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SONOMA, Calif. - Notes from round 3 qualifying in Funny Car at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, 23rd annual FRAM-Autolite 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: Grant Downing Runs 6.867/140.39, Now #14; No Prior Run Right Lane: Melanie Troxel Runs 4.304/289.94, Now #13; No Prior Run 1:34 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 76 degrees, relative humidity 54 percent, barometer 29.94 inches, adjusted altitude 1,787 feet, track temperature 122 degrees. After having
the throttle cable break last night, Troxel makes a full pass and sets the mark for last night's
13-18 qualifies to beat. Left Lane: Jeff Diehl Runs 4.787/182.87, Now #14; No Prior Run Right Lane: Del Worsham Runs 4.849/164.07, Now #10; Best prior run: 4.213/282.13, Was #10 Worsham looked to be on a good pass, but can't get to the 660 under power. When the slicks started to spin, he had to lift. Diehl sat on the line for a while after the green and chased Worsham down the track. He gets a little further to card a better ET and MPH. Diehl is #14 for now and Worsham will stay #10. Left Lane: Ashley Force Hood Runs 6.340/106.77, Now #7; Best prior run: 4.187/292.77, Was #7 Right Lane: Ron Capps Runs 4.262/271.08, Now #11; Best prior run: 4.223/284.51, Was #11 The crew had a little problem getting the body to latch after the burn out on Force Hood's Mustang. It didn't matter much, as it quickly slows to tire smoke. Capps makes a nice pass for the conditions, but doesn't improve his #11 position on the ladder. Ron Capps' incremental times: 60ft-0.906 sec., 330ft-2.370, 660ft-3.403/248.61 mph. Left Lane: Tony Pedregon Runs 4.273/289.51, Now #14; No Prior Run Right Lane: Paul Lee Runs 4.207/297.09, Now #10; No Prior Run These two should give us a bump spot and they do so in style with two nice runs all the way to the 1000 foot lights. Lee makes the best pass of this session and takes the new #10 spot. Pedregon's Impala was a little softer off the line and he finishes in the #14 spot. Tony Pedregon's incremental times: 60ft-0.918 sec., 330ft-2.388, 660ft-3.432/246.53 mph. Paul Lee's incremental times: 60ft-0.908 sec., 330ft-2.374, 660ft-3.385/254.33 mph. Left Lane: Robert Hight Runs 6.246/106.93, Now #6; Best prior run: 4.172/301.87, Was #6 Right Lane: Jeff Arend Runs 4.747/174.01, Now #13; Best prior run: 4.253/286.13, Was #13 The employees of the various Kalitta companies, as well as the Oscoda, MI American Legion Post 274, and other private entities recently contributed over $55,000 to send Forth of July care packages to the men and women serving in Iraq and Afghanistan. Each of the packages included a lot of goodies and at least four letters written by the children of ten local Elementary, Middle, and High Schools. The packages were flown to the troops by Kalitta Air's mail contract sub-contractor DLH, who is also the primary sponsor for Jeff Arend's Kalitta Motorsports Funny Car and delivered prior to July 4, 2010. Jeff Diehl is on the bump spot at 4.787. Hight has the best incrementals of the session until right at mid-track, where the Mustang kicks the tires. Arend gets a little further before his Solara is done too. Robert Hight's incremental times: 60ft-0.895 sec., 330ft-2.425, 660ft-4.172/121.79 mph. Jeff Arend's incremental times: 60ft-0.904 sec., 330ft-2.372, 660ft-3.496/202.42 mph. Left Lane: Bob Tasca III Runs 4.208/297.29, Now #5; Best prior run: 4.130/304.39, Was #5 Right Lane: Tim Wilkerson Runs 4.181/294.75, Now #7; Best prior run: 4.188/293.09, Was #8 The bump stop is set for this session. Nice! Both cars go from start to finish with out incident on clean and straight passes. Wilkerson shows his hot track tune up and picks up enough ET to move up one position on the ladder. Tasca's Mustang was a little stronger early in the run, but will have to settle with the current #5 spot from last night. Bob Tasca III's incremental times: 60ft-0.901 sec., 330ft-2.360, 660ft-3.385/251.91 mph. Tim Wilkerson's incremental times: 60ft-0.906 sec., 330ft-2.348, 660ft-3.355/253.95 mph. Left Lane: Cruz Pedregon Runs 4.531/193.60, Now #4; Best prior run: 4.112/304.19, Was #4 Right Lane: Matt Hagan Runs 4.332/219.79, Now #9; Best prior run: 4.202/284.93, Was #9 They run together about three quarters of the race track and then spin the tires together and slow. They both stay in their current qualified positions. Cruz Pedregon's incremental times: 60ft-0.895 sec., 330ft-2.338, 660ft-3.396/221.60 mph. Matt Hagan's incremental times: 60ft-0.889 sec., 330ft-2.310, 660ft-3.334/239.82 mph. Right Lane: Brian Thiel Runs 4.410/278.69, Now #16; No Prior Run Thiel will make a single pass and is the last car to try to move into the field. Its a season best ET and MPH for Thiel to just bump into the field, pushing Diehl out. Brian Thiel's incremental times: 60ft-0.978 sec., 330ft-2.474, 660ft-3.532/238.30 mph. Left Lane: Jack Beckman Runs 6.410/102.76, Now #1; Best prior run: 4.063/311.56, Was #1 Right Lane: John Force Runs 4.765/173.43, Now #3; Best prior run: 4.104/307.30, Was #3 Last pair of the session. Densham won't make an attempt this session as he is well into the top half of the field. He will be ready for first round tomorrow. No joy for these two either. Beckman is away first and then spins the tires before the 330 lights. Force gets closer to the 660 lights before joining him. 2:07 p.m. Beckman stays #1 with a 4.063 and Brian Thiel is on the bump spot at 4.410.
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