Fri, 27 Sep 2019, 20:42 PM Funny Car Qualifying Notes, Session #2

By Dave Rowe

MADISON, Ill. - Notes from round 2 qualifying in Funny Car at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, eighth annual AAA Insurance NHRA Midwest 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:

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Left Lane: Jack Beckman Runs 3.916/329.99, Now #1; No Prior Run
Right Lane: Jack Wyatt Runs 7.335/98.44, Now #16; No Prior Run

6:56 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 86 degrees, relative humidity 53 percent, barometer 29.26 inches, adjusted altitude 3,401 feet, track temperature 96 degrees.

Beckman drove by the scales in the first round and his run was DQ'd. No problems for Beckman on this pass, right down the groove with the quickest pass of the day so far to move into the top spot for now.

Jack Beckman's incremental times: 60ft-0.878 sec., 330ft-2.252, 660ft-3.174/278.46 mph.

Wyatt rattled the tires at the hit, the car made a move to the right and he backed off the throttle.

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Left Lane: Dale Creasy Jr. Runs 4.258/237.05, Now #11; Best prior run: 4.695/174.35, Was #13
Right Lane: Blake Alexander Runs 4.036/310.98, Now #6; No Prior Run

Alexander goes down the groove with a clean pass, header flames high and steady all the way through the run, and he gets in the show in the sixth spot. Creasy gets about 800 feet out and the flames disappear, not sure why. He still manages to improve and moves up a couple of spots in the order.

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Left Lane: Tim Wilkerson Runs 3.949/309.91, Now #2; Best prior run: 4.383/206.80, Was #13
Right Lane: Terry Haddock Runs 4.232/285.11, Now #12; No Prior Run

Wilkerson was moving around a little near the end of the run but he improves and moves up to the second spot in the order. Haddock gets out of the groove and makes a move to the left. he heads for the centerline and has to give up on the run about 500 feet out. He runs well enough to get in the show in the 12th spot for now.

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Left Lane: Tommy Johnson Jr. Runs 3.938/326.63, Now #2; Best prior run: 4.273/216.76, Was #14
Right Lane: Ron Capps Runs 4.012/323.50, Now #8; Best prior run: 5.063/150.13, Was #17

Johnson goes down the groove with a food pass and he moves all the way to the second spot. Capps makes a clean pass and gets back in the show in the eighth spot.

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Left Lane: Cruz Pedregon Runs 4.854/165.48, Now #13; Best prior run: 4.047/314.97, Was #12
Right Lane: Shawn Langdon Runs 3.940/328.62, Now #3; Best prior run: 4.774/169.74, Was #17

Pedregon gets about 400 feet out, makes a move toward the centerline and has to give up on the run. Langdon goes down the groove with a good pass to get in the show in the third spot, bumping out Hagan in the process.

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Left Lane: Jim Campbell Runs 4.294/293.28, Now #13; Best prior run: 4.038/314.90, Was #12
Right Lane: Matt Hagan Runs 3.921/327.66, Now #2; Best prior run: 4.558/193.93, Was #17

Campbell drifts out of the groove early, moves toward the wall, and he slows from his earlier attempt. Hagan goes down the groove with a good pass and gets back in the show in the second spot, bumping out Creasy.

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Left Lane: J.R. Todd Runs 3.940/329.83, Now #4; Best prior run: 4.037/317.79, Was #12
Right Lane: Bob Bode No Time, Now #15; Best prior run: 4.212/275.11, Was #15

Bode completes his burnout, gets ready to stage and the chutes come out so he doesn't make a pass. He leaves some oil on the track so something must have happened with the engine to cause the chutes to deploy. Todd goes down the groove with a good run and he improves to the fourth spot for now.

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Left Lane: Jonnie Lindberg Runs 3.939/319.90, Now #5; Best prior run: 3.989/319.29, Was #9
Right Lane: John Force Runs 3.911/329.18, Now #1; Best prior run: 3.999/319.98, Was #10

A good side-by-side, both right down the groove with clean, straight passes. Force makes an impressive pass and moves into the top spot. Lindberg improves and moves up to the fifth spot.

John Force's incremental times: 60ft-0.875 sec., 330ft-2.254, 660ft-3.170/281.89 mph.

Jonnie Lindberg's incremental times: 60ft-0.880 sec., 330ft-2.265, 660ft-3.190/279.85 mph.

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Left Lane: Robert Hight Runs 3.877/334.90, Now #1; Best prior run: 3.974/324.28, Was #10
Right Lane: Bob Tasca III Runs 3.904/324.98, Now #2; Best prior run: 3.958/325.30, Was #9

Hight goes down the groove with an impressive run, the quickest of the day, and he takes the top spot to end this session. Tasca makes a good pass and moves up to the second spot just behind Hight.

Robert Hight's incremental times: 60ft-0.871 sec., 330ft-2.240, 660ft-3.146/284.27 mph.


Bob Tasca III's incremental times: 60ft-0.870 sec., 330ft-2.239, 660ft-3.160/282.36 mph.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink