B. Force, Hagan, Anderson Lead Opening Qualifying at Houston

Matt Hagan

Matt Hagan powered to the Funny Car qualifying lead under the lights Friday evening at the 31st annual NHRA SpringNationals at Royal Purple Raceway.

Brittany Force (Top Fuel) and Greg Anderson (Pro Stock) are also provisional qualifying leaders in their respective categories at the fifth of 24 events on the 2018 NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series schedule.

Hagan sits atop the Funny Car category with a run of 3.913-seconds at 308.78 in his Pennzoil/Mopar Dodge Charger R/T, while Force leads the Top Fuel class with a run of 3.701 at 313.80 in her Monster Energy dragster posted during the second qualifying session. In Pro Stock, Anderson currently holds the top spot after resetting both ends of the track record with a pass of 6.492 at 213.00 in his Summit Racing Equipment Chevrolet Camaro during his first round of qualifying.

Qualifying continues at 1:30 p.m. on Saturday.