POMONA 2 - Funny Car Qualifying Notes, Session #1

Search for

DRC home :: Events :: Feedback :: Wallpaper :: Advanced Search


			Summit NHRA Events

<< Back To Search Result

Fri, 13 Nov 2026, 18:33 PM

Funny Car Qualifying Notes, Session #1

By Dave Rowe

POMONA, Calif. - Notes from round 1 qualifying in Funny Car at the NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series, 61st annual In-N-Out Burger NHRA Finals listing lane, driver name, elapsed time, top speed, and position in order following run:

Left Lane: Cory Lee Runs 6.852/103.88, Now #2
Right Lane: Jim Campbell Runs 4.068/300.26, Now #1

12:22 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 63 degrees, relative humidity 70 percent, barometer 29.80 inches, adjusted altitude 2,060 feet.

Lee gets about 200 feet out, strikes the tires, then gives up on the run. Campbell had a cylinder out early but still made a decent pass.

Left Lane: Julie Nataas Runs 4.011/303.50, Now #1
Right Lane: Jeff Diehl Runs 4.233/238.17, Now #3

Nataas drifted to the right early in the run but she was able to steer it back to the groove and make a decent run. Diehl was on a decent pass but lost traction about 700 feet out and had to give up on the run.

Left Lane: Jason Rupert Runs 4.055/290.19, Now #2
Right Lane: Bobby Bode Runs 7.693/78.08, Now #6

Rupert had a cylinder out late in the run and he shut it off a little before the finish line. Bode gets about 300 feet out, has traction problems and clicks it off.

Left Lane: Terry Haddock Runs 4.092/287.29, Now #5
Right Lane: Jeff Arend Runs 3.973/310.77, Now #1

Haddock goes down the groove with a decent run but it looks like he may have ventilated the block as he went through the lights. Fire was coming from both sides of the car but were quickly extinguished. Arend goes down the groove with a good run and he takes the top spot for now.

Jeff Arend's incremental times: 60ft-0.888 sec., 330ft-2.283, 660ft-3.207/279.15 mph.

Left Lane: Blake Alexander Runs 7.147/95.58, Now #8
Right Lane: Hunter Green Runs 11.513/83.21, Now #10

Alexander leaves the line, rattles the tires, then he has to give up on the run about 200 feet out. Green goes up in smoke at the hit, makes a hard move to the right, and he has to give up on the run.

Left Lane: Paul Lee Runs 17.749/35.29, Now #12
Right Lane: Dave Richards Runs 8.055/79.43, Now #10

Lee goes up in smoke at the hit of the throttle. Richards started shaking the tires, gets about 200 feet out and gives up on the run.

Left Lane: Cruz Pedregon Runs 3.931/318.02, Now #1
Right Lane: Chad Green Runs 7.618/88.21, Now #10

3:12 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 62 degrees, relative humidity 71 percent, barometer 29.77 inches, adjusted altitude 2,056 feet.

We are back from a rain delay.

Pedregon went down the groove with a good run to take the top spot for now. Green gets about 60 feet out, starts losing traction, the car makes a little move toward the wall, and he backs off of the throttle,

Cruz Pedregon's incremental times: 60ft-0.880 sec., 330ft-2.264, 660ft-3.184/282.54 mph.

Left Lane: Daniel Wilkerson Runs 3.976/325.22, Now #3
Right Lane: Alexis DeJoria Runs 8.279/85.79, Now #14

Wilkerson goes down the groove with a full pass and he gets in the field in the third spot for now. DeJoria started shaking the tires at the hit and she gave up on the run.

Left Lane: Ron Capps Runs 3.894/331.53, Now #1
Right Lane: Jack Beckman Runs 5.885/125.56, Now #10

Capps goes down the groove with an impressive run, the first in the 80's this weekend, and he moves into the top spot for now. Beckman got about 60 feet out and started rattling the tires. he pedaled once, then he gave up on the run.

Ron Capps' incremental times: 60ft-0.873 sec., 330ft-2.242, 660ft-3.158/282.90 mph.

Left Lane: Austin Prock Runs 4.145/227.61, Now #10
Right Lane: J.R. Todd Runs 3.911/327.90, Now #2

Prock had a good run going but started losing traction about 700 feet out and had to back off of the throttle. Todd made a good run and gets in the second spot for now.

Austin Prock's incremental times: 60ft-0.862 sec., 330ft-2.217, 660ft-3.166/250.51 mph.

J.R. Todd's incremental times: 60ft-0.869 sec., 330ft-2.250, 660ft-3.173/283.49 mph.

Left Lane: Jordan Vandergriff Runs 15.343/65.17, Now #21
Right Lane: Matt Hagan Runs 4.220/218.97, Now #11

Vandergriff went up in smoke at the hit and had to give up on the run quickly. Hagan gets about 600 feet out, loses traction and has to give up on the run.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink

The reports this weekend are brought to you by Accelerated Travel.

Accelerated Travel.net is a full service travel agency focused on offering our customers the best prices and customer service to satisfy all of their travel needs.