Courtney Force topped Friday’s NHRA Funny Car qualifying at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Photo: NHRA Media
Courtney Force powered her Funny Car to the qualifying lead Friday at the 18th annual DENSO Spark Plugs NHRA Nationals at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway for the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series.
Steve Torrence (Top Fuel) and Jason Line (Pro Stock) were also provisional leaders in their respective categories.
Force set the track elapsed time record with a 3.867-second run at 327.66 mph during the first qualifying session.
“We’re starting the weekend on the right note,” Force said. “Running a 3.86 like that and to go to the top spot and set the track record, it definitely feels good. I’m proud of my guys. It feels good to get it running down there. It was a great run for us to kick of the weekend but we’re hoping we can hold onto it for tomorrow.”
Matt Hagan, who already has two wins under his belt in 2017, is qualified in the second position with a 3.868 pass at 330.63. Tim Wilkerson is qualified third, while Ron Capps is fourth.
Torrence piloted his dragster to a 3.720 at 327.03 Friday afternoon to lead Top Fuel qualifying. Torrence finished the 2016 season with eight No. 1 qualifiers and is hoping to secure his first of the 2017 season.
“(The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway) has always been good to me,” Torrence said. “We came here and won in the fall and have run well here pretty much every time we’ve been here. We had a lot of data coming in but we struggled with some consistency. We came out of the box trying some stuff and it worked and we’re happy with the outcome.”
Tony Schumacher qualified second with a 3.739 run at 326.87. Brittany Force is third and Leah Pritchett is fourth.
In Pro Stock, Line raced to the qualifying lead with a 6.647 pass at 206.76 in the first session. Line has been the No. 1 qualifier at the first three 2017 NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series events.
“We have a really good hot rod and we have had all year,” said Line. “It’s exciting. It makes it fun to drive and as long as I do my job we’ve got a great chance of winning the race. Tomorrow with the K&N Horsepower Challenge, it’s our big day, we have a chance to win some money so I’m excited about the weekend.”
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Veteran Jeg Coughlin is in the No. 2 spot with a 6.652 at 206.29. Bo Butner is third and Greg Anderson is fourth.
Qualifying continues Saturday at 1:10 pm with the final qualifying session slated for 3:40 pm. The K&N Horsepower Challenge for the Pro Stock division will be contested at 1:10, 3:40 and 4:45 pm.
NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series
The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway – Las Vegas, NV
DENSO Spark Plugs NHRA Nationals – March 31, 2017
Friday’s Qualifying Results
Top Fuel — 1. Steve Torrence, 3.720 seconds, 327.03 mph; 2. Tony Schumacher, 3.739, 326.87; 3. Brittany Force, 3.760, 323.58; 4. Leah Pritchett, 3.780, 314.68; 5. Clay Millican, 3.781, 304.60; 6. Antron Brown, 3.794, 319.90; 7. Troy Coughlin Jr., 3.804, 292.08; 8. Scott Palmer, 3.819, 316.67; 9. Troy Buff, 3.972, 237.92; 10. Doug Kalitta, 4.020, 223.25; 11. Terry McMillen, 4.472, 176.56; 12. Tripp Tatum, 4.492, 174.68; 13. Steve Faria, 5.450, 122.95; 14. Steven Chrisman, 8.759, 78.81.
Funny Car — 1. Courtney Force, Chevy Camaro, 3.867, 327.66; 2. Matt Hagan, Dodge Charger, 3.868, 330.63; 3. Tim Wilkerson, Ford Mustang, 3.876, 331.28; 4. Ron Capps, Charger, 3.917, 324.12; 5. Alexis DeJoria, Toyota Camry, 3.936, 327.27; 6. J.R. Todd, Camry, 3.949, 318.84; 7. Cruz Pedregon, Camry, 4.213, 222.84; 8. Jack Beckman, Charger, 4.351, 223.28; 9. John Force, Camaro, 4.356, 198.26; 10. Phil Burkart, Charger, 4.408, 293.03; 11. Bob Bode, Charger, 6.753, 98.74; 12. Robert Hight, Camaro, 7.168, 90.94; 13. John Hale, Chevy Impala, 7.203, 96.51; 14. Gary Densham, Mustang, 7.412, 118.98; 15. Del Worsham, Camry, 7.931, 85.23; 16. Jonnie Lindberg, Camry, 8.408, 94.80.
Not Qualified: 17. Jim Campbell, 8.546, 76.60; 18. Jeff Arend, 8.830, 77.60; 19. Tommy Johnson Jr., 8.874, 77.44.
Pro Stock — 1. Jason Line, Chevy Camaro, 6.647, 206.76; 2. Jeg Coughlin, Camaro, 6.652, 206.92; 3. Bo Butner, Camaro, 6.655, 205.79; 4. Greg Anderson, Camaro, 6.660, 206.07; 5. Tanner Gray, Camaro, 6.665, 205.22; 6. Vincent Nobile, Camaro, 6.666, 206.32; 7. Shane Gray, Camaro, 6.703, 206.29; 8. Drew Skillman, Camaro, 6.703, 192.71; 9. Erica Enders, Camaro, 6.713, 206.45; 10. Chris McGaha, Camaro, 6.714, 205.63; 11. Matt Hartford, Camaro, 6.719, 203.06; 12. Deric Kramer, Dodge Dart, 6.738, 203.68; 13. Allen Johnson, Dart, 6.749, 204.82; 14. Tom Huggins, Dart, 7.027, 197.31; 15. Alan Prusiensky, Dart, 7.578, 133.55.
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