{"id":18883,"date":"2018-08-20T09:42:21","date_gmt":"2018-08-20T13:42:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.dodgegarage.com\/news-api\/?p=18883"},"modified":"2024-03-25T11:24:47","modified_gmt":"2024-03-25T15:24:47","slug":"mopar-dodge-srt-nhra-drag-racing-notes-quotes-brainerd-mn","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/test.api.dodgegarage.com\/news\/racing\/2018\/08\/mopar-dodge-srt-nhra-drag-racing-notes-quotes-brainerd-mn.html","title":{"rendered":"Mopar®<\/sub> Dodge\/\/SRT®<\/sup> NHRA Drag Racing Notes & Quotes: Brainerd, MN"},"content":{"rendered":"

Jack Beckman, Infinite Hero Dodge Charger R\/T Funny Car –\u00a0No. 14 Qualifier \u2013 4.029 ET<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cEveryone is saying we can\u2019t lose, because a Doug Chandler\/Terry Chandler car is in the final round \u2013 but we can lose, because we\u2019re the Infinite Hero car, and we want to win! Nobody goes into a final round thinking, \u2018If we don\u2019t win, we don\u2019t win.\u2019 It\u2019s a big deal. You don\u2019t know if your last win is your last win. We have struggled, it\u2019s no secret. We haven\u2019t had the car we had early in the season. We changed chassis, clutches, we faced the track prep reduction and we had a tough time. I feel a heck of a lot better today than I felt yesterday.<\/p>\n

\u201cI don\u2019t think one race can make or break you. I feel like if nothing else were to change this weekend but leaving with the trophy, it changes the psychology of everyone on the team. Yeah, you know you\u2019re capable of winning, but the last time was at Gainesville. To put it back in the winner\u2019s circle again just reaffirms that we are coming up on the Countdown and we have a contending car. I like the way that we didn\u2019t start (this weekend) phenomenally, but we picked away at it and got better, and got significantly better each time down the track today.\u201d<\/p>\n

Tommy Johnson Jr., Make-A-Wish Dodge Charger R\/T Funny Car –<\/strong>\u00a0No. 5 Qualifier \u2013 4.003 ET<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cIt was a great weekend for our team, we made huge progress. You could see it coming the last few races, so super excited with how we\u2019re running going into Indy and the Countdown.\u00a0It broke a throttle air switch in the final round. After such a great day, to have something small like that break in the final is disappointing, but still, all in all, a great day. The car is running really well. I look forward to testing this week and let\u2019s see if we can get that Wally in Indy.\u201d<\/p>\n

Matt Hagan, Mopar\u00ae<\/sub> Express Lane Dodge Charger SRT\u00ae<\/sup> Hellcat Funny Car –\u00a0No. 3 Qualifier \u2013 3.990 ET<\/strong><\/p>\n

“Right now, we are working to get this new body dialed in.\u00a0It’s changed the whole dynamic of our racecar; the weight transfer is different, and this thing is making a lot more downforce on the nose.\u00a0The car is going to be better, the numbers show it. We just have to figure out what this thing is asking for, and what adjustments we need to make. If anybody can figure it out, (crew chief) Dickie (Venables) can. It’s going to be really, really important for us to test at Indy and make those two or three days there really count.”<\/p>\n

Leah Pritchett, Mopar Dodge Top Fuel Dragster –\u00a0No. 8 Qualifier \u2013 3.818 ET<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cScott Palmer \u2013 I say it before I race him and after \u2013 you misstep ever so slightly, they\u2019re there and they get you. We need to qualify a little better \u2013 we seem to have track record of doing better when we qualify better. Coming away from Brainerd, it\u2019s just a little blip in the momentum, just like it was a little blip on the track today. I caught traction and we were able to hook up, and that\u2019s exactly what we\u2019re going to do in Indy.\u201d<\/p>\n

Ron Capps, NAPA Dodge Charger R\/T Funny Car –<\/strong>\u00a0No. 2 Qualifier \u2013 3.969 ET<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019ve been driving 22 years and a first-round loss like that hurts just as bad as it did during my rookie year in Funny Car. After you\u2019ve gone through Friday and Saturday and feel how good your car is running underneath you, you really feel like you have a great chance at standing up there in the winner\u2019s circle at the end of the day. I\u2019m lucky I can jump back in the car this Thursday during our Indy test session. After a letdown here in Brainerd, I\u2019m looking forward to getting right back in the car a few days later. It\u2019s extra exciting this year because we\u2019re going to test out some new aerodynamic things with Dodge.\u201d<\/p>\n

