Sat, 1 Nov 2008, 08:56 PM Funny Car Qualifying Notes, Final Session |
By Bob Orme |
LAS VEGAS - Notes from final, round 4 qualifying in Funny Car at the NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series, Eighth annual ACDelco Las Vegas NHRA 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:
Left Lane: Tony Bartone Runs 4.138/297.68, Now #14; Best prior run: 6.547/99.23, Was #20
Right Lane: Bob Bode Runs 4.234/293.60, Now #18; Best prior run: 6.143/111.57, Was #19
5:00 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 84 degrees, relative humidity 25 percent, barometer 27.88 inches, adjusted altitude 4,449 feet, track temperature 93 degrees.
Not a bad run by Bode, but not good enough to make the field. Bartone bumps his way into the field for now.
Tony Bartone's incremental times: 60ft-0.923 sec., 330ft-2.366,
660ft-3.335/264.86mph.
Bob Bode's incremental times: 60ft-0.927 sec., 330ft-2.383,
660ft-3.404/251.02mph.
Left Lane: Bob Tasca III Runs 4.096/306.88, Now #10; Best prior run: 5.467/130.96, Was #20
Right Lane: Jim Head Runs 4.172/303.43, Now #18; Best prior run: 4.168/303.30, Was #17
Head doesn't make the field. Tasca bumps Tony Pedregon and puts Del worsham on the bump.
Bob Tasca III's incremental times: 60ft-0.919 sec., 330ft-2.341,
660ft-3.304/265.53mph.
Jim Head's incremental times: 60ft-0.954 sec., 330ft-2.385,
660ft-3.368/259.96mph.
Left Lane: Tommy Johnson Jr. Runs 4.186/293.41, Now #19; Best prior run: 4.261/280.78, Was #20
Right Lane: Del Worsham Runs 4.141/286.13, Now #16; Best prior run: 4.141/297.81, Was #16
Worsham runs the exact same elapsed time as he ran in round three. Johnson will not be racing on Sunday. Worsham's Sunday plans are now in the hands of Tony Pedregon.
Tommy Johnson
Jr.'s incremental times: 60ft-0.928 sec., 330ft-2.375, 660ft-3.365/258.02mph.
Del Worsham's
incremental times: 60ft-0.912 sec., 330ft-2.333, 660ft-3.307/258.86mph.
Left Lane: Tony Pedregon Runs 4.078/304.46, Now #3; Best prior run: 4.160/300.20, Was #17
Right Lane: Jerry Toliver Runs 4.066/307.37, Now #2; Best prior run: 4.121/304.12, Was #14
A great looking pair! Both drivers move way up the ladder.
Tony Pedregon's
incremental times: 60ft-0.897 sec., 330ft-2.316, 660ft-3.284/265.85mph.
Jerry Toliver's
incremental times: 60ft-0.907 sec., 330ft-2.310, 660ft-3.274/265.27mph.
Left Lane: Jeff Arend Runs 4.870/162.27, Now #15; Best prior run: 4.115/302.08, Was #15
Right Lane: Ron Capps Runs 4.108/303.71, Now #13; Best prior run: 4.100/298.60, Was #13
Arend was having traction troubles and he lifted at about 400 feet. A good looking pass for Capps.
Ron Capps' incremental times: 60ft-0.923 sec., 330ft-2.344,
660ft-3.311/264.60mph.
Right Lane: Mike Neff Runs 4.092/304.94, Now #9; Best prior run: 4.096/308.07, Was #11
Neff was a little to the left of the groove on the top half of the track, but his pass was good enough to move him up a couple spots.
Mike Neff's incremental times: 60ft-0.914 sec.,
330ft-2.336, 660ft-3.299/265.80mph.
Left Lane: Jack Beckman Runs 4.099/301.81, Now #11; Best prior run: 4.093/300.80, Was #11
Right Lane: Tim Wilkerson Runs 4.138/290.76, Now #8; Best prior run: 4.090/304.05, Was #8
A good looking pass for both drivers, but it wasn't good enough to improve their ladder positions.
Jack Beckman's incremental times: 60ft-0.921 sec., 330ft-2.325,
660ft-3.295/262.23mph.
Tim Wilkerson's incremental times: 60ft-0.921 sec., 330ft-2.331,
660ft-3.309/258.02mph.
Left Lane: Gary Scelzi Runs 4.125/298.67, Now #10; Best prior run: 4.093/301.94, Was #10
Right Lane: Melanie Troxel Runs 7.287/83.68, Now #6; Best prior run: 4.082/301.60, Was #6
Troxel lost traction at about 250 feet. No problems for Scelzi.
Gary Scelzi's
incremental times: 60ft-0.920 sec., 330ft-2.339, 660ft-3.314/260.66mph.
Left Lane: Ashley Force Runs 4.069/310.05, Now #4; Best prior run: 4.089/305.01, Was #7
Right Lane: Robert Hight Runs 4.043/309.20, Now #1; Best prior run: 4.082/303.23, Was #5
We were on hold due to light rain sprinkles, so it has been 10 minutes since these two did their burnout. A great looking drag race! Hight vaults into the top spot. Two more cars to go.
Ashley Force's incremental times: 60ft-0.906 sec., 330ft-2.315,
660ft-3.282/265.27mph.
Robert Hight's incremental times: 60ft-0.904 sec., 330ft-2.305,
660ft-3.258/268.65mph.
Left Lane: John Force Runs 5.647/121.66, Now #2; Best prior run: 4.062/307.37, Was #2
Right Lane: Cruz Pedregon Runs 4.088/303.64, Now #6; Best prior run: 4.080/305.56, Was #6
Force lost traction at the 330-foot mark. A good looking pass for Pedregon and he stays in the sixth spot.
Cruz Pedregon's incremental times: 60ft-0.906 sec., 330ft-2.315,
660ft-3.288/262.39mph.
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