BAYTOWN, Texas -- J.R. Todd won the NHRA SpringNationals on Sunday at Royal Purple Raceway for his second straight Funny Car victory.
Todd powered his Toyota Camry to a 3.955-second run at 313.29 mph to beat defending season champion Robert Hight in the final round.
"It's nice to have this much momentum early in the season," Todd said. "We struggled really bad last season and didn't really turn around till probably the Western Swing. It's nice as Kalitta Motorsports to come out swinging at these races this year."
He became the third driver in Royal Purple Raceway history to win in both Top Fuel and Funny Car.