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LAS VEGAS - Notes from round 3 qualifying in Funny Car at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 17th annual NHRA Toyota 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: Ron Capps Runs 3.937/326.56, Now #6; Best prior run: 3.916/325.06, Was #6 Right Lane: Jeff Arend Runs 11.827/72.38, Now #17; Best prior run: 4.530/185.03, Was #17 3:13 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 89 degrees, relative humidity 19 percent, barometer 27.80 inches, adjusted altitude 4,828 feet, track temperature 111 degrees. Arend hit the throttle and didn't move two feet before going up in smoke. Capps goes right down the groove with a good pass but doesn't improve. Left Lane: Jeff Diehl Runs 7.018/102.31, Now #18; Best prior run: 4.641/189.98, Was #18 Right Lane: John Force Runs 3.928/328.14, Now #8; Best prior run: 4.013/302.82, Was #12 Force made a good pass yesterday but took out the timing block and his run was DQ'ed. Force drifted a little to the left on this run but was able to make a full pass and improve, moving up to the eighth spot. Diehl hazed the tires and was off the throttle early. Left Lane: Jim Campbell Runs 4.089/313.00, Now #15; Best prior run: 4.117/302.62, Was #15 Right Lane: Tim Wilkerson Runs 4.044/315.34, Now #14; Best prior run: 4.029/302.55, Was #14 Campbell made a decent pass yesterday but he did not get a time when Force took out the timing block. Campbell makes a clean, straight pass and improves but not enough to move up in the order. Wilkerson put a cylinder out on the left side about 300 feet out but he still made a decent pass. Left Lane: Tommy Johnson Jr. Runs 9.626/86.66, Now #13; Best prior run: 4.021/286.74, Was #13 Right Lane: Jonnie Lindberg Runs 5.088/148.22, Now #10; Best prior run: 3.937/322.50, Was #10 Johnson goes up in smoke at the hit and he has to abort the run. Lindberg strikes the tires about 300 feet out, the car makes a quick move toward the wall, then he backs off the throttle quickly. Left Lane: Gary Densham Runs 5.846/122.52, Now #12; Best prior run: 3.999/317.87, Was #12 Right Lane: Bob Bode Runs 4.296/282.60, Now #16; Best prior run: 4.257/275.28, Was #16 Densham gets about 300 feet out and strikes the tires. Bode had a cylinder out early and does not improve. Left Lane: Matt Hagan Runs 3.930/330.31, Now #9; Best prior run: 3.929/330.88, Was #9 Right Lane: Del Worsham Runs 6.070/114.84, Now #11; Best prior run: 3.953/287.60, Was #11 Worsham gets about 300 feet out, hazes the tires and backs off the throttle. hagan goes right down the groove with an impressive run for the conditions but he doesn't improve and stays in the ninth spot. Left Lane: Alexis DeJoria Runs 6.588/100.39, Now #7; Best prior run: 3.927/326.71, Was #7 Right Lane: Cruz Pedregon Runs 3.938/320.13, Now #5; Best prior run: 3.897/329.67, Was #5 DeJoria gets about 300 feet out, strikes the tires and aborts the run. Pedregon goes right down the groove with another good pass but he doesn't improve. Left Lane: J.R. Todd Runs 4.414/199.08, Now #4; Best prior run: 3.884/330.23, Was #4 Right Lane: Robert Hight Runs 4.951/152.73, Now #3; Best prior run: 3.880/329.99, Was #3 Hight had an aggressive .872 sixty foot time, then gets about 400 feet out and strikes the tires. Todd gets a little further, loses traction and backs off the throttle. Left Lane: Courtney Force Runs 4.826/162.61, Now #2; Best prior run: 3.878/331.77, Was #2 Right Lane: Jack Beckman Runs 3.889/327.27, Now #1; Best prior run: 3.867/329.50, Was #1 Force gets about 500 feet out, hazes the tires and aborts the run. Beckman goes right down the groove with the quickest pass of the round.
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