NHRA - National Hot Rod Association

After what is undoubtedly the combined shortest and weirdest Funny Car qualifying session in history, Dale Creasy Jr. is the low qualifier with a 7.713-second elapsed time.

Only one grouping of three Funny Cars made it off the starting line after which NHRA officials called off the rest of the qualifying session due to high winds.

Creasy’s tire-smoking pass earned him the 7.713 elapsed time and the lead after Bob Gilbertson’s 5.164 lap was disqualified because he struck the timing blocks at the finish line. The other competitor, Bob Bode, backfired the supercharger at the hit and coasted to a stop without reaching the finish line.

All racing will be indefinitely on hold due to the winds, but a second qualifying session is slated to begin at 8 p.m., starting with Funny Car Q2.