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CHANDLER, Ariz. - Notes from round 3 qualifying in Funny Car at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 33rd annual NHRA Arizona 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: Left Lane: Jeff Diehl Runs 8.093/93.47, Now #16; No Prior Run 2:34 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 65 degrees, relative humidity 22 percent, barometer 28.77 inches, adjusted altitude 2,034 feet, track temperature 104 degrees. Phil Burkart is on the bump spot at 10.652. Courtney Force is number one at 3.838. This is Diehl's first attempt of the weekend and the tires are up in smoke at the hit. He does a quick on and off the pedal to get momentum to the finish line. Left Lane: Gary Densham Runs 6.581/106.55, Now #10; Best prior run: 3.938/320.36, Was #10 Right Lane: Phil Burkart Runs 5.352/165.94, Now #16; Best prior run: 10.652/83.29, Was #17 Burkhart is away first and drops a cylinder. It comes back in and has the tires smoking well before the 330 lights. He pedals it several times to put up a number and get into the field for now. Densham gets to near the 330 lights before his Mustang is coasting too. Left Lane: John Force Runs 3.964/320.36, Now #11; Best prior run: 3.941/313.15, Was #11 Right Lane: Courtney Force Runs 5.150/131.81, Now #1; Best prior run: 3.838/332.67, Was #1 Phil Burkart is on the bump spot at 5.352. Dad gets a full pass and runs close to yesterday best to stay number 11. Daughter smokes the tires right at the 330 lights. John Force's incremental times: 60ft-0.872 sec., 330ft-2.266, 660ft-3.200/274.50 mph. Left Lane: Jack Beckman Runs 3.869/328.46, Now #5; Best prior run: 3.873/329.18, Was #4 Right Lane: Ron Capps Runs 3.847/325.06, Now #3; Best prior run: 4.226/215.82, Was #13 Capps has struggled in his first two attempts, but puts it all together today with a great looking pass "Right Down Broadway" and right up to the number three spot! Nice... A better pass for Beckman too, but Capps' pass moves him back a spot to number five. Left Lane: Jim Campbell Runs 6.028/92.44, Now #15; Best prior run: 4.950/167.57, Was #15 Right Lane: Jeff Arend Runs 8.249/68.04, Now #14; Best prior run: 4.479/202.91, Was #14 Both cars smoke the tires almost together near the 330 lights. Left Lane: Robert Hight Runs 3.935/318.84, Now #8; Best prior run: 3.897/325.45, Was #8 Right Lane: Alexis DeJoria Runs 5.169/143.38, Now #10; Best prior run: 3.920/325.14, Was #10 2:45 p.m. The track guys are out in Arend's lane picking up little pieces of something. No oil though. 2:53 p.m. Back to qualifying. Hight splits the difference between his two passes yesterday and will stay number eight. DeJoria was right with Hight until right after the 330 lights, where the slicks come loose and she slows. Robert Hight's incremental times: 60ft-0.870 sec., 330ft-2.254, 660ft-3.183/279.21 mph. Left Lane: Tommy Johnson Jr. Runs 3.890/325.85, Now #6; Best prior run: 3.877/327.43, Was #6 Right Lane: Cruz Pedregon Runs 4.007/294.95, Now #13; Best prior run: 4.035/256.70, Was #13 Pedregon gets close to a full pass this time, but will stay #13. The engine drops a cylinder early and it really cost him. TJ makes his second quickest pass of the weekend to stay number six. Tommy Johnson Jr.'s incremental times: 60ft-0.864 sec., 330ft-2.232, 660ft-3.144/281.71 mph. Cruz Pedregon's incremental times: 60ft-0.879 sec., 330ft-2.277, 660ft-3.227/272.83 mph. Left Lane: Tim Wilkerson Runs 3.897/296.11, Now #4; Best prior run: 3.852/329.42, Was #4 Right Lane: J.R. Todd Runs 3.889/326.63, Now #7; Best prior run: 3.904/328.22, Was #9 Wilkerson has better incrementals all the way to past the 660 lights and then slows just before the 1000 foot light to stay number four. Todd makes his best career ET in FC to move up the ladder two spots to number seven. Tim Wilkerson's incremental times: 60ft-0.860 sec., 330ft-2.235, 660ft-3.133/287.11 mph. J.R. Todd's incremental times: 60ft-0.878 sec., 330ft-2.240, 660ft-3.149/283.25 mph. Left Lane: Matt Hagan Runs 3.870/333.33, Now #2; Best prior run: 3.839/329.67, Was #2 Right Lane: Del Worsham Runs 6.772/100.34, Now #8; Best prior run: 3.896/328.22, Was #8 Clean and smooth to the finish line for Hagan and he sets the track speed record. He will stay number two. Worsham has a cylinder wet at the green and is smoking the tires early. Matt Hagan's incremental times: 60ft-0.873 sec., 330ft-2.241, 660ft-3.140/287.90 mph. 3:05 p.m. Phil Burkart is on the bump spot at 5.352.
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