The
Hagan's 35th career runner-up finish keeps him in the Funny Car championship points lead ahead of event winner
After a three-year absence from
The Smithfield Dodge Charger SRT Hellcat continued to improve with every run as Hagan laid down solid passes of 3.914, 3.890, and a track record elapsed time run of 3.853 seconds to secure the No. 1 qualifier position, his second of the season and 45th of his career, and was rewarded with a first-round bye to kick off eliminations.
The three-time world champion worked his way past No. 9 seed
Looking to add to the Wally trophies already earned this year at the Gatornationals in
Hagan's Dodge//SRT machine had the starting line advantage then battled side-by-side with his opponent until mid-track when Hight edged ahead to turn on the win light. Hagan's third runner-up finish of the year, and 35th of his career, keeps him atop the Funny Car championship standings ahead of the race winner.
Fellow HEMI-powered Funny Car driver
Pedregon kicked off his race day against No. 13 seed
TSR Top Fuel pilot
A quick 0.042-second reaction time gave Pruett the advantage on her opponent's 0.057-second start but almost immediately both began to smoke the tires. Similar to what happened to her in the opening round at
The NHRA's next event, the New England Nationals, will take place
ADDITIONAL NOTES and QUOTES:
Round 1: (0.042-second reaction time, 7.253 seconds at 129.35 mph) loss to No. 7
'Once I got off the line, I knew I hit [the throttle] good but we smoked the tires, and thinking back to the last race when I smoked [the tires], I had a different strategy of coming back off and feathering it and feathering it, but I couldn't regain traction. I've got to say, for Mobil 1, Dodge,
Round 1: (0.072-second reaction time, 3.964 seconds at 328.38 mph) bye run
Round 2: (0.090/3.965/322.65) defeats No. 9
Round 3: (-0.036/3.955/327.03) defeats No. 12 John Force (-0.323/17.817/60.67)
Round 4: (0.070/3.948/327.59) loss to No. 10
'It was another amazing weekend in the NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series. We had a new sponsor on the car with
Cruz Pedregon, Pedregon Racing Snap-on Tools Dodge Charger SRT Hellcat (No. 4 Qualifier - 3.905 seconds at 323.27 mph)
Round 1: (0.092-second reaction time, 4.038 seconds at 317.57 mph) defeats No. 13
Round 2: (0.051/10.719/75.87) loss to No. 12 John Force (0.008/3.992/329.91)
'We did a good job of qualifying the Snap-on Tools Dodge Charger SRT Hellcat in the No. 4 spot and went onto the quarter finals where we lost to John Force. We spun the tires on that run at the hit of the throttle, which was unusual for us, but we were pressing. We were trying to be aggressive and the racetrack didn't hold the power we had. We'll go back and regroup and get ready for the next event. It was one of those races where the conditions went from cooler, rainy, high humidity to warmer on Sunday. Some teams adjusted well and we were good. We were just not quite where we needed to be.
'We'll learn from it, move on and, and get things ready to go for
NHRA CHAMPIONSHIP POINTS STANDINGS:
Following the Virginia NHRA Nationals at
FUNNY CAR (season wins in parentheses)
1.Matt Hagan (Dodge Charger SRT Hellcat): 673 (2)
2.Robert Hight : 658 (3)
3.Ron Capps : 561 (1)
4. John Force: 447
5. Cruz Pedregon (Dodge Charger SRT Hellcat): 395
6. Bob Tasca III: 354
7.J.R. Todd : 331
8.Chad Green : 321
9.Alexis DeJoria : 310
10.Tim Wilkerson : 277
TOP FUEL (season wins in parentheses)
1. Brittany Force: 605 (3)
2.Steve Torrence : 524
3.Mike Salinas : 521 (2)
4.Justin Ashley : 468 (1)
5.Austin Prock : 367
6.Clay Millican : 365
7.Josh Hart : 345
8.Doug Kalitta : 316
9.Tony Schumacher : 295
10.Shawn Langdon : 269
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