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<\/p>\nJordan Vandergriff and the Cornwell Tools Chevrolet SS Funny Car team led John Force Racing\u2019s first-day qualifying efforts for the NHRA 4-Wide Nationals at zMax Dragway but all four teams\u2019 solid runs Friday night positioned them for success in Saturday\u2019s final two qualifying sessions and Sunday\u2019s first round of eliminations.<\/p>\n
Vandergriff ran 3.899 seconds at 328.70 mph for the second-quickest Funny Car run of the day. Alexis DeJoria and the Bandero Caf\u00e9 Chevrolet SS Funny Car team sit fifth with their run of 3.932 seconds at 331.20 mph while Jack Beckman and the HendrickCars.com Chevrolet SS Funny Car team are sixth with their run of 3.933 seconds at 314.97 mph.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis was my first night session run in a Funny Car and it\u2019s a lot different,\u201d said Vandergriff. \u201cThe header flames make it a lot brighter, which kind of narrows your vision but it\u2019s really cool driving these things at night. It\u2019s been a great weekend so far for the Cornwell Tools team here in Charlotte.\u201d<\/p>\n
Josh Hart and the HendrickCars.com Top Fuel team established the fourth-quickest run of their class with a Friday evening run of 3.733 seconds at 324.59 mph.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe wanted a little bit more, but I can\u2019t put into words how proud I am to be flying the HendrickCars.com flag this weekend,\u201d Hart said. \u201cI got to meet Rick Hendrick for the first time and Kyle Larson was hanging out with us, too, so lots of cool first-time experiences. The car looks amazing. The fans here are awesome so It\u2019s always great to be in Charlotte.\u201d<\/p>\n
Saturday\u2019s qualifying sessions are scheduled for 12:30 and 3 p.m. ET. Sunday eliminations are slated for 12 p.m. ET.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Television coverage includes qualifying on FS1 at 7 p.m. ET on Friday, April 24, and 11 a.m. ET on Sunday, April 26, with eliminations action at 7 p.m. ET to follow.<\/p>\n
This story was originally published on April 25, 2026. <\/p>\n
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