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Old 05-04-2012 | 03:22 PM
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2012 NHRA Summit Southern Nats. Atlanta

Fri, 04 May 2012, 17:14 PM

Funny Car Qualifying Notes, Session #1
By Dave Rowe





COMMERCE, Ga. - Notes from round 1 qualifying in Funny Car at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, 32nd annual Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Southern Nationals listing lane, driver name, elapsed time, top speed, and position in order following run:

Right Lane: Daniel Wilkerson Runs 4.282/287.23, Now #1

4:44 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 86 degrees, relative humidity 52 percent, barometer 29.26 inches, adjusted altitude 3,341 feet, track temperature 119 degrees.

This is Wilkerson's first time out this season. He comes off the line, the rear of the car starts wagging around about 300 feet out, but he stays on the throttle all the way through the run.

Left Lane: Blake Alexander Runs 4.190/296.89, Now #1
Right Lane: Jim Head Runs 4.243/284.93, Now #2

Head was on a decent pass but it looked like something happened just before he went through the lights. Alexander goes right down the groove and takes the early pole.

Left Lane: Tony Pedregon Runs 4.193/296.31, Now #2
Right Lane: Todd Lesenko Runs 4.608/193.74, Now #5

Pedregon made a decent pass but was moving around a little near the end of the run. Lesenko was on a decent run but lost power about 700 feet out.

Left Lane: Alexis DeJoria Runs 4.216/279.21, Now #3
Right Lane: Matt Hagan Runs 4.273/289.26, Now #5

Both drivers were on decent passes for the first half of the run, then both start mixing up cylinders.

Left Lane: Tim Wilkerson Runs 7.432/85.06, Now #9
Right Lane: Bob Bode Runs 4.298/287.96, Now #7

Wilkerson gets about 200 feet out, strikes the tires, then backs off the throttle. Bode goes right down the groove and gets in the seventh spot for now.

Left Lane: Jeff Arend Runs 4.251/296.37, Now #6
Right Lane: Courtney Force Runs 4.227/298.34, Now #4

A pretty good side-by-side, both right down the groove. Force gets in the fourth spot for now, Arend in the sixth.

Left Lane: Bob Tasca III Runs 4.121/302.35, Now #1
Right Lane: John Force Runs 4.261/287.05, Now #8

Tasca goes right down the groove with the quickest pass of the round so far to take the top spot for now. Force makes a clean pass and lands in the eighth spot for now.

Left Lane: Johnny Gray Runs 4.327/286.98, Now #13
Right Lane: Cruz Pedregon Runs 4.135/304.19, Now #2

Pedregon goes right down Broadway and gets in the second spot for now. Gray made a decent pass but was falling behind Pedregon all the way through the run.

Left Lane: Jack Beckman Runs 4.216/292.58, Now #6
Right Lane: Ron Capps Runs 4.160/304.53, Now #3

Two good looking passes, both going right down the groove. Capps moves into the third spot for now, Beckman gets in the sixth spot.

Left Lane: Mike Neff Runs 4.582/181.86, Now #17
Right Lane: Robert Hight Runs 4.140/299.86, Now #3

Neff gets about 600 feet out and looks like he bangs the blower. Hight made a clean run and gets in the third spot to end this session.


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Round 2 Qualifying

Fri, 04 May 2012, 19:47 PM

Funny Car Qualifying Notes, Session #2
By Dave Rowe





COMMERCE, Ga. - Notes from round 2 qualifying in Funny Car at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, 32nd annual Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Southern 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: Todd Lesenko Runs 6.581/101.38, Now #18; Best prior run: 4.608/193.74, Was #18

7:04 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 84 degrees, relative humidity 53 percent, barometer 29.22 inches, adjusted altitude 3,294 feet, track temperature 110 degrees.

Lesenko gets about 300 feet out, has to pedal, then gives up on the run about 500 feet out.

Left Lane: Bob Bode Runs 4.996/160.08, Now #16; Best prior run: 4.298/287.96, Was #15
Right Lane: Tim Wilkerson Runs 4.138/303.23, Now #3; Best prior run: 7.432/85.06, Was #19

Wilkerson makes a full pull this time and moves all the way to the third spot. Bode was out in front early, then lost a cylinder about 300 feet out and lost power.

Left Lane: Daniel Wilkerson Runs 7.753/84.67, Now #15; Best prior run: 4.282/287.23, Was #15
Right Lane: Mike Neff Runs 4.465/250.23, Now #18; Best prior run: 4.582/181.86, Was #18

Neff gets about 500 feet out and starts losing cylinders. Wilkerson hits the throttle, the rear of the car starts wagging around, then he wisely backs off the throttle about 400 feet out.

Left Lane: Matt Hagan Runs 4.144/304.39, Now #5; Best prior run: 4.273/289.26, Was #14
Right Lane: Johnny Gray No Time, Now #17; Best prior run: 4.327/286.98, Was #17

Hagan makes a nice pass but was moving around a little near the end of the run. Gray puts out a couple of cylinders on the left side about 600 feet out, starts moving to the left, then takes out the ET timing block and will receive no time.

