Sat, 17 Oct 2020, 15:15 PM Funny Car Qualifying Notes, Session #1

By Rick Green

ENNIS, Texas - Notes from round 1 qualifying in Funny Car at the NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series, 35th annual AAA Texas NHRA FallNationals listing lane, driver name, elapsed time, top speed, and position in order following run:

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Left Lane: Gary Densham Runs 4.163/247.20, Now #1
Right Lane: Todd Simpson No Time, Now #2

Densham is making his first appearance on tour since Seattle last year.

He was on a clean pass, but then started mixing up cylinders on the top end. The engine le go and he had a big fireball underneath the car. He was sliding around in his own oil trying to get the car stopped. He gets it stopped and is out of the car. Gary Densham was charged with an oildown, #1 for the season. That will cost 5 points.

Simpson can't get the car to fire, he will have pone more shot.

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Left Lane: Jack Wyatt Runs 8.324/80.32, Now #3
Right Lane: Terry Haddock Runs 6.009/117.57, Now #2

Wyatt is making his first appearance on the tour since St. Louis last year. He loses traction right at the hit and clicks it off.

Haddock starts to lose traction early and clicks it off.

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Left Lane: Jim Campbell Runs 9.127/68.17, Now #5
Right Lane: Blake Alexander Runs 8.458/71.21, Now #4

Campbell is up in smoke right at the hit and clicks it off.

Alexander lost traction right at the hit and clicked it off.

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Left Lane: Cruz Pedregon Runs 4.027/284.33, Now #1
Right Lane: Paul Lee Runs 5.895/114.83, Now #3

Pedregon was on a good pass until the chute dropped out and blossom. He still ran 4.02 with the chute in tow.

Lee lost traction early and clicked it off.

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Left Lane: Alexis DeJoria Runs 7.336/94.73, Now #6
Right Lane: Bob Tasca III Runs 3.924/326.71, Now #1

DeJoria rattled the tires right at the hit and clicked it off.

Tasca III launched hard and kept it hooked up to go to the number one spot with a great looking pass. Bob Tasca III's incremental times: 60ft-0.864 sec., 330ft-2.251, 660ft-3.178/278.58 mph.

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Left Lane: J.R. Todd Runs 7.950/85.01, Now #8
Right Lane: Tim Wilkerson Runs 3.918/327.35, Now #1

Todd shook right at the hit and clicked it off.

Wilkerson kept it hitting on all eight and hooked up to go to the number one spot.

Tim Wilkerson's incremental times: 60ft-0.873 sec., 330ft-2.263, 660ft-3.177/283.13 mph.

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Left Lane: Ron Capps Runs 8.473/74.92, Now #12
Right Lane: Tommy Johnson Jr. Runs 3.871/315.34, Now #1

Capps lost traction right at the hit and clicked it off.

Johnson Jr. was straight down the groove to the number one spot. Tommy Johnson Jr.'s incremental times: 60ft-0.856 sec., 330ft-2.207, 660ft-3.113/281.30 mph.

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Left Lane: Jack Beckman Runs 3.917/328.70, Now #3
Right Lane: Matt Hagan Runs 3.890/323.97, Now #2

Beckman kept it hooked up and hitting on all eight to go the number three spot. Jack Beckman's incremental times: 60ft-0.865 sec., 330ft-2.239, 660ft-3.173/278.00 mph.

Hagan with a great pass to go to the number two spot. Matt Hagan's incremental times: 60ft-0.866 sec., 330ft-2.229, 660ft-3.144/283.91 mph.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink

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