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POMONA, Calif. - Notes from round 3 qualifying in Funny Car at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 57th annual Circle K NHRA Winternationals 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: Phil Burkart Runs 8.916/75.55, Now #12; Best prior run: 4.470/280.66, Was #12 Right Lane: Jeff Arend Runs 9.785/84.86, Now #17; Best prior run: 7.702/89.45, Was #17 2:04 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 68 degrees, relative humidity 62 percent, barometer 28.92 inches, adjusted altitude 2,413 feet, track temperature 93 degrees. Matt hagan
is number one at 3.840. That is the fifth quickest pass in NHRA FC history. Gary Densham is on the
bump spot at 5.823. Left Lane: Cruz Pedregon Runs 3.906/319.98, Now #4; Best prior run: 13.651/67.16, Was #18 Right Lane: Tommy Johnson Jr. Runs 3.942/320.58, Now #7; Best prior run: 4.723/183.97, Was #15 Identical 0.119 reaction times. Pedregon gets his full pass at last and moves right up into the top four. THe motor is a little unhappy right before the lights. Johnson is a little quicker to 60 feet, but can't match the pace. He move up into the top half of the field. Cruz Pedregon's incremental times: 60ft-0.873 sec., 330ft-2.235, 660ft-3.152/279.96 mph. Tommy Johnson Jr.'s incremental times: 60ft-0.870 sec., 330ft-2.250, 660ft-3.185/276.07 mph. Left Lane: Ron Capps Runs 3.850/325.85, Now #3; Best prior run: 4.158/325.14, Was #11 Right Lane: Robert Hight Runs 4.827/188.54, Now #16; Best prior run: 4.699/232.67, Was #16 Clean and straight for Capps and a big eight position move up the ladder to the new number three spot. Nice. Hight shakes and rattles of the line. He pedals to no avail and then lifts. He will stay on the bump, but Densham is up next. Ron Capps' incremental times: 60ft-0.854 sec., 330ft-2.204, 660ft-3.110/285.29 mph. Left Lane: Gary Densham Runs 5.160/161.25, Now #17; Best prior run: 5.823/129.49, Was #17 Right Lane: Jeff Diehl Runs 8.433/77.39, Now #15; Best prior run: 4.564/187.94, Was #15 Both cars shake hard off the line. Densham pumps the pedal, but the engine isn't happy and he lifts. Looks like "stuff" on the track at the top end. Gary Densham was charged with an oildown, #1 for the season. That will cost 5 points. Diehl coasts on down. 2:15 p.m. Left Lane: Jim Campbell Runs 4.638/194.94, Now #13; Best prior run: 4.451/219.79, Was #13 Right Lane: John Force Runs 3.849/335.15, Now #2; Best prior run: 4.247/313.00, Was #12 2:21 p.m. Back to qualifying. WOW! Force makes a terrific looking pass with a stellar speed of over 335 MPH. That is the second fastest speed in NHRA FC history and ties his daughter, Courtney, for the 10th quickest.. He takes the new "Prock Rocket" right on down the track to move up 10 spots to the new number two position. Campbell leaves well, but can't match his prior pace. John Force's incremental times: 60ft-0.869 sec., 330ft-2.223, 660ft-3.121/287.11 mph. Left Lane: Jack Beckman Runs 5.937/123.42, Now #12; Best prior run: 4.153/295.14, Was #12 Right Lane: Bob Bode Runs 4.368/202.94, Now #11; Best prior run: 4.142/285.29, Was #11 Bode had an oil down yesterday and today's pass goes from bad to worse. He had a good leave and then the car starts a steady move towards the wall. Near the top end there is a bang from the engine and the car is coasting. At that point the car drifts slowly across the track and slaps the left side of the Charger on the guard rail. He gets the car stopped without further drama. Beckman has a strong leave, but the power was two much for the track and he is coasting early. 2:27 p.m. Left Lane: Del Worsham Runs 5.809/120.20, Now #10; Best prior run: 4.043/298.80, Was #10 Right Lane: J.R. Todd Runs 4.564/186.92, Now #8; Best prior run: 3.936/329.42, Was #8 2:36 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 70 degrees, relative humidity 59 percent, barometer 28.82 inches, adjusted altitude 2,498 feet, track temperature 93 degrees. They leave close together and run together to about 100 feet out. Worsham's tires get loose there and Todd's about 100 feet or so further down the track. Left Lane: Tim Wilkerson Runs 3.933/306.40, Now #5; Best prior run: 3.857/322.65, Was #5 Right Lane: Alexis DeJoria Runs 4.666/142.10, Now #7; Best prior run: 3.932/304.94, Was #7 DeJoria didn't get to run in the Q2 session last night. Her bad luck continues, as the tires are loose off the line and shake the parachute out. Clean pass for Wilkerson, but just a little off of last night's pace. He will stay number five. Tim Wilkerson's incremental times: 60ft-0.879 sec., 330ft-2.266, 660ft-3.173/282.84 mph. Left Lane: Matt Hagan Runs 3.878/304.87, Now #1; Best prior run: 3.840/330.15, Was #1 Right Lane: Courtney Force Runs 3.855/327.82, Now #3; Best prior run: 3.849/330.23, Was #3 Hagan's first pass was the 5th quickest and Force's was the 10th quickest. neither car was able to run in the abbreviated Q2 session last night. They leave right together and run together down the track. Hagan's engine gives up right before the stripe and he slows. Matt Hagan was charged with an oildown, #1 for the season. That will cost 5 points. Force's Advanced Auto Parts Camaro gets to the finish line under power and dis just a tad slower than yesterday. Matt Hagan's incremental times: 60ft-0.868 sec., 330ft-2.223, 660ft-3.124/286.13 mph. Courtney Force's incremental times: 60ft-0.876 sec., 330ft-2.224, 660ft-3.118/286.32 mph. 2:42 p.m. Clean up time! Hagan stay number one and Robert Hight is on the bump spot at 4.699.
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