Sat, 12 Jun 2010, 05:02 PM Funny Car Qualifying Notes, Final Session

By Jim Samuel

ENGLISHTOWN, N.J. - Notes from final, round 4 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 Runs 4.756/169.55, Now #13; Best prior run: 4.294/230.29, Was #13
Right Lane: Paul Lee Runs 4.311/280.60, Now #14; No Prior Run

4:37 p.m. - Weather conditions: air temperature 89 degrees, relative humidity 46 percent, barometer 29.90 inches, adjusted altitude 2,827 feet, track temperature 112 degrees.

Paul Lee did not make a run earlier today. Lee got out to mid track, then started smoking the tires. He finished the run and will be in the field for eliminations tomorrow. Head shook the tires at mid track, then the car got loose and the back end bounced around. He straightened it out and finished this run.

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Left Lane: Jack Beckman Runs 4.727/172.87, Now #12; Best prior run: 4.262/291.95, Was #12
Right Lane: Del Worsham Runs 4.258/288.09, Now #9; Best prior run: 4.135/306.88, Was #9

Beckman got loose at 600 feet. Worsham went right down the groove. Neither driver moved in the qualifying order.

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Left Lane: Tony Pedregon Runs 4.281/239.44, Now #11; Best prior run: 4.200/253.56, Was #11
Right Lane: Cruz Pedregon Runs 5.008/150.77, Now #8; Best prior run: 4.126/291.76, Was #8

Tony Pedregon moved toward the center line but pulled it back into the groove. Cruz stayed in the groove but started losing cylinders halfway down the track.

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Left Lane: Ashley Force Hood Runs 4.140/302.35, Now #10; Best prior run: 4.142/300.66, Was #10
Right Lane: Matt Hagan Runs 4.266/285.05, Now #6; Best prior run: 4.119/0.00, Was #6

Hagan's car moved around his lane as he made it down the track. Force Hood had her quickest run of the weekend.

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Left Lane: Bob Tasca III Runs 4.807/166.81, Now #7; Best prior run: 4.121/305.91, Was #7
Right Lane: Ron Capps Runs 7.258/87.66, Now #5; Best prior run: 4.119/300.40, Was #5

Capps shook the tires at mid track and clicked it off. Tasca got a bit farther down the track when he shook the rear tires and backed off the throttle.

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Left Lane: Jeff Arend Runs 4.218/291.32, Now #3; Best prior run: 4.075/300.20, Was #3
Right Lane: Tim Wilkerson Runs 4.253/241.97, Now #4; Best prior run: 4.113/302.14, Was #4

Both drivers made it down the track without problems but neither improved his place in the order.

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Left Lane: Robert Hight Runs 4.138/299.53, Now #1; Best prior run: 4.025/313.00, Was #1
Right Lane: John Force Runs 4.175/297.81, Now #2; Best prior run: 4.037/313.73, Was #2

Hight had the low ET of the round and finished the session in the number one spot.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink