Fri, 13 Aug 2010, 07:24 PM Funny Car Qualifying Notes, Session #1

By Bob Orme

BRAINERD, Minn. - Notes from round 1 qualifying in Funny Car at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, 29th annual Lucas Oil NHRA Nationals listing lane, driver name, elapsed time, top speed, and position in order following run:

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Left Lane: Dale Creasy Jr. Runs 4.232/282.95, Now #2
Right Lane: Bob Bode Runs 4.184/297.35, Now #1

5:35 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 77 degrees, relative humidity 71 percent, barometer 28.33 inches, adjusted altitude 3,977 feet.

A nice way to start this round with both cars going straight down the track. Creasy runs a career best elapsed time.

Dale Creasy Jr.'s incremental times: 60ft-0.896 sec., 330ft-2.342, 660ft-3.376/246.53 mph.
Bob Bode's incremental times: 60ft-0.912 sec., 330ft-2.364, 660ft-3.367/256.75 mph.

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Left Lane: Jim Head Runs 4.195/292.39, Now #2
Right Lane: Paul Lee Runs 4.289/281.30, Now #4

Head was skating around just a little bit on the top end. No problems for Lee.

Jim Head's incremental times: 60ft-0.893 sec., 330ft-2.358, 660ft-3.371/255.29 mph.
Paul Lee's incremental times: 60ft-0.941 sec., 330ft-2.416, 660ft-3.433/249.95 mph.

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Left Lane: Cruz Pedregon Runs 4.139/285.89, Now #1
Right Lane: Jeff Arend Runs 4.165/289.63, Now #2

A good looking pair as they cross the finish line side-by-side.

Cruz Pedregon's incremental times: 60ft-0.900 sec., 330ft-2.327, 660ft-3.314/260.36 mph.
Jeff Arend's incremental times: 60ft-0.899 sec., 330ft-2.332, 660ft-3.338/255.58 mph.

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Left Lane: Tony Pedregon Runs 4.247/290.38, Now #7
Right Lane: Del Worsham Runs 4.171/299.60, Now #3

Another good looking pair - clean and smooth all the way down the track.

Tony Pedregon's incremental times: 60ft-0.908 sec., 330ft-2.388, 660ft-3.414/252.85 mph.
Del Worsham's incremental times: 60ft-0.910 sec., 330ft-2.352, 660ft-3.356/255.77 mph.

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Left Lane: Ashley Force Hood Runs 4.102/302.55, Now #1
Right Lane: Bob Tasca III Runs 4.208/293.28, Now #7

Tasca was a little to the left of the groove on the top half of the track. A very good looking pass for Force Hood.

Ashley Force Hood's incremental times: 60ft-0.883 sec., 330ft-2.310, 660ft-3.299/260.71 mph.
Bob Tasca III's incremental times: 60ft-0.917 sec., 330ft-2.367, 660ft-3.382/253.47 mph.

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Left Lane: Tim Wilkerson Runs 4.167/297.68, Now #4
Right Lane: Ron Capps Runs 6.139/104.70, Now #12

Capps started to get out of shape just before the 330-foot mark and he lifted.

Tim Wilkerson's incremental times: 60ft-0.909 sec., 330ft-2.359, 660ft-3.350/258.42 mph.
Ron Capps' incremental times: 60ft-0.902 sec., 330ft-2.410, 660ft-4.088/125.90 mph.

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Left Lane: Jack Beckman Runs 4.189/294.69, Now #7
Right Lane: Matt Hagan No Time, Now #14

Hagan was shut off before staging due to leaking fluids. A trouble-free pass for Beckman.

Jack Beckman's incremental times: 60ft-0.915 sec., 330ft-2.366, 660ft-3.363/255.29 mph.

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Left Lane: Robert Hight Runs 4.131/302.35, Now #2
Right Lane: John Force Runs 5.309/136.29, Now #14

Force started wiggling around at about 400 feet and he lifted. Hight's pass was good enough to put him in the number two spot on the ladder.

Robert Hight's incremental times: 60ft-0.905 sec., 330ft-2.341, 660ft-3.325/261.62 mph.
John Force's incremental times: 60ft-0.896 sec., 330ft-2.338, 660ft-3.704/157.06 mph.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink



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