Sat, 15 Oct 2022, 15:59 PM Funny Car Qualifying Notes, Session #3

By Rick Green

ENNIS, Texas - Notes from round 3 qualifying in Funny Car at the NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series, 37th annual Texas NHRA FallNationals 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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Right Lane: Cruz Pedregon Runs 3.965/324.84, Now #10; Best prior run: 4.024/317.24, Was #11

Weather conditions: air temperature 86 degrees, relative humidity 59 percent, barometer 29.97 inches, adjusted altitude 3,063 feet, track temperature 117 degrees.

Pedregon in straight down the groove with his quickest pass of the weekend. He moves up the ladder one spot. Cruz Pedregon's incremental times: 60ft-0.902 sec., 330ft-2.281, 660ft-3.211/276.11 mph.

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Left Lane: Jim Campbell Runs 4.612/188.43, Now #12; Best prior run: 4.042/316.34, Was #12
Right Lane: Jack Wyatt Runs 4.190/293.66, Now #14; Best prior run: 4.127/284.47, Was #14

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Left Lane: John Force Runs 3.912/329.53, Now #6; Best prior run: 3.907/331.93, Was #6
Right Lane: Paul Lee Runs 6.084/120.07, Now #13; Best prior run: 4.052/322.26, Was #13

Force is straight down the groove wiyth another good pass. John Force's incremental times: 60ft-0.885 sec., 330ft-2.263, 660ft-3.173/284.59 mph.

Lee lost traction and clicked it off.

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Left Lane: Tim Wilkerson Runs 3.944/326.70, Now #9; Best prior run: 3.953/323.76, Was #9
Right Lane: J.R. Todd Runs 4.309/211.56, Now #7; Best prior run: 3.908/327.01, Was #7

Wilkerson is straight down the groove with his quickest pass of the weekend. Tim Wilkerson's incremental times: 60ft-0.879 sec., 330ft-2.272, 660ft-3.197/279.43 mph.

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Left Lane: Alexis DeJoria Runs 3.976/295.62, Now #11; Best prior run: 3.981/321.41, Was #11
Right Lane: Blake Alexander Runs 6.155/116.15, Now #5; Best prior run: 3.905/319.24, Was #5

DeJoria with her quickest pass of the weekend, but will stay in the number 11 spot. Alexis DeJoria's incremental times: 60ft-0.891 sec., 330ft-2.278, 660ft-3.202/280.51 mph.

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Right Lane: Bob Tasca III Runs 3.936/327.96, Now #4; Best prior run: 3.879/328.66, Was #4

Tasca III with a good pass.

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Left Lane: Chad Green Runs 4.269/223.78, Now #8; Best prior run: 3.940/320.26, Was #8
Right Lane: Robert Hight Runs 3.930/331.35, Now #2; Best prior run: 3.854/333.43, Was #2

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Left Lane: Ron Capps Runs 5.210/147.43, Now #3; Best prior run: 3.865/335.40, Was #3
Right Lane: Matt Hagan Runs 3.900/335.87, Now #1; Best prior run: 3.825/334.85, Was #1

Hagan is straight down the groove with the quickest pass of the session. Matt Hagan's incremental times: 60ft-0.878 sec., 330ft-2.254, 660ft-3.167/283.39 mph.

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