Haddock stays on top after first-round exit in Tulsa
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<br><font color="Navy">Haddock maintains a 23-point lead over Paul Lee and a 51-point spread over Matt Hagan after the Tulsa event.</font>
<P> TULSA (August 25, 2008) -- Terry Haddock, driver of the Lend America Stratus, maintained his lead position in the IHRA Funny Car points-race following his first-round exit in the Sooner Nationals on Sunday.
Matched up with No. 6 qualifier Todd Simpson, Haddock took the early lead in the race to half-track but lost ground when the engine broke allowing Simpson to pass him for the win. At the stripe it was Simpson 5.183/266.58, Haddock 5.236/275.96.
"Overall, it was a good weekend although I'm disappointed we weren't able to go rounds like we needed to," Haddock said. "We qualified really well at number two, and were on track to keep things moving forward, but didn't quite make it.
"We were on a really good pass against Simpson, but we suffered a mechanical problem and broke a lifter, which caused us to drop a couple of holes and let him win."
Haddock maintains a 23-point lead over Paul Lee and a 51-point spread over Matt Hagan after the Tulsa event.
"I'd say that I'm very optimistic, despite the close points race. We've done really well all season, and now that we've got Mike Ashley and Lend America supporting us through the next few races, we can concentrate on keeping our lead and winning the championship," Haddock said.
Haddock races next in Epping, New Hampshire at the Amalie Motor Oil North American Nationals at New England Dragway.
Official IHRA Nitro Funny Car Points
1. Terry Haddock 536
2. Paul Lee 513
3. Matt Hagan 485
4. Steven Macklyn 482
5. Andy Kelley 454
6. Dale Creasy Jr. 392
7. Jeff Diehl 325
8. Todd Simpson 292
9. Jack Wyatt 242
10. Cory Lee 218
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<br><font color="Navy">Haddock maintains a 23-point lead over Paul Lee and a 51-point spread over Matt Hagan after the Tulsa event.</font>
<P> TULSA (August 25, 2008) -- Terry Haddock, driver of the Lend America Stratus, maintained his lead position in the IHRA Funny Car points-race following his first-round exit in the Sooner Nationals on Sunday.
Matched up with No. 6 qualifier Todd Simpson, Haddock took the early lead in the race to half-track but lost ground when the engine broke allowing Simpson to pass him for the win. At the stripe it was Simpson 5.183/266.58, Haddock 5.236/275.96.
"Overall, it was a good weekend although I'm disappointed we weren't able to go rounds like we needed to," Haddock said. "We qualified really well at number two, and were on track to keep things moving forward, but didn't quite make it.
"We were on a really good pass against Simpson, but we suffered a mechanical problem and broke a lifter, which caused us to drop a couple of holes and let him win."
Haddock maintains a 23-point lead over Paul Lee and a 51-point spread over Matt Hagan after the Tulsa event.
"I'd say that I'm very optimistic, despite the close points race. We've done really well all season, and now that we've got Mike Ashley and Lend America supporting us through the next few races, we can concentrate on keeping our lead and winning the championship," Haddock said.
Haddock races next in Epping, New Hampshire at the Amalie Motor Oil North American Nationals at New England Dragway.
Official IHRA Nitro Funny Car Points
1. Terry Haddock 536
2. Paul Lee 513
3. Matt Hagan 485
4. Steven Macklyn 482
5. Andy Kelley 454
6. Dale Creasy Jr. 392
7. Jeff Diehl 325
8. Todd Simpson 292
9. Jack Wyatt 242
10. Cory Lee 218
