending in the right direction, so it’s a good momentum for the rest of the season.”
J.R. Todd Photo Courtesy: Kalitta Motorsports
Next Race: Team Kalitta will be back in action April 27-29, 2026 at the NHRA 4-Wide Nationals in Concord, N.C. For additional information, please visit www.nhra.com. For additional information on Kalitta Motorsports, please visit www.teamkalitta.com.
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