Fri, 9 Apr 2010, 08:38 PM Funny Car Qualifying Notes, Session #2

By Rick Green

BAYTOWN, Texas - Notes from round 2 qualifying in Funny Car at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, 23rd annual O'Reilly NHRA Spring Nationals presented by Pennzoil 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:

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Left Lane: Jack Beckman Runs 4.097/311.63, Now #1; Best prior run: 8.210/75.68, Was #16
Right Lane: Jeff Diehl Runs 5.193/151.39, Now #11; No Prior Run

Diehl starts to shake the tires and clicks it off. Beckman with a great pass and he goes to the number one spot. Jack Beckman's incremental times: 60ft-0.921 sec., 330ft-2.353, 660ft-3.312/269.67 mph.

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Left Lane: Cruz Pedregon Runs 6.052/110.79, Now #16; Best prior run: 7.484/90.11, Was #15
Right Lane: Robert Hight Runs 4.051/312.64, Now #1; Best prior run: 7.793/83.49, Was #17

Pedregon starts to smoke the tires and pedals it a couple time, but can't get it to hook up and clicks it off. Hight with a great pass and then as he crosses the finish line there is a big explosion and quick flash of fire. He drifts over into Pedregon's lane but is no where close to Cruz because Pedregon shut off. He does a great job getting the car back into his lane and the car stopped...Robert Hight's incremental times: 60ft-0.908 sec., 330ft-2.313, 660ft-3.267/269.35 mph.

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Left Lane: Tim Wilkerson Runs 4.098/306.12, Now #4; Best prior run: 5.696/135.71, Was #14
Right Lane: Ron Capps Runs 4.089/310.77, Now #2; Best prior run: 7.500/87.62, Was #17

This was a good drag race with Capps going to the number two spot and Wilkerson going to the number four spot. Tim Wilkerson's incremental times: 60ft-0.918 sec., 330ft-2.334, 660ft-3.300/265.48 mph.
Ron Capps' incremental times: 60ft-0.916 sec., 330ft-2.330, 660ft-3.300/265.85 mph.

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Left Lane: Paul Lee Runs 4.254/298.54, Now #12; Best prior run: 5.379/141.42, Was #15
Right Lane: Melanie Troxel Runs 4.176/303.64, Now #9; Best prior run: 5.826/118.90, Was #16

Troxel is straight down the groove to get in the show...Melanie Troxel's incremental times: 60ft-0.937 sec., 330ft-2.394, 660ft-3.373/264.39 mph. Lee with his career fastest pass to get in the show. Paul Lee's incremental times: 60ft-0.959 sec., 330ft-2.454, 660ft-3.442/261.88 mph.

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Left Lane: Tony Pedregon Runs 4.242/236.01, Now #13; Best prior run: 4.731/189.28, Was #15
Right Lane: Bob Tasca III Runs 4.183/302.75, Now #11; Best prior run: 4.464/201.61, Was #14

Tasca III goes straight down the groove and into the show...Bob Tasca III's incremental times: 60ft-0.922 sec., 330ft-2.376, 660ft-3.375/260.91 mph. Pedregon was on a good looking pass until right at half track when his engine exploded with a big fireball and the body went flying high into the air. Pedregon's car is engulfed in fire and went across the the track and tagged the right wall and then went back across the track and hit the left wall and came to a stop.

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Left Lane: Jeff Arend Runs 4.095/309.98, Now #3; Best prior run: 4.213/297.48, Was #12
Right Lane: Matt Hagan Runs 5.015/138.43, Now #11; Best prior run: 4.179/295.46, Was #10

Hagan bang the bower and the chute deployed automatically. Arend with real nice pass to get off the bump and go to the number three spot. Jeff Arend's incremental times: 60ft-0.917 sec., 330ft-2.339, 660ft-3.305/266.58 mph.

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Left Lane: Ashley Force Hood Runs 4.060/312.06, Now #2; Best prior run: 4.132/307.37, Was #8
Right Lane: Del Worsham Runs 9.744/79.24, Now #9; Best prior run: 4.137/302.62, Was #9

Worsham is up in smoke right off the starting line and clicked it off. Force Hood launched hard and keep it hooked up to go to the number two spot. Ashley Force Hood's incremental times: 60ft-0.904 sec., 330ft-2.311, 660ft-3.277/268.06 mph.

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Left Lane: John Force Runs 4.021/316.08, Now #1; Best prior run: 4.121/308.07, Was #7
Right Lane: Jim Head Runs 7.132/92.33, Now #8; Best prior run: 4.129/300.33, Was #8

Head is up in smoke right off the starting line and clicks it off. Force launched hard and keep the Goodyears stuck all the way down the 1000 feet. This is the second quickest pass in the history of 1000 feet and career quickest pass for Force. John Force's incremental times: 60ft-0.905 sec., 330ft-2.305, 660ft-3.251/273.16 mph. He needs to run a 4.061 seconds to back this pass up for a National record.

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