NHRA - National Hot Rod Association

J.R. Todd made the best pass of the second qualifying session to earn three points and move into the No. 2 position at the Route 66 NHRA Nationals outside of Chicago. The defending Funny Car champion slotted in behind 2016 champion Ron Capps, who made a 3.893-second run in the first qualifying session to take the qualifying lead in his NAPA Brakes Funny Car. 

Todd's 3.907-second pass put him ahead of Kalitta Motorsports teammate Shawn Langdon, who ran a 3.938 during a qualifying session where most Funny Cars failed to make it down the race track. That was after a first session where every car made it to the finish line under power. Paul Lee ended up on the bump spot with a 4.061-second pass, a few hundredths of a second away from the quickest in NHRA history. 

Teams will have an opportunity to better that pace when cars return to the track at 2:30 p.m. Central Saturday. [Tickets]

Bob Bode

Cruz Pedregon vs. Terry Haddock

Dale Creasy Jr. vs. Paul Lee

Blake Alexander vs. Justin Schriefer

Matt Hagan vs. Jim Campbell

Jeff Arend vs. Robert Hight

Tim Wilkerson vs. Shawn Langdon

Bob Tasca III vs. John Force

Tommy Johnson Jr. vs. Ron Capps