J.R. Todd, DHL Funny Car
Finals Broadcast Replay: 11 p.m.-1 a.m. Monday, Sept. 16, 2024 on FS1
Qualifying: J.R. Todd was the No. 11 qualifier at the Pep Boys NHRA Nationals. His best qualifying attempt came in the final session Saturday afternoon when he made a 3.973-second run at 325.61 mph.
Eliminations: Todd defeated Matt Hagan in the first round when he left the starting line before the four-time Funny Car champion and won the round despite Hagan having the quicker elapsed time. It was Todd’s fourth “hole-shot” win of the season. He advanced to the second round and made another strong run but lost to Jack Beckman, 3.917 to 3.947 seconds.
Unofficial Point Standings: Todd leaves Reading in fourth place in the NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series point standings. He trails third-place Jack Beckman, who is racing for John Force, by 28 points and leads fifth-place Matt Hagan by 10 points with five races remaining in the season.
Todd on Reading: “We stole one in the first round – I don’t know how we got away with that. I got one on the starting line, and then it quit before the finish line – it had some holes out on the left side, knocked the (blower) belt off and got the fire bottles so we had a mess to clean up. My DHL guys are some of the best out here. They work hard; they don’t (complain) and moan; they do whatever it takes to get it done.
“You hate racing Matt (Hagan) and those guys first round; they’re our buddies out here, and we want to see each other do well, but it’s go-time in the Countdown. We were lucky to get by first round, and then we got another tough draw in the second round with (Jack) Beckman in (John) Force’s car; that thing’s been running strong all year. We were happy to have some DHL guests with us today and appreciate them being here to support our DHL Toyota GR Supra – wish we could have gone a little further for them.”
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Finals Broadcast Replay: 11 p.m.-1 a.m. Monday, Sept. 16, 2024 on FS1
Qualifying: J.R. Todd was the No. 11 qualifier at the Pep Boys NHRA Nationals. His best qualifying attempt came in the final session Saturday afternoon when he made a 3.973-second run at 325.61 mph.
Eliminations: Todd defeated Matt Hagan in the first round when he left the starting line before the four-time Funny Car champion and won the round despite Hagan having the quicker elapsed time. It was Todd’s fourth “hole-shot” win of the season. He advanced to the second round and made another strong run but lost to Jack Beckman, 3.917 to 3.947 seconds.
Unofficial Point Standings: Todd leaves Reading in fourth place in the NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series point standings. He trails third-place Jack Beckman, who is racing for John Force, by 28 points and leads fifth-place Matt Hagan by 10 points with five races remaining in the season.
Todd on Reading: “We stole one in the first round – I don’t know how we got away with that. I got one on the starting line, and then it quit before the finish line – it had some holes out on the left side, knocked the (blower) belt off and got the fire bottles so we had a mess to clean up. My DHL guys are some of the best out here. They work hard; they don’t (complain) and moan; they do whatever it takes to get it done.
“You hate racing Matt (Hagan) and those guys first round; they’re our buddies out here, and we want to see each other do well, but it’s go-time in the Countdown. We were lucky to get by first round, and then we got another tough draw in the second round with (Jack) Beckman in (John) Force’s car; that thing’s been running strong all year. We were happy to have some DHL guests with us today and appreciate them being here to support our DHL Toyota GR Supra – wish we could have gone a little further for them.”
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