Sat, 17 Apr 2010, 07:54 PM Funny Car Qualifying Notes, Final Session

By Bob Orme

LAS VEGAS - Notes from final, round 4 qualifying in Funny Car at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, 11th annual SummitRacing.com 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:

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Left Lane: Jeff Diehl Runs 4.809/212.73, Now #17; Best prior run: 6.745/105.33, Was #18
Right Lane: Paul Lee Runs 6.679/100.45, Now #18; Best prior run: 5.064/160.48, Was #17

4:16 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 89 degrees, relative humidity 14 percent, barometer 27.73 inches, adjusted altitude 4,870 feet, track temperature 121 degrees.

Lee lost traction at about 300 feet and Diehl did the same just before the 660-foot mark.

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Left Lane: Jim Head Runs 6.464/102.53, Now #16; Best prior run: 4.565/257.73, Was #16
Right Lane: Jeff Arend Runs 4.314/292.58, Now #14; Best prior run: 4.450/285.47, Was #14

Head was up in smoke just past the 330-foot mark. A good looking pass for Arend.

Jeff Arend's incremental times: 60ft-0.929 sec., 330ft-2.434, 660ft-3.479/247.79 mph.

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Left Lane: Cruz Pedregon Runs 6.931/90.34, Now #15; Best prior run: 4.532/269.24, Was #15
Right Lane: Tony Pedregon Runs 4.334/287.78, Now #13; Best prior run: 4.301/270.86, Was #13

Cruz was up in smoke at about 250 feet while Tony was able to keep the Goodyears hooked up for the entire pass.

Tony Pedregon's incremental times: 60ft-0.940 sec., 330ft-2.432, 660ft-3.487/245.05 mph.

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Left Lane: Tim Wilkerson Runs 4.314/282.66, Now #10; Best prior run: 4.255/292.90, Was #9
Right Lane: Bob Tasca III Runs 4.243/292.77, Now #8; Best prior run: 4.290/293.66, Was #12

A good looking pass for both drivers on this tricky track.

Tim Wilkerson's incremental times: 60ft-0.942 sec., 330ft-2.429, 660ft-3.459/247.38 mph.
Bob Tasca III's incremental times: 60ft-0.935 sec., 330ft-2.405, 660ft-3.416/254.33 mph.

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Left Lane: Bob Bode Runs 4.995/162.24, Now #7; Best prior run: 4.238/297.22, Was #7
Right Lane: Jack Beckman Runs 7.440/91.78, Now #12; Best prior run: 4.289/287.47, Was #12

Beckman struck the tires at about 150 feet and Bode did the same at about 400 feet.

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Left Lane: Del Worsham Runs 4.187/297.75, Now #1; Best prior run: 4.235/292.90, Was #6
Right Lane: John Force Runs 4.319/293.09, Now #11; Best prior run: 4.263/297.94, Was #11

A good looking pass for Force, a great looking pass for Worsham!

Del Worsham's incremental times: 60ft-0.919 sec., 330ft-2.361, 660ft-3.366/254.47 mph.
John Force's incremental times: 60ft-0.944 sec., 330ft-2.441, 660ft-3.482/247.88 mph.

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Left Lane: Robert Hight Runs 4.300/289.01, Now #6; Best prior run: 4.223/300.00, Was #6
Right Lane: Melanie Troxel No Time, Now #9; Best prior run: 4.250/302.28, Was #9

Troxel dropped a couple cylinders on the left side of the engine and that pushed her car over the centerline, taking out the finish line cones. Hight's numbers count as he passed through the timing lights just before Troxel took out the cones.

Robert Hight's incremental times: 60ft-0.930 sec., 330ft-2.415, 660ft-3.454/246.35 mph.

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Left Lane: Matt Hagan Runs 4.240/289.26, Now #3; Best prior run: 4.217/297.16, Was #3
Right Lane: Ron Capps Runs 7.130/91.29, Now #5; Best prior run: 4.221/291.70, Was #5

Capps struck the tires just before the 330-foot mark. A trouble-free pass for Hagan.

Matt Hagan's incremental times: 60ft-0.931 sec., 330ft-2.390, 660ft-3.401/251.58 mph.

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Left Lane: Ashley Force Hood Runs 4.268/288.58, Now #2; Best prior run: 4.195/295.14, Was #2

Densham chose to sit out this round so Force Hood has a solo pass. She was skating around a little at the top end but it was still a pretty good pass.

Ashley Force Hood's incremental times: 60ft-0.917 sec., 330ft-2.399, 660ft-3.428/249.67 mph.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink



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