Auto Club NHRA Finals Saturday preview
The final race of the 2019 NHRA Mello Yello Series Countdown to the Championship continues at Auto Club Raceway in Pomona. All four titles are still up for grabs in at the Auto Club NHRA Finals and you can read up on all of the scenarios below.
Leah Pritchett took early pole position in Top Fuel, Matt Hagan is the provisional No. 1 qualifier in Funny Car, Jeg Coughlin Jr. went to the top in Pro Stock and Matt Smith ended Friday qualifying in the No. 1 position in Pro Stock Motorcycle.
Racing begins in professional categories with Pro Stock and Pro Stock Motorcycle at noon Pacific Time. You can see the full weekend schedule here.
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Live Timing | Standings | Tickets
TELEVISION SCHEDULE:
Friday, November 15 5:30pm - 7:30pm ET FS1
Sunday, November 17 3:00pm - 4:00pm ET FS1
Sunday, November 17 4:00pm - 7:00pm ET FS1
2018 EVENT WINNERS:
Top Fuel: Steve Torrence
Funny Car: J.R. Todd
Pro Stock: Tanner Gray
Pro Stock Motorcycle: Matt Smith
MOST VICTORIES AT AUTO CLUB RACEWAY:
John Force, FC, 16; Greg Anderson, PS, 12; Bob Glidden, PS, 12; Warren Johnson, PS, 9; Don Garlits, TF, 6; Tony Schumacher, TF, 6; Matt Hagan, FC 6; John Myers, PSM, 5; Eddie Krawiec, PSM, 4.
TRACK RECORDS:
Top Fuel
3.628 sec. by Clay Millican, Feb. ’18 and 334.40 mph by Mike Salinas, Feb. ‘19
Funny Car
3.822 sec. by Matt Hagan, Feb. '17 and 336.99 by Robert Hight, Feb. '18
Pro Stock
6.480 sec. by Erica Enders, Nov. '14 and 213.84 mph by Drew Skillman, Nov. ’15
Pro Stock Motorcycle
6.754 sec. by Matt Smith, Nov. ’12; 198.29 mph by Eddie Krawiec, Nov. ’12
NATIONAL RECORDS:
Top Fuel
3.623 sec. by Brittany Force, Sept. '19, Reading, Pa.; 338.17 mph by Brittany Force, Nov. '19, Las Vegas
Funny Car
3.793 sec. by Robert Hight, Aug. '17, Brainerd; 339.87 mph by Robert Hight, July ’17, Sonoma, Calif.
Pro Stock
6.455 sec. by Jason Line, March ’15, Charlotte, N.C.; 215.55 mph by Erica Enders, May ’14, Englishtown N.J.
Pro Stock Motorcycle
6.720 sec. by Andrew Hines, March ‘19, Gainesville, Fla.; 201.76 mph by Matt Smith, March ‘19, Gainesville, Fla.