At Bristol Dragway in Bristol, Tennessee, qualifying after two rounds set the order across NHRA categories, with Leah Pruett leading Top Fuel and Matt Hagan heading Funny Car. The rest of the field was set through Pro Stock and Pro Stock Motorcycle as well.
Friday at Bristol Dragway in Bristol, Tennessee, qualifying after two rounds shaped the weekend’s starting order across NHRA categories, from Top Fuel to Pro Stock Motorcycle.
In Top Fuel, Leah Pruett posted 3.794 seconds at 332.43 mph to take the No. 1 spot. Antron Brown qualified second with a 3.801 at 329.50 mph performance, followed by Tony Schumacher at 3.803 (326.16), Tony Stewart at 3.807 (332.10), and Billy Torrence at 3.814 (338.17).
The Top Fuel list continued with Josh Hart at 3.815 (327.03), Shawn Reed at 3.821 (319.60), Shawn Langdon at 3.852 (328.54), and Doug Kalitta at 3.927 (311.99). Maddi Gordon was next at 3.965 (311.77), then Keith Murt at 3.968 (295.79). Justin Ashley qualified at 4.422 (197.33), Jasmine Salinas at 4.573 (173.83), Will Smith at 6.807 (94.83), and Clay Millican at 8.563 (79.90).
Funny Car qualifying after two rounds produced a different kind of front-runner. Matt Hagan led the class with a Dodge Charger running 4.009 seconds at 319.60 mph. Jack Beckman qualified second at 4.017 (318.54) in a Chevrolet Camaro, and Spencer Hyde followed at 4.030 (319.07) in a Ford Mustang.
Chad Green placed fourth at 4.189 (242.84) in a Mustang, and Austin Prock was fifth at 4.382 (238.34). Cruz Pedregon qualified sixth at 4.484 (207.11) in a Charger, with Daniel Wilkerson seventh at 4.503 (201.04) in a Mustang. Jeff Arend was eighth at 4.810 (171.29) in a Charger, and J.R. Todd was ninth at 5.127 (153.13) in a Toyota GR Supra. Ron Capps qualified 10th at 5.346 (137.82) in a GR Supra.
Jordan Vandergriff took the 11th spot at 5.357 (136.07) in a Camaro, while Alexis DeJoria was 12th at 5.455 (133.67), also in a Camaro. Dave Richards qualified 13th at 5.512 (130.82) in a Mustang, and Jon Capps rounded out the field at 6.371 (102.22) in a Charger.
Pro Stock qualifying after two rounds put Greg Anderson at the top. Anderson, driving a Chevy Camaro, ran 6.673 seconds at 204.45 mph for the No. 1 position. Matt Latino qualified second at 6.676 (205.04) in a Camaro, with Dallas Glenn third at 6.687 (204.66). Greg Stanfield was fourth at 6.688 (205.26), and Jeg Coughlin followed fifth at 6.689 (205.16).
Cody Anderson qualified sixth at 6.691 (205.60), with Aaron Stanfield seventh at 6.691 (205.41). Matt Hartford was eighth at 6.700 (204.35), and Stephen Bell ninth at 6.709 (204.35). Erica Enders took the 10th spot at 6.714 (206.04), while Eric Latino was 11th at 6.718 (205.41).
Troy Coughlin Jr. qualified 12th at 6.722 (204.60), with Kenny Delco 13th at 6.785 (203.65). Shane Tucker completed the list at 13.424 (65.64) in a Camaro.
In Pro Stock Motorcycle, Gaige Herrera led with a Suzuki running 6.867 seconds at 196.59 mph. Ryan Oehler qualified second at 6.898 (198.52) in an EBR, followed by Angie Smith at 6.899 (197.54) in a Buell and Brayden Davis at 6.903 (197.08) in a Buell.
Richard Gadson was fifth at 6.908 (194.58) in a Suzuki, with Joey Gladstone sixth at 6.935 (195.79) in a Buell. John Hall qualified seventh at 6.953 (196.73) in a Beull, and Kelly Clontz was eighth at 6.966 (194.38) in a Suzuki.
Steve Johnson placed ninth at 7.003 (191.92) in a Suzuki, and Chase Van Sant qualified 10th at 7.021 (194.63) in a Suzuki. Chris Bostick was 11th at 7.065 (191.08), and Geno Scali was 12th at 7.066 (191.38), both on Suzukis. Wesley Wells took 13th at 7.188 (183.15) on a Suzuki.
Marc Ingwersen qualified 14th at 7.310 (151.51) in an EBR, and Jianna Evaristo was 15th at 7.815 (129.92) on a Buell.
The results from qualifying after two rounds set the stage for what comes next at Thunder Valley in Bristol—one class at a time, with the fastest runs drawing fans’ attention even as the field stretches from the top rows to the back markers.
NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals Bristol Dragway Bristol Tennessee qualifying results Top Fuel Funny Car Pro Stock Pro Stock Motorcycle Leah Pruett Matt Hagan Greg Anderson Gaige Herrera