J.R. TODD'S LOVE FOR POMONA STANDS, L.A. ANOTHER STORY
Fri, 2008-11-14 09:00
J.R. Todd loves Pomona, he just prefers to stay away from Los Angeles.
Todd, driver for Morgan Lucas Racing, isn’t much for the fast-pace of the big city but the fast pace of the Fairplex suits him just fine. There’s a good reason for that.
He seems to do well at the NHRA’s closest home track and his provisional low qualifying effort in Top Fuel on Thursday during the NHRA AAA Finals confirmed that. J.R. Todd loves Pomona, he just prefers to stay away from Los Angeles.
Todd, driver for Morgan Lucas Racing, isn’t much for the fast-pace of the big city but the fast pace of the Fairplex suits him just fine. There’s a good reason for that.
He seems to do well at the NHRA’s closest home track and his provisional low qualifying effort in Top Fuel on Thursday during the NHRA AAA Finals confirmed that.
Todd led a one-two punch from teammate Morgan Lucas with a 3.851 elapsed time at 308.41 miles per hour. The former NHRA rookie of the year admitted his car drifted out of the groove a bit on the top end and that left a little performance on the table.
“As a kid growing up in Indiana, I dreamed of coming out here and living but after two or three trips out here a year, forget that,” Todd admitted, smiling. “It is fun to race here. The weather is great and the fans are awesome.”
It’s just the traffic he can do without.
“I’ll stay home with the farms and cows,” Todd added with a smile.
If his run holds, this will be his first pole position of the season and the third of his career.
Todd, driver for Morgan Lucas Racing, isn’t much for the fast-pace of the big city but the fast pace of the Fairplex suits him just fine. There’s a good reason for that.
He seems to do well at the NHRA’s closest home track and his provisional low qualifying effort in Top Fuel on Thursday during the NHRA AAA Finals confirmed that. J.R. Todd loves Pomona, he just prefers to stay away from Los Angeles.
Todd, driver for Morgan Lucas Racing, isn’t much for the fast-pace of the big city but the fast pace of the Fairplex suits him just fine. There’s a good reason for that.
He seems to do well at the NHRA’s closest home track and his provisional low qualifying effort in Top Fuel on Thursday during the NHRA AAA Finals confirmed that.
Todd led a one-two punch from teammate Morgan Lucas with a 3.851 elapsed time at 308.41 miles per hour. The former NHRA rookie of the year admitted his car drifted out of the groove a bit on the top end and that left a little performance on the table.
“As a kid growing up in Indiana, I dreamed of coming out here and living but after two or three trips out here a year, forget that,” Todd admitted, smiling. “It is fun to race here. The weather is great and the fans are awesome.”
It’s just the traffic he can do without.
“I’ll stay home with the farms and cows,” Todd added with a smile.
If his run holds, this will be his first pole position of the season and the third of his career.
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