Some of the buzz around the NHRA pits this weekend is about the sanctioning body pondering taking the nitro classes – Top Fuel and Funny Car – to quarter-mile racing at select events.

NHRA made the switch to having both Top Fuel dragsters and Funny Cars race to 1000-feet, instead of the traditional quarter-mile (1,320 feet) in July of 2008 at the Mile-High Nationals at Bandimere Speedway in Morrison, Colo., near Denver, and that’s where the racing distance for these two classes has remained.

Defending event winners Matt Hagan and Steve Torrence kept their impressive pace going at New England Dragway, as both raced to victories on Sunday at the seventh annual NHRA New England Nationals.

Both wins came at the 13th of 24 events during the 2019 NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series season

Point standings (top 10) following the seventh annual NHRA New England Nationals at New England Dragway, the 13th of 24 events in the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series -

Final round-by-round results from the seventh annual NHRA New England Nationals at New England Dragway, the 13th of 24 events in the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series:

Sunday's final Sportsman results from the seventh annual NHRA New England Nationals at New England Dragway. The race is the 13th of 24 in the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series:

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In hot, muggy, conditions Friday evening in Epping, N.H., no nitro Funny Car was quicker than the Kalitta Motorsports DHL Toyota driven by J.R. Todd.

Todd, the reigning 2018 NHRA nitro Funny Car world champ, clocked a 4.022-second elapsed time at 317.34 mph in Q2 to take the provisional No. 1 qualifying spot at NHRA’s Mello Yello Series New England Nationals.

What a difference a run makes.

In Q1 at the NHRA Mello Yello Series New England Nationals in Epping, N.H., Friday, Clay Millican’s Top Fuel dragster would not even start.

Defending Funny Car world champion J.R. Todd powered down the hot track Friday evening for the provisional top spot at the NHRA New England Nationals located at New England Dragway.

Todd drove his DHL Toyota Camry to a 4.022-seconds at 317.34 mph during the second round of qualifying. Todd is chasing his second No. 1 qualifier of the season, 12th of his career and first career at New England Dragway.