Fri, 13 Sep 2019, 16:51 PM Funny Car Qualifying Notes, Session #1

By Jim Samuel

MOHNTON, Pa. - Notes from round 1 qualifying in Funny Car at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 35th annual Mopar Express Lane NHRA Nationals presented by Pennzoil listing lane, driver name, elapsed time, top speed, and position in order following run:

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Right Lane: Mike McIntire Runs 4.708/176.21, Now #1

4:19 p.m. - Weather conditions: air temperature 69 degrees, relative humidity 69 percent, barometer 29.81 inches, adjusted altitude 1,486 feet, track temperature 85 degrees.

McIntire launched and his car started drifting toward the center line. It got to the 330 foot marker and he clicked off the engine and coasted the rest of the way.

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Left Lane: John Smith Runs 8.690/77.46, Now #3
Right Lane: Mike Smith Runs 7.192/111.19, Now #2

Both Smith's launched. Both shook the rear tires. Both shut their cars down before they reached the 330-foot markers.

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Left Lane: Jonnie Lindberg Runs 7.338/89.29, Now #3
Right Lane: Jim Campbell Runs 8.230/85.05, Now #4

Just like the pair before them, Lindberg and Campbell both launched, lost traction and shut down before they reached 330 feet.

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Right Lane: Cruz Pedregon Runs 8.917/77.88, Now #6

Pedregon launched, spun the rear tires and backed off the throttle.

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Left Lane: Tim Wilkerson Runs 8.784/151.29, Now #6
Right Lane: Shawn Langdon Runs 12.067/67.57, Now #8

Both drivers launched and hut down right away.

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Left Lane: J.R. Todd Runs 3.916/314.17, Now #1
Right Lane: Bob Tasca III Runs 7.768/88.83, Now #5

J.R. Todd was the first driver to make it all the way down the track and is now in the number one spot in the order. Tasca's car launched and shook the rear tires. He shut it down before he reached the 330-foot marker. Todd crossed the centerline after the finish line. This run still counts but it will cost him five points.

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Left Lane: Matt Hagan Runs 10.049/75.90, Now #11
Right Lane: Ron Capps Runs 3.849/329.75, Now #1

Capps had a good run down the track so now we have had one complete run in each lane. Hagan shook the tires and shut his car down before 330 feet. Capps is in the number one spot in the order for now.

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Left Lane: Jack Beckman Runs 5.761/133.10, Now #5
Right Lane: Tommy Johnson Jr. Runs 3.964/315.42, Now #3

Johnson had a good run down the groove to move into the number three spot in the order for now. Beckman's car launched an shook the rear tires before he clicked it off.

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Left Lane: John Force Runs 8.116/79.95, Now #10
Right Lane: Robert Hight Runs 4.436/285.65, Now #4

Both cars launched and both shook the rear tires. Force clicked it off at 330 feet. Hight pedaled his car once and got back into the run.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink



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