NHRA Big O Tire Nationals Las Vegas
10-28-2011, 03:31 PM
#1
Mopar Lover
Thread Starter
NHRA Big O Tire Nationals Las Vegas
Fri, 28 Oct 2011, 04:52 PM
Funny Car Qualifying Notes, Session #1
By Dave Rowe
LAS VEGAS - Notes from round 1 qualifying in Funny Car at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, 11th annual Big O Tires NHRA Nationals listing lane, driver name, elapsed time, top speed, and position in order following run:
Right Lane: Todd Lesenko Runs 5.089/259.91, Now #1
1:13 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 73 degrees, relative humidity 15 percent, barometer 28.03 inches, adjusted altitude 3,420 feet, track temperature 101 degrees.
Lesenko drifts to the left all the way through the run and almost crosses the centerline just past the finish line.
Left Lane: Alexis DeJoria Runs 4.145/302.96, Now #1
Right Lane: Terry Haddock Runs 5.415/136.47, Now #3
Haddock gets about 300 feet out and goes up in smoke. DeJoria makes the quickest pass of her short career.
Right Lane: Gary Densham Runs 6.507/121.08, Now #4
Densham gets about 200 feet out, strikes the tires, then gives up on the run.
Left Lane: Bob Bode Runs 4.693/240.89, Now #3
Right Lane: Melanie Troxel Runs 4.381/225.63, Now #2
Troxel got out of shape near the end of the run and had to click it off early. Bode had early problems but was able to recover.
Left Lane: Paul Lee Runs 4.276/303.16, Now #2
Right Lane: Jim Head Runs 7.388/85.15, Now #8
Head gets about 200 feet out and goes up in smoke. Lee makes a clean run and gets in the second spot for now.
Left Lane: Tony Pedregon Runs 4.231/295.85, Now #3
Right Lane: Johnny Gray Runs 4.213/295.34, Now #2
Pedregon was moving around a little all the way through the run but made a nice run to get in the third spot for now. Gray went right down the groove and moves intot he second spot for now.
Left Lane: Tim Wilkerson Runs 4.154/286.86, Now #2
Right Lane: John Force Runs 4.180/305.70, Now #3
A good side-by-side, both right down the groove. Wilkerson gets in the second spot behind DeJoria for now, Force right behind in the third spot.
Left Lane: Bob Tasca III Runs 4.208/300.53, Now #5
Right Lane: Ron Capps Runs 4.155/307.09, Now #3
A couple of decent runs, both right down the groove. Capps gets in the field in the third spot for now, Tasca in fifth.
Left Lane: Jeff Arend Runs 7.530/86.80, Now #15
Right Lane: Robert Hight Runs 8.161/78.22, Now #16
Hight and Arend both go up in smoke about 200 feet out and shut down.
Left Lane: Cruz Pedregon Runs 4.216/289.57, Now #8
Right Lane: Mike Neff Runs 4.145/309.98, Now #1
Neff goes right down the groove with an impressive run to take the top spot for now. Pedregon makes a clean run and gets in the eighth spot for now.
Left Lane: Matt Hagan Runs 4.142/301.40, Now #1
Right Lane: Jack Beckman Runs 4.149/303.64, Now #4
Hagan goes right down the groove with the quickest pass of the round to take the top spot and pick up the three bonus points. Beckman makes a clean run and moves into the fourth spot.
Timing data courtesy of CompuLink
From DragRaceCentral.com
Funny Car Qualifying Notes, Session #1
By Dave Rowe
LAS VEGAS - Notes from round 1 qualifying in Funny Car at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, 11th annual Big O Tires NHRA Nationals listing lane, driver name, elapsed time, top speed, and position in order following run:
Right Lane: Todd Lesenko Runs 5.089/259.91, Now #1
1:13 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 73 degrees, relative humidity 15 percent, barometer 28.03 inches, adjusted altitude 3,420 feet, track temperature 101 degrees.
Lesenko drifts to the left all the way through the run and almost crosses the centerline just past the finish line.
Left Lane: Alexis DeJoria Runs 4.145/302.96, Now #1
Right Lane: Terry Haddock Runs 5.415/136.47, Now #3
Haddock gets about 300 feet out and goes up in smoke. DeJoria makes the quickest pass of her short career.
Right Lane: Gary Densham Runs 6.507/121.08, Now #4
Densham gets about 200 feet out, strikes the tires, then gives up on the run.
Left Lane: Bob Bode Runs 4.693/240.89, Now #3
Right Lane: Melanie Troxel Runs 4.381/225.63, Now #2
Troxel got out of shape near the end of the run and had to click it off early. Bode had early problems but was able to recover.
Left Lane: Paul Lee Runs 4.276/303.16, Now #2
Right Lane: Jim Head Runs 7.388/85.15, Now #8
Head gets about 200 feet out and goes up in smoke. Lee makes a clean run and gets in the second spot for now.
Left Lane: Tony Pedregon Runs 4.231/295.85, Now #3
Right Lane: Johnny Gray Runs 4.213/295.34, Now #2
Pedregon was moving around a little all the way through the run but made a nice run to get in the third spot for now. Gray went right down the groove and moves intot he second spot for now.
Left Lane: Tim Wilkerson Runs 4.154/286.86, Now #2
Right Lane: John Force Runs 4.180/305.70, Now #3
A good side-by-side, both right down the groove. Wilkerson gets in the second spot behind DeJoria for now, Force right behind in the third spot.
Left Lane: Bob Tasca III Runs 4.208/300.53, Now #5
Right Lane: Ron Capps Runs 4.155/307.09, Now #3
A couple of decent runs, both right down the groove. Capps gets in the field in the third spot for now, Tasca in fifth.
Left Lane: Jeff Arend Runs 7.530/86.80, Now #15
Right Lane: Robert Hight Runs 8.161/78.22, Now #16
Hight and Arend both go up in smoke about 200 feet out and shut down.
Left Lane: Cruz Pedregon Runs 4.216/289.57, Now #8
Right Lane: Mike Neff Runs 4.145/309.98, Now #1
Neff goes right down the groove with an impressive run to take the top spot for now. Pedregon makes a clean run and gets in the eighth spot for now.
Left Lane: Matt Hagan Runs 4.142/301.40, Now #1
Right Lane: Jack Beckman Runs 4.149/303.64, Now #4
Hagan goes right down the groove with the quickest pass of the round to take the top spot and pick up the three bonus points. Beckman makes a clean run and moves into the fourth spot.
Timing data courtesy of CompuLink
From DragRaceCentral.com
10-28-2011, 07:05 PM
#2
Mopar Lover
Thread Starter
Round 2 Qualifying
Fri, 28 Oct 2011, 08:24 PM
Funny Car Qualifying Notes, Session #2
By Dave Rowe
LAS VEGAS - Notes from round 2 qualifying in Funny Car at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, 11th annual Big O Tires NHRA 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: Robert Hight Runs 4.085/311.27, Now #1; Best prior run: 8.161/78.22, Was #20
Right Lane: Peter Russo No Time, Now #21; No Prior Run
4:42 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 80 degrees, relative humidity 17 percent, barometer 27.95 inches, adjusted altitude 4,015 feet, track temperature 93 degrees.
Russo's team fired the engine then it died. They backed the engine down, tried to re-fire, but had no luck and could not make a pass. Hight had traction problems in the first round and is not qualified. No problems for him here, right down the groove with the quickest pass of the weekend to move into the top spot for now.
Left Lane: Jim Head Runs 6.723/97.24, Now #20; Best prior run: 7.388/85.15, Was #19
Right Lane: Jeff Diehl Runs 4.337/249.35, Now #14; No Prior Run
Head gets about 300 feet out and the car noses over, not sure why. Diehl was on a decent pass but had problems late in the run and slowed.
Left Lane: Gary Densham Runs 4.234/296.11, Now #14; Best prior run: 6.507/121.08, Was #19
Right Lane: Jeff Arend Runs 4.162/305.29, Now #8; Best prior run: 7.530/86.80, Was #21
A good side-by-side, both cars right down the groove, candles lit all the way through the run. Arend gets in the show in the eighth spot, Densham still needing help.
Left Lane: Terry Haddock Runs 11.339/85.08, Now #20; Best prior run: 5.415/136.47, Was #20
Right Lane: Bob Bode Runs 4.193/302.01, Now #10; Best prior run: 4.693/240.89, Was #18
Haddock goes up in smoke at the hit and has to back off the throttle. Bode makes a clean pass and gets in the show for now.
Left Lane: Todd Lesenko Runs 4.198/296.89, Now #11; Best prior run: 5.089/259.91, Was #19
Right Lane: Paul Lee Runs 4.269/294.24, Now #17; Best prior run: 4.276/303.16, Was #16
Lesenko makes a career best pass and gets in the show for now. Lee makes a clean run, just not quick enough to get in the show.
Left Lane: Melanie Troxel Runs 4.103/310.20, Now #2; Best prior run: 4.381/225.63, Was #19
Right Lane: Tony Pedregon Runs 4.166/297.48, Now #10; Best prior run: 4.231/295.85, Was #15
Troxel makes an impressive run and moves all the way to the second spot. Pedregon drifted to the left all the way through the run but runs quick enough to get in the show for now.
Left Lane: Johnny Gray Runs 4.126/311.99, Now #3; Best prior run: 4.213/295.34, Was #15
Right Lane: Cruz Pedregon Runs 4.126/308.00, Now #4; Best prior run: 4.216/289.57, Was #16
A good side-by-side here, both right down the groove with the exact same time. Gray will take the third spot based on his speed, Pedregon right behind in the fourth spot.
Left Lane: John Force Runs 6.996/69.41, Now #13; Best prior run: 4.180/305.70, Was #13
Right Lane: Bob Tasca III Runs 4.187/291.95, Now #14; Best prior run: 4.208/300.53, Was #16
Force gets about 300 feet out, goes up in smoke and will not be in the qualified field. Tasca makes a clean run but not good enough to qualify.
Left Lane: Ron Capps Runs 4.141/308.78, Now #5; Best prior run: 4.155/307.09, Was #10
Right Lane: Tim Wilkerson Runs 4.148/299.46, Now #9; Best prior run: 4.154/286.86, Was #9
Another good side-by-side, both right down the groove. Capps moves up to the fifth spot, Wilkerson stays in ninth.
Left Lane: Jack Beckman Runs 5.620/124.09, Now #10; Best prior run: 4.149/303.64, Was #10
Right Lane: Alexis DeJoria Runs 4.121/305.15, Now #3; Best prior run: 4.145/302.96, Was #8
Beckman had traction problems in the middle of the run and doesn't improve. DeJoria makes another good run and moves all the way to the third spot.
Left Lane: Mike Neff Runs 4.487/204.66, Now #8; Best prior run: 4.145/309.98, Was #8
Right Lane: Matt Hagan Runs 4.093/310.05, Now #2; Best prior run: 4.142/301.40, Was #7
Neff has problems around half-track and the car noses over. Hagan makes another good run and moves up to the second spot.
Timing data courtesy of CompuLink
From DragRaceCentral.com
Funny Car Qualifying Notes, Session #2
By Dave Rowe
LAS VEGAS - Notes from round 2 qualifying in Funny Car at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, 11th annual Big O Tires NHRA 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: Robert Hight Runs 4.085/311.27, Now #1; Best prior run: 8.161/78.22, Was #20
Right Lane: Peter Russo No Time, Now #21; No Prior Run
4:42 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 80 degrees, relative humidity 17 percent, barometer 27.95 inches, adjusted altitude 4,015 feet, track temperature 93 degrees.
Russo's team fired the engine then it died. They backed the engine down, tried to re-fire, but had no luck and could not make a pass. Hight had traction problems in the first round and is not qualified. No problems for him here, right down the groove with the quickest pass of the weekend to move into the top spot for now.
Left Lane: Jim Head Runs 6.723/97.24, Now #20; Best prior run: 7.388/85.15, Was #19
Right Lane: Jeff Diehl Runs 4.337/249.35, Now #14; No Prior Run
Head gets about 300 feet out and the car noses over, not sure why. Diehl was on a decent pass but had problems late in the run and slowed.
Left Lane: Gary Densham Runs 4.234/296.11, Now #14; Best prior run: 6.507/121.08, Was #19
Right Lane: Jeff Arend Runs 4.162/305.29, Now #8; Best prior run: 7.530/86.80, Was #21
A good side-by-side, both cars right down the groove, candles lit all the way through the run. Arend gets in the show in the eighth spot, Densham still needing help.
Left Lane: Terry Haddock Runs 11.339/85.08, Now #20; Best prior run: 5.415/136.47, Was #20
Right Lane: Bob Bode Runs 4.193/302.01, Now #10; Best prior run: 4.693/240.89, Was #18
Haddock goes up in smoke at the hit and has to back off the throttle. Bode makes a clean pass and gets in the show for now.
Left Lane: Todd Lesenko Runs 4.198/296.89, Now #11; Best prior run: 5.089/259.91, Was #19
Right Lane: Paul Lee Runs 4.269/294.24, Now #17; Best prior run: 4.276/303.16, Was #16
Lesenko makes a career best pass and gets in the show for now. Lee makes a clean run, just not quick enough to get in the show.
Left Lane: Melanie Troxel Runs 4.103/310.20, Now #2; Best prior run: 4.381/225.63, Was #19
Right Lane: Tony Pedregon Runs 4.166/297.48, Now #10; Best prior run: 4.231/295.85, Was #15
Troxel makes an impressive run and moves all the way to the second spot. Pedregon drifted to the left all the way through the run but runs quick enough to get in the show for now.
Left Lane: Johnny Gray Runs 4.126/311.99, Now #3; Best prior run: 4.213/295.34, Was #15
Right Lane: Cruz Pedregon Runs 4.126/308.00, Now #4; Best prior run: 4.216/289.57, Was #16
A good side-by-side here, both right down the groove with the exact same time. Gray will take the third spot based on his speed, Pedregon right behind in the fourth spot.
Left Lane: John Force Runs 6.996/69.41, Now #13; Best prior run: 4.180/305.70, Was #13
Right Lane: Bob Tasca III Runs 4.187/291.95, Now #14; Best prior run: 4.208/300.53, Was #16
Force gets about 300 feet out, goes up in smoke and will not be in the qualified field. Tasca makes a clean run but not good enough to qualify.
Left Lane: Ron Capps Runs 4.141/308.78, Now #5; Best prior run: 4.155/307.09, Was #10
Right Lane: Tim Wilkerson Runs 4.148/299.46, Now #9; Best prior run: 4.154/286.86, Was #9
Another good side-by-side, both right down the groove. Capps moves up to the fifth spot, Wilkerson stays in ninth.
Left Lane: Jack Beckman Runs 5.620/124.09, Now #10; Best prior run: 4.149/303.64, Was #10
Right Lane: Alexis DeJoria Runs 4.121/305.15, Now #3; Best prior run: 4.145/302.96, Was #8
Beckman had traction problems in the middle of the run and doesn't improve. DeJoria makes another good run and moves all the way to the third spot.
Left Lane: Mike Neff Runs 4.487/204.66, Now #8; Best prior run: 4.145/309.98, Was #8
Right Lane: Matt Hagan Runs 4.093/310.05, Now #2; Best prior run: 4.142/301.40, Was #7
Neff has problems around half-track and the car noses over. Hagan makes another good run and moves up to the second spot.
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From DragRaceCentral.com
10-29-2011, 05:46 PM
#3
Mopar Lover
Thread Starter
Round 3 Qualifying
Sat, 29 Oct 2011, 05:00 PM
Funny Car Qualifying Notes, Session #3
By Dave Rowe
LAS VEGAS - Notes from round 3 qualifying in Funny Car at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, 11th annual Big O Tires NHRA 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: Terry Haddock No Time, Now #13; No Prior Run
Right Lane: Peter Russo Runs 7.025/99.79, Now #14; No Prior Run
1:11 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 77 degrees, relative humidity 18 percent, barometer 27.96 inches, adjusted altitude 3,774 feet, track temperature 104 degrees.
Russo made a move to the right at the hit, headed for the wall and clicked it off. Haddock gets about 900 feet out, loses a cylinder, then the engine explodes right in the lights.
The Safety Safari rolls and starts the cleanup just past the 660 foot mark all the way through the finish line.
Haddock will lose his ET because of the oil down penalty.
Left Lane: John Force Runs 5.585/136.83, Now #15; No Prior Run
Right Lane: Jeff Diehl Runs 4.269/279.90, Now #13; No Prior Run
Force goes up in smoke about 200 feet out. He stays on the throttle, makes a quick move toward the wall around half track, then backs off the throttle. Diehl makes a clean pass and gets in the show for now.
Left Lane: Jim Head Runs 4.797/268.17, Now #15; No Prior Run
Right Lane: Paul Lee Runs 7.404/90.64, Now #18; No Prior Run
Head loses a cylinder early, gets out of the groove and heads for the wall. He backs off the throttle, gets the car under control, then gets back on the throttle. Lee gets up in smoke about 200 feet out, pedaled, then gave up the run.
John Force is on the bump spot at 5.585.
Left Lane: Jack Beckman Runs 4.319/242.23, Now #10; Best prior run: 4.149/303.64, Was #10
Right Lane: Bob Bode Runs 4.807/261.42, Now #16; No Prior Run
Bode gets about 300 feet out and goes up in smoke. Beckman was on a decent pass but hazes the tires about 800 feet out and backs off the throttle.
Left Lane: Mike Neff Runs 4.129/309.27, Now #7; Best prior run: 4.145/309.98, Was #8
Right Lane: Bob Tasca III Runs 4.167/305.29, Now #13; No Prior Run
A good side-by-side here, both right down the groove with no traction problems. Neff keeps the candles lit all the way through the run, the quickest of the round so far, and he moves up a notch to the seventh spot. Tasca was close behind and will get in the show for now, bumping out Bode in the process.
Jim Head is on the bump spot at 4.797.
Left Lane: Gary Densham Runs 4.953/165.52, Now #18; No Prior Run
Right Lane: Tony Pedregon Runs 7.015/104.27, Now #12; Best prior run: 4.166/297.48, Was #12
Pedregon strikes the tires about 200 feet out and backs off the throttle. Densham gets about 400 feet out, loses traction and gives up on the run.
Left Lane: Todd Lesenko Runs 4.236/298.60, Now #14; No Prior Run
Right Lane: Jeff Arend Runs 4.749/176.58, Now #11; Best prior run: 4.162/305.29, Was #11
Arend gets about 600 feet out and starts hazing the tires. Lesenko makes a decent pass and gets in the show in the 14th spot for now.
Left Lane: Ron Capps Runs 5.660/122.10, Now #8; Best prior run: 4.141/308.78, Was #8
Right Lane: Tim Wilkerson Runs 5.409/136.37, Now #9; Best prior run: 4.148/299.46, Was #9
Capps leaves the line, makes it about 200 feet and goes up in smoke. Wilkerson makes it just a bit further and goes up in smoke.
Left Lane: Johnny Gray Runs 4.118/311.05, Now #4; Best prior run: 4.126/311.99, Was #5
Right Lane: Cruz Pedregon Runs 4.975/153.89, Now #6; Best prior run: 4.126/308.00, Was #6
Pedregon gets about 300 feet out, strikes the tires and backs off the throttle. Gray goes right down the groove with his quickest pass of the weekend and moves up a spot to fifth.
Left Lane: Melanie Troxel Runs 5.061/151.43, Now #3; Best prior run: 4.103/310.20, Was #3
Right Lane: Alexis DeJoria Runs 5.515/132.62, Now #5; Best prior run: 4.121/305.15, Was #5
DeJoria gets about 300 feet out and goes up in smoke. Troxel makes it a little further, loses traction and backs off the throttle.
Left Lane: Robert Hight Runs 4.128/306.95, Now #1; Best prior run: 4.085/311.27, Was #1
Right Lane: Matt Hagan Runs 4.130/308.00, Now #2; Best prior run: 4.093/310.05, Was #2
A couple of impressive runs here, both right down the groove. Hight goes right down the groove with the second best run of the round to pick up a couple of points, Hagan right behind but just the fourth best so he doesn't pick up any bonus points.
Timing data courtesy of CompuLink
From DragRaceCentral.com
Funny Car Qualifying Notes, Session #3
By Dave Rowe
LAS VEGAS - Notes from round 3 qualifying in Funny Car at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, 11th annual Big O Tires NHRA 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: Terry Haddock No Time, Now #13; No Prior Run
Right Lane: Peter Russo Runs 7.025/99.79, Now #14; No Prior Run
1:11 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 77 degrees, relative humidity 18 percent, barometer 27.96 inches, adjusted altitude 3,774 feet, track temperature 104 degrees.
Russo made a move to the right at the hit, headed for the wall and clicked it off. Haddock gets about 900 feet out, loses a cylinder, then the engine explodes right in the lights.
The Safety Safari rolls and starts the cleanup just past the 660 foot mark all the way through the finish line.
Haddock will lose his ET because of the oil down penalty.
Left Lane: John Force Runs 5.585/136.83, Now #15; No Prior Run
Right Lane: Jeff Diehl Runs 4.269/279.90, Now #13; No Prior Run
Force goes up in smoke about 200 feet out. He stays on the throttle, makes a quick move toward the wall around half track, then backs off the throttle. Diehl makes a clean pass and gets in the show for now.
Left Lane: Jim Head Runs 4.797/268.17, Now #15; No Prior Run
Right Lane: Paul Lee Runs 7.404/90.64, Now #18; No Prior Run
Head loses a cylinder early, gets out of the groove and heads for the wall. He backs off the throttle, gets the car under control, then gets back on the throttle. Lee gets up in smoke about 200 feet out, pedaled, then gave up the run.
John Force is on the bump spot at 5.585.
Left Lane: Jack Beckman Runs 4.319/242.23, Now #10; Best prior run: 4.149/303.64, Was #10
Right Lane: Bob Bode Runs 4.807/261.42, Now #16; No Prior Run
Bode gets about 300 feet out and goes up in smoke. Beckman was on a decent pass but hazes the tires about 800 feet out and backs off the throttle.
Left Lane: Mike Neff Runs 4.129/309.27, Now #7; Best prior run: 4.145/309.98, Was #8
Right Lane: Bob Tasca III Runs 4.167/305.29, Now #13; No Prior Run
A good side-by-side here, both right down the groove with no traction problems. Neff keeps the candles lit all the way through the run, the quickest of the round so far, and he moves up a notch to the seventh spot. Tasca was close behind and will get in the show for now, bumping out Bode in the process.
Jim Head is on the bump spot at 4.797.
Left Lane: Gary Densham Runs 4.953/165.52, Now #18; No Prior Run
Right Lane: Tony Pedregon Runs 7.015/104.27, Now #12; Best prior run: 4.166/297.48, Was #12
Pedregon strikes the tires about 200 feet out and backs off the throttle. Densham gets about 400 feet out, loses traction and gives up on the run.
Left Lane: Todd Lesenko Runs 4.236/298.60, Now #14; No Prior Run
Right Lane: Jeff Arend Runs 4.749/176.58, Now #11; Best prior run: 4.162/305.29, Was #11
Arend gets about 600 feet out and starts hazing the tires. Lesenko makes a decent pass and gets in the show in the 14th spot for now.
