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BAKERSFIELD, Calif. - Notes from round 1 qualifying in Nostalgia Funny Car at the NHRA Hot Rod Heritage Racing Series 2013, 55th Annual March Meet listing lane, driver name, elapsed time, top speed, and position in order following run: Left Lane: John Powers Runs 13.300/69.96, Now #2 Right Lane: Dan Horan Jr Runs 5.851/239.02, Now #1 1:04 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 58 degrees, relative humidity 60 percent, barometer 29.54 inches, adjusted altitude 561 feet, track temperature 71 degrees. Powers gets a big lead with a strong start and then kicks the tires right after
the 60 foot lights. Left Lane: Alex Miladinovich Runs 6.506/216.83, Now #2 Right Lane: Richard Townsend Runs 7.534/160.81, Now #3 Townsend is running a "new" all black Camaro with just his name and number on the car. Miladinovich has the Hot 4 Teacher Mustang. Townsend spins the tires right at the green. He pumps the pedal and runs on down the track. Miladinovich was away first and runs a lean pass. It may not be good enough to stay in this big field. Alex Miladinovich's incremental times: 60ft-1.088 sec., 330ft-2.856, 660ft-4.259/175.68 mph, 1,000ft-5.470. Left Lane: Shaun Bowen Runs 6.241/185.05, Now #2 Right Lane: Bob Godfrey Runs 13.220/69.85, Now #5 Bowen gets a strong leave and then it sounded like the engine was running away from the car down track. He pumps and drives on through. Godfrey's tires are spinning right after a strong 1.007 sixty foot time. Shaun Bowen's incremental times: 60ft-1.055 sec., 330ft-2.692, 660ft-3.956/195.25 mph, 1,000ft-5.108. Left Lane: Dwayne Patton No Time, Now #9 Right Lane: Todd Patton No Time, Now #8 A great name from the past. Patton is running the Pisano name on the side of the Camaro. Both cars are told to shut off, as the staging lights aren't functioning. I'm told that the cable rattled out of the tree. They are pulled back and will get to run again later in the session. Left Lane: Dennis La Charite Runs 6.059/237.80, Now #2 Right Lane: Rick Rogers Runs 6.213/222.00, Now #3 Problems solved and back to qualifying. Rogers gets off the line first and has to quickly pedal in the tough right lane. La Charite runs clean to the finish line. Dennis La Charite's incremental times: 60ft-1.019 sec., 330ft-2.661, 660ft-3.988/186.46 mph, 1,000ft-5.113. Rick Rogers' incremental times: 60ft-1.018 sec., 330ft-2.895, 660ft-4.182/193.85 mph, 1,000ft-5.261. Left Lane: Josh Crawford Runs 6.529/171.51, Now #7 Right Lane: Mark Sanders Runs 5.892/236.13, Now #2 Crawford is driving the famous Blue Max tribute car and Sanders is in Mr. Explosive. The right lane is finally conquered and Sanders makes our second five second pass into the new #2 spot on the ladder. Crawford's car was a little lazy off the line and shuts off early down track. Josh Crawford's incremental times: 60ft-1.036 sec., 330ft-2.634, 660ft-4.039/170.45 mph, 1,000ft-5.314. Mark Sanders' incremental times: 60ft-1.015 sec., 330ft-2.640, 660ft-3.907/195.48 mph, 1,000ft-4.978. Left Lane: Ron Capps Runs 5.735/245.90, Now #1 Right Lane: James Day Runs 5.888/243.15, Now #3 Ron Capps is taking a "Busman's Holiday" driving the L.A. Hooker funny car. Day is in the Gary Turner's Pedaler FC. Capps is second off the line, but first to the finish line by a bunch. He destroys the top spot numbers with ease on a great side by side pass with Day. We get our first five second pair, as Day is right there with a strong pass into the current #3 spot. Nice! Ron