J.R. Todd, DHL Funny Car
Finals Broadcast Replay: 7-10 p.m. Monday, Sept. 23, 2024 on FS1
Qualifying: J.R. Todd was the No. 6 qualifier at the NHRA Carolina Nationals. Todd’s quickest qualifying run came during the Friday-night session when he reached the finish line in 3.886 seconds at 334.15 mph.
Eliminations: Todd raced Dan Wilkerson in the first round; both cars made strong runs. Todd made a 3.945-second run – the second-quickest pass of the entire first round – but it was not enough. Wilkerson left the starting line first and was able to upset the 2018 Funny Car champion by .0105 seconds.
Unofficial Point Standings: Todd leaves Charlotte in sixth place in the NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series point standings. He trails fifth-place Ron Capps by three points and leads seventh-place Alexis Dejoria by 47 points.
Todd on Charlotte: “You have to go out and execute. We put ourselves in a hole at the first race of the Countdown last week, and you can’t afford back-to-back early-round losses. That’s kind of the way our season’s gone – not consistently qualifying at the top and going to the later rounds. We have to put ourselves in a better position. The DHL GR Supra made a good run today, but when a guy goes .17 on the tree (Wilkerson’s .017 reaction time), you can’t do (anything) about that. We’ll just go to St. Louis, try to qualify near the top and win the race.”
Next Race: Team Kalitta will be back in action Sept. 27-29, 2024 at the NHRA Midwest Nationals in Madison, Ill., the third of six races making up the Countdown to the Championship NHRA Playoffs. For additional information, please visit www.nhra.com. For additional information on Kalitta Motorsports, please visit www.teamkalitta.com.
Doug Kalitta and Shawn Langdon Photo Courtesy: Kalitta Motorsports
J.R. Todd Photo Courtesy: NHRA
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Finals Broadcast Replay: 7-10 p.m. Monday, Sept. 23, 2024 on FS1
Qualifying: J.R. Todd was the No. 6 qualifier at the NHRA Carolina Nationals. Todd’s quickest qualifying run came during the Friday-night session when he reached the finish line in 3.886 seconds at 334.15 mph.
Eliminations: Todd raced Dan Wilkerson in the first round; both cars made strong runs. Todd made a 3.945-second run – the second-quickest pass of the entire first round – but it was not enough. Wilkerson left the starting line first and was able to upset the 2018 Funny Car champion by .0105 seconds.
Unofficial Point Standings: Todd leaves Charlotte in sixth place in the NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series point standings. He trails fifth-place Ron Capps by three points and leads seventh-place Alexis Dejoria by 47 points.
Todd on Charlotte: “You have to go out and execute. We put ourselves in a hole at the first race of the Countdown last week, and you can’t afford back-to-back early-round losses. That’s kind of the way our season’s gone – not consistently qualifying at the top and going to the later rounds. We have to put ourselves in a better position. The DHL GR Supra made a good run today, but when a guy goes .17 on the tree (Wilkerson’s .017 reaction time), you can’t do (anything) about that. We’ll just go to St. Louis, try to qualify near the top and win the race.”
Next Race: Team Kalitta will be back in action Sept. 27-29, 2024 at the NHRA Midwest Nationals in Madison, Ill., the third of six races making up the Countdown to the Championship NHRA Playoffs. For additional information, please visit www.nhra.com. For additional information on Kalitta Motorsports, please visit www.teamkalitta.com.
Doug Kalitta and Shawn Langdon Photo Courtesy: Kalitta Motorsports
J.R. Todd Photo Courtesy: NHRA
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