Cruz Pedregon raced to the qualifying lead in Funny Car Friday at the Lucas Oil Route 66 NHRA Nationals presented by General Tire at Route 66 Raceway.
Antron Brown (Top Fuel), Drew Skillman (Pro Stock) and Chip Ellis (Pro Stock Motorcycle) also led their respective categories in Friday qualifying at the 13th of 24 events in the 2015 NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing season.
Pedregon powered his Snap-on Tools Toyota Camry to a track record 3.966-second pass at 315.64 mph during the second session. Pedregon, a two-time world champion, has 60 career No. 1 qualifiers and three so far this season. He is pursuing his first victory of the season and first at Route 66 Raceway.
“These cars are so touchy and we’re still fighting a little bit of a fuel curve issue and it’s not perfect yet but it was good enough to run,” said Pedregon, who is looking for his third No. 1 qualifier at Chicago. “We were nervous but we obviously wanted to be No. 1. That’s a great way to start and we have another night session tomorrow.”
Chad Head pushed his Head Racing Toyota Camry to the second spot with a 3.991 at 318.17. He was followed by Tommy Johnson Jr. with a 4.003 at 316.15 in his Make-A-Wish Foundation Dodge Charger R/T. Courtney Force, last weekend’s runner up in Norwalk, sits in the fourth spot while Ron Capps is currently qualified fifth.
Brown, the 2012 Top Fuel world champ and current category points leader, took the provisional lead with a track record 3.729 at 323.58 in his Matco Tools dragster. Brown is looking for his fourth No. 1 qualifier of the season and third at Chicago.
“We’ve been pressing hard and it was good to see that lap,” said Brown, the defending winner of this event. “We’re pushing hard here. We always love coming to Chicago. This is the boss, big Don (Schumacher)’s hometown race and we just want to come out here and perform like we know we can each and every weekend but this one here is always a little extra special.”
Brittany Force powered her Monster Energy dragster to the provisional No. 2 spot with a 3.745 at 327.43. Dave Connolly raced his C&J Energy Services dragster to the third spot in his first Top Fuel appearance in Chicago with a 3.750 at 328.78, a track record in speed. Steve Torrence is fourth while eight-time and defending Top Fuel world champ Tony Schumacher is fifth.
Skillman drove to the qualifying lead in Pro Stock with a track record 6.528 at 201.97 in his Ray Skillman Chevy Camaro. Skillman, a contender for the Auto Club of Southern California Road to the Future Award, is two sessions away from claiming his first career No. 1 qualifier.
“I’m going to be really excited if we can hold on but we run a night session tomorrow so I’m not taking anything for granted right now,” said Skillman, who is also looking for his first career win after reaching two final rounds earlier this season. “I could get knocked back to eighth or ninth. That’s the nature of Pro Stock. This has been a dream season so far. I just want it to keep going.”
Chris McGaha is currently second following a 6.533 at 211.59 in his Harlow Sammons of Odessa Chevrolet Camaro. Current points leader Greg Anderson raced his Summit Racing Equipment Chevy Camaro to the provisional third spot with a 6.533 at 211.30. Defending world champ Erica Enders is currently fourth while two-time world champ Jason Line rounds out Friday’s top five.
In Pro Stock Motorcycle, Ellis grabbed the provisional top spot with a 6.856 at 195.68 on his Junior Pippin Trucking Company Buell. Ellis is looking for his third top qualifying effort of his career and second of the season.
“We just need to take the success we’ve had in qualifying and transfer that over to race day,” Ellis said. “I knew from very moment I first rode that bike that it was fast.”
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Qualifying resumes Saturday at 4:15 pm with the final two sessions that will set the fields for Sunday’s 11 am eliminations.
NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series
Route 66 Raceway – Joliet, IL
Lucsa Oil Route 66 Nationals – July 10, 2015
Friday Qualifying Results
Top Fuel — 1. Antron Brown, 3.729 seconds, 323.58 mph; 2. Brittany Force, 3.745, 327.43; 3. Dave Connolly, 3.750, 328.78; 4. Steve Torrence, 3.758, 322.42; 5. Tony Schumacher, 3.760, 326.48; 6. Doug Kalitta, 3.763, 324.36; 7. Larry Dixon, 3.765, 327.11; 8. J.R. Todd, 3.791, 327.82; 9. Leah Pritchett, 3.820, 322.88; 10. Spencer Massey, 3.828, 292.39; 11. Shawn Langdon, 3.849, 272.89; 12. Terry McMillen, 3.851, 308.99.