Tony Schumacher, U.S. Army Top Fuel Dragster –\u00a0No. 7 Qualifier \u2013 3.818 ET<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cThe first round, it was a long tree. The second round, it was a quick tree and it caught me off guard. There\u2019s no excuse, no other reason, the fact is the dude left before I did on the start line and it cost us the race with our great U.S. Army racecar that we should\u2019ve won the race with. We\u2019ll go to the next one, we\u2019ll forget that happened, and we\u2019ll get it done.\u201d<\/p>\n

Pietro Gorlier, Head of Parts and Service (Mopar), FCA<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cThe win today by Jack Beckman in an all-Don Schumacher Racing Funny Car final round once again proves that the combination of Mopar power and Dodge\/\/SRT is tough to beat. Congratulations to Jack and his Infinite Hero Dodge team on their performance today at Brainerd.\u201d<\/p>\n

Steve Beahm, Head of Passenger Cars, Dodge\/\/SRT, Chrysler and FIAT\u00ae<\/sup>, FCA North America<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cThe victory today by Jack Beckman reinforces that Dodge is America\u2019s performance brand not only on the street, but also at the drag strip. The success this year of Jack and Don Schumacher Racing adds fuel for the enthusiasts who are passionate about our brand and the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series.\u201d<\/p>\n

Up Next<\/strong>: NHRA U.S. Nationals<\/strong><\/p>\n

Mopar Dodge\/\/SRT racers will travel next to the NHRA U.S. Nationals at Lucas Oil Raceway at Indianapolis, Indiana. Six days of racing will take place August 29\u2013September 3, with elimination rounds set for Labor Day. The NHRA Dodge HEMI\u00ae<\/sup> Challenge will return for the 18th year, and the first with the Dodge brand as title sponsor, August 30-31, during the U.S. Nationals.<\/p>\n

2018 NHRA Championship \u2013 Point Standings After Round 17 of 24 (Season Wins in Parentheses)<\/strong><\/p>\n

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

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  1. Courtney Force \u2013 1372<\/li>\n
  2. Ron Capps, Dodge Charger R\/T (2) \u2013 1177<\/strong><\/li>\n
  3. Robert Hight \u2013 1154<\/li>\n
  4. Jack Beckman, Dodge Charger R\/T (2) \u2013 1110<\/strong><\/li>\n
  5. Matt Hagan, Dodge Charger SRT Hellcat (2) \u2013 1102<\/strong><\/li>\n
  6. Tommy Johnson Jr., Dodge Charger R\/T \u2013 987<\/strong><\/li>\n
  7. J.R. Todd \u2013 987<\/li>\n
  8. John Force \u2013 855<\/li>\n
  9. Shawn Langdon \u2013 791<\/li>\n
  10. Tim Wilkerson \u2013 747<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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

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    1. Steve Torrence \u2013 1332<\/li>\n
    2. Tony Schumacher, Mopar Dodge HEMI (1) – 1145<\/strong><\/li>\n
    3. Clay Millican \u2013 1144<\/li>\n
    4. Leah Pritchett, Mopar Dodge HEMI (2) \u2013 1118<\/strong><\/li>\n
    5. Doug Kalitta \u2013 1027<\/li>\n
    6. Antron Brown \u2013 1026<\/li>\n
    7. Terry McMillen \u2013 791<\/li>\n
    8. Brittany Force \u2013 787<\/li>\n
    9. Scott Palmer \u2013 701<\/li>\n
    10. Mike Salinas – 694<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

      Jack Beckman, Infinite Hero Dodge Charger R\/T Funny Car –\u00a0No. 14 Qualifier \u2013 4.029 ET \u201cEveryone is saying we can\u2019t lose, because a Doug Chandler\/Terry Chandler car is in the final round \u2013 but we can lose, because we\u2019re the Infinite Hero car, and we want to win! Nobody goes into a final round thinking, \u2018If we don\u2019t win, we don\u2019t win.\u2019 It\u2019s a big deal. You don\u2019t know if your last win is your last win. We have struggled, it\u2019s no secret. We haven\u2019t had the car we had […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":27,"featured_media":18899,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[575],"tags":[528,849,615],"class_list":["post-18883","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-racing","tag-drag-racing","tag-dsr","tag-nhra"],"acf":[],"custom_fields":{"post_thumbnail_image":"https:\/\/test.api.dodgegarage.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Notes_Thumb.jpg","icon_selection":"article","external_link":"","featured_article":[],"upload_background_image":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/test.api.dodgegarage.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18883"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/test.api.dodgegarage.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/test.api.dodgegarage.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test.api.dodgegarage.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/27"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test.api.dodgegarage.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=18883"}],"version-history":[{"count":13,"href":"https:\/\/test.api.dodgegarage.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18883\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":59109,"href":"https:\/\/test.api.dodgegarage.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18883\/revisions\/59109"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test.api.dodgegarage.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/18899"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/test.api.dodgegarage.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=18883"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test.api.dodgegarage.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=18883"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test.api.dodgegarage.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=18883"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}