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DSR Houston Friday Qualifying Report
NHRA SpringNationals
Event 5 of 24 (Houston)
Royal Purple Raceway
Baytown, Texas
April 20-22, 2018
DSR Houston Friday Qualifying Highlights:
Matt Hagan Claims the Provisional Funny Car No. 1 Qualifying Spot
BAYTOWN, Texas (April 20, 2018) – Matt Hagan powered the Pennzoil Dodge Charger to the provisional No. 1 spot on Friday night at the NHRA SpringNationals.
After making the third quickest run of Q1, Hagan and the Pennzoil team led by crew chief Dickie Venables, blistered down the Baytown track in 3.913-seconds, rocketing to the top of the Funny Car pack.
“My Pennzoil Dodge Charger has been phenomenal,” said Hagan, who after earning the No. 1 qualifying spot at the 2018 season-opener in Pomona, went on to win the race.
“Super glad to have Dickie in my corner. Really happy with my guys, they put a great race car underneath me. I’m very confident in what they’re doing, and it helps me as a driver to be able to focus on what I need to be doing.”
Hagan’s two stout runs allowed him to bank four bonus points, and with the threat of rain looming, gives him peace of mind heading into the second day of qualifying.
“The biggest thing was just getting in. 18 cars out there. Looking at the weather forecast tomorrow, getting down on the first lap and getting in the show took a lot of pressure off of us going into Q2.
“It’s good that we were able to go down both lanes and get some data off of that.”
Q1: 3.984 E.T. at 298.40 MPH (One bonus point for third quickest run of the session)
Q2: 3.913 E.T. at 308.78 MPH (Three bonus points for quickest run of the session)
Provisional Qualifying Position: No. 1
Bonus Points: Four
Driver Information:
Top Fuel:
ANTRON BROWN
Driver of the Matco Tools/U.S. Army Top Fuel Dragster
Q1: 4.922 E.T. at 132.93 MPH
Q2: 3.740 E.T. at 324.98 MPH
Provisional Qualifying Position: No. 4
LEAH PRITCHETT
Driver of the Mopar Dodge Top Fuel Dragster
Q1: 4.142 E.T. at 204.60 MPH
Q2: 9.039 E.T. at 78.42 MPH
Provisional Qualifying Position: No. 11
TONY SCHUMACHER
Driver of the U.S. Army Top Fuel Dragster
Q1: 3.777 E.T. at 318.99 MPH (Two bonus points for second quickest run of the session)
Q2: 3.711 E.T. at 322.73 MPH (Two bonus points for second quickest run of the session)
Provisional Qualifying Position: No. 2
Bonus Points: Four
Funny Car:
JACK BECKMAN
Driver of the Infinite Hero Foundation Dodge Charger R/T
Q1: 4.065 E.T. at 266.27 MPH
Q2: 8.909 E.T. at 74.34 MPH
Provisional Qualifying Position: No. 8
RON CAPPS
Driver of the NAPA AUTO PARTS Dodge Charger R/T
Q1: 4.806 E.T. at 147.31 MPH
Q2: 8.447 E.T. at 65.75 14 MPH
Provisional Qualifying Position: No. 14
TOMMY JOHNSON JR.
Driver of the Make-A-Wish Foundation Dodge Charger R/T
Q1: 4.157 E.T. at 242.76 MPH
Q2: 8.731 E.T. at 78.73 MPH
Provisional Qualifying Position: No. 9
NHRA SpringNationals
Event 5 of 24 (Houston)
Royal Purple Raceway
Baytown, Texas
April 20-22, 2018
DSR Houston Friday Qualifying Highlights:
- Matt Hagan earned the provisional No. 1 qualifying spot in Funny Car
- Hagan ran quickest of the session in Q2 and third quickest of Q1
- Tony Schumacher ran second quickest during both Q1 and Q2
- Antron Brown owns the fastest Top Fuel speed of the meet (324.98 MPH)
Matt Hagan Claims the Provisional Funny Car No. 1 Qualifying Spot
BAYTOWN, Texas (April 20, 2018) – Matt Hagan powered the Pennzoil Dodge Charger to the provisional No. 1 spot on Friday night at the NHRA SpringNationals.
After making the third quickest run of Q1, Hagan and the Pennzoil team led by crew chief Dickie Venables, blistered down the Baytown track in 3.913-seconds, rocketing to the top of the Funny Car pack.
“My Pennzoil Dodge Charger has been phenomenal,” said Hagan, who after earning the No. 1 qualifying spot at the 2018 season-opener in Pomona, went on to win the race.
“Super glad to have Dickie in my corner. Really happy with my guys, they put a great race car underneath me. I’m very confident in what they’re doing, and it helps me as a driver to be able to focus on what I need to be doing.”
Hagan’s two stout runs allowed him to bank four bonus points, and with the threat of rain looming, gives him peace of mind heading into the second day of qualifying.
“The biggest thing was just getting in. 18 cars out there. Looking at the weather forecast tomorrow, getting down on the first lap and getting in the show took a lot of pressure off of us going into Q2.
“It’s good that we were able to go down both lanes and get some data off of that.”
Q1: 3.984 E.T. at 298.40 MPH (One bonus point for third quickest run of the session)
Q2: 3.913 E.T. at 308.78 MPH (Three bonus points for quickest run of the session)
Provisional Qualifying Position: No. 1
Bonus Points: Four
Driver Information:
Top Fuel:
ANTRON BROWN
Driver of the Matco Tools/U.S. Army Top Fuel Dragster
Q1: 4.922 E.T. at 132.93 MPH
Q2: 3.740 E.T. at 324.98 MPH
Provisional Qualifying Position: No. 4
LEAH PRITCHETT
Driver of the Mopar Dodge Top Fuel Dragster
Q1: 4.142 E.T. at 204.60 MPH
Q2: 9.039 E.T. at 78.42 MPH
Provisional Qualifying Position: No. 11
TONY SCHUMACHER
Driver of the U.S. Army Top Fuel Dragster
Q1: 3.777 E.T. at 318.99 MPH (Two bonus points for second quickest run of the session)
Q2: 3.711 E.T. at 322.73 MPH (Two bonus points for second quickest run of the session)
Provisional Qualifying Position: No. 2
Bonus Points: Four
Funny Car:
JACK BECKMAN
Driver of the Infinite Hero Foundation Dodge Charger R/T
Q1: 4.065 E.T. at 266.27 MPH
Q2: 8.909 E.T. at 74.34 MPH
Provisional Qualifying Position: No. 8
RON CAPPS
Driver of the NAPA AUTO PARTS Dodge Charger R/T
Q1: 4.806 E.T. at 147.31 MPH
Q2: 8.447 E.T. at 65.75 14 MPH
Provisional Qualifying Position: No. 14
TOMMY JOHNSON JR.
Driver of the Make-A-Wish Foundation Dodge Charger R/T
Q1: 4.157 E.T. at 242.76 MPH
Q2: 8.731 E.T. at 78.73 MPH
Provisional Qualifying Position: No. 9
