Sat, 20 Jul 2013, 17:52 PM Funny Car Qualifying Notes, Session #3

By Bob Orme

MORRISON, Colo. - Notes from round 3 qualifying in Funny Car at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 34th annual Mopar Mile-High 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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Right Lane: Jeff Diehl Runs 4.738/248.43, Now #13; No Prior Run

3:20 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 92 degrees, relative humidity 27 percent, barometer 24.16 inches, adjusted altitude 9,960 feet, track temperature 116 degrees.

Diehl had a cylinder out on the hit and it stayed out for the entire pass.

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Left Lane: Todd Simpson Runs 4.695/237.42, Now #14; No Prior Run
Right Lane: Courtney Force Runs 4.316/276.13, Now #13; No Prior Run

Simpson had a cylinder out for most of this pass. Force dropped a cylinder shortly before the finish.

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Left Lane: Johnny Gray Runs 4.441/282.42, Now #10; Best prior run: 4.168/304.74, Was #10
Right Lane: Terry Haddock Runs 4.532/275.28, Now #14; No Prior Run

Neither driver was firing on all eight at some point during this pass.

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Left Lane: Bob Tasca III Runs 4.362/284.75, Now #11; Best prior run: 4.171/304.74, Was #11
Right Lane: Jeff Arend Runs 4.593/214.83, Now #15; No Prior Run

Arend was skating around on the top half of the track and he was very close to the centerline at the finish. A decent pass for Tasca in the heat of the day.

Bob Tasca III's incremental times: 60ft-0.936 sec., 330ft-2.422, 660ft-3.498/239.53 mph.

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Left Lane: Ron Capps Runs 4.288/291.57, Now #8; Best prior run: 4.152/300.33, Was #8
Right Lane: Del Worsham Runs 4.670/189.39, Now #12; Best prior run: 4.171/299.93, Was #12

Worsham struck the tires at about 600 feet. A good looking pass for Capps.

Ron Capps' incremental times: 60ft-0.921 sec., 330ft-2.397, 660ft-3.446/245.32 mph.

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Left Lane: Tony Pedregon Runs 6.271/100.46, Now #5; Best prior run: 4.124/299.86, Was #5
Right Lane: Matt Hagan Runs 4.523/216.00, Now #9; Best prior run: 4.158/309.63, Was #9

Both drivers struck the tires; Pedregon at about 200 feet and Hagan at about 600 feet.

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Left Lane: Alexis DeJoria Runs 4.716/182.33, Now #4; Best prior run: 4.122/307.02, Was #4
Right Lane: Robert Hight Runs 4.228/295.40, Now #7; Best prior run: 4.144/306.95, Was #7

DeJoria hazed the tires at the 660-foot mark. Hight took it straight down the groove for the quickest pass of the session so far.

Robert Hight's incremental times: 60ft-0.913 sec., 330ft-2.367, 660ft-3.398/249.90 mph.

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Left Lane: Tim Wilkerson Runs 5.748/125.03, Now #3; Best prior run: 4.114/296.37, Was #3
Right Lane: John Force Runs 4.854/176.01, Now #6; Best prior run: 4.140/307.09, Was #6

Wilkerson lost traction just before the 330-foot mark and Force followed suit just past the 330-foot mark.

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Left Lane: Jack Beckman Runs 4.968/163.39, Now #2; Best prior run: 4.097/309.91, Was #2
Right Lane: Cruz Pedregon Runs 5.451/132.33, Now #1; Best prior run: 4.073/307.37, Was #1

Beckman had a cylinder out on the launch and both drivers lost traction at about 300 feet.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink



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