Rookie Report Card after Charlotte
The 2017 rookie class continued its solid early season with Jonnie Lindberg (Funny Car), Tanner Gray (Pro Stock), and Joey Gladstone (Pro Stock Motorcycle) all making it out of the first round of competition at the NHRA Four-Wide Nationals.
The 2017 rookie class continued its solid early season with Jonnie Lindberg (Funny Car), Tanner Gray (Pro Stock), and Joey Gladstone (Pro Stock Motorcycle) all making it out of the first round of competition at the NHRA Four-Wide Nationals. In addition to these three, Top Fuel racers Troy Coughlin Jr. and Shawn Reed are also in contention for this year's Auto Club Road to the Future Award. Following is a look at all five drivers' stats through six of 24 events on the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series calendar.
Coughlin | Reed | Lindberg | Gray | Gladstone | |
Events attended | 6 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 2 |
Best qualifying position | 5 | 11 | 10 | 3 | 3 |
Round-wins | 3 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 3 |
Event wins | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Runner-ups | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Holeshot W/L* | 0/1 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 2/0 | 1/0 |
DNQs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Points position | 9 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 4 |
*Does not include NHRA Four-Wide Nationals |