J.R. Todd, DHL Funny Car
Finals Broadcast Replay (eastern time): 8:30-11:30 p.m. Monday, June 8 on FS2
Qualifying: J.R. Todd was the No. 3 qualifier at the NHRA New England Nationals. In the final qualifying session Saturday afternoon, Todd made a 3.940-second pass at 329.91 mph to claim the No. 3 position.
Eliminations: Todd defeated Spencer Hyde and Blake Alexander before losing to Jordan Vandergriff in the semifinals. The DHL GR Supra made excellent runs in the first two runs but smoked the tires in the semifinals giving Vandergriff the win.
Unofficial Point Standings: Todd leaves New England in second place in in the NHRA Funny Car point standings. He trails points leader Ron Capps by 15 points and leads third-place Jordan Vandergriff by 14 points.
Todd on New England: “I love coming here with the package we have, and the yella fellas made a couple of really strong runs; we just missed it there in the semifinals. We were hoping to come out of here with a win, but it was good to go to another semifinal – that means we’ll be racing for some tortillas next weekend in Bristol (Mission Foods Challenge) so we’re looking forward to that. We’ll keep working on it, and hopefully one day soon, we’ll win one of these things.”
J.R. Todd Photo Courtesy: Kalitta Motorsports
Next Race: Team Kalitta will be back in action June 12-14, 2026 at the Super Grip NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals in Bristol, Tenn. 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): 8:30-11:30 p.m. Monday, June 8 on FS2
Qualifying: J.R. Todd was the No. 3 qualifier at the NHRA New England Nationals. In the final qualifying session Saturday afternoon, Todd made a 3.940-second pass at 329.91 mph to claim the No. 3 position.
Eliminations: Todd defeated Spencer Hyde and Blake Alexander before losing to Jordan Vandergriff in the semifinals. The DHL GR Supra made excellent runs in the first two runs but smoked the tires in the semifinals giving Vandergriff the win.
Unofficial Point Standings: Todd leaves New England in second place in in the NHRA Funny Car point standings. He trails points leader Ron Capps by 15 points and leads third-place Jordan Vandergriff by 14 points.
Todd on New England: “I love coming here with the package we have, and the yella fellas made a couple of really strong runs; we just missed it there in the semifinals. We were hoping to come out of here with a win, but it was good to go to another semifinal – that means we’ll be racing for some tortillas next weekend in Bristol (Mission Foods Challenge) so we’re looking forward to that. We’ll keep working on it, and hopefully one day soon, we’ll win one of these things.”
J.R. Todd Photo Courtesy: Kalitta Motorsports
Next Race: Team Kalitta will be back in action June 12-14, 2026 at the Super Grip NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals in Bristol, Tenn. For additional information, please visit www.nhra.com. For additional information on Kalitta Motorsports, please visit www.teamkalitta.com.
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