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ENNIS, Texas - Notes from round 3 qualifying in Funny Car at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 30th annual AAA Texas NHRA FallNationals 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: Todd Simpson Runs 10.491/76.76, Now #14; No Prior Run Right Lane: Blake Alexander Runs 4.236/296.31, Now #13; No Prior Run 2:14 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 82 degrees, relative humidity 31 percent, barometer 29.72 inches, adjusted altitude 2,173 feet, track temperature 105 degrees. Simpson hits
the throttle and goes up in smoke. Alexander was wagging the tail of the car around for most of the
run but gets into the 13th spot for now. Left Lane: Chad Head Runs 4.024/314.02, Now #10; Best prior run: 4.074/300.53, Was #11 Right Lane: Terry Haddock Runs 5.728/124.53, Now #14; No Prior Run Haddock hits the throttle and it looks like oil is coming out of the back of the car. He gets about 300 feet out, strikes the tires and gives up on the run. Head goes right down the groove with a clean pass and moves up a spot in the order. Haddock will be charged with an oildown and it
will cost him $1000. Left Lane: Brian Stewart Runs 4.382/206.57, Now #15; No Prior Run Right Lane: John Hale Runs 4.257/276.58, Now #14; No Prior Run Stewart was on a decent pass but the car noses over about 600 feet out, not sure why. Hale makes a clean pass and gets in the 14th spot for now. Left Lane: Tony Pedregon Runs 4.089/303.50, Now #13; No Prior Run Right Lane: Dave Richards Runs 4.556/205.98, Now #17; No Prior Run Pedregon goes down the groove with his quickest pass of the weekend and gets in the show in the 13th spot for now. Richards was on a decent pass but had traction problems about 600 feet out. Left Lane: Cory Lee Runs 4.413/207.30, Now #12; Best prior run: 4.076/310.05, Was #12 Right Lane: Cruz Pedregon Runs 6.336/102.31, Now #19; No Prior Run Pedregon gets about 400 feet out, loses traction and gives up on the run. Lee was on a decent pass but struck the tires about 600 feet out and had to give up on the run. Left Lane: Tommy Johnson Jr. Runs 4.629/174.59, Now #9; Best prior run: 4.002/312.42, Was #9 Right Lane: Courtney Force Runs 4.584/181.35, Now #11; Best prior run: 4.043/311.77, Was #11 Force and Johnson were side-by-side early, they both get about 600 feet out, then they both strike the tires and back off the throttle. Left Lane: Tim Wilkerson Runs 4.772/164.53, Now #7; Best prior run: 3.968/320.13, Was #7 Right Lane: Alexis DeJoria Runs 4.275/222.36, Now #8; Best prior run: 3.969/318.09, Was #8 Wilkerson gets about 400 feet out, strikes the tires and backs off the throttle. DeJoria got a little further, about 600 feet out, and hazes the tires. Left Lane: John Force Runs 4.423/194.18, Now #6; Best prior run: 3.960/320.28, Was #6 Right Lane: Ron Capps Runs 4.198/231.28, Now #5; Best prior run: 3.942/324.67, Was #5 Force gets about 600 feet out and strikes the tires. Capps was on a decent pass but the car noses over late in the run, not sure why. Left Lane: Robert Hight Runs 4.016/318.47, Now #4; Best prior run: 3.941/325.14, Was #4 Right Lane: Matt Hagan Runs 4.830/162.88, Now #3; Best prior run: 3.921/323.43, Was #3 Hagan was on a decent pass but strikes the tires about 400 feet out and has to give up on the run. Hight goes right down the groove with the quickest pass of the round so far. Left Lane: Jack Beckman Runs 3.990/315.64, Now #2; Best prior run: 3.919/323.97, Was #2 Right Lane: Del Worsham Runs 4.005/316.08, Now #1; Best prior run: 3.917/323.58, Was #1 They save the best for last. Beckman goes right down the groove with an impressive pass for the conditions to earn the three bonus points for this round. Worsham is just behind and will pick up two bonus points.
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