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MReeves · 10-31-2009, 02:25 PM

Saturday
Results for Qualifying Round 3
LAS VEGAS - LAS VEGAS 2 - Notes from round 3 qualifying in Funny Car at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, Ninth annual NHRA Las Vegas 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:

Right Lane: Grant Downing Runs 13.245/65.07, Now #16 Best prior run: 4.323/245.32, Was #16
1:38 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 75 degrees, relative humidity 24 percent, barometer 28.02 inches, adjusted altitude 3,721 feet, track temperature 98 degrees.
Downing goes up in smoke as soon as he hits the throttle.

Right Lane: Grant Downing Runs 13.245/65.07, Now #13 No Prior Run
1:42 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 75 degrees, relative humidity 24 percent, barometer 28.02 inches, adjusted altitude 3,721 feet, track temperature 98 degrees.
Downing goes up in smoke as soon as he hits the throttle.

Left Lane: Jeff Arend Runs 5.423/133.38, Now #14 No Prior Run
Right Lane: Jeff Diehl Runs 4.254/291.89, Now #13 No Prior Run

Arend gets about 400 feet out, strikes the tires and backs off the throttle. He will get in the show for now in the 14th spot. Diehl makes a clean pass and gets in at the 13th spot for now.

Left Lane: Bob Bode Runs 4.281/262.85, Now #14 No Prior Run
Right Lane: Del Worsham Runs 4.947/157.69, Now #12 Best prior run: 4.155/306.12, Was #12

Worsham was on a decent pass but hazed the tires about 600 feet out and backed off the throttle. Bode makes a decent pass but put out a little smoke as he went through the lights.

Left Lane: John Force Runs 4.362/275.34, Now #11 Best prior run: 4.144/293.09, Was #11
Right Lane: Jerry Toliver Runs 7.074/94.22, Now #16 No Prior Run

Toliver gets about 400 feet out, hazes the tires and backs off the throttle but he gets in on the bump for now. Force was on a decent run, then hazes the tires, pedals, starts moving around all over the track, but stays on the throttle.

Left Lane: Jim Head Runs 4.168/290.82, Now #10 Best prior run: 4.132/305.84, Was #10
Right Lane: A. Force Hood Runs 4.269/289.38, Now #14 No Prior Run

Force-Hood had a cylinder out all the way through the run but she runs well enough to get in the show for now. Head makes a clean, straight pass but doesn't improve.

Left Lane: Tim Wilkerson Runs 4.628/181.18, Now #7 Best prior run: 4.116/297.22, Was #7
Right Lane: Gary Densham Runs 4.197/288.64, Now #13 No Prior Run

Densham makes a nice, clean run here and gets in the show in the 13th spot for now. Wilkerson was out in front of Densham until the 660 foot mark, then he hazes the tires, starts to get out of shape, then backs off the throttle.

Left Lane: Cruz Pedregon Runs 4.161/305.36, Now #6 Best prior run: 4.114/305.98, Was #6
Right Lane: Mike Neff Runs 6.261/103.01, Now #9 Best prior run: 4.128/302.62, Was #9

Neff gets about 20 feet out, strikes the tires, then gives up on the run. Pedregon goes right down the groove with the quickest pass of the round so far.

Left Lane: Bob Tasca III Runs 4.932/160.82, Now #5 Best prior run: 4.107/307.02, Was #5
Right Lane: Jack Beckman Runs 4.171/298.80, Now #8 Best prior run: 4.118/304.87, Was #8

Beckman makes a decent pass, the third quickest of the round so far, but he doesn't improve. Tasca was a little ahead of Beckman at the 330, then starts hazing the tires about 500 feet out and has to give up on the run.

Left Lane: Tony Pedregon Runs 4.182/301.81, Now #4 Best prior run: 4.098/309.20, Was #4
Right Lane: Ron Capps Runs 5.934/111.35, Now #2 Best prior run: 4.041/310.55, Was #2

Capps gets about 300 feet out and goes up in smoke. pedregon makes a decent pass for the conditions but doesn't improve.

Left Lane: Robert Hight Runs 5.376/134.79, Now #3 Best prior run: 4.065/308.71, Was #3
Right Lane: Matt Hagan Runs 4.153/305.08, Now #1 Best prior run: 4.030/313.88, Was #1

Hight gets about 400 feet out and strikes the tires. Hagan makes another nice pass but doesn't improve.

Hagan, Cruz Pedregon and Head pick up the bonus points this round.

