JOLIET, Ill. - Order after 3 rounds of qualifying in Funny Car at the Inaugural NHRA Nationals:
Psn---Num-Driver, Home Town, Car Type---------------Qual-ET--Qual-Spd-Top Spd
1 7 Whit Bazemore, Indianapolis IN, '01 Pontiac 4.750$ 323.27& 323.27
2 1 John Force, Yorba Linda CA, '01 Ford Mustang 4.800 316.90 316.90
3 72 Tony Pedregon, Chino Hills CA, '01 Ford Must 4.805 315.05 315.42
4 73 Frank Pedregon, Phillips Ranch CA, '01 Ponti 4.817 313.00 316.82
5 503 Tommy Johnson Jr., Ottumwa IA, '01 Chevy Cam 4.817 308.78 308.78
6 31 Johnny Gray, Carlsbad NM, '01 Pontiac Firebi 4.822 312.71 312.71
7 347 Tim Wilkerson, Springfield IL, '01 Pontiac F 4.827 307.23 313.73
8 14 Scotty Cannon, Lyman SC, '01 Pontiac Firebird 4.828 309.27 311.05
9 9 Bruce Sarver, Bakersfield CA, '00 Pontiac Fi 4.837 314.09 314.09
10 782 Gary Densham, Bellflower CA, '00 Ford Mustang 4.844 280.19 280.19
11 206 Bob Gilbertson, Gastonia NC, '01 Chevy Camaro 4.856 312.86 312.86
12 28 Ron Capps, Carlsbad CA, '01 Chevy Camaro 4.856 307.23 307.23
13 10 Dean Skuza, Cleveland OH, '01 Dodge Avenger 4.874 310.70 310.70
14 3 Jerry Toliver, Riverside CA, '01 Pontiac Fir 4.879 309.98 309.98
15 112 Chuck Etchells, Putnam CT, '01 Chevy Camaro 4.925 306.95 306.95
16 788 Al Hofmann, Umatilla FL, '01 Pontiac Firebird 4.957 305.08 305.08
------------ Not Qualified ------------
17 5 Jim Epler, Phoenix AZ, '01 Chevy Camaro 5.026 273.44 273.44
18 340 Bob Bode, Barrington In, '00 Dodge Avenger 5.042 280.37 280.37
19 3460 John Lawson, Joliet IL, '01 Pontiac Firebird 5.147 295.21 295.21
20 8 Del Worsham, Chino Hills CA, '01 Pontiac Fir 5.912 164.43 164.43
21 302 Dale Creasy Jr., Lansing IL, '99 Pontiac Fir 10.104 89.75 89.75
$ = National ET Record
& = Track Speed Record
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