Fri, 11 Oct 2019, 20:36 PM Funny Car Qualifying Notes, Session #2 |
By Dave Rowe |
CONCORD, N.C. - Notes from round 2 qualifying in Funny Car at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 12th annual NTK NHRA Carolina 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: Dale Creasy Jr. Runs 4.598/182.11, Now #12; Best prior run: 7.776/89.43, Was #16
Right Lane: Bob Gilbertson Runs 7.810/88.09, Now #17; No Prior Run
7:56 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 77 degrees, relative humidity 46 percent, barometer 29.34 inches, adjusted altitude 2,493 feet, track temperature 88 degrees.
Creasy had traction problems in the first round and did not make a full pass. This is Gilbertson's first attempt this weekend and his second race this year.
Creasy hits the throttle, the car makes a move toward the centerline about 300 feet out and he has to give up on the run. He manages to improve and moves up to the 12th spot.
Gilbertson rattles the tires at the hit and is off the throttle before he gets 100 feet out.
Left Lane: Matt Hagan Runs 3.906/328.22, Now #2; Best prior run: 6.674/98.20, Was #16
Right Lane: Terry Haddock Runs 5.442/127.92, Now #14; No Prior Run
Hagan went up in smoke at the hit in the first round. This is Haddock's first attempt this weekend.
Haddock rattled the tires off the line, the car starts moving around and he clicks it off early. He gets in the show for now, bumping out Beckman.
Hagan goes right down the groove with a clean, straight pass and he goes all the way to the second spot.
Left Lane: Jack Beckman Runs 3.873/334.07, Now #1; Best prior run: 6.004/121.27, Was #17
Right Lane: Tommy Johnson Jr. Runs 4.238/217.28, Now #13; Best prior run: 4.233/219.08, Was #12
Beckman had traction problems early on his first attempt, Johnson hazed the tires late in his first attempt.
Beckman goes right down the groove, header flames high and steady all the way through the run, and he takes the top spot for now. Johnson was right with him until he got about 700 feet out, then the car nosed over, not sure why.
Jack Beckman's incremental times: 60ft-0.871 sec., 330ft-2.239, 660ft-3.144/287.05 mph.
Tommy Johnson Jr.'s incremental times: 60ft-0.859 sec., 330ft-2.239, 660ft-3.216/242.45 mph.
Left Lane: Shawn Langdon Runs 12.807/64.07, Now #17; Best prior run: 5.871/121.08, Was #17
Right Lane: Dave Richards Runs 4.708/178.97, Now #11; Best prior run: 4.071/297.16, Was #11
Langdon had traction problems on his first attempt. Richards got out of the groove on his first attempt but was able to make a full pass.
Langdon boils the hides at the hit, gets about 100 feet out and he backs off the throttle. Richards got out of the groove, makes a move toward the centerline about 500 feet out and he has to give up on the run.
Left Lane: J.R. Todd Runs 3.972/308.43, Now #8; Best prior run: 5.607/125.32, Was #16
Right Lane: Jonnie Lindberg Runs 6.869/90.06, Now #10; Best prior run: 4.000/322.50, Was #9
Todd hazed the tires in the first round and did not make a full pass. Lindberg made a good, clean run.
Todd goes down the groove with a decent pass and he moves up to the eighth spot. Lindberg loses traction at the hit and has to click it off. He drops a spot in the order as Todd goes around him.
Left Lane: Mike McIntire Runs 5.185/146.05, Now #13; Best prior run: 4.219/256.99, Was #13
Right Lane: Ron Capps Runs 3.882/330.55, Now #2; Best prior run: 3.968/326.00, Was #7
McIntire hazes the tires at the hit, the car makes a move to the left and he has to back off the throttle. Caps makes his quickest pass of the day and moves all the way to the second spot for now.
Ron Capps' incremental times: 60ft-0.861 sec., 330ft-2.227, 660ft-3.145/282.72 mph.
Left Lane: Jim Campbell Runs 3.988/316.75, Now #10; Best prior run: 4.040/303.64, Was #11
Right Lane: Tim Wilkerson Runs 4.951/155.15, Now #7; Best prior run: 3.945/318.99, Was #7
Campbell goes right down the groove with a good run and he moves up to the tenth spot. Wilkerson rattles the tires at the hit, makes a move toward the centerline and clicks it off about 300 feet out.
Jim Campbell's incremental times: 60ft-0.896 sec., 330ft-2.292, 660ft-3.225/276.75 mph.
Left Lane: Cruz Pedregon Runs 6.337/103.20, Now #9; Best prior run: 3.976/326.08, Was #9
Right Lane: Bob Tasca III Runs 6.805/93.42, Now #5; Best prior run: 3.939/324.20, Was #5
Pedregon rattles the tires at the hit, makes a move to the right and he backs off the throttle. Tasca has traction problems, makes a move towards the centerline and he has to abort the run.
Left Lane: Robert Hight Runs 3.878/334.07, Now #2; Best prior run: 3.945/327.51, Was #6
Right Lane: John Force Runs 3.890/331.45, Now #4; Best prior run: 3.904/327.19, Was #3
Hight goes down the groove with a good pass but he can't quite take the top spot away from Beckman. Force improves a little but drops a spot as Hight goes around him in the order.
Robert Hight's incremental times: 60ft-0.876 sec., 330ft-2.245, 660ft-3.148/286.98 mph.
John Force's incremental times: 60ft-0.871 sec., 330ft-2.236, 660ft-3.152/283.37 mph.
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