Sat, 15 Oct 2022, 19:11 PM Funny Car Qualifying Notes, Final Session |
By Rick Green |
ENNIS, Texas - Notes from final, round 4 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:
Right Lane: Terry Haddock Runs 5.027/156.96, Now #16; Best prior run: 5.027/156.96, Was #16
Haddock starts to lose traction and clicks it off. He still makes his quickest pass of the weekend.
Left Lane: Paul Lee Runs 3.947/327.15, Now #10; Best prior run: 4.052/322.26, Was #13
Right Lane: Jeff Diehl Runs 4.063/274.42, Now #14; Best prior run: 4.754/173.85, Was #15
Lee kept it hooked up all the way down the track and he makes his quickest pass of the weekend. He moves up to the number 10 spot. Paul Lee's incremental times: 60ft-0.878 sec., 330ft-2.265, 660ft-3.198/278.29 mph.
Diehl is straight down the groove with his quickest pass of the weekend. He moves up the ladder one spot. Jeff Diehl's incremental times: 60ft-0.892 sec., 330ft-2.281, 660ft-3.236/267.83 mph.
Left Lane: Cruz Pedregon Runs 4.121/283.82, Now #11; Best prior run: 3.965/324.84, Was #11
PEdregon starts to lose traction on the top end and clicks it off early.
Left Lane: J.R. Todd Runs 3.923/325.31, Now #7; Best prior run: 3.908/327.01, Was #7
Right Lane: Alexis DeJoria Runs 4.634/177.37, Now #12; Best prior run: 3.976/295.62, Was #12
Todd is straight down the groove with a good clean pass. J.R. Todd's incremental times: 60ft-0.879 sec., 330ft-2.257, 660ft-3.179/283.68 mph.
DeJoria started to lose traction and clicked it off.
Left Lane: Blake Alexander Runs 3.993/317.46, Now #5; Best prior run: 3.905/319.24, Was #5
Right Lane: Tim Wilkerson Runs 3.920/329.09, Now #8; Best prior run: 3.944/326.70, Was #9
ALexander with a good clean pass. Blake Alexander's incremental times: 60ft-0.891 sec., 330ft-2.293, 660ft-3.229/277.23 mph.
Wilkerson launched hard and kept it hooked up to make his quickest pass of the weekend. He moves into the top half of the show. Tim Wilkerson's incremental times: 60ft-0.879 sec., 330ft-2.246, 660ft-3.170/278.17 mph.
Left Lane: Bob Tasca III Runs 3.882/328.06, Now #4; Best prior run: 3.879/328.66, Was #4
Right Lane: Chad Green Runs 4.013/316.81, Now #9; Best prior run: 3.940/320.26, Was #9
Tasca III with another good looking pass, straight down the groove. Bob Tasca III's incremental times: 60ft-0.875 sec., 330ft-2.234, 660ft-3.140/285.77 mph.
Green is straight down the groove, but will not improve.
Left Lane: Robert Hight Runs 3.910/326.09, Now #2; Best prior run: 3.854/333.43, Was #2
Right Lane: John Force Runs 4.899/159.09, Now #6; Best prior run: 3.907/331.93, Was #6
Hight with a nice pass, he will not improve. Robert Hight's incremental times: 60ft-0.877 sec., 330ft-2.244, 660ft-3.166/282.18 mph.
Force started to lose taction and clicked it off.
Left Lane: Matt Hagan Runs 3.893/322.77, Now #1; Best prior run: 3.825/334.85, Was #1
Right Lane: Ron Capps Runs 3.901/332.08, Now #3; Best prior run: 3.865/335.40, Was #3
Hagan launched hard and kept it hooked up to make the second quickest pass of the session. He qualifies number one for the sixth time this season and 49th time in his career. Matt Hagan's incremental times: 60ft-0.877 sec., 330ft-2.236, 660ft-3.146/283.71 mph.
Capps was straight down the groove. Ron Capps' incremental times: 60ft-0.871 sec., 330ft-2.239, 660ft-3.161/280.46 mph.
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