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Fri, 04 Aug 2017, 21:42 PM

Funny Car Qualifying Notes, Session #2

By David Gerard

KENT, Wash. - Notes from round 2 qualifying in Funny Car at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 30th annual NHRA Northwest 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 7.177/95.62, Now #16; No Prior Run
Right Lane: Gary Densham Runs 4.238/286.92, Now #14; Best prior run: 6.327/118.40, Was #15

6:00 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 90 degrees, relative humidity 33 percent, barometer 29.46 inches, adjusted altitude 3,163 feet, track temperature 121 degrees.

This pair was supposed to lead off session one qualifying, but Diehl decided to sit it out. John Force is number one at 3.973 and the field is not filled yet, no bump spot.

Diehl gets in trouble early and is coasting, but will set the bump spot for the day.

Good looking pass for Densham to up the ladder a spot to #14 on a near full pass.

Gary Densham's incremental times: 60ft-99.999 sec., 330ft-2.367, 660ft-3.385/246.03 mph.

Left Lane: Ron Capps Runs 4.019/319.37, Now #5; Best prior run: 4.175/241.41, Was #12
Right Lane: Jonnie Lindberg Runs 4.053/318.32, Now #7; Best prior run: 4.559/190.97, Was #15

Two nice passes and they both run hard to the finish line and up into the current top half of the field.

Capp moves up seven spots to #5 and Lindberg eight spots to #7.

Track is already down to 119 degrees.

Ron Capps' incremental times: 60ft-99.999 sec., 330ft-2.299, 660ft-3.255/271.79 mph.
Jonnie Lindberg's incremental times: 60ft-0.883 sec., 330ft-2.315, 660ft-3.287/268.92 mph.

Left Lane: Jack Beckman Runs 3.983/322.88, Now #2; Best prior run: 4.133/301.87, Was #13
Right Lane: Courtney Force Runs 6.043/110.68, Now #14; Best prior run: 4.187/230.33, Was #14

The crew chiefs have had a lot of time to decide how to set the knobs for this session.

Beckman take the Infinite Hero Charger right to the finish line without any issues to run our second three second pass of the day for the new number two spot and the fastest pass of the day.

Force is strong down low and then has the slicks shake loose before the 330 lights.

Jack Beckman's incremental times: 60ft-99.999 sec., 330ft-2.281, 660ft-3.226/274.22 mph.

Left Lane: Jim Campbell Runs 4.064/302.35, Now #12; Best prior run: 4.114/305.08, Was #12
Right Lane: Tim Wilkerson Runs 3.990/322.04, Now #3; Best prior run: 4.127/278.46, Was #13

Two strong passes and Campbell improves his ET a little, but will stay #12.

Wilkerson runs hard to the finish line for a full pass this time and moves ten spots up the ladder to the current #3 spot.

Left Lane: Del Worsham Runs 10.002/79.51, Now #13; Best prior run: 4.111/311.41, Was #13
Right Lane: Cruz Pedregon Runs 4.006/311.49, Now #4; Best prior run: 4.060/298.40, Was #11

Worsham strikes the tires at the green and is done.

Pedregon is away first and drops a cylinder at about the 330 lights. He gets to near the finish line and there is funny flames from the headers on the other side of the engine. The Camry makes a big improvement anyway and move seven spots up the ladder to the top four for now.

Cruz Pedregon's incremental times: 60ft-0.888 sec., 330ft-2.282, 660ft-3.228/269.56 mph.

Left Lane: J.R. Todd Runs 4.009/322.88, Now #7; Best prior run: 4.015/318.39, Was #7
Right Lane: Matt Hagan Runs 3.999/322.19, Now #4; Best prior run: 4.059/314.97, Was #11

A good ol' drag race! They leave just 0.003 apart at the green and run together to the finish line and finish just 0.010 different in ET.

Todd will stay #7, but Hagan gets a better pass to take over the number four spot, up seven positions.

J.R. Todd's incremental times: 60ft-0.883 sec., 330ft-2.301, 660ft-3.252/273.66 mph.
Matt Hagan's incremental times: 60ft-0.885 sec., 330ft-2.293, 660ft-3.241/272.56 mph.

Left Lane: Tommy Johnson Jr. Runs 3.930/324.05, Now #1; Best prior run: 4.011/319.60, Was #8
Right Lane: Alexis DeJoria Runs 3.975/321.04, Now #3; Best prior run: 4.046/316.60, Was #10

Two more go down the track and two more go into the threes.

DeJoria is second off the line and chasing from start to finish, but runs strong enough to notch in behind John Force in the new #3 spot.

Johnson is strong from start to finish and takes over the new top spot with the fastest speed so far too.

Tommy Johnson Jr.'s incremental times: 60ft-0.860 sec., 330ft-2.243, 660ft-3.177/276.35 mph.
Alexis DeJoria's incremental times: 60ft-0.887 sec., 330ft-2.279, 660ft-3.220/274.05 mph.

Left Lane: John Force Runs 4.456/191.27, Now #3; Best prior run: 3.973/307.23, Was #2
Right Lane: Robert Hight Runs 3.894/329.42, Now #1; Best prior run: 4.008/316.45, Was #8

Force started the session in number one and stayed there for most of the session, but he gets pushed back another spot to number three, as the Peak Camaro runs strong for a while before shaking the tires loose.

Hight gets all of it on his pass, running strong from start to finish. He takes over the top spot, picking up seven positions, and is over five miles per hour faster than Johnson.

6:30 p.m. Jeff Diehl is on the bump spot at 7.177.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink