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Sat, 31 Oct 2020, 20:09 PM

Funny Car Qualifying Notes, Final Session

By Rick Green

LAS VEGAS - Notes from final, round 2 qualifying in Funny Car at the NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series, 20th annual Dodge NHRA Finals presented by Pennzoil 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: Terry Haddock Runs 4.334/238.47, Now #12; No Prior Run
Right Lane: Alex Miladinovich Runs 5.440/140.08, Now #16; No Prior Run

Haddock was on a good looking, but clicked it off early. He goes to the number 12 spot.

Miladinovich starts to lose traction on the top end and clicked it off. He gets in the show on the bubble.

Left Lane: Jack Beckman Runs 3.996/309.70, Now #10; Best prior run: 4.983/153.37, Was #15
Right Lane: J.R. Todd Runs 3.975/326.24, Now #9; Best prior run: 11.544/79.45, Was #18

Beckman is straight down the groove to get in the show up to the number 10 spot. Jack Beckman's incremental times: 60ft-0.876 sec., 330ft-2.257, 660ft-3.213/268.92 mph.

Todd with a good clean pass to go to the number nine spot. J.R. Todd's incremental times: 60ft-0.885 sec., 330ft-2.292, 660ft-3.228/278.12 mph.

Left Lane: Cruz Pedregon Runs 4.359/244.56, Now #15; Best prior run: 4.910/161.52, Was #16
Right Lane: Bobby Bode Runs 4.755/151.92, Now #17; Best prior run: 11.185/72.81, Was #18

Pedregon starts to lose traction and pedals it. He can't get it to hook up and clicks it off. He gets in the show.

Bode is dropping cylinders on the left side of the car and it is pushing the car toward the centerline. He finally throws the chutes to keep it in his lane.

Left Lane: Dave Richards Runs 11.698/80.01, Now #12; Best prior run: 4.035/282.54, Was #12
Right Lane: Chris Morel Runs 4.247/276.69, Now #14; Best prior run: 4.617/191.73, Was #16

Richards is up in smoke right at the hit and clicked it off.

Morel is straight down the groove and clicks it off early...he will start race day from the number 14 spot.

Left Lane: Steven Densham No Time, Now #11; Best prior run: 4.004/314.75, Was #11
Right Lane: Jim Campbell Runs 4.126/312.13, Now #13; Best prior run: 4.176/302.69, Was #13

Densham can't get the car to fire and is pushed off the starting line.

Campbell is straight down the groove, he improves, but will stay in the number 13 spot.

Left Lane: Blake Alexander Runs 3.929/321.50, Now #4; Best prior run: 3.942/324.28, Was #6
Right Lane: Alexis DeJoria Runs 3.915/322.42, Now #2; Best prior run: 3.961/301.40, Was #8

alexander is straight down the groove to tie Tasca's E.T., but will give up the position based on speed. Blake Alexander's incremental times: 60ft-0.876 sec., 330ft-2.251, 660ft-3.178/279.32 mph.

DeJoria launched hard and kept it hooked up to go to the number two spot. Alexis DeJoria's incremental times: 60ft-0.871 sec., 330ft-2.252, 660ft-3.169/283.67 mph.

Left Lane: Tim Wilkerson Runs 3.963/285.17, Now #8; Best prior run: 3.940/322.88, Was #7
Right Lane: Ron Capps Runs 3.902/327.98, Now #1; Best prior run: 3.958/324.20, Was #8

Wilkerson was on a good pass, but started to haze the tires and clicked it off. He gets bumped back one spot to the number eight spot.

Capps launched hard and kept it hitting on all eight to go to the number one spot. Ron Capps' incremental times: 60ft-0.871 sec., 330ft-2.245, 660ft-3.161/280.49 mph.

Left Lane: Bob Tasca III Runs 4.375/202.64, Now #5; Best prior run: 3.929/325.92, Was #4
Right Lane: Tommy Johnson Jr. Runs 3.915/319.14, Now #4; Best prior run: 3.939/310.98, Was #7

Tasca started to haze the tires and clicked it off.

Johnson Jr. kept it hooked up and hitting on all eight to go to the number four spot. Tommy Johnson Jr.'s incremental times: 60ft-0.872 sec., 330ft-2.241, 660ft-3.161/279.04 mph.

Left Lane: Matt Hagan Runs 6.026/113.06, Now #2; Best prior run: 3.911/327.82, Was #2
Right Lane: Paul Lee Runs 3.972/311.56, Now #7; Best prior run: 3.933/327.66, Was #7

Hagan was up in smoke early and clicked it off. He will start from the number two spot.

Lee is straight down the groove, he will not improve.

Ron Capps holds on to the number one time for the first time this year and the 25th time in his career.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink

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