Left Lane: Ron Capps Runs 5.660/122.10, Now #8; Best prior run: 4.141/308.78, Was #8
Right Lane: Tim Wilkerson Runs 5.409/136.37, Now #9; Best prior run: 4.148/299.46, Was #9
Capps leaves the line, makes it about 200 feet and goes up in smoke. Wilkerson makes it just a bit further and goes up in smoke.
Left Lane: Johnny Gray Runs 4.118/311.05, Now #4; Best prior run: 4.126/311.99, Was #5
Right Lane: Cruz Pedregon Runs 4.975/153.89, Now #6; Best prior run: 4.126/308.00, Was #6
Pedregon gets about 300 feet out, strikes the tires and backs off the throttle. Gray goes right down the groove with his quickest pass of the weekend and moves up a spot to fifth.
Left Lane: Melanie Troxel Runs 5.061/151.43, Now #3; Best prior run: 4.103/310.20, Was #3
Right Lane: Alexis DeJoria Runs 5.515/132.62, Now #5; Best prior run: 4.121/305.15, Was #5
DeJoria gets about 300 feet out and goes up in smoke. Troxel makes it a little further, loses traction and backs off the throttle.
Left Lane: Robert Hight Runs 4.128/306.95, Now #1; Best prior run: 4.085/311.27, Was #1
Right Lane: Matt Hagan Runs 4.130/308.00, Now #2; Best prior run: 4.093/310.05, Was #2
A couple of impressive runs here, both right down the groove. Hight goes right down the groove with the second best run of the round to pick up a couple of points, Hagan right behind but just the fourth best so he doesn't pick up any bonus points.
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10-30-2011, 05:43 AM
#4
Mopar Lover
Thread Starter
Final Qualifying
Sat, 29 Oct 2011, 08:38 PM
Funny Car Qualifying Notes, Final Session
By Dave Rowe
LAS VEGAS - Notes from final, round 4 qualifying in Funny Car at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, 11th annual Big O Tires NHRA 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: Paul Lee Runs 4.218/304.19, Now #14; Best prior run: 7.404/90.64, Was #21
Right Lane: Terry Haddock No Time, Now #22; No Prior Run
4:45 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 79 degrees, relative humidity 16 percent, barometer 27.91 inches, adjusted altitude 3,982 feet, track temperature 101 degrees.
Haddock gets about 200 feet out, the engine explodes in a ball of flames and the chutes come out. The flames burn to about 600 feet before going out adding to the burn marks already on the side of the car. He rolls to a stop before he crosses the finish line and received no time. Meanwhile, Lee was going right down the groove with his quickest pass of the weekend to get in the show in the 14th spot.
Right Lane: John Force Runs 4.118/312.57, Now #4; Best prior run: 5.585/136.83, Was #20
Force has only made one full pass this weekend and it wasn't quick enough to get in the show. He changes that with this run, right down the groove, header flames high and steady all the way through the run, and he goes all the way to the fourth spot.
Left Lane: Bob Bode Runs 5.585/134.38, Now #20; Best prior run: 4.807/261.42, Was #19
Right Lane: Gary Densham Runs 4.261/273.05, Now #17; Best prior run: 4.953/165.52, Was #20
Bode smokes the tires, gets out of the groove, heads for the center line and has to back off the throttle. Densham was on a decent pass but looked like he may have last the engine just before he went through the lights.
Left Lane: Jeff Diehl Runs 4.357/286.25, Now #18; Best prior run: 4.269/279.90, Was #18
Right Lane: Jim Head Runs 5.840/122.21, Now #19; Best prior run: 4.797/268.17, Was #19
Head goes up in smoke about 200 feet out and has to back off the throttle. Diehl made a clean pass but not quick enough to get in the show.
Left Lane: Bob Tasca III Runs 4.096/310.91, Now #3; Best prior run: 4.167/305.29, Was #14
Right Lane: Todd Lesenko Runs 4.546/200.53, Now #16; Best prior run: 4.236/298.60, Was #16
Lesenko had a hole out on the right side and it started pushing him toward the center line. he gets about 600 feet out, gets close to the centerline and has to back off the throttle. The good news is he is in the show. The bad news...he is on the bump. Tasca made a good pass and moved all the way to the third spot.
Left Lane: Tony Pedregon Runs 4.528/196.87, Now #14; Best prior run: 4.166/297.48, Was #14
Right Lane: Jack Beckman Runs 4.105/311.34, Now #5; Best prior run: 4.149/303.64, Was #12
Pedregon was mixing up cylinders early, gets about 400 feet out and clicked it off. Beckman makes his quickest pass of the weekend and moves into the top half of the field.
Left Lane: Jeff Arend No Time, Now #13; Best prior run: 4.162/305.29, Was #13
Right Lane: Ron Capps Runs 4.080/315.49, Now #1; Best prior run: 4.141/308.78, Was #11
Arend had problems after the burnout and they shut the engine down. Apparently the blower belt came apart on the burnout. Capps makes an almost flawless run here, going right down the groove hitting on all eight cylinders all the way threw the run, and he moves all the way to the top of the pack.