Capps' incremental times: 60ft-0.978 sec., 330ft-2.549, 660ft-3.773/201.64 mph, 1,000ft-4.826. James Day's incremental times: 60ft-1.014 sec., 330ft-2.616, 660ft-3.883/194.94 mph, 1,000ft-4.967. Left Lane: Dennis Taylor Runs 7.396/115.93, Now #11 Right Lane: Roger Garten Runs 5.975/245.09, Now #5 Wicked, Mean, and Nasty vs. War Force! Larry Sutton is the Back Up Guy for Taylor. Garten is away first by a bunch and runs into the top half of the field. Taylor sat there briefly and then left a little lazy. The car seemed to pick up in the middle, but then clicked it early. Dennis Taylor's incremental times: 60ft-1.087 sec., 330ft-2.766, 660ft-4.141/162.43 mph, 1,000ft-5.663. Roger Garten's incremental times: 60ft-0.995 sec., 330ft-2.647, 660ft-3.959/190.46 mph, 1,000ft-5.056. Left Lane: Dwayne Patton Runs 8.341/104.75, Now #13 Right Lane: Todd Patton Runs 15.190/50.16, Now #16 Second try for these two. Both cars have problems and have to lift. Todd Patton gets loose right after the tree and gets the car a little sideways. Dwayne Patton runs to just before mid-track and clicks it early. Left Lane: Del Worsham No Time, Now #8 Right Lane: Kris Krabill No Time, Now #4 Todd Patton is on the bump spot at 15.190. Krabill is driving the Bucky's Firebird and Worsham is driving the family Arrow. Krabill gets a huge advantage off the line and runs clean to near the finish line, where there is a bunch of smoke from the engine. Worsham's car was strong off the line and then started to slow after the 660 lights. His engine has some smoke from the right side of the engine. Del Worsham's incremental times: 60ft-1.012 sec., 330ft-2.604, 660ft-3.864/187.76 mph, 1,000ft-5.028. Kris Krabill's incremental times: 60ft-1.039 sec., 330ft-2.652, 660ft-3.896/198.26 mph, 1,000ft-4.968. 1:40 p.m. There is oil on the track in the both lanes are DQ'ed. Krabill's 5.891 @ 239.700 . Left Lane: Nate Bugg Runs 17.802/42.64, Now #20 Right Lane: Tim Boychuk Runs 6.021/244.29, Now #7 1:57 p.m. Back to qualifying. Bob Godfrey is on the bump spot at 13.220. Bugg does a half track burnout and pulls slowly back to the line. There is a ton of clutch dust out from under the car and he lifts. Boychuk scores a strong 0.997 sixty foot time and is strong to about the 1000 foot mark and then slows. Tim Boychuk's incremental times: 60ft-0.997 sec., 330ft-2.656, 660ft-3.985/187.34 mph, 1,000ft-5.097. Left Lane: Jason Rupert Runs 5.702/254.47, Now #1 Right Lane: Chad Head Runs 5.792/252.66, Now #3 Dwayne Patton is on the bump spot at 8.341. Rupert's Camaro is proudly flying the BIG #1 on the side of the Camaro, after winning the 2012 Championship. Second generation driver, Chad Head, is in the other lane. He's now driving their other family Nitro Funny Car in NHRA Professional events. BANG! Rupert is away first with a terrific 0.977 sixty foot time and thunders on down the track to set the new top spot on the ladder. Head is right behind him and runs well enough to take over the current #3 spot on a strong pass. Jason Rupert's incremental times: 60ft-0.977 sec., 330ft-2.544, 660ft-3.768/200.92 mph, 1,000ft-4.818. Chad Head's incremental times: 60ft-0.995 sec., 330ft-2.604, 660ft-3.842/199.55 mph, 1,000ft-4.900. Left Lane: Wayne Mellinger Runs 6.218/215.62, Now #14 Right Lane: Robert Overholser Runs 6.016/239.91, Now #9 Dennis Taylor is on the bump spot at 7.396. Mellinger drives through the clutch early and still runs to the finish line. Overholser's Firebird is a little stronger early and makes a clean pass just