Fri, 11 Jun 2010, 09:24 PM Funny Car Qualifying Notes, Session #2

By Rick Green

ENGLISHTOWN, N.J. - Notes from round 2 qualifying in Funny Car at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, 41st annual NHRA SuperNationals 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:

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Left Lane: Jim Head No Time, Now #15; Best prior run: 9.791/0.00, Was #15

Head launched and started drifting toward the centerline and then took out the 660 cones and crossed the centerline.

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Left Lane: Robert Hight Runs 4.025/313.00, Now #1; Best prior run: 8.071/0.00, Was #14
Right Lane: John Force Runs 4.037/313.73, Now #2; Best prior run: 4.626/0.00, Was #9

This was a great drag race and Hight runs the sixth quickest pass in the history of 1000 feet. Robert Hight's incremental times: 60ft-0.885 sec., 330ft-2.287, 660ft-3.246/267.85 mph. Force was right there with Hight with a great pass. John Force's incremental times: 60ft-0.893 sec., 330ft-2.304, 660ft-3.259/269.35 mph.

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Left Lane: Tony Pedregon Runs 4.200/253.56, Now #9; Best prior run: 7.686/0.00, Was #14
Right Lane: Del Worsham Runs 6.410/99.56, Now #10; Best prior run: 4.517/0.00, Was #9

Worsham is off the throttle by half track. Pedregon clicks it off early.

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Left Lane: Jeff Arend Runs 4.075/300.20, Now #3; Best prior run: 7.310/0.00, Was #13
Right Lane: Cruz Pedregon Runs 8.864/85.72, Now #9; Best prior run: 4.171/0.00, Was #8

Pedregon is up in smoke right off the starting line and clicks it off. Arend with a great looking pass, his career best E.T. Jeff Arend's incremental times: 60ft-0.886 sec., 330ft-2.313, 660ft-3.278/265.53 mph.

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Left Lane: Jack Beckman Runs 4.619/181.47, Now #13; Best prior run: 5.931/0.00, Was #13
Right Lane: Ron Capps Runs 9.832/72.86, Now #7; Best prior run: 4.155/0.00, Was #7

Capps is up in smoke as soon as he hits the throttle. Beckman makes it to about half track before he starts to lose traction.

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Left Lane: Ashley Force Hood Runs 6.909/94.73, Now #8; Best prior run: 4.164/0.00, Was #8
Right Lane: Tim Wilkerson Runs 5.889/119.18, Now #5; Best prior run: 4.145/0.00, Was #5

Force Hood is up in smoke early and Wilkerson shortly after her.

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Left Lane: Bob Tasca III Runs 4.121/305.91, Now #5; Best prior run: 4.150/0.00, Was #6
Right Lane: Matt Hagan Runs 6.416/99.09, Now #4; Best prior run: 4.119/0.00, Was #4

Hagan is up in smoke early and clicks it off. Tasca improves and moves up the ladder one spot. Bob Tasca III's incremental times: 60ft-0.897 sec., 330ft-2.340, 660ft-3.326/262.74 mph.

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