Fri, Oct 2, 09:43 PM TOPEKA - Funny Car Qualifying Notes, Session # 1

By Bob Orme A tricky first round for most teams.

TOPEKA, Kan. - Notes from round 1 qualifying in Funny Car at the 10th annual Parts America Nationals, listing lane, driver name, elapsed time, top speed, position in order following run:

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Left Lane: Vicky Fanning Runs 7.291/120.70 Psn # 1

3:52 PM Fanning takes four seconds after the green light to leave the line, drifts toward the center and shuts it off at half track.

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Left Lane: Al Segrini No Time Psn # 3
Right Lane: Del Worsham Runs 15.867/ 72.52 Psn # 2

Segrini had to be pushed off the line after the burnout. Worsham struck the tires immediately and aborted the run.

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Left Lane: Gary Densham Runs 12.094/ 72.19 Psn # 3
Right Lane: Chuck Etchells Runs 10.054/ 83.75 Psn # 2

Synchronized tire shake at 100' has both drivers calling it quits early in the run.

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Left Lane: John Force Runs 5.193/297.81 Psn # 1
Right Lane: Jack Wyatt Runs 10.983/ 78.72 Psn # 4

Both cars shook hard at 100' with Wyatt clicking it off. Force pedaled once then drove straight on down the track.

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Left Lane: Dale Creasy, Jr. Runs 7.038/130.24 Psn # 3
Right Lane: Whit Bazemore Runs 5.892/161.78 Psn # 2

Creasy had a rough ride to the 330' cone where the car finally stopped shaking. Bazemore struck the tires at 800' on what was a until then good looking run.

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Left Lane: Cruz Pedregon Runs 4.941/293.82 Psn # 1
Right Lane: Tony Pedregon Runs 5.124/285.35 Psn # 2

Tony pedaled it once at about 200', while brother Cruz lays down the first four-second run of the weekend, mixing up cylinders while going through the traps.

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Left Lane: Randy Anderson Runs 13.271/ 61.03 Psn #10
Right Lane: Tim Wilkerson No Time Psn #13

Wilkerson broke after the burnout and was unable to stage the car. Anderson chattered the tires for the first hundred feet then got off the throttle.

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Left Lane: Ron Capps Runs 5.055/296.34 Psn # 2
Right Lane: Dean Skuza Runs 9.267/ 51.67 Psn # 8

Skuza was off the throttle at 300', not sure why. Capps pedals it at about 200' and is able to turn this pass into a pretty good one.

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Left Lane: Tom Hoover Runs 7.144/122.26 Psn # 8
Right Lane: Frank Pedregon Runs 6.729/137.36 Psn # 6

Both cars were having traction troubles with Hoover pedaling the car three times before he moved toward the center line at half track.

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Left Lane: Al Hofmann Runs 11.002/ 77.51 Psn #13
Right Lane: Jim Epler Runs 12.666/ 66.32 Psn #15

Both cars broke loose at about 100'. Hofmann got almost sideways after starting out with an .899 seconds 60' time.

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Right Lane: Bob Weickgenannt Runs 15.775/ 45.28 Psn #17

Weickgenannt's car pulled right at the 60' mark and he had to shut it off. That's it for the first round of Funny Car qualifying. Cruz Pedregon sits on the pole with a 4.941 elapsed time and Randy Anderson is on the bump spot at 13.271.




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