Tommy Johnson, Jr. paced Saturday’s Funny Car qualifying for the NHRA Arizona Nationals. Photo: NHRA Media
Tommy Johnson, Jr. set the Funny Car track elapsed-time record to secure the No. 1 qualifier position at the 33rd annual NHRA Arizona Nationals on Saturday at Wild Horse Pass Motorsports Park.
Leah Pritchett (Top Fuel) and Jason Line (Pro Stock) were also No. 1 qualifiers in their respective categories at the second of 24 events on the 2017 NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series schedule.
Johnson Jr. powered his Dodge Charger R/T to a 3.837-second pass at 329.10 mph during the final qualifying session for the 15th No. 1 qualifier of his career.
“We did some things on that run that we wouldn’t normally do,” Johnson, Jr. said. “It definitely worked. We knew the conditions were good. I could tell during the run that the car was a bunch better. You could feel it in there that it pulled really well early in the run so I knew it was a good one. We went up with no expectations but I felt pretty confident going in there. (Crew chief John Collins) saw something in there that he wanted to try.”
Johnson, Jr. will race Phil Burkhart, Jr. in the opening round of eliminations on Sunday. Courtney Force qualified second with a 3.838 at 332.67 and will line up against Jim Campbell. Reigning world champion Ron Capps is third.
Pritchett held onto the top spot in Top Fuel with her national record run on Friday. The 3.658 pass at 329.34 in her dragster is her third career No. 1 qualifying pass, second this season.
“We are still figuring this race car out,” Pritchett said. “It seems like we have it under control from the numbers that we lay down. But we’re starting to get outside that box a little bit to see how big our window is. My main focus as a driver has been to be 100% dead straight, dead square because if this car washes out I’m not going to be able to steer it or get it down the track.”
Three-time and defending world champion Antron Brown is qualified second with a 3.667 run at 328.78 and will face Steve Chrisman in the first round. Eight-time world champion Tony Schumacher is third.
In Pro Stock, Line earned the 51st No. 1 qualifier of his career with a 6.509 pass at 212.19 in his Chevy Camaro during qualifying on Friday.
“It was a good time Friday and we didn’t feel like anyone was going to go faster than that,” Line said. “It was a time to try to learn some new stuff and try to get ready for tomorrow (Sunday). The track is good when it is cold, and you will see some really good racing tomorrow.”
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Line will match up against Val Smeland in the first round of eliminations. Line’s teammate, Greg Anderson, is in second and will face Kenny Delco. Rookie Tanner Gray remained third.
Eliminations at the 33rd annual NHRA Arizona Nationals begin Sunday at 11 a.m.
NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series
Wild Horse Pass Motorsports Park – Chandler, AZ
NHRA Arizona Nationals – February 25, 2017
Sunday’s First-Round Pairings
Top Fuel — 1. Leah Pritchett, 3.658 seconds, 329.91 mph vs. Bye; 2. Antron Brown, 3.667, 328.78 vs. 15. Steven Chrisman, 4.771, 162.96; 3. Tony Schumacher, 3.667, 328.30 vs. 14. Terry Haddock, 4.292, 190.43; 4. Steve Torrence, 3.684, 327.59 vs. 13. Steve Faria, 3.905, 311.56; 5. Doug Kalitta, 3.695, 328.78 vs. 12. Shawn Reed, 3.836, 307.72; 6. Troy Coughlin Jr., 3.696, 326.48 vs. 11. Scott Palmer, 3.834, 307.79; 7. Brittany Force, 3.703, 329.42 vs. 10. Terry McMillen, 3.768, 322.11; 8. Clay Millican, 3.710, 320.74 vs. 9. Troy Buff, 3.764, 321.96.
Funny Car — 1. Tommy Johnson Jr., Dodge Charger, 3.837, 329.10 vs. 16. Phil Burkart, Charger, 5.352, 165.94; 2. Courtney Force, Chevy Camaro, 3.838, 332.84 vs. 15. Jim Campbell, Charger, 4.950, 167.57; 3. Ron Capps, Charger, 3.839, 333.58 vs. 14. Jeff Arend, Chevrolet Impala, 4.479, 202.91; 4. Matt Hagan, Charger, 3.839, 333.33 vs. 13. Cruz Pedregon, Toyota Camry, 4.007, 294.95; 5. Tim Wilkerson, Ford Mustang, 3.852, 329.42 vs. 12. John Force, Camaro, 3.941, 320.36; 6. Jack Beckman, Charger, 3.869, 329.18 vs. 11. Gary Densham, Mustang, 3.938, 320.36; 7. J.R. Todd, Camry, 3.889, 328.22 vs. 10. Alexis DeJoria, Camry, 3.920, 328.14; 8. Del Worsham, Camry, 3.896, 328.22 vs. 9. Robert Hight, Camaro, 3.897, 327.74.
Did Not Qualify: 17. Jeff Diehl, 7.257, 93.50.
Pro Stock — 1. Jason Line, Chevy Camaro, 6.509, 212.19 vs. 16. Val Smeland, Camaro, 8.530, 111.55; 2. Greg Anderson, Camaro, 6.522, 211.73 vs. 15. Kenny Delco, Camaro, 6.600, 209.56; 3. Tanner Gray, Camaro, 6.538, 211.79 vs. 14. Alan Prusiensky, Dodge Dart, 6.599, 209.23; 4. Vincent Nobile, Camaro, 6.540, 211.43 vs. 13. Matt Hartford, Camaro, 6.583, 210.21; 5. Jeg Coughlin, Camaro, 6.541, 211.73 vs. 12. Allen Johnson, Dart, 6.583, 209.62; 6. Bo Butner, Camaro, 6.542, 211.23 vs. 11. Deric Kramer, Dart, 6.581, 209.88; 7. Shane Gray, Camaro, 6.548, 211.26 vs. 10. Erica Enders, Camaro, 6.558, 211.59; 8. Chris McGaha, Camaro, 6.553, 210.70 vs. 9. Drew Skillman, Camaro, 6.554, 210.60.
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