Fri, 17 Jun 2011, 10:08 PM Funny Car Qualifying Notes, Session #2

By Rick Green

BRISTOL, Tenn. - Notes from round 2 qualifying in Funny Car at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, 11th annual Ford NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals presented by Tri-Cities Area Ford Dealers 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: Tony Pedregon Runs 4.268/287.60, Now #7; Best prior run: 5.893/117.25, Was #16

Weather conditions: air temperature 77 degrees, relative humidity 61 percent, barometer 28.40 inches, adjusted altitude 3,719 feet, track temperature 91 degrees.

Pedregon was straight down the groove with a good looking pass...there was a puff of engine smoke right in the lights. Tony Pedregon's incremental times: 60ft-0.911 sec., 330ft-2.376, 660ft-3.421/245.99 mph.

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Left Lane: Bob Tasca III Runs 4.107/308.21, Now #1; Best prior run: 5.507/130.78, Was #15

Tasca launched hard and was straight down the groove with a great looking pass. Tasca goes to the number one spot. Bob Tasca III's incremental times: 60ft-0.904 sec., 330ft-2.337, 660ft-3.312/263.46 mph.

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Left Lane: Melanie Troxel Runs 5.069/149.25, Now #15; Best prior run: 5.144/148.61, Was #14
Right Lane: John Force Runs 4.126/307.30, Now #2; Best prior run: 5.840/117.59, Was #16

Troxel starts to get out of the groove around 400 feet and clicks it off...Force with a great pass, but got loose on the top end, but still goes to the number two spot. John Force's incremental times: 60ft-0.894 sec., 330ft-2.332, 660ft-3.328/260.26 mph.

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Left Lane: Tim Wilkerson Runs 4.183/292.27, Now #7; Best prior run: 4.405/251.11, Was #13
Right Lane: Johnny Gray Runs 4.224/261.37, Now #9; Best prior run: 5.204/142.84, Was #16

Wilkerson was straight down the groove with a real nice pass to go to the number seven spot. Tim Wilkerson's incremental times: 60ft-0.913 sec., 330ft-2.348, 660ft-3.348/253.04 mph. Gray was right there with him until right in the lights when the car went silent...Johnny Gray's incremental times: 60ft-0.907 sec., 330ft-2.343, 660ft-3.353/251.16 mph.

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Left Lane: Mike Neff Runs 6.429/102.48, Now #14; Best prior run: 4.330/226.66, Was #14
Right Lane: Jim Head Runs 4.371/227.57, Now #15; Best prior run: 4.684/187.65, Was #15

Neff starts to lose traction early and clicks it off. Head started to lose traction and pedaled it one time, but was lost traction again and clicked it off.

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Left Lane: Daniel Wilkerson Runs 4.955/162.63, Now #13; Best prior run: 4.324/285.53, Was #13
Right Lane: Paul Lee Runs 4.562/204.14, Now #12; Best prior run: 4.297/287.23, Was #12

Wilkerson started to get loose and clicked it off. Lee started to lose traction a little farther down and he clicked it off. No help here for Lee and he will stay on the bubble.

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Left Lane: Jeff Arend Runs 4.119/302.28, Now #3; Best prior run: 4.226/298.87, Was #10
Right Lane: Cruz Pedregon Runs 4.116/307.51, Now #2; Best prior run: 4.191/294.69, Was #8

This was a great side-by-side drag race...Pedregon launched hard and keep it hooked up to go to the number two spot. Cruz Pedregon's incremental times: 60ft-0.911 sec., 330ft-2.333, 660ft-3.316/262.54 mph. Arend was right there with him...Jeff Arend's incremental times: 60ft-0.897 sec., 330ft-2.333, 660ft-3.315/261.62 mph.

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Left Lane: Robert Hight Runs 4.110/301.33, Now #2; Best prior run: 4.174/304.53, Was #6
Right Lane: Ron Capps Runs 4.179/300.86, Now #7; Best prior run: 4.182/292.39, Was #8

Capps with another good looking pass and moves up the ladder one spot. Ron Capps' incremental times: 60ft-0.908 sec., 330ft-2.352, 660ft-3.362/254.42 mph. Hight with a great pass as he is straight down the groove to the number two spot. Robert Hight's incremental times: 60ft-0.900 sec., 330ft-2.336, 660ft-3.314/265.33 mph.

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Left Lane: Matt Hagan Runs 4.112/303.50, Now #3; Best prior run: 4.165/298.87, Was #6
Right Lane: Jack Beckman Runs 4.125/305.42, Now #6; Best prior run: 4.179/297.02, Was #8

A couple really good pass to wrap up this session. Beckman moves into the top half of the show. Jack Beckman's incremental times: 60ft-0.910 sec., 330ft-2.338, 660ft-3.323/261.62 mph. Hagan keep the Goodyears hooked up all the way do the 1000 feet to go to the number three spot. Matt Hagan's incremental times: 60ft-0.898 sec., 330ft-2.322, 660ft-3.307/260.86 mph.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink



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