Tens of thousands of horsepower returned to Sonoma Raceway as the DENSO NHRA Sonoma Nationals rolled back into Sears Point Friday. While Jordan Vandergriff took the top spot as the Funny Car provisional qualifier with a run of 3.849 ET at 332.43 mph, Top Fuel driver Clay Millican ended the night abruptly with a fuel leak, thirty minutes before curfew Friday night.
Late Night Peril
In the latter half of the second round of qualifying for Funny Cars, Dave Richards romped down the track, but slipped toward the end of the track, nearly smacking the wall, sending sparks and debris flying, resulting in a brief pause in racing to check the track…