Fri, 03 May 2019, 21:31 PM Funny Car Qualifying Notes, Session #2

By Rick Green

COMMERCE, Ga. - Notes from round 2 qualifying in Funny Car at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 39th annual Arby's NHRA Southern 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:

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Left Lane: Jim Campbell Runs 32.340/20.91, Now #14; No Prior Run

Weather conditions: air temperature 75 degrees, relative humidity 81 percent, barometer 29.16 inches, adjusted altitude 2,912 feet, track temperature 92 degrees.

After a little over an hour delay for rain we are ready...

Campbell with a big fireball right at the hit and he coast on down the track. The word is there is oil on the track. Jim Campbell was charged with an oildown, #1 for the season. That will cost 5 points.

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Left Lane: John Force Runs 3.958/322.04, Now #1; No Prior Run
Right Lane: Jeff Diehl Runs 7.802/85.02, Now #14; No Prior Run

Force launched hard and kept it hooked up to go to the number one spot with a great pass. John Force's incremental times: 60ft-0.881 sec., 330ft-2.266, 660ft-3.201/274.94 mph.

Diehl shook right at the hit and clicked it off.

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Right Lane: Terry Haddock Runs 6.258/138.46, Now #13; No Prior Run

Cruz Pedregon was to run with Haddock, but decided to not run tonight.

Haddock rattled the tires right at the hit and lifted let the car settle down and then got back on the throttle.

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Left Lane: Robert Hight Runs 4.816/162.90, Now #10; Best prior run: 6.535/99.63, Was #14
Right Lane: J.R. Todd Runs 3.944/323.50, Now #1; Best prior run: 5.648/123.04, Was #10

Hight launched hard and then started to smoke the tires around 250 feet and clicked it off.

Todd had the header flames shooting high over the roof line and the big Goodyears hooked up to go to the number one spot. J.R. Todd's incremental times: 60ft-0.876 sec., 330ft-2.259, 660ft-3.190/277.43 mph.

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Right Lane: Matt Hagan Runs 4.129/263.98, Now #7; Best prior run: 4.483/196.53, Was #9

Paul Lee was scheduled to run with Hagan, but he pulled out line.

Hagan was on a great looking pass until it pulled the tire loose around 800 feet and he lifted.

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Left Lane: Ron Capps Runs 8.845/77.45, Now #12; Best prior run: 5.730/120.31, Was #12
Right Lane: Dave Richards Runs 7.978/91.40, Now #9; Best prior run: 4.442/211.46, Was #9

Capps shook right at the hit and clicked it off.

Richards also shook and shut it off.

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Left Lane: Jack Beckman Runs 6.076/100.30, Now #11; Best prior run: 5.126/149.12, Was #11
Right Lane: Tommy Johnson Jr. Runs 12.477/66.06, Now #5; Best prior run: 4.040/316.30, Was #5

Beckman car went silent around 300 feet and th chute came out.

Johnson Jr. shook as soon as he hit the throttle and he clicked it off.

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Left Lane: Tim Wilkerson Runs 3.959/324.83, Now #3; Best prior run: 4.383/213.10, Was #8
Right Lane: Bob Tasca III Runs 3.981/314.61, Now #4; Best prior run: 4.027/314.75, Was #4

Wilkerson launched hard and kept it hooked up to go to the number three spot. Tim Wilkerson's incremental times: 60ft-0.885 sec., 330ft-2.286, 660ft-3.211/278.23 mph.

Tasca was right there with Wilkerson to go to the number four spot. Bob Tasca III's incremental times: 60ft-0.875 sec., 330ft-2.274, 660ft-3.215/275.17 mph.

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Left Lane: Blake Alexander Runs 5.515/127.40, Now #7; Best prior run: 4.101/295.40, Was #7
Right Lane: Shawn Langdon Runs 6.712/101.27, Now #5; Best prior run: 3.987/322.11, Was #5

Alexander is up in smoke and clicked it off.

LAngdon was up in smoke right off the starting line and clicked it off.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink



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