NO. 1'S FROM FRIDAY HOLD UP AS SUN COMES OUT AT HOUSTON RACEWAY PARK ON SATURDAY
Alan Bradshaw, Cruz Pedregon, Kurt Johnson, Matt Smith top respective classes; Funny Car points leader Hight fails to qualify
Alan Bradshaw will open his quest to get into the Top 10 by facing No. 16 qualifier Urs Erbacher in the first round.
Led by Odessa, Tex.-native Alan Bradshaw, the four provisional No. 1
qualifiers from Friday night retained their top spots on Saturday as
qualifying was completed at the 21st annual O’Reilly NHRA Spring
Nationals presented by Pennzoil.
Cruz Pedregon (Funny Car), Kurt Johnson (Pro Stock) and Matt Smith (Pro
Stock Motorcycle) rounded out the No. 1 qualifiers at the fourth of 24
races in the NHRA POWERade Series. The foursome will lead the field
into final eliminations beginning at 11 a.m. Sunday.