Left Lane: Tim Wilkerson Runs 5.743/121.54, Now #12; Best prior run: 4.148/299.46, Was #12
Right Lane: Mike Neff Runs 4.083/312.71, Now #2; Best prior run: 4.129/309.27, Was #11
Wilkerson gets about 400 feet out, strikes the tires and has to back off the throttle. Neff goes right down the groove with his quickest pass of the weekend and moves all the way to the second spot.
Left Lane: Cruz Pedregon Runs 4.087/309.49, Now #4; Best prior run: 4.126/308.00, Was #11
Right Lane: Johnny Gray Runs 4.201/253.90, Now #10; Best prior run: 4.118/311.05, Was #9
Pedregon makes his quickest pass of the weekend and moves up to the fourth spot. Gray was on a good run, just a little behind Pedregon at the 660 foot mark, then things went awry. He bangs the blower, the engine erupts in a ball of flames, then the body blows apart and flies high into the sky. The body went higher than the scoreboards here at the track and flew over the left wall, landing in the grass on the left side of the track. He doesn't leave any fluid on the track and the run will count.
Left Lane: Alexis DeJoria Runs 4.663/180.36, Now #11; Best prior run: 4.121/305.15, Was #11
Right Lane: Melanie Troxel Runs 4.969/157.06, Now #7; Best prior run: 4.103/310.20, Was #7
Troxel gets about 400 feet out and strikes the tires. DeJoria gets a little further, loses traction and backs off the throttle.
Left Lane: Matt Hagan Runs 5.369/137.39, Now #5; Best prior run: 4.093/310.05, Was #5
Right Lane: Robert Hight Runs 6.442/82.43, Now #3; Best prior run: 4.085/311.27, Was #3
Hight gets about 300 feet out and goes up in smoke. Hagan gets a little further, about 400 feet and strikes the tires.
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Funny Car Qualifying Notes, Final Session
By Dave Rowe
LAS VEGAS - Notes from final, round 4 qualifying in Funny Car at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, 11th annual Big O Tires NHRA 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: Paul Lee Runs 4.218/304.19, Now #14; Best prior run: 7.404/90.64, Was #21
Right Lane: Terry Haddock No Time, Now #22; No Prior Run
4:45 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 79 degrees, relative humidity 16 percent, barometer 27.91 inches, adjusted altitude 3,982 feet, track temperature 101 degrees.
Haddock gets about 200 feet out, the engine explodes in a ball of flames and the chutes come out. The flames burn to about 600 feet before going out adding to the burn marks already on the side of the car. He rolls to a stop before he crosses the finish line and received no time. Meanwhile, Lee was going right down the groove with his quickest pass of the weekend to get in the show in the 14th spot.
Right Lane: John Force Runs 4.118/312.57, Now #4; Best prior run: 5.585/136.83, Was #20
Force has only made one full pass this weekend and it wasn't quick enough to get in the show. He changes that with this run, right down the groove, header flames high and steady all the way through the run, and he goes all the way to the fourth spot.
Left Lane: Bob Bode Runs 5.585/134.38, Now #20; Best prior run: 4.807/261.42, Was #19
Right Lane: Gary Densham Runs 4.261/273.05, Now #17; Best prior run: 4.953/165.52, Was #20
Bode smokes the tires, gets out of the groove, heads for the center line and has to back off the throttle. Densham was on a decent pass but looked like he may have last the engine just before he went through the lights.
Left Lane: Jeff Diehl Runs 4.357/286.25, Now #18; Best prior run: 4.269/279.90, Was #18
Right Lane: Jim Head Runs 5.840/122.21, Now #19; Best prior run: 4.797/268.17, Was #19
Head goes up in smoke about 200 feet out and has to back off the throttle. Diehl made a clean pass but not quick enough to get in the show.
Left Lane: Bob Tasca III Runs 4.096/310.91, Now #3; Best prior run: 4.167/305.29, Was #14
Right Lane: Todd Lesenko Runs 4.546/200.53, Now #16; Best prior run: 4.236/298.60, Was #16
Lesenko had a hole out on the right side and it started pushing him toward the center line. he gets about 600 feet out, gets close to the centerline and has to back off the throttle. The good news is he is in the show. The bad news...he is on the bump. Tasca made a good pass and moved all the way to the third spot.
Left Lane: Tony Pedregon Runs 4.528/196.87, Now #14; Best prior run: 4.166/297.48, Was #14
Right Lane: Jack Beckman Runs 4.105/311.34, Now #5; Best prior run: 4.149/303.64, Was #12
Pedregon was mixing up cylinders early, gets about 400 feet out and clicked it off. Beckman makes his quickest pass of the weekend and moves into the top half of the field.