10-31-2009, 02:25 PM	#3 (permalink)
MReeves Drag Racing Moderator Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Florida Posts: 1,411	Round Three Qualifying Saturday Results for Qualifying Round 3 LAS VEGAS - LAS VEGAS 2 - Notes from round 3 qualifying in Funny Car at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, Ninth annual NHRA Las Vegas 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: Right Lane: Grant Downing Runs 13.245/65.07, Now #16 Best prior run: 4.323/245.32, Was #16 1:38 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 75 degrees, relative humidity 24 percent, barometer 28.02 inches, adjusted altitude 3,721 feet, track temperature 98 degrees. Downing goes up in smoke as soon as he hits the throttle. Right Lane: Grant Downing Runs 13.245/65.07, Now #13 No Prior Run 1:42 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 75 degrees, relative humidity 24 percent, barometer 28.02 inches, adjusted altitude 3,721 feet, track temperature 98 degrees. Downing goes up in smoke as soon as he hits the throttle. Left Lane: Jeff Arend Runs 5.423/133.38, Now #14 No Prior Run Right Lane: Jeff Diehl Runs 4.254/291.89, Now #13 No Prior Run Arend gets about 400 feet out, strikes the tires and backs off the throttle. He will get in the show for now in the 14th spot. Diehl makes a clean pass and gets in at the 13th spot for now. Left Lane: Bob Bode Runs 4.281/262.85, Now #14 No Prior Run Right Lane: Del Worsham Runs 4.947/157.69, Now #12 Best prior run: 4.155/306.12, Was #12 Worsham was on a decent pass but hazed the tires about 600 feet out and backed off the throttle. Bode makes a decent pass but put out a little smoke as he went through the lights. Left Lane: John Force Runs 4.362/275.34, Now #11 Best prior run: 4.144/293.09, Was #11 Right Lane: Jerry Toliver Runs 7.074/94.22, Now #16 No Prior Run Toliver gets about 400 feet out, hazes the tires and backs off the throttle but he gets in on the bump for now. Force was on a decent run, then hazes the tires, pedals, starts moving around all over the track, but stays on the throttle. Left Lane: Jim Head Runs 4.168/290.82, Now #10 Best prior run: 4.132/305.84, Was #10 Right Lane: A. Force Hood Runs 4.269/289.38, Now #14 No Prior Run Force-Hood had a cylinder out all the way through the run but she runs well enough to get in the show for now. Head makes a clean, straight pass but doesn't improve. Left Lane: Tim Wilkerson Runs 4.628/181.18, Now #7 Best prior run: 4.116/297.22, Was #7 Right Lane: Gary Densham Runs 4.197/288.64, Now #13 No Prior Run Densham makes a nice, clean run here and gets in the show in the 13th spot for now. Wilkerson was out in front of Densham until the 660 foot mark, then he hazes the tires, starts to get out of shape, then backs off the throttle. Left Lane: Cruz Pedregon Runs 4.161/305.36, Now #6 Best prior run: 4.114/305.98, Was #6 Right Lane: Mike Neff Runs 6.261/103.01, Now #9 Best prior run: 4.128/302.62, Was #9 Neff gets about 20 feet out, strikes the tires, then gives up on the run. Pedregon goes right down the groove with the quickest pass of the round so far. Left Lane: Bob Tasca III Runs 4.932/160.82, Now #5 Best prior run: 4.107/307.02, Was #5 Right Lane: Jack Beckman Runs 4.171/298.80, Now #8 Best prior run: 4.118/304.87, Was #8 Beckman makes a decent pass, the third quickest of the round so far, but he doesn't improve. Tasca was a little ahead of Beckman at the 330, then starts hazing the tires about 500 feet out and has to give up on the run. Left Lane: Tony Pedregon Runs 4.182/301.81, Now #4 Best prior run: 4.098/309.20, Was #4 Right Lane: Ron Capps Runs 5.934/111.35, Now #2 Best prior run: 4.041/310.55, Was #2 Capps gets about 300 feet out and goes up in smoke. pedregon makes a decent pass for the conditions but doesn't improve. Left Lane: Robert Hight Runs 5.376/134.79, Now #3 Best prior run: 4.065/308.71, Was #3 Right Lane: Matt Hagan Runs 4.153/305.08, Now #1 Best prior run: 4.030/313.88, Was #1 Hight gets about 400 feet out and strikes the tires. Hagan makes another nice pass but doesn't improve. Hagan, Cruz Pedregon and Head pick up the bonus points this round.