{"id":13805,"date":"2017-08-02T12:05:21","date_gmt":"2017-08-02T16:05:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.drivesrt.com\/news\/?p=13805"},"modified":"2024-03-25T11:25:36","modified_gmt":"2024-03-25T15:25:36","slug":"mopardodge-notes-quotes-sonoma-nhra-nationals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/test.api.dodgegarage.com\/news\/racing\/2017\/08\/mopardodge-notes-quotes-sonoma-nhra-nationals.html","title":{"rendered":"Mopar\u00ae<\/sub>\/Dodge Notes & Quotes \u2013 Sonoma NHRA Nationals"},"content":{"rendered":"

Leah Pritchett, Papa John\u2019s Pizza\/Mopar\u00ae<\/sub> Pennzoil Top Fuel Dragster\u00a0<\/strong>
\nNo. 1 Qualifier – 3.669 seconds at 304.80 mph<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cYou go into every race day with a good, confident feeling. I feel like this Sunday, we had the most confidence because everything was jelling. Everyone was so on top of their game, with the track record and we were low three out of four qualifiers. This morning, if someone asked, \u2018What\u2019s it going to take to win this race?\u2019 I would\u2019ve said, \u2018no mistakes.\u2019 We all just do our jobs, no mistakes; that\u2019s what it\u2019s going to take. We were proven wrong. You can make no mistakes and still lose. We had a clutch lever malfunction. It broke, we dropped a hole (cylinder), and Terry McMillen beat us to the finish line first. Broken parts can break hearts but it can\u2019t break our spirit when we go to Seattle.\u201d<\/p>\n

Matt Hagan, Mopar 80th\/Express Lane Dodge Charger R\/T Funny Car<\/strong>
\nNo. 6 Qualifier – 3.904 seconds at 330.39 mph<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cThese guys are going to spend a couple days here at the racetrack going through this car. Unfortunately, we smoked the tires four out of the five times that we were up there on the starting line and that\u2019s just not common. We\u2019re going through everything, we\u2019re going to tear the car apart from front to back and just make sure there\u2019s nothing wrong in this racecar that we\u2019re missing. So at least we\u2019ll roll into Seattle knowing that everything\u2019s in tip-top shape and kind of go from there.\u201d<\/p>\n

Jack Beckman, Infinite Hero Dodge Charger R\/T Funny Car<\/strong>
\nNo. 3 Qualifier – 3.854 seconds at 328.70 mph<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s always disappointing to lose. The car in the other lane, J.R. (Todd), had massive problems. They smoked the tires instantly; they gave us a huge window to go through. We couldn\u2019t do it. Our car just quit running at 200 feet. I was dead in the water and we were coasting, and it\u2019s a helpless feeling to know that that car\u2019s coming up on you at 150 miles an hour faster than you\u2019re going. You\u2019re hoping you\u2019re going to get to the finish line first and we weren\u2019t able to do it.\u201d<\/p>\n

Tommy Johnson Jr., Make-A-Wish Dodge Charger R\/T Funny Car<\/strong>
\nNo. 5 Qualifier – 3.896 seconds at 325.85 mph<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cThe track was extremely tricky all weekend long and a lot of people were struggling with it, but I was surprised in the second round to come loose. We ran so well in the first round, changed everything we thought would calm (the car) down for the second round with the hotter conditions, but it just didn\u2019t hardly move at all. We made a huge recovery from what happened in the first run on Friday (contacted wall) to come back and make two strong runs in qualifying and a nice first round and kind of keep going rounds. Even though it\u2019s the second round, we\u2019re still getting some round wins and we\u2019ll see if we can build on that in Seattle.\u201d<\/p>\n

