J.R. Todd, DHL Funny Car
Finals Broadcast Replay: 11 p.m.-1 a.m. Wednesday, July 24, 2024 on FS1
Qualifying: J.R. Todd was the No. 4 qualifier at the NHRA Northwest Nationals. His best qualifying attempt, a 3.919-second effort at 326.48 mph, came in the Friday night session, but Todd and the DHL GR Supra team made strong, consistent runs in each of the four qualifying sessions. Todd’s four elapsed times were all within .112 seconds.
Eliminations: Todd and the DHL Toyota team had a very consistent car in Seattle. Todd defeated Buddy Hull and Bob Tasca before losing to points leader Austin Prock in the semifinals. Todd left the starting line first and posted a 3.921-second effort, but Prock’s 3.884-second run gave him the win by 13 thousandths of a second.
Unofficial Point Standings: Todd moves up one spot and leaves Seattle in fourth place in the NHRA Funny Car point standings. He trails third-place Matt Hagan by 22 points and leads fifth-place John Force by 73 points.
Todd on Seattle: “The DHL Toyota went down the track every run, and we made really good, quick runs. It was really consistent all weekend. We just dropped a cylinder in the semifinals. We’ve been fighting dropping cylinders all weekend so if we can get that figured out, I think we have a really good chance of competing for a win in Sonoma next week.”
Next Race: Team Kalitta will be back in action July 26-28, 2024 at the Denso NHRA Sonoma Nationals in Sonoma, Calif. For additional information, please visit www.nhra.com. For additional information on Kalitta Motorsports, please visit www.teamkalitta.com.
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