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Johnson leads Funny Car qualifying at Carolina

2m - NHRA

  • Associated Press

CONCORD, N.C. -- Tommy Johnson Jr. took the Funny Car qualifying lead Friday in the NHRA Carolina Nationals, the first event in the six-race NHRA Countdown to the Championship.

Johnson, seeded third entering the playoffs, had a track-record time of 3.971 seconds at 312.42 mph in his Dodge Charger R/T.