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BRAINERD, Minn. - Notes from round 2 qualifying in Funny Car at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 36th annual Lucas Oil NHRA 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: Brian Stewart Runs 5.015/150.73, Now #10; No Prior Run 6:58 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 74 degrees, relative humidity 58 percent, barometer 28.54 inches, adjusted altitude 3,272 feet. Stewart was moving to the right early in the run. He was very close to the centerline at half
track and he had to lift. Left Lane: Jim Campbell Runs 9.537/67.32, Now #16; No Prior Run Right Lane: Dale Creasy Jr. Runs 4.315/224.02, Now #9; No Prior Run Campbell shook the tires on the launch and he was off the throttle at about 300 feet. Creasy's engine went silent right around the 660-foot mark. Left Lane: Del Worsham Runs 3.985/321.27, Now #8; Best prior run: 8.628/83.65, Was #15 Right Lane: Cruz Pedregon Runs 11.703/72.69, Now #17; Best prior run: 9.804/83.54, Was #17 Pedregon was up in smoke almost immediately. Worsham makes a smooth pass to move into the middle of the field. Del Worsham's incremental times: 60ft-0.882 sec., 330ft-2.299, 660ft-3.230/278.12 mph. Left Lane: Bob Bode Runs 4.978/155.10, Now #12; Best prior run: 4.855/168.62, Was #11 Right Lane: Alexis DeJoria Runs 3.947/330.31, Now #7; Best prior run: 8.212/89.25, Was #15 DeJoria moves into the top half of the field with a good looking pass. Alexis DeJoria's incremental times: 60ft-0.890 sec., 330ft-2.283, 660ft-3.204/281.77 mph. Bode's engine blew up at about 450 feet. Left Lane: John Force Runs 3.852/334.15, Now #3; Best prior run: 3.963/296.11, Was #8 Right Lane: Tim Wilkerson Runs 3.898/329.26, Now #5; Best prior run: 7.516/108.58, Was #15 A very good looking drag race! Both drivers are straight down the groove. John Force's incremental times: 60ft-0.866 sec., 330ft-2.229, 660ft-3.121/289.14 mph. Tim Wilkerson's incremental times: 60ft-0.883 sec., 330ft-2.261, 660ft-3.162/286.19 mph. Left Lane: J.R. Todd Runs 4.643/176.63, Now #9; Best prior run: 3.937/327.98, Was #8 Right Lane: Jack Beckman Runs 3.886/333.25, Now #5; Best prior run: 6.535/129.18, Was #15 Todd lost traction at about 500 feet. A very good looking pass by Beckman. Jack Beckman's incremental times: 60ft-0.877 sec., 330ft-2.251, 660ft-3.153/286.32 mph. Left Lane: Ron Capps Runs 4.237/217.00, Now #8; Best prior run: 3.928/325.14, Was #8 Right Lane: Jonnie Lindberg Runs 3.993/326.63, Now #12; Best prior run: 3.988/294.24, Was #12 Capps was off the throttle at half track, the reason not apparent from here. Lindberg's speed was higher on this run compared to his first run today, but his ET was slightly slower. Jonnie Lindberg's incremental times: 60ft-0.881 sec., 330ft-2.292, 660ft-3.240/276.58 mph. Left Lane: Tommy Johnson Jr. Runs 3.880/329.58, Now #5; Best prior run: 3.907/328.22, Was #7 Right Lane: Courtney Force Runs 5.150/142.78, Now #4; Best prior run: 3.863/335.98, Was #4 Force had traction troubles at 400 feet and she lifted. A trouble-free pass for Johnson. Tommy Johnson Jr.'s incremental times: 60ft-0.864 sec., 330ft-2.231, 660ft-3.140/284.45 mph. Left Lane: Robert Hight Runs 3.793/338.00, Now #1; Best prior run: 3.844/335.07, Was #2 Right Lane: Matt Hagan Runs 3.807/336.57, Now #2; Best prior run: 3.831/333.33, Was #1 This was a heck of a side-by-side drag race! Matt Hagan's pass is quick enough to be a tie for 4th quickest Funny Car pass in history. Matt Hagan's incremental times: 60ft-0.859 sec., 330ft-2.201, 660ft-3.085/290.26 mph. Robert Hight makes the first pass under 3.8 seconds in Funny Car history, taking the National Elapsed Time record. Robert Hight's incremental times: 60ft-0.857 sec., 330ft-2.195, 660ft-3.073/294.31 mph.
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