INDY TEST DAY 2 - Funny Car Time Trial Notes, Session #1

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Wed, 26 Aug 2009, 11:18 AM

Funny Car Time Trial Notes, Session #1

By Larry Sullivan

CLERMONT, Ind. - Notes from round 1 time trials in Funny Car at the NHRA, Indianapolis Test Session Day 2 listing lane, driver name, elapsed time, top speed, and position in order following run:

Left Lane: Brian Thiel Runs 9.110/0.00, Now #1

9:15 a.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 73 degrees, relative humidity 73 percent, barometer 29.21 inches, adjusted altitude 2,572 feet, track temperature 85 degrees.
Important Note For Wednesday Fuel Testing Reports: The track is not recabled for 1,000 feet today, so there is no 1,000-foot speed and the finish line numbers on the scoreboards and in the data we receive from the timing system are coming from the 1/4-mile speed trap. We are editing the run data to give you the 1,000-foot times, but have no way to come up with the 1,000-foot speeds, so they will be shown as zero for all runs. Thiel made the first run of the day - and from the line of cars already in line to run, today will be much busier than yesterday. There were at least 16 fuel cars already signed up by mid-day yesterday, more pulled in later in the day.

Paul Jones was the car director for Thiel's burnout. The car started rattling the tires almost immediately. Brian Thiel's incremental times: 60ft-1.025 sec., 330ft-3.184, 660ft-6.002/079.63 mph.

Left Lane: Ron Capps Runs 8.700/0.00, Now #1

9:34 a.m. Capps had a clean-looking launch and got out about 200 feet beofre the car did a dance and he lifted. Ron Capps' incremental times: 60ft-0.972 sec., 330ft-2.936, 660ft-5.693/077.08 mph.

Left Lane: Del Worsham Runs 4.379/0.00, Now #1

9:50 a.m. Good looking run, looked like an early shutoff. Del Worsham's incremental times: 60ft-0.896 sec., 330ft-2.329, 660ft-3.347/246.71 mph.

Left Lane: Robert Hight Runs 4.495/0.00, Now #2

10:00 a.m. Hight made a clean pass, also shutting off around the 660 mark. Robert Hight's incremental times: 60ft-0.900 sec., 330ft-2.354, 660ft-3.380/226.16 mph.

Left Lane: Ashley Force Hood No Time, Now #5

10:16 a.m. Force made her bunrout, backed up, and then the car was shut off and pushed to the return road. There were no big puddles on the track or other obvious indication of what the problem was.

Left Lane: Mike Neff Runs 4.175/0.00, Now #1

10:22 a.m. Nice-looking run for Neff. Mike Neff's incremental times: 60ft-0.976 sec., 330ft-2.398, 660ft-3.370/265.06 mph.

Left Lane: Matt Hagan Runs 7.884/0.00, Now #4

10:41 a.m. Hagan got out about 200 feet, then started chattering the tires and lifted.

Left Lane: Jeff Arend Runs 4.319/0.00, Now #2

10:43 a.m. Jeff Arend's incremental times: 60ft-0.903 sec., 330ft-2.364, 660ft-3.362/257.28 mph.

Left Lane: Bob Tasca III Runs 5.637/0.00, Now #5

10:45 a.m. Tasca had problems with traction about 300 feet out. Bob Tasca III's incremental times: 60ft-0.911 sec., 330ft-2.388, 660ft-3.866/144.01 mph.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink