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TOPEKA, Kan. - Notes from round 1 qualifying in Funny Car at the 12th annual Advance Auto Parts Nationals listing lane, driver name, elapsed time, top speed, and position in order following run:
Left Lane: Brent Fanning Runs 5.642/268.01, Now #1 3:00 PM Fanning has a bumpy ride on this solo pass, but he stays on the throttle all the way down the track. Left Lane: Norman Wilding Runs 12.338/71.28, Now #3 Right Lane: Vicky Fanning Runs 5.790/264.03, Now #2 Wilding was off the throttle by the 100' mark. Right Lane: Phil Burkart No Time, Now #4 Burkart broke after the burnout and had to be pushed out of the lane. Left Lane: John Lawson Runs 7.056/126.92, Now #3 Right Lane: Cory Lee Runs 12.054/70.29, Now #4 Lee was heading for the centerline almost immediately, while Lawson drifted toward it at mid-track. Left Lane: Dale Creasy Jr. Runs 5.233/276.35, Now #1 Right Lane: Tommy Johnson Jr. Runs 5.331/266.21, Now #2 Johnson had a good pass going until he pitched a blower belt near the finish. Creasy was mixing up the cylinders on both sides of the engine going through the traps. Left Lane: Cristen Powell Runs 5.035/278.52, Now #1 Right Lane: Tim Wilkerson Runs 12.166/72.90, Now #8 Wilkerson lifted the front on the launch, brought it down hard, then lost traction. Powell was skating around a little on the top end of the track, but still managed to make a decent pass. Left Lane: Gary Densham Runs 5.057/289.57, Now #2 Densham had a trouble-free solo pass on this lap. Left Lane: Al Hofmann Runs 5.076/288.27, Now #4 Right Lane: Frank Pedregon Runs 4.971/282.60, Now #1 Hofmann was fishtailing at half track but he stayed on it all the way down. Pedregon has what should be the first of quite a few four-second passes this weekend. Left Lane: Bruce Sarver Runs 4.973/289.38, Now #2 Right Lane: Whit Bazemore Runs 4.987/301.47, Now #3 No problems for either driver here, both cars running strong all the way down the track. Right Lane: Dean Skuza Runs 10.888/83.08, Now #12 Skuza struck the tires at 100' and clicked it off. Left Lane: Del Worsham Runs 5.042/288.52, Now #5 The fifth solo pass of the round. Worsham was a little loose at half track, but had no other problems. Left Lane: Scotty Cannon Runs 5.098/283.85, Now #8 Right Lane: Jim Epler Runs 6.761/113.35, Now #13 Cannon had finished backing up from his burnout and was ready to stage before Epler pulled to the line. Rick Stewart signaled for Epler to not do a burnout, but he did one anyway. Stewart sent Cannon down the track by himself, then let Epler launch about 30 seconds later. Left Lane: Tony Pedregon Runs 5.143/222.91, Now #10 Right Lane: Ron Capps Runs 5.018/288.83, Now #4 There was a puff of smoke out of the back of Capps' car at the finish line, but he had no other problems on this one. I couldn't see anything wrong with Pedregon's car, but he definitely slowed on the top end. Left Lane: Jerry Toliver Runs 5.082/286.13, Now #10 Right Lane: John Force Runs 5.013/292.96, Now #4 Toliver was dropping cylinders going through the lights. Force was skating around a little bit at 300' but had no other problems. After the first round of Funny Car qualifying, Frank Pedregon is on the pole with a 4.971 second ET, and Vicky Fanning is on the bump spot with a 5.790.   NHRA: 10 Most Recent Entries [ top ] Jan 23- NHRA's Educational YES Program Hits The Road Again In 2015 Jan 23- Aerospace Components to Sponsor NHRA Excellence in Engineering Award in 2015 Jan 23- FEATURE- Those Were The Days- Part I Jan 23- John's March Raises $15,500 for No Stomach For Cancer Jan 22- Dave Connolly Eager for Top Fuel Debut at Circle K NHRA Winternationals Jan 22- John Force Racing Announces Crew Chief Line-Up, Promotions Jan 22- Rocky Boots Extends Partnership with DSR for Two Years Jan 20- FEATURE- Remembering On Tour with Steve Reyes Jan 19- John Force Racing and Chevrolet Announcement Transcript Jan 19- Beckman, Infinite Hero Team Shine On Day Two of PRO Winter Warm-up for DSR |
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