Hight Leads Friday Funny Car Qualifying At Texas

Robert Hight topped Friday’s Funny Car qualifying for the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series FallNationals at the Texas Motorplex. Photo: NHRA Media

Robert Hight sprinted to the provisional No. 1 qualifier in Funny Car on Friday at the 31st annual AAA Texas NHRA FallNationals.

Antron Brown (Top Fuel), Jason Line (Pro Stock) and Andrew Hines (Pro Stock Motorcycle) were also qualifying leaders in their respective categories.

Hight posted a 3.839-second pass at 332.02 mph to take the qualifying lead. His time is the third-quickest Funny Car pass in NHRA history and a Texas Motorplex track record.

“That was pretty impressive,” said Hight. “Going up to that run, (crew chief) Mike Neff told me he thought we could run 3.84. To me, looking at that we’ve never run that and we go up there and run a little quicker at 3.83. That shows he has a great handle on it and I’m not going to question him. My team’s on the right track. All we can do is try to go out and win these last three races.”

Jack Beckman raced to a 3.843 at a track record speed of 333.66 to qualify second Friday. Tommy Johnson, Jr. powered to a 3.847 at 325.06 to sit in the third spot. He is followed by Matt Hagan in fourth and Courtney Force in fifth.

In Top Fuel, Brown raced to a 3.682 at 330.55 to lead the category through two sessions. His time is a Texas Motorplex track record.

“It was an incredible run,” said Brown. “That was a crucial point right there for us in this run for a championship. It got us some more quality points and it put us in the No. 1 spot so far. That car never stopped pulling. It was a little edgy in the beginning and then it was just hauling the mail.”

Leah Pritchett sits second with a 3.698 at 327.43. J.R. Todd is third with a 3.723 at 309.27. Brittany Force is fourth, with Shawn Langdon sits fifth.

Line pushed to the provisional No. 1 spot in Pro Stock with a 6.568 at 210.34.

“I think we could’ve (gone faster), but maybe we weren’t willing to be aggressive enough to make that happen,” said Line, who leads the Pro Stock points standings. “We felt like we were reasonably safe with the first run and all-in-all it was a good day for us.”

Greg Anderson, Line’s teammate, raced to the second spot with a 6.579 at 210.11.
Alex Laughlin is third with a 6.586 at 208.46. He is followed by Bo Butner in fourth and Vincent Nobile in fifth.

In Pro Stock Motorcycle, Hines rode to the top spot with a 6.812 at 195.42 in the first session.

“We were hoping to improve (in the second session),” said five-time world champion Hines. “What ultimately happened was it cooled off and the water grains came up with it and took the performance out of the motorcycle. That makes it harder to go through the air because it’s a little thicker and it makes the engine unhappy. Tomorrow I think we’ll have closer weather conditions to what we’ll see on Sunday.”
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Hines’ teammate Eddie Krawiec powered to the No. 2 spot with a 6.821 at 195.42. Jerry Savoie is third with a 6.831 at 195.68. Angelle Sampey is fourth and Chip Ellis is in fifth.

The AAA Texas NHRA FallNationals will resume on Saturday with the final two qualifying sessions at 12:45 and 3:45 pm. Eliminations are set to begin on Sunday at 11 am.

NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series
Texas Motorplex – Ennis, Texas
AAA Texas NHRA FallNationals – Oct. 14, 2016

Friday’s Qualifying Results

Top Fuel — 1. Antron Brown, 3.682 seconds, 330.55 mph; 2. Leah Pritchett, 3.698, 327.43; 3. J.R. Todd, 3.723, 322.96; 4. Brittany Force, 3.727, 322.50; 5. Shawn Langdon, 3.729, 324.44; 6. Richie Crampton, 3.741, 315.64; 7. Doug Kalitta, 3.745, 321.04; 8. Clay Millican, 3.746, 321.04; 9. Tony Schumacher, 3.769, 317.94; 10. Steve Torrence, 3.770, 325.14; 11. Larry Dixon, 3.807, 320.20; 12. Terry McMillen, 3.835, 309.84.

Not Qualified: 13. Troy Buff, 3.843, 314.02; 14. Scott Palmer, 3.993, 271.62; 15. Terry Haddock, 4.423, 184.98; 16. Kebin Kinsley, 8.730, 77.98.

Funny Car — 1. Robert Hight, Chevy Camaro, 3.839, 332.02; 2. Jack Beckman, Dodge Charger, 3.843, 333.66; 3. Tommy Johnson Jr., Charger, 3.847, 325.06; 4. Matt Hagan, Charger, 3.851, 330.23; 5. Courtney Force, Camaro, 3.854, 323.50; 6. Del Worsham, Toyota Camry, 3.857, 326.95; 7. Ron Capps, Charger, 3.864, 322.96; 8. John Force, Camaro, 3.873, 329.02; 9. Tim Wilkerson, Ford Mustang, 3.919, 322.19; 10. Cruz Pedregon, Camry, 3.952, 284.99; 11. Chad Head, Camry, 3.957, 322.42; 12. Alexis DeJoria, Camry, 3.961, 321.96.

Not Qualified: 13. John Bojec, 4.231, 229.55; 14. John Hale, 4.704, 182.18; 15. Dave Richards, 8.605, 81.58; 16. Brandon Welch, 9.012, 67.72; 17. Todd Simpson, 9.592, 55.47.

Pro Stock — 1. Jason Line, Chevy Camaro, 6.568, 210.34; 2. Greg Anderson, Camaro, 6.579, 210.11; 3. Alex Laughlin, Camaro, 6.586, 210.73; 4. Bo Butner, Camaro, 6.591, 209.39; 5. Vincent Nobile, Camaro, 6.594, 210.34; 6. Allen Johnson, Dodge Dart, 6.610, 209.49; 7. Chris McGaha, Camaro, 6.612, 209.26; 8. Drew Skillman, Camaro, 6.614, 210.67; 9. Shane Gray, Camaro, 6.614, 209.82; 10. Kenny Delco, Camaro, 6.631, 208.46; 11. Shane Tucker, Camaro, 6.641, 208.30; 12. Deric Kramer, Dart, 6.648, 207.78.

Not Qualified: 13. Erica Enders, 6.652, 207.75; 14. Jeg Coughlin, 6.658, 207.24; 15. Aaron Strong, 6.673, 207.72; 16. Alan Prusiensky, 6.726, 205.54.

Pro Stock Motorcycle — 1. Andrew Hines, Harley-Davidson, 6.812, 195.42; 2. Eddie Krawiec, Harley-Davidson, 6.821, 195.42; 3. Jerry Savoie, Suzuki, 6.831, 195.68; 4. Angelle Sampey, Buell, 6.858, 194.16; 5. Chip Ellis, Buell, 6.863, 194.60; 6. Hector Arana Jr, Buell, 6.863, 194.94; 7. LE Tonglet, Suzuki, 6.868, 194.24; 8. Cory Reed, Buell, 6.877, 192.38; 9. Matt Smith, Victory, 6.879, 194.04; 10. Steve Johnson, Suzuki, 6.889, 193.99; 11. Hector Arana, Buell, 6.905, 194.77; 12. Melissa Surber, Buell, 6.914, 190.14.

Not Qualified: 13. Karen Stoffer, 6.933, 193.79; 14. Shawn Gann, 6.958, 192.30; 15. Angie Smith, 6.981, 191.19; 16. Joey Gladstone, 6.999, 192.19; 17. David Hope, 7.023, 186.10; 18. Joe DeSantis, 7.046, 188.10; 19. John Hall, 7.047, 186.51; 20. Mike Berry, 7.051, 186.25; 21. Lance Bonham, 7.325, 181.59; 22. Gunner Courtney, 7.367, 176.19.