Fri, 17 Sep 2010, 04:52 PM Funny Car Qualifying Notes, Session #1

By Rick Green

CONCORD, N.C. - Notes from round 1 qualifying in Funny Car at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, Third annual O'Reilly Auto Parts NHRA Nationals listing lane, driver name, elapsed time, top speed, and position in order following run:

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Right Lane: Bob Bode Runs 4.200/295.40, Now #1

Bode launched hard and keep it hooked up with a real nice pass to start the weekend....Bob Bode's incremental times: 60ft-0.913 sec., 330ft-2.362, 660ft-3.374/254.57 mph.

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Left Lane: Jim Head Runs 4.285/254.52, Now #2
Right Lane: Melanie Troxel Runs 6.188/107.56, Now #3

Troxel starts to lose traction around 300 feet. Head with a clean pass to start the weekend, but slowed on the top end. Jim Head's incremental times: 60ft-0.917 sec., 330ft-2.382, 660ft-3.398/252.00 mph.

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Left Lane: Cruz Pedregon Runs 5.133/142.34, Now #4
Right Lane: Jeff Arend Runs 4.631/183.07, Now #3

Pedregon starts using up his engine early and clicks it off. Arend clicked it off early and coasted on through the 1000 feet.

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Left Lane: Tony Pedregon Runs 6.402/101.07, Now #7
Right Lane: Del Worsham Runs 4.722/177.51, Now #4

Pedregon started to smoke the tires early and clicked it off...Worsham's engine went silent just before half track.

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Left Lane: Tim Wilkerson Runs 5.223/143.89, Now #6
Right Lane: Bob Tasca III Runs 5.478/132.14, Now #7

Tasca III starts to smoke the tires early and clicks it off...Wilkerson loses traction right after Tasca and shuts it off.

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Left Lane: Ron Capps Runs 4.210/292.65, Now #2
Right Lane: Robert Hight Runs 6.449/101.28, Now #11

Hight started to smoke the tires early and clicked it off. Capps makes a good full pull to go to the number two spot. Ron Capps' incremental times: 60ft-0.909 sec., 330ft-2.357, 660ft-3.375/251.44 mph.

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Left Lane: Ashley Force Hood Runs 4.151/301.27, Now #1
Right Lane: Matt Hagan Runs 4.202/290.19, Now #3

This was a good side-by-side drag race as these two go to the number one and three spots. Ashley Force Hood's incremental times: 60ft-0.905 sec., 330ft-2.341, 660ft-3.339/258.37 mph.
Matt Hagan's incremental times: 60ft-0.907 sec., 330ft-2.350, 660ft-3.366/252.24 mph.

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Left Lane: Jack Beckman Runs 6.440/99.77, Now #14
Right Lane: John Force Runs 4.222/291.01, Now #5

Beckman started to smoke the tires early and clicked it off...Force was straight down the groove to go to the number five spot. John Force's incremental times: 60ft-0.920 sec., 330ft-2.377, 660ft-3.391/255.68 mph.

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