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Pedregon finished runner-up at zMAX Dragway after securing the No. 3 position with his Friday evening 3.879-second elapsed time qualifying run at 323.58 mph marking the 12th time this season the
With round wins over
Capps was quicker on the draw and turned win lights on with a 3.949-second run at 315.71 mph for the holeshot victory over Hagan's hard charging 3.938 sec./327.74 mph pass to advance to the semifinals. It was there that he faced-off against No. 8 seed
Defending Funny Car world champion Hagan wasted no time getting back to form by putting his Shelor Motor Mile Mopar Dodge Charger SRT Hellcat fourth on the eliminations ladder after powering to the quickest runs in both Saturday qualifying sessions. That added six bonus points to his team's total which had been bolstered with a win by
Hagan won his opening round match-up against No. 13 seed
In contention for the Top Fuel world championship for a sixth consecutive season, DSR pilot
The pair had identical 0.046-second launches, but a dropped cylinder hampered Pruett's efforts and a 3.890 second pass at 303.78 mph wasn't enough to beat Ashley's quickest run of the weekend with a 3.731 sec./327.59 mph lap. The result keeps Pruett and her
The 'Countdown to the Championship' continues next weekend at the NHRA Midwest Nationals, the third of seven NHRA playoff series events, at
ADDITIONAL NOTES and QUOTES
FUNNY CAR:
(No. 4 Qualifier - 3.891 seconds at 330.55 mph)
Round 1: (0.059-second reaction time, 3.929 seconds at 327.43 mph) defeats No. 13
Round 2: (0.092/3.938/327.74) loss to No. 5
'I'm glad to be back, but I got beat on a holeshot in E2, and that's not ideal or what we were looking for. (Crew Chief)
Round 2: (0.069/3.949/315.71) defeats No. 4
Round 3: (0.067/3.939/319.07) loss to No. 8
'Here in a couple of hours we'll sit back and realize we had a great weekend. It's heartbreaking to have a chance at winning another race and extending the points lead. I really love the journey every weekend with these NAPA guys. Anytime you go somewhere and you have a great time on a trip, it is the journey you remember, and we have that almost every weekend. I love it when things are thrown at the team and the way the NAPA guys diagnose it, attack it and fix it. The next thing you know, we're back in the points lead and when you wake up Sunday morning you hope to have a great day, but you just don't know. It's that feeling like 'do we have what it takes' and the next thing you know, you're having a great weekend with a chance to win and we were close today. Another great weekend by the NAPA AutoCare team. Just great calls with taking first pair of the first round. (Crew chiefs) 'Guido' (
'It's going to be fun from here on out. We keep saying that, and there's a great article in National DRAGSTER that editor
Cruz Pedregon, Cruz Pedregon Racing Snap-on Tools Dodge Charger SRT Hellcat
(No. 3 Qualifier - 3.879 seconds at 323.58 mph)
Round 1: (0.104-second reaction time, 3.903 seconds at 325.77 mph) defeats No. 14
Round 2: (0.081/3.962/324.20) defeats No. 6
Round 3: (0.091/3.959/326.24) defeats No. 7
Round 4: (0.063/3.947/325.53) loss to No. 8
'Today was a really a great day overall. I mean, to go to the final round in a countdown race with the Snap-on tools Dodge Charger SRT Hellcat was really a great top to bottom. Qualifying third with each run being spot on, the team has been doing a great job, answering the bell and we've been solid and consistent with every run. We did push the envelope in the last session (Q3) and spun the tires but it's like the old saying, if you don't take a chance, you don't really have one.
'The final round was a close race and could have gone either way.
TOP FUEL:
(No. 11 Qualifier - 3.804 seconds at 321.50 mph)
Round 1: (0.046-second reaction time, 3.890 seconds at 303.78 mph) loss No. 6
'As the Countdown to the Championship continues, we're leaving the second playoff race with a disheartening finish with that first-round exit, but it hasn't demoralized the team. We're definitely down on power and trying to find out where we're missing about 500-horsepower in our combination. We're gaining clarity on that right now and feel confident we'll get that sorted out before
NHRA Championship Points Standings:
Following the DeWalt Carolina Nationals Presented at zMax Dragway
FUNNY CAR (season wins in parentheses)
1.Ron Capps (Dodge Charger SRT Hellcat) - 2,233 (1)
2.Matt Hagan (Dodge Charger SRT Hellcat) - 2,228 (2/1-TJ Johnson Jr.)
3. John Force - 2,208 (3)
4.J.R. Todd - 2,187 (1)
5. Cruz Pedregon (Dodge Charger SRT Hellcat) - 2,181 (1)
6.Robert Hight - 2,161 (2)
6.Tim Wilkerson - 2,161 (1)
8.Alexis DeJoria - 2,136
9. Bob Tasca III - 2,130 (2)
10.Blake Alexander - 2,064
TOP FUEL (season wins in parentheses)
1. Brittany Force - 2,274 (1)
2.Steve Torrance - 2,253 (8)
3.Justin Ashley - 2,200 (1)
4.Billy Torrence - 2,192 (2)
5.Leah Pruett (Mopar Dodge //SRT) - 2,146 (1)
6.Mike Salinas - 2,138
7.Antron Brown - 2,136 (1)
8.Shawn Langdon - 2,133
9.Clay Millican - 2,126
10.Doug Kalitta - 2,064
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The @DodgeMoparMotorsports Instagram channel continues to share content capturing Dodge//SRT Mopar drivers on the track. Fans can see action from the NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series and NHRA Sportsman grassroots racers, competing in classes such as Factory Stock Showdown, Stock and Super Stock, as well as additional motorsports series.
Mopar
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Mopar made its mark in the 1960s during the muscle-car era with performance parts to enhance speed and handling for both on-road and racing use. Later, the brand expanded to include technical service and customer support. Today, Mopar integrates service, parts and customer-care operations in order to enhance customer and dealer support worldwide.
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Dodge//SRT
For more than 100 years, the Dodge brand has carried on the spirit of brothers John and
2021 marks the year that Dodge is distilled into a pure performance brand, offering Hellcat-powered, 700-plus-horsepower SRT versions of every model across the lineup. For the 2021 model year, Dodge delivers the drag-strip dominating 807-horsepower Dodge Challenger SRT Super Stock, the new 797-horsepower Dodge Charger SRT Redeye, the most powerful and fastest mass-produced sedan in the world, and the new 710-horsepower Dodge Durango SRT Hellcat, the most powerful SUV ever. Combined, these three muscle cars make Dodge the industry's most powerful brand, offering more horsepower than any other American brand across its entire lineup.
In 2020, Dodge was named the '#1 Brand in Initial Quality,' making it the first domestic brand ever to rank No. 1 in the J.D. Power Initial Quality Study (IQS). The Dodge brand also ranked No. 1 in the J.D. Power APEAL Study (mass market). These results are historic because it marks the first time a domestic brand has earned top spots in both
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