Not Qualified: 13. Richie Crampton, 3.902, 269.03; 14. Clay Millican, 3.917, 310.63; 15. Kyle Wurtzel, 4.053, 234.70; 16. Luigi Novelli, 4.118, 270.59; 17. Pat Dakin, 4.513, 185.00; 18. Cory McClenathan, 4.833, 149.28; 19. Chris Karamesines, 6.399, 94.00; 20. T.J. Zizzo, 6.455, 98.82.
Funny Car — 1. Cruz Pedregon, Toyota Camry, 3.966, 315.64; 2. Chad Head, Camry, 3.991, 318.17; 3. Tommy Johnson Jr., Dodge Charger, 4.003, 316.15; 4. Courtney Force, Chevy Camaro, 4.012, 318.32; 5. Ron Capps, Charger, 4.014, 315.78; 6. John Force, Camaro, 4.020, 321.58; 7. Del Worsham, Camry, 4.031, 315.19; 8. Robert Hight, Chevrolet Camaro, 4.042, 319.14; 9. Matt Hagan, Charger, 4.042, 317.42; 10. Jack Beckman, Charger, 4.065, 314.31; 11. Alexis DeJoria, Camry, 4.072, 311.70; 12. Tim Wilkerson, Ford Mustang, 4.105, 309.91.
Not Qualified: 13. Brian Stewart, 4.118, 307.16; 14. Tony Pedregon, 4.183, 284.56; 15. John Hale, 4.200, 304.53; 16. John Bojec, 4.220, 296.63; 17. Bob Bode, 4.585, 199.61; 18. Justin Schriefer, broke.
Pro Stock — 1. Drew Skillman, Chevy Camaro, 6.528, 211.13; 2. Chris McGaha, Camaro, 6.533, 211.59; 3. Greg Anderson, Camaro, 6.533, 211.83; 4. Erica Enders, Camaro, 6.536, 211.36; 5. Jason Line, Camaro, 6.546, 210.57; 6. Jonathan Gray, Camaro, 6.551, 210.41; 7. Allen Johnson, Dodge Dart, 6.552, 210.87; 8. Shane Gray, Camaro, 6.554, 211.59; 9. Larry Morgan, Camaro, 6.554, 211.36; 10. Bo Butner, Camaro, 6.554, 210.80; 11. Vincent Nobile, Camaro, 6.561, 211.13; 12. Rodger Brogdon, Camaro, 6.569, 210.90.
Not Qualified: 13. V. Gaines, 6.573, 210.77; 14. Kevin Lawrence, 6.626, 207.21; 15. Kenny Delco, 6.633, 208.59; 16. Dave River, 6.654, 207.62; 17. Alan Prusiensky, 6.669, 207.59; 18. Mark Hogan, 6.784, 204.14.
Pro Stock Motorcycle — 1. Chip Ellis, Buell, 6.856, 195.68; 2. Andrew Hines, Harley-Davidson, 6.882, 193.99; 3. Jerry Savoie, Suzuki, 6.883, 195.11; 4. Eddie Krawiec, Harley-Davidson, 6.891, 193.85; 5. Matt Smith, Victory, 6.893, 192.71; 6. Hector Arana Jr, Buell, 6.903, 196.82; 7. Hector Arana, Buell, 6.907, 193.54; 8. Jim Underdahl, Suzuki, 6.915, 194.30; 9. Angelle Sampey, Buell, 6.918, 190.73; 10. Chaz Kennedy, Buell, 6.930, 192.33; 11. LE Tonglet, Suzuki, 6.937, 193.54; 12. Karen Stoffer, Suzuki, 6.939, 192.66.
Not Qualified: 13. Shawn Gann, 6.945, 192.06; 14. Steve Johnson, 6.956, 192.22; 15. Scotty Pollacheck, 6.983, 190.70; 16. Eddie Reed, 7.055, 188.04; 17. Angie Smith, 7.060, 188.23; 18. Lance Bonham, 7.391, 181.52; 19. Joe DeSantis, broke.
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