J.R. Todd, DHL GR Supra Funny Car
2025 In-N-Out Burger NHRA Finals Recap: The race was canceled due to weather.
J.R. Todd Career Stats: 356 events, 24 wins, 28 runners-up, 396 round wins, 17 No. 1 qualifiers.
Current Points Position: 3
Pre-Race Notes:
- J.R. Todd enters the In-N-Out Burger NHRA Finals in third place in the NHRA Funny Car point standings. He trails second-place Jordan Vandergriff by 65 points and leads fourth-place Austin Prock by 37 points. Todd trails points leader Matt Hagan by 104 points with one race remaining in the season.
- Todd is still mathematically in contention for the 2026 NHRA Funny Car championship, but he must be fewer than 90 points behind Hagan entering eliminations on Sunday. If Hagan’s lead is more than 90 points after qualifying, Todd will be eliminated from championship contention.
- The 2026 season has been one for the Kalitta Motorsports record book. The team has 15 race wins this year (Langdon 8, Kalitta 5 and Todd 2), more than any other season in team history. In addition, the team enters the last race of the season having won either the Top Fuel or Funny Car title at each of the last nine races. The last time a Team Kalitta car did not win one of the classes was in Norwalk, Ohio on June 28.
- Todd has two wins, one runner-up finish and nine semifinal showings in addition to three No. 1 qualifiers in 2026. He advanced to at least the semifinals 13 times this season.
- Todd has two wins in four final round appearances along with two No.1 qualifiers at In-N-Out Burger Pomona Dragstrip.
- Todd is the 2018 NHRA Funny Car Champion and has 24 race wins in his career.
Pre-Race Quotes:
“I said before Vegas that we were still in the conversation and that we won’t quit fighting until somebody tells us we’re done, and that’s still what we’re thinking. We knocked off the points leader in the second round there in Vegas, but we needed to go on and win the race to close the gap more. We took a step – it just wasn’t as big as we hoped.
“Dickie and Todd (Crew Chiefs Dickie Venables and Todd Smith) have this team back in the championship hunt for the first time since we won it in 2018. They’re two aggressive-minded guys bouncing ideas off each other, and they have us at the last race of the year with a shot at a championship – that’s all anyone can ask. No matter how this thing plays out, this DHL team made a move this season. I think the combination of Dickie and Todd is where the performance of our car has come around this year.
“Going into Pomona, we need a perfect weekend, and we need some help from the guys in front of us. With points and a half, almost anything is possible. If we can cut into that lead and go into eliminations trailing (Matt) Hagan by less than 90 points, we’ll be in position to make a run at it.”
Todd Photo Courtesy: Kalitta Motorsports
For J.R. Todd’s 2026 race-by-race results, please click here.
TV Schedule (All times eastern):
- Qualifying Show: 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 15 on FS1
- Finals: 5-8 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 15 on FS1
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