{"id":18233,"date":"2018-07-30T11:13:33","date_gmt":"2018-07-30T15:13:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.dodgegarage.com\/news-api\/?p=18233"},"modified":"2024-03-25T11:25:02","modified_gmt":"2024-03-25T15:25:02","slug":"mopar-dodge-srt-nhra-notes-quotes-sonoma-nationals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/test.api.dodgegarage.com\/news\/racing\/2018\/07\/mopar-dodge-srt-nhra-notes-quotes-sonoma-nationals.html","title":{"rendered":"Mopar®<\/sub> Dodge\/\/SRT®<\/sup> NHRA Notes & Quotes: Sonoma Nationals"},"content":{"rendered":"

Ron Capps, NAPA Dodge Charger R\/T Funny Car<\/strong> No. 5 Qualifier \u2013 3.972 ET<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cGreat weekend. We\u2019ve made huge strides lately. Coming out of Denver, we had a lot of confidence, that was one of the best Denver showings we\u2019ve had in a long time. To come here and unload and have that consistency right off the bat, it just kept giving (crew chief Rahn) Tobler more and more confidence. The biggest thing was the two runs in the heat, and those three bonus points each run. Those are the biggest for us for a couple of reasons. Tobler was able to get a feel for the car for Sunday and try some things.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis was another great weekend in points for us. We really felt like we were going to be in the winner\u2019s circle today. Anytime you race Robert Hight and (his crew chief) Jimmy Prock, it\u2019s a big matchup. We got out there, it moved around a little bit and spun, and they got by us. This is the time of year where we know we need to get into race form for the Countdown and it starts with the Western Swing. I joked about a month ago that we were over 300 points behind the leader and I said, \u2018You watch, we\u2019re going to make a run for it,\u2019 and it\u2019ll be three years in a row if we can get the points lead going into the start of the Countdown. We made a big jump today, and we\u2019re going to keep collecting those Mello Yello points.\u201d<\/p>\n

Tony Schumacher, U.S. Army Top Fuel Dragster<\/strong> No. 4 Qualifier \u2013 3.747 ET<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cIt was a good points day. You know, I\u2019ve had a pinched nerve in my shoulder. I can\u2019t even move my right arm. To get to the final and cowboy through it all, I\u2019m glad it\u2019s done. I\u2019m twitching everywhere. My right side is in agony, I\u2019ve had people working on it all day. Need to get that taken care of before next weekend at Seattle.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe made up points on the leader and two positions. You know, I can say that nobody else has any business writing any speeches, yet, because this team has proven time and again that we know how to figure it out by the time it matters. That was an unfortunate 20 points that we didn\u2019t get in that final. We ran so well yesterday that we felt like nobody was going to beat us today. We got a few lucky breaks, which we haven\u2019t really had, and when you start running well and getting breaks, that\u2019s how you win championships.\u201d<\/p>\n

Leah Pritchett, Palomar Builders\/Mopar Dodge Top Fuel Dragster\u00a0<\/strong>No. 2 Qualifier \u2013 3.727 ET<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cWe had some really good momentum coming into race day, by far. Qualifying No. 2, three pretty great passes. The team worked extra hard Saturday night repairing from Q4. Like anything, you wish you could put your thumb on why something like that happened, but I feel like I was in a little different mental state today, knowing that we clinched our way into the Countdown. Trying to elevate my level of performance to practice for the Countdown, I just anticipated the tree and I thought the route I went was the route I needed to go.<\/p>\n

\u201cUltimately, though, a testament to the attitude of this team is, the moment that it happened and the amount of support I have from them has made it pass over sooner than I could\u2019ve ever even imagined. As Joe Barlam, one of our great crew chiefs, says, there are two ways to deal with it and one of them is to get over it. I\u2019m disgusted, by all means, but to live and die by the sword, you have to know where the sword\u2019s at and today I found it. So, hopefully, from now on, we can just keep cutting it up. I could be salty here as anything here by the ocean, but the way Jeb (Allen, weekend sponsor), our partners, the team and I have handled today\u2019s early exit shows a lot of fortitude and we can only build on it.\u201d<\/p>\n

Tommy Johnson Jr., Make-A-Wish Dodge Charger R\/T Funny Car<\/strong> No. 7 Qualifier \u2013 3.988 ET<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s been a tough season. We\u2019ve struggled and have not been as consistent as we\u2019d like, but we\u2019re starting to gain some traction and we\u2019re starting to get the car real consistent and become really competitive. We went to the semis and would have liked to have gone further, but really happy with how the car is starting to come around. I think that\u2019s super important because there\u2019s just three races left before the Countdown and it\u2019s the right time to start making some headway. So, I\u2019m really happy and look forward to going to Seattle and continuing.\u201d<\/p>\n

Matt Hagan, Southwind Builders\/Mopar Dodge Charger SRT\u00ae<\/sup> Hellcat Funny Car\u00a0<\/strong>No. 4 Qualifier \u2013 3.956 ET<\/strong><\/p>\n

“Had a really good opening lap but a little loose in the second round.\u00a0We need to move into Seattle. We’ve done well there a time or so and always seem to qualify there pretty well. So let’s focus on that. This [race] is behind us now. [Ron] Capps might end up going around us now in points but it’s going to be a battle down to the end no matter what.”<\/p>\n

Jack Beckman, Infinite Hero Dodge Charger R\/T Funny Car<\/strong> No. 2 Qualifier \u2013 3.929 ET<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cOur car didn\u2019t run what it should have run second round and that\u2019s disappointing because I really think we have a car right now that can hang with anybody. That being said, even though it didn\u2019t run as quick as we wanted it to, we actually still made a decent lap, which tells me that we\u2019re at a point in our tune-up window that even if we miss it, we still have a very, very good racecar. So onward and upward. We\u2019ll pack up and five days later in Seattle, we\u2019ll unload and win that one.\u201d<\/p>\n

2018 NHRA Championship \u2013 Point Standings after Round 15 of 24\u00a0<\/strong>(Season wins in parentheses)<\/p>\n

NHRA Funny Car<\/strong><\/p>\n

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  1. Courtney Force \u2013 1197<\/li>\n
  2. Ron Capps, Dodge Charger R\/T (1) \u2013 1032<\/strong><\/li>\n
  3. Robert Hight \u2013 1024<\/li>\n
  4. Matt Hagan, Dodge Charger R\/T (3) \u2013 1001<\/strong><\/li>\n
  5. Jack Beckman, Dodge Charger R\/T (1) \u2013 967<\/strong><\/li>\n
  6. J.R. Todd \u2013 863<\/li>\n
  7. Tommy Johnson Jr., Dodge Charger R\/T \u2013 819<\/strong><\/li>\n
  8. John Force \u2013 807<\/li>\n
  9. Shawn Langdon \u2013 680<\/li>\n
  10. Bob Tasca III \u2013 656<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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

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    1. Steve Torrence \u2013 1168<\/li>\n
    2. Tony Schumacher, Mopar Dodge HEMI\u00ae<\/sup> (1) \u2013 1031<\/strong><\/li>\n
    3. Clay Millican \u2013 1025<\/li>\n
    4. Leah Pritchett, Mopar Dodge HEMI (2) \u2013 989<\/strong><\/li>\n
    5. Doug Kalitta \u2013 951<\/li>\n
    6. Antron Brown \u2013 809<\/li>\n
    7. Terry McMillen \u2013 728<\/li>\n
    8. Brittany Force \u2013 697<\/li>\n
    9. Scott Palmer \u2013 617<\/li>\n
    10. Richie Crampton – 608<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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