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KENT, Wash. - Notes from round 2 qualifying in Funny Car at the NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series, 19th annual Schuck's Auto Supply NHRA Nationals listing lane, driver name, elapsed time/top speed this round, position in order following run, best prior elapsed time/speed, and position in order prior to run: Left Lane: Tony Bartone No Time, Now #18; Best prior run: 8.906/92.84, Was #18 Right Lane: Terry Haddock Runs 9.078/90.97, Now #17; Best prior run: 8.744/116.04, Was #17 6:49 p.m. Some cloud cover has moved into the area, but temps are still high, and the humidity is starting to rise. The track temp was over 140 degrees a few minutes ago... Bartone lit up the big Goodyears right on the line, Haddock went out about 150-feet and lifted. Bartone came to a stop before the highway mark, we're down for just a minute to clear the Lucas Oil Monte Carlo from the track. Left Lane: Phil Burkart Runs 4.898/316.75, Now #1; Best prior run: 7.849/110.76, Was #16 Right Lane: Bob Gilbertson Runs 5.128/290.32, Now #3; Best prior run: 7.117/129.74, Was #15 Checker, Shucks Kragen!! The first full pull of the weekend vaults Burkart all the way to the top. Phil Burkart's incremental times: 60ft-0.903 sec., 330ft-2.352, 660ft-3.358/252.90mph, 1,000ft-4.190 Left Lane: Tommy Johnson Jr. Runs 4.947/311.63, Now #3; Best prior run: 6.779/139.13, Was #16 Right Lane: Gary Scelzi Runs 4.945/309.20, Now #2; Best prior run: 6.161/151.14, Was #14 Side by side 4.90's this time - the cars were dancing around as the timers locked down the clutches in the middle of the track. Both drivers also crack the 300 mph mark for the first time this weekend. Left Lane: Cruz Pedregon Runs 5.347/206.07, Now #9; Best prior run: 6.253/141.19, Was #16 Right Lane: Gary Densham Runs 4.934/310.77, Now #2; Best prior run: 5.977/163.33, Was #15 Pedregon drifted over toward the centerline and had to lift early. Densham was able to stay in the groove. Mike Ashley is now on the bump spot with a 5.96. Left Lane: Mike Ashley Runs 5.030/309.42, Now #6; Best prior run: 5.962/167.36, Was #16 Right Lane: John Force Runs 4.903/316.52, Now #2; Best prior run: 5.872/252.33, Was #15 John Force's incremental times: 60ft-0.917 sec., 330ft-2.357, 660ft-3.364/252.90mph, 1,000ft-4.197 Left Lane: Robert Hight Runs 6.813/137.78, Now #15; Best prior run: 5.763/176.24, Was #14 Right Lane: Tim Wilkerson Runs 5.303/231.87, Now #10; Best prior run: 5.832/173.54, Was #16 Hight lost traction early, Wilkerson hazed the tires at the top end and lifted early as well. Wilkerson moves off the bump, Del Worsham is now in the 16th spot, but Del hasn't run yet for this round. Left Lane: Scott Kalitta Runs 4.988/304.39, Now #6; Best prior run: 5.608/194.27, Was #14 Right Lane: Del Worsham Runs 5.003/308.85, Now #7; Best prior run: 5.823/236.05, Was #16 Both teams have some good tuning data - Worsham's CSK team has four more cars in the lanes trying to take Burkart off the top spot. Left Lane: Eric Medlen Runs 4.903/310.84, Now #3; Best prior run: 5.196/223.99, Was #11 Right Lane: Whit Bazemore Runs 4.953/309.13, Now #7; Best prior run: 5.476/262.64, Was #15 Two more good passes - Eric Medlen's incremental times: 60ft-0.908 sec., 330ft-2.353, 660ft-3.360/252.43mph, 1,000ft-4.191 Whit Bazemore's incremental times: 60ft-0.913 sec., 330ft-2.366, 660ft-3.388/249.03mph, 1,000ft-4.231 Medlen missed the 2nd spot by speed, 310.84 mph to Force's 316.52. Left Lane: Ron Capps Runs 4.968/310.48, Now #9; Best prior run: 5.123/293.54, Was #11 Right Lane: Tony Pedregon Runs 4.929/310.27, Now #4; Best prior run: 5.315/288.77, Was #14 The runs looked quicker, - both drivers did a great job staying in the groove. We end the 2nd round with Phil Burkart and event Sponsor Shuck's on top of the Funny Car heap. 7:17 p.m.
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