Ron Capps, NAPA Dodge Charger R\/T Funny Car<\/strong>
\nNo. 12 Qualifier – 4.000 seconds at 321.96 mph<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cThe first thing (crew chief Rahn) Tobler will tell you is we\u2019ve got to qualify better and there was nothing fancy, we weren\u2019t trying anything special. We had a couple of runs where we had dropped cylinders, and I brag about how good Tobler is at catching these small things that might trouble a team two or three races. It only took (Tobler) two or three runs. That was a great run first round. I actually clicked it off a little early when Tommy crossed the finish line so it would\u2019ve run a tiny bit better E.T.-wise. But we can\u2019t qualify like that and race a good car like our teammate\u2019s in the first round. The good thing is we\u2019ve earned the fact that we\u2019ve got this points lead and we can afford to give up a round or two here.\u201d<\/p>\n

Tony Schumacher, U.S. Army Top Fuel Dragster<\/strong>
\nNo. 5 Qualifier – 3.709 seconds at 328.30 mph<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cSomething is definitely wrong. That\u2019s not a simple adjustment thing. But they\u2019ll fix it. Every time we go through that, we change something and it goes down the racetrack. Something just isn\u2019t right. I can\u2019t even guess at it because right now the crew chiefs can\u2019t even guess at it. It\u2019s something they\u2019ll ponder over the next day or so and make changes and we\u2019ll go to Seattle and go down the racetrack. That\u2019s why we have great people on this U.S. Army team. They can look at stuff and evaluate it and make decisions.\u201d<\/p>\n

Next Event<\/strong><\/p>\n

The three-race Western Swing for the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series concludes next week with the 30th annual NHRA Northwest Nationals at Pacific Raceways in Kent, Washington, outside of Seattle.<\/p>\n

Mopar Funny Car driver Ron Capps won the 2016 edition of the event, while his teammate Jack Beckman set the track speed record, reaching 334.15 mph. Capps, Beckman, Matt Hagan and Tommy Johnson Jr. have each won the Northwest Nationals one time in Funny Car, while Mopar Top Fuel driver Tony Schumacher has collected four wins at the event. Capps also picked up his only career Top Fuel win at the track, while Johnson scored one of his two Top Fuel wins there.<\/p>\n

The 30th annual NHRA Northwest Nationals are scheduled for August 4 – 6, with qualifying coverage provided by FOX Sports 1. The national FOX Network will air the elimination rounds LIVE at 4 p.m. ET on Sunday, August 6.<\/p>\n

For more information on Mopar and Dodge in NHRA, check out the Mopar brand\u2019s official blog,\u00a0http:\/\/blog.mopar.com.<\/p>\n


\n2017 NHRA Championship – Point Standings After Round 15 of 24<\/strong><\/p>\n

(Season Wins in Parentheses)<\/p>\n

NHRA Funny Car<\/strong>
\n1. Ron Capps, Dodge Charger R\/T (6) – 1,276
\n2. Matt Hagan, Dodge Charger R\/T (3) – 1,093
\n3. Jack Beckman, Dodge Charger R\/T (2) – 1,049<\/strong><\/p>\n

    \n
  1. Robert Hight (1) – 1,035<\/li>\n
  2. Tommy Johnson Jr., Dodge Charger R\/T (1) – 982<\/strong><\/li>\n
  3. Courtney Force – 874<\/li>\n
  4. John Force (1) – 821<\/li>\n
  5. Tim Wilkerson – 727<\/li>\n
  6. J.R. Todd (1) – 724<\/li>\n
  7. Cruz Pedregon – 570<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    NHRA Top Fuel<\/strong><\/p>\n

      \n
    1. Steve Torrence (6) – 1,369<\/li>\n
    2. Antron Brown (3) – 1,294<\/li>\n
    3. Leah Pritchett, Mopar Hemi\u00ae<\/sup> (3) – 1,250<\/strong><\/li>\n
    4. Tony Schumacher, Mopar HEMI (1) – 1,008<\/strong><\/li>\n
    5. Brittany Force (1) – 935<\/li>\n
    6. Doug Kalitta – 933<\/li>\n
    7. Clay Millican (1) – 861<\/li>\n
    8. Terry McMillen – 598<\/li>\n
    9. Scott Palmer – 575<\/li>\n
    10. Troy Coughlin Jr. – 528<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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