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CONCORD, N.C. - Notes from round 3 qualifying in Funny Car at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, Eighth annual NHRA Carolina 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: Right Lane: Bob Gilbertson Runs 4.812/214.42, Now #13; No Prior Run 2:20 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 87 degrees, relative humidity 46 percent, barometer 29.24 inches, adjusted altitude 3,393 feet, track temperature 123 degrees. gilbertson
had a cylinder out at the hit, gets about 900 feet out and blows the engine. The engine goes up in
flames, dies down a little, then the flames start to come out from under the car. he rolls to a
stop, the fire seems to die down and he exits the vehicle. Left Lane: Shane Westerfield Runs 18.328/41.37, Now #15; No Prior Run Right Lane: Dave Richards Runs 5.084/172.43, Now #14; No Prior Run Westerfield hits the throttle, goes up in smoke and backs off the throttle. Richards gets about 700 feet out, pedals once, then gives up on the run. Left Lane: Tony Pedregon Runs 11.137/73.91, Now #12; Best prior run: 4.243/280.72, Was #12 Right Lane: Cruz Pedregon Runs 8.770/86.53, Now #9; Best prior run: 4.079/301.33, Was #9 Tony and Cruz both go up in smoke at the hit, both are off the throttle quickly. Left Lane: Chad Head Runs 5.623/268.97, Now #15; No Prior Run Right Lane: John Hale Runs 7.408/87.13, Now #11; Best prior run: 4.198/272.94, Was #11 Hale leaves the line, gets about 100 feet out and loses traction. head went up in smoke right at the hit, pedaled a couple of times and finally got the slicks to bite. Left Lane: Alexis DeJoria Runs 9.084/88.95, Now #16; No Prior Run Right Lane: Courtney Force Runs 5.245/142.43, Now #10; Best prior run: 4.080/303.30, Was #10 DeJoria smokes the tires at the hit and backs off the throttle. She coasts for a bit, pedals three or four times and runs quick enough to get in the field on the bump spot. Force got about 500 feet out and started hazing the tires. She has to pedal two or three times and cannot improve on her run from yesterday. Left Lane: Matt Hagan Runs 4.904/158.84, Now #7; Best prior run: 4.015/314.02, Was #7 Right Lane: Jack Beckman Runs 6.934/89.32, Now #8; Best prior run: 4.022/304.60, Was #8 Beckman gets about 300 feet out, goes up in smoke and gives up on the run. Hagan gets a little further, loses traction and backs off the throttle. Left Lane: Tim Wilkerson Runs 4.903/162.00, Now #4; Best prior run: 4.003/318.32, Was #4 Right Lane: John Force Runs 4.133/300.53, Now #6; Best prior run: 4.004/313.80, Was #6 Force shows how to get down the hot track, going right down the groove with the quickest pass of the round so far. Wilkerson was out in front for the first 300 feet, then hazed the tires and fell back. Left Lane: Ron Capps Runs 9.479/81.97, Now #3; Best prior run: 3.994/317.34, Was #3 Right Lane: Robert Hight Runs 4.822/165.48, Now #5; Best prior run: 4.004/313.95, Was #5 Capps loses traction at the hit, makes a quick move to the left and has to back off the throttle quickly. Hight was on a decent pass but started hazing the tires late in the run. Left Lane: Del Worsham Runs 4.124/298.93, Now #2; Best prior run: 3.993/318.32, Was #2 Right Lane: Tommy Johnson Jr. Runs 4.075/301.20, Now #1; Best prior run: 3.971/312.42, Was #1 We finally get a good side-by-side, both right down the groove. Johnson makes the quickest pass of the round, worsham right behind with the second quickest pass of the round.
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