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BRAINERD, Minn. - Notes from round 2 qualifying in Funny Car at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, 28th annual Lucas Oil 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: Jack Wyatt Runs 6.393/109.14, Now #14; No Prior Run 6:32 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 91 degrees, relative humidity 51 percent, barometer 28.52 inches, adjusted altitude 4,721 feet, track temperature 109 degrees. Wyatt struck
the tires at about 250 feet. Left Lane: Matt Hagan Runs 4.755/175.62, Now #8; Best prior run: 8.092/80.08, Was #18 Right Lane: Justin Schriefer Runs 4.647/261.42, Now #5; No Prior Run Hagan was off the throttle before the finish. I couldn't see why from here. Matt
Hagan's incremental times: 60ft-0.918 sec., 330ft-2.393, 660ft-3.512/204.23 mph. Left Lane: Jeff Arend Runs 4.956/219.97, Now #12; Best prior run: 7.226/96.31, Was #19 Right Lane: Jerry Toliver Runs 4.348/283.79, Now #1; Best prior run: 6.678/97.47, Was #17 Arend struck the tires at about 150 feet. He pedaled it a couple times before the finish. A good looking pass for Toliver. Jeff Arend's incremental times: 60ft-0.923 sec.,
330ft-2.557, 660ft-3.862/199.26 mph. Left Lane: Jim Head Runs 4.286/278.06, Now #2; Best prior run: 7.196/86.91, Was #19 Right Lane: John Force Runs 4.245/281.19, Now #1; Best prior run: 5.118/158.59, Was #14 Head had a cylinder or two out at the finish. A trouble-free pass for Force. Jim
Head's incremental times: 60ft-0.901 sec., 330ft-2.367, 660ft-3.417/242.63 mph. Left Lane: Dale Creasy Jr. Runs 4.398/274.05, Now #6; Best prior run: 5.895/117.50, Was #18 Right Lane: Bob Bode Runs 4.377/277.77, Now #5; Best prior run: 4.857/172.47, Was #13 No visible problems for either driver. Dale Creasy Jr.'s incremental times:
60ft-0.947 sec., 330ft-2.458, 660ft-3.515/239.87 mph. Left Lane: Ashley Force Hood Runs 5.177/148.22, Now #17; Best prior run: 5.492/133.57, Was #18 Right Lane: Ron Capps Runs 4.285/277.83, Now #2; Best prior run: 4.710/229.74, Was #12 Force Hood was up in smoke at about 400 feet. Her car got almost sideways and she had to lift. A good looking pass for Capps. Ashley Force Hood's incremental times: 60ft-0.903 sec.,
330ft-2.369, 660ft-3.674/166.79 mph. Left Lane: Mike Neff Runs 4.267/273.50, Now #2; Best prior run: 5.454/131.37, Was #18 Right Lane: Robert Hight Runs 5.101/136.30, Now #13; Best prior run: 4.666/206.13, Was #12 Hight hazed the tires at about 500 feet. A good looking pass for Neff. Mike Neff's
incremental times: 60ft-0.905 sec., 330ft-2.367, 660ft-3.404/246.75 mph. Left Lane: Tony Pedregon Runs 4.284/278.58, Now #3; Best prior run: 5.006/155.17, Was #17 Right Lane: Tim Wilkerson Runs 4.352/274.00, Now #7; Best prior run: 4.524/232.95, Was #10 Nothing unusual on this pair - both drivers kept the candles lit and tires hooked up all the way down the track. Tony Pedregon's incremental times: 60ft-0.902 sec., 330ft-2.360,
660ft-3.411/240.98 mph. Left Lane: Jack Beckman Runs 4.351/269.35, Now #8; Best prior run: 4.764/179.28, Was #16 Right Lane: Cruz Pedregon Runs 4.238/283.79, Now #1; Best prior run: 4.441/221.20, Was #11 A good looking pair! Pedregon had a small fire under the body when he brought the car to a stop. Jack Beckman's incremental times: 60ft-0.930 sec., 330ft-2.405, 660ft-3.460/238.89
mph. Left Lane: Del Worsham Runs 7.804/83.25, Now #13; Best prior run: 4.594/218.94, Was #13 Right Lane: Bob Tasca III Runs 4.214/282.01, Now #1; Best prior run: 4.364/274.16, Was #10 Worsham struck the tires at about 250 feet. A trouble-free pass by Tasca moves him to the top on the ladder for today. Del Worsham's incremental times: 60ft-0.903 sec., 330ft-2.665,
660ft-5.044/087.29 mph.
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