Left Lane: John Force Runs 4.276/289.20, Now #14; Best prior run: 4.261/287.05, Was #14
Right Lane: Jeff Arend Runs 4.183/301.40, Now #7; Best prior run: 4.251/296.37, Was #13

Arend goes right down the groove and improves from his previous round to get in the field. Force makes a clean run but doesn't improve.

Left Lane: Jim Head Runs 4.187/295.72, Now #9; Best prior run: 4.243/284.93, Was #13
Right Lane: Alexis DeJoria Runs 4.173/301.13, Now #7; Best prior run: 4.216/279.21, Was #11

DeJoria dropped a cylinder, drifted to the right, but stayed on the throttle and made a decent pass to move up to the seventh spot. Head looked like he may have lost a cylinder late in the run but still improved and moved up to the ninth spot.

Left Lane: Courtney Force Runs 4.156/305.98, Now #7; Best prior run: 4.227/298.34, Was #13
Right Lane: Jack Beckman Runs 4.152/305.77, Now #6; Best prior run: 4.216/292.58, Was #12

Force was moving around early in the run but got it straightened out and moved up to the seventh spot for now. Beckman drifted a little to the right but was able to keep it away from the wall and moved into the sixth spot for now.

Left Lane: Ron Capps Runs 4.114/309.27, Now #1; Best prior run: 4.160/304.53, Was #8
Right Lane: Tony Pedregon Runs 4.139/306.05, Now #5; Best prior run: 4.193/296.31, Was #13

Capps makes the quickest pass of the weekend so far and moves into the top spot for now. Pedregon starts drifting to the right but stays on the throttle and moves up to the fifth spot.

Left Lane: Robert Hight Runs 4.104/308.35, Now #1; Best prior run: 4.140/299.86, Was #6
Right Lane: Blake Alexander Runs 4.242/294.88, Now #13; Best prior run: 4.190/296.89, Was #13

Hight makes an impressive run and takes the pole for now. Alexander makes a clean run but slows from his earlier attempt.

Left Lane: Cruz Pedregon Runs 4.171/277.15, Now #4; Best prior run: 4.135/304.19, Was #4
Right Lane: Bob Tasca III Runs 7.631/78.34, Now #3; Best prior run: 4.121/302.35, Was #3

Pedregon was on a good run but started having problems late in the run. Tasca gets about 300 feet out, has problems and gives up on the run.


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Round 3 Qualifying

Sat, 05 May 2012, 13:55 PM

Funny Car Qualifying, Session #3 Order



COMMERCE, Ga. - Order after 3 rounds of qualifying in Funny Car at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, 32nd annual Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Southern Nationals:

Psn---Num-Driver, Home Town, Car Type---------------Qual-ET--Qual-Spd-Top Spd

1 4 Robert Hight, Yorba Linda CA, '12 Mustang 4.104 308.35 308.35
2 28 Ron Capps, Carlsbad CA, '10 Charger 4.114 309.27 309.27
3 7 Bob Tasca III, Cranston RI, '12 Mustang 4.121 302.35 302.35
4 3 Cruz Pedregon, Brownsburg IN, '10 Solara 4.135 304.19 304.19
5 10 Tim Wilkerson, Springfield IL, '12 Mustang 4.138 303.23 303.23
6 72 Tony Pedregon, Brownsburg IN, '10 Impala 4.139 306.05 306.05
7 1 Matt Hagan, Christiansburg VA, '10 Charger 4.144 304.39 304.39
8 2 Jack Beckman, Norco CA, '10 Charger 4.152 305.77 305.77
9 746 Courtney Force, Yorba Linda CA, '12 Mustang 4.156 305.98 305.98
10 771 Alexis DeJoria, Ypsilanti MI, '12 Camary 4.166 302.28 302.28
11 8 Jeff Arend, La Verne CA, '10 Solara 4.183 301.40 301.40
12 388 Jim Head, Columbus OH, '10 Solara 4.187 295.72 295.72
13 9 John Force, Yorba Linda CA, '12 Mustang 4.242 293.22 293.22
14 31 Johnny Gray, Artesia NM, '10 Charger 4.274 296.11 296.11
15 5 Mike Neff, Indianapolis IN, '12 Mustang 4.593 215.07 250.23
16 22 Todd Lesenko, St. Albert AB, '10 Impala 4.906 181.59 193.74

------------ Not Qualified ------------


17 256 Blake Alexander, Wirtz VA, '06 Monte Carlo 6.363 108.08 296.89
18 348 Daniel Wilkerson, Springfield IL, '11 Mustang 6.703 96.17 287.23
19 340 Bob Bode, Barrington IL, '10 Impala 13.547 47.10 287.96



