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Sat, 29 Oct 2022, 17:07 PM

Funny Car Qualifying Notes, Session #3

By Dave Gerard

LAS VEGAS - Notes from round 3 qualifying in Funny Car at the NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series, 22nd annual NHRA Nevada 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: Bobby Bode Runs 3.966/277.77, Now #12; Best prior run: 4.759/149.05, Was #17

1:57 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 73 degrees, relative humidity 8 percent, barometer 30.10 inches, adjusted altitude 3,121 feet, track temperature 103 degrees.

Nice pass for Bode to bump into the field in the number twelve position.

Bobby Bode's incremental times: 60ft-0.876 sec., 330ft-2.241, 660ft-3.161/279.73 mph.

Left Lane: Jim Campbell Runs 3.962/319.45, Now #12; Best prior run: 3.972/320.97, Was #13

Densham as scheduled to be in the right lane, but hasn't recovered from his Q1 fire.

Campbell runs a strong pass nd moves up to the number twelve position.

Jim Campbell's incremental times: 60ft-0.883 sec., 330ft-2.261, 660ft-3.201/274.89 mph.

Left Lane: Jason Rupert Runs 4.192/297.09, Now #15; Best prior run: 7.395/98.77, Was #19
Right Lane: Terry Haddock Runs 6.080/98.54, Now #18; Best prior run: 4.596/181.96, Was #17

Rupert gets a full pass this time and bumps into the field in the number fifteen position on a straight and clean pass.

Haddock looked to be on a good pass, but kicks the tires loose near the 660 lights.

Jason Rupert's incremental times: 60ft-0.902 sec., 330ft-2.341, 660ft-3.368/251.63 mph.

Left Lane: Cruz Pedregon Runs 4.967/153.70, Now #12; Best prior run: 3.945/318.77, Was #11
Right Lane: John Force Runs 3.889/329.18, Now #5; Best prior run: 4.589/178.35, Was #17

Jeff Diehl is on the bump spot at 4.553.

Force is still not in the field after to attempts and just needs a couple of tenths to bump in.

The tune up is there this time and the Camaro flies down the track with a nice ET and a big speed to put him in the number five position for now.

Pedregon left well and had good early numbers, but powers the tires loose before the660 lights.

John Force's incremental times: 60ft-0.858 sec., 330ft-2.235, 660ft-3.152/282.24 mph.

Left Lane: Alexis DeJoria Runs 3.919/328.78, Now #8; Best prior run: 3.919/328.78, Was #8
Right Lane: Jeff Diehl Runs 4.663/175.09, Now #17; Best prior run: 4.553/194.83, Was #17

Jason Rupert is on the bump spot at 4.192.

DeJoria repeats her earlier numbers to stay #8.

Diehl spins the tires before the 660 lights.

Alexis DeJoria's incremental times: 60ft-0.885 sec., 330ft-2.261, 660ft-3.178/283.85 mph.

Left Lane: Jeff Arend Runs 4.137/310.77, Now #16; Best prior run: 6.459/101.68, Was #19

Alexander was supposed to be in the right lane, but doesn't make the call.

Arend gets a full pass this time and it is a straight and clean one to move him into the field on the bump.

Jeff Arend's incremental times: 60ft-0.912 sec., 330ft-2.359, 660ft-3.351/263.10 mph.

Left Lane: Bob Tasca III Runs 4.260/214.14, Now #2; Best prior run: 3.865/330.80, Was #2
Right Lane: Chad Green Runs 3.980/320.43, Now #10; Best prior run: 3.941/321.19, Was #10

Tasca gets away first and starts to pull steadily ahead until about the 660 lights and then ha the slicks power loose. He will stay number two.

Green makes another strong pass to stay number ten.

Bob Tasca III's incremental times: 60ft-0.867 sec., 330ft-2.237, 660ft-3.219/236.01 mph.
Chad Green's incremental times: 60ft-0.885 sec., 330ft-2.299, 660ft-3.224/278.81 mph.

Left Lane: Matt Hagan Runs 5.066/147.09, Now #6; Best prior run: 3.898/333.25, Was #6
Right Lane: Tim Wilkerson Runs 4.546/183.37, Now #7; Best prior run: 3.912/326.08, Was #7

No joy for either driver.

They leave within 0.002 of each other and have close numbers until right before the 660 lights.

Hagan's Charger is loose first, followed quickly by Wilkerson.

Left Lane: Paul Lee Runs 6.106/113.95, Now #9; Best prior run: 3.933/321.35, Was #9
Right Lane: Ron Capps Runs 7.262/94.97, Now #4; Best prior run: 3.889/332.59, Was #4

Both cars leave hard and both cars are loose together around the 330 lights!

Left Lane: Robert Hight Runs 4.742/168.83, Now #1; Best prior run: 3.857/331.77, Was #1
Right Lane: J.R. Todd Runs 6.305/105.11, Now #3; Best prior run: 3.870/333.33, Was #3

Another broken pair.

Todd is away first, but Hight is pull steadily ahead until the tires are spinning and he has to lift.

Todd only got to the 330 lights before his Supra as loose too.

1:49 p.m. Jeff Arend is on the bump spot at 4.137.

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