missing a five second pass. He drives into the #9 spot. Wayne Mellinger's incremental times: 60ft-1.049 sec., 330ft-2.697, 660ft-4.017/185.13 mph, 1,000ft-5.189. Robert Overholser's incremental times: 60ft-1.023 sec., 330ft-2.659, 660ft-3.967/188.73 mph, 1,000ft-5.078. Left Lane: Tom Padilla Runs 6.108/238.34, Now #12 Right Lane: John Hale Runs 6.319/218.72, Now #17 Alex Miladinovich is on the bump spot at 6.506. Padilla makes a High C burnout in the Dragon, but it didn't seem to hurt, as the Satellite runs strong to the finish line and into the field for now. Hale had a stronger leave, lifted, and then drove hard to the lights, but misses the field. Tom Padilla's incremental times: 60ft-1.055 sec., 330ft-2.735, 660ft-4.044/188.60 mph, 1,000ft-5.163. John Hale's incremental times: 60ft-1.015 sec., 330ft-2.965, 660ft-4.254/203.06 mph, 1,000ft-5.340. Left Lane: Steve Densham Runs 5.757/247.38, Now #3 Right Lane: Mike Cook Jr. Runs 6.488/179.02, Now #19 Mike Cook is driving the famous Stone, Woods, and Cook tribute car and Steve Densham is driving the family's Teacher's Pet. Densham leaves with a great 0.072 sixty foot time and drives hard to the finish line and takes over the current #3 spot. Cook's car slows down thrack and he won't make the field this session. Steve Densham's incremental times: 60ft-0.972 sec., 330ft-2.556, 660ft-3.790/200.11 mph, 1,000ft-4.852. Mike Cook Jr.'s incremental times: 60ft-1.069 sec., 330ft-2.769, 660ft-4.117/181.20 mph, 1,000ft-5.312. Left Lane: Garrett Bateman Runs 6.013/235.72, Now #10 Right Lane: Ed Dougan Runs 7.136/161.81, Now #23 Wayne Mellinger is on the bump spot at 6.218. Dougan is driving the Fighting Irish Camaro and Bateman is in the NItro Pirate. Bateman takes the long way down, using a lot of his lane getting to the finish line. Dougan car is lazy off the line and won't qualify this time. Garrett Bateman's incremental times: 60ft-1.011 sec., 330ft-2.650, 660ft-3.947/189.60 mph, 1,000ft-5.063. Ed Dougan's incremental times: 60ft-1.158 sec., 330ft-3.019, 660ft-4.531/163.87 mph, 1,000ft-5.835. Left Lane: Dale Van Gundy Runs 6.199/202.18, Now #17 Right Lane: Will Martin Runs 5.945/210.54, Now #9 Rick Rogers is on the bump spot at 6.213. Van Gundy is in the Quarter pounder Charger and Martin is driving the CP Carrillo Mustang. A nice pair of side by side passes and Matin runs into the fives, near the top half of the field. Van Gundy slowly drift further behind and misses the current bump spot. He has smoke from the engine near the finish line, but no oil. Dale Van Gundy's incremental times: 60ft-1.038 sec., 330ft-2.707, 660ft-4.030/186.18 mph, 1,000ft-5.163. Will Martin's incremental times: 60ft-1.010 sec., 330ft-2.631, 660ft-3.884/197.91 mph, 1,000ft-4.964. Left Lane: Jeff Arend Runs 6.292/180.02, Now #22 Right Lane: Rian Konno Runs 6.021/243.72, Now #14 Del Worsham is on the bump spot at 6.165. Another NHRA Pro FC driver, Arend is driving the War Eagle. Arend's car leaves hard and runs well to near the 1000 foot lights, where the engine blows up with a big bang. Some pieces on the track, but no oil. Konno's car isn't as strong off the line, but gets into the field in the number 14 spot. Jeff Arend's incremental times: 60ft-0.999 sec., 330ft-2.624, 660ft-3.963/183.69 mph, 1,000ft-5.134. Rian Konno's incremental times: 60ft-1.057 sec., 330ft-2.728, 660ft-4.007/193.49 mph, 1,000ft-5.099. 2:25 p.m. Jason Rupert is number one at 5.702 and Tom Padilla is on the bump spot at 6.108.
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