Fri, 11 Oct 2002, 05:21 PM Funny Car Qualifying Notes, Session #1

By Dave Rowe

ENNIS, Texas - Notes from round 1 qualifying in Funny Car at the NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series, 17th annual O'Reilly Fall Nationals presented by Castrol Syntec listing lane, driver name, elapsed time, top speed, and position in order following run:

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Right Lane: Bob Bode Runs 7.527/110.83, Now #1

3:43 PM Bode gets about 200 feet out, strikes the tires and gives up on the run.

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Right Lane: Dale Creasy Jr. Runs 7.814/107.55, Now #2

Creasy gets about 300 feet out and loses the blower belt.

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Left Lane: Frank Pedregon Runs 6.549/133.29, Now #1
Right Lane: Bob Gilbertson Runs 10.054/77.92, Now #4

Gilbertson gets about 200 feet out and breaks the tires loose. Pedregon gets a little further, about 300 feet and goes up in smoke.

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Left Lane: Cruz Pedregon Runs 8.761/92.17, Now #5
Right Lane: Bruce Sarver Runs 6.088/152.05, Now #1

Sarver is the first driver to get past 200 feet in the right lane....but he gets to half-track and goes up in smoke. Pedregon gets about 300 feet out, strikes the tires and shuts down.

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Left Lane: Johnny Gray Runs 7.430/118.31, Now #4
Right Lane: Dean Skuza Runs 7.215/117.69, Now #3

Gray gets about 300 feet out and goes up in smoke. Skuza gets about 500 feet out and goes up in smoke.

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Left Lane: Tommy Johnson Jr. Runs 10.546/93.35, Now #10
Right Lane: Ron Capps Runs 9.116/82.22, Now #8

Johnson gets about 200 feet out and goes up in smoke. Capps gets just past the 330-foot mark and bangs the blower.

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Left Lane: Scotty Cannon Runs 4.996/308.64, Now #1
Right Lane: Whit Bazemore Runs 6.250/144.43, Now #3

We finally get a full pass. Cannon right down the groove and makes a great run. Bazemore gets to half-track and loses the blower belt.

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Left Lane: Del Worsham Runs 10.088/77.19, Now #13
Right Lane: Gary Densham Runs 4.930/317.57, Now #1

Worsham gets about 300 feet out, strikes the tires, pedals a couple of times and gives up on the run. Densham makes a great pass, right down the groove, and takes the pole for now.

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Left Lane: Tony Pedregon Runs 4.945/287.26, Now #2
Right Lane: John Force Runs 5.102/283.46, Now #4

Force had a good sixty-foot time, a .900, but started mixing up cylinders about 1000 feet out and slowed. Pedregon made a clean pass and gets in the second spot.

After one round of qualifying, Densham is on the pole and Johnson, Jr. is on the bump with a 10.546.

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