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Final Qualifying

Sat, 05 May 2012, 16:39 PM

Funny Car Qualifying, Final Order



COMMERCE, Ga. - Final order after 4 rounds of qualifying in Funny Car at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, 32nd annual Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Southern Nationals:
Psn---Num-Driver, Home Town, Car Type---------------Qual-ET--Qual-Spd-Top Spd

1 4 Robert Hight, Yorba Linda CA, '12 Mustang 4.104 308.35 308.35
2 28 Ron Capps, Carlsbad CA, '10 Charger 4.114 309.27 309.27
3 7 Bob Tasca III, Cranston RI, '12 Mustang 4.121 302.35 302.35
4 3 Cruz Pedregon, Brownsburg IN, '10 Solara 4.135 304.19 304.19
5 10 Tim Wilkerson, Springfield IL, '12 Mustang 4.138 303.23 303.23
6 72 Tony Pedregon, Brownsburg IN, '10 Impala 4.139 306.05 306.05
7 1 Matt Hagan, Christiansburg VA, '10 Charger 4.144 304.39 304.39
8 2 Jack Beckman, Norco CA, '10 Charger 4.152 305.77 305.77
9 746 Courtney Force, Yorba Linda CA, '12 Mustang 4.156 305.98 305.98
10 771 Alexis DeJoria, Ypsilanti MI, '12 Camary 4.166 302.28 302.28
11 8 Jeff Arend, La Verne CA, '10 Solara 4.183 301.40 301.40
12 388 Jim Head, Columbus OH, '10 Solara 4.187 295.72 295.72
13 9 John Force, Yorba Linda CA, '12 Mustang 4.190 297.55 297.55
14 31 Johnny Gray, Artesia NM, '10 Charger 4.224 297.16 297.16
15 348 Daniel Wilkerson, Springfield IL, '11 Mustang 4.244 298.14 298.14
16 340 Bob Bode, Barrington IL, '10 Impala 4.326 280.95 287.96


------------ Not Qualified ------------

17 5 Mike Neff, Indianapolis IN, '12 Mustang 4.357 240.55 250.23
18 256 Blake Alexander, Wirtz VA, '06 Monte Carlo 4.387 280.43 296.89
19 22 Todd Lesenko, St. Albert AB, '10 Impala 4.710 221.20 221.20



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Summary of Eliminations

Sun, 06 May 2012, 17:15 PM

Summary of Eliminations in Funny Car



COMMERCE, Ga. - Summary of eliminations in Funny Car at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, 32nd annual Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Southern Nationals:

Round 1:

Johnny Gray, Artesia NM, '10 Charger, Left lane, (0.088) 4.125 307.58 def. Bob Tasca III, CranstonRI, '12 Mustang, (0.062) 4.225 302.62

Ron Capps, Carlsbad CA, '10 Charger, Right lane, (0.084) 4.148 305.77 def. Daniel Wilkerson,Springfield IL, '11 Mustang, (0.097) 4.806 170.88

Cruz Pedregon, Brownsburg IN, '10 Solara, Right lane, (0.056) 4.143 310.20 def. John Force, YorbaLinda CA, '12 Mustang, (0.042) 4.269 301.87

Robert Hight, Yorba Linda CA, '12 Mustang, Left lane, (0.081) 4.169 301.27 def. Bob Bode,Barrington IL, '10 Impala, (0.078) 4.922 196.30

Jeff Arend, La Verne CA, '10 Solara, Left lane, (0.100) 4.197 302.21 def. Tony Pedregon, BrownsburgIN, '10 Impala, (0.059) 4.474 209.36

Jim Head, Columbus OH, '10 Solara, Left lane, (0.074) 4.707 252.05 def. Tim Wilkerson, SpringfieldIL, '12 Mustang, (0.130) 5.356 143.98

Matt Hagan, Christiansburg VA, '10 Charger, Right lane, (0.076) 4.225 284.27 def. Alexis DeJoria,Ypsilanti MI, '12 Camary, (0.101) 4.274 261.47

Courtney Force, Yorba Linda CA, '12 Mustang, Left lane, (0.108) 4.138 309.42 def. Jack Beckman,Norco CA, '10 Charger, (0.084) 4.168 305.01

Round 2:

R Capps, Right lane, (0.073) 4.165 303.57 def. M Hagan, (0.072) 4.328 280.19

J Head, Left lane, (0.089) 4.250 302.69 def. C Pedregon, (0.066) 4.627 221.20

R Hight, Right lane, (0.094) 4.165 304.87 def. C Force, (0.074) 4.198 305.91

J Arend, Left lane, (0.073) 4.188 301.33 def. J Gray, (0.071) 6.209 108.25

Round 3:

R Capps, Right lane, (0.075) 4.164 304.05 def. J Arend, (0.100) 6.201 113.28

R Hight, Right lane, (0.083) 4.194 296.57 def. J Head, (0.085) 4.852 190.59

Round 4:

R Capps, Right lane, (0.066) 4.166 303.91 def. R Hight, (0.070) 4.399 273.44

Low ET: Robert Hight 4.104 seconds

Top Speed: Cruz Pedregon 310.20 MPH





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