Left Lane: Jeff Arend No Time, Now #13; Best prior run: 4.162/305.29, Was #13
Right Lane: Ron Capps Runs 4.080/315.49, Now #1; Best prior run: 4.141/308.78, Was #11
Arend had problems after the burnout and they shut the engine down. Apparently the blower belt came apart on the burnout. Capps makes an almost flawless run here, going right down the groove hitting on all eight cylinders all the way threw the run, and he moves all the way to the top of the pack.
Left Lane: Tim Wilkerson Runs 5.743/121.54, Now #12; Best prior run: 4.148/299.46, Was #12
Right Lane: Mike Neff Runs 4.083/312.71, Now #2; Best prior run: 4.129/309.27, Was #11
Wilkerson gets about 400 feet out, strikes the tires and has to back off the throttle. Neff goes right down the groove with his quickest pass of the weekend and moves all the way to the second spot.
Left Lane: Cruz Pedregon Runs 4.087/309.49, Now #4; Best prior run: 4.126/308.00, Was #11
Right Lane: Johnny Gray Runs 4.201/253.90, Now #10; Best prior run: 4.118/311.05, Was #9
Pedregon makes his quickest pass of the weekend and moves up to the fourth spot. Gray was on a good run, just a little behind Pedregon at the 660 foot mark, then things went awry. He bangs the blower, the engine erupts in a ball of flames, then the body blows apart and flies high into the sky. The body went higher than the scoreboards here at the track and flew over the left wall, landing in the grass on the left side of the track. He doesn't leave any fluid on the track and the run will count.
Left Lane: Alexis DeJoria Runs 4.663/180.36, Now #11; Best prior run: 4.121/305.15, Was #11
Right Lane: Melanie Troxel Runs 4.969/157.06, Now #7; Best prior run: 4.103/310.20, Was #7
Troxel gets about 400 feet out and strikes the tires. DeJoria gets a little further, loses traction and backs off the throttle.
Left Lane: Matt Hagan Runs 5.369/137.39, Now #5; Best prior run: 4.093/310.05, Was #5
Right Lane: Robert Hight Runs 6.442/82.43, Now #3; Best prior run: 4.085/311.27, Was #3
Hight gets about 300 feet out and goes up in smoke. Hagan gets a little further, about 400 feet and strikes the tires.
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Summary of Eliminations
Sun, 30 Oct 2011, 10:02 PM
Summary of Eliminations in Funny Car
LAS VEGAS - Summary of eliminations in Funny Car at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, 11th annual Big O Tires NHRA Nationals:
Round 1:
Johnny Gray, Artesia NM, '11 Charger, Right lane, (0.087) 4.158 311.63 def. Melanie Troxel, DuluthGA, '10 Solara, (0.058) 5.032 197.42
Tony Pedregon, Brownsburg IN, '10 Impala SS, Right lane, (0.082) 4.486 242.89 def. Robert Hight,Yorba Linda CA, '11 Mustang, (0.095) NT-Timing Problem
Ron Capps, Carlsbad CA, '10 Charger, Left lane, (0.084) 4.139 306.95 def. Todd Lesenko, St. AlbertAB, '10 Charger, (0.081) 5.095 162.00
Paul Lee, Anaheim CA, '10 Impala SS, Right lane, (0.094) 4.225 305.56 def. Mike Neff, Yorba LindaCA, '11 Mustang, (0.117) 5.177 152.14
Cruz Pedregon, Brownsburg IN, '10 Solara, Left lane, (0.083) 4.171 306.95 def. Jeff Arend, SanDimas CA, '10 Solara, (0.057) 4.403 288.70
Matt Hagan, Brownsburg IN, '10 Charger, Left lane, (0.081) 4.138 307.09 def. Tim Wilkerson,Springfield IL, '11 Mustang, (0.087) 5.018 157.87
Bob Tasca III, Cranston RI, '11 Mustang, Left lane, (0.101) 4.185 307.65 def. Alexis DeJoria,Venice CA, '10 Solara, (0.109) 4.543 216.45
Jack Beckman, Norco CA, '10 Charger, Left lane, (0.052) 4.238 301.13 def. John Force, Yorba LindaCA, '11 Mustang, (0.077) 4.882 173.07
Round 2:
J Gray, Left lane, (0.103) 4.147 312.93 def. P Lee, (0.084) 5.228 152.42
R Capps, Left lane, (0.068) 4.187 305.22 def. J Beckman, (0.083) 4.208 303.16
C Pedregon, Right lane, (0.115) 4.167 306.60 def. M Hagan, (0.077) NT-Broke After Staging
B Tasca III, Left lane, (0.055) 4.205 306.12 def. T Pedregon, (0.033) 4.509 223.43
Round 3:
R Capps, Right lane, (0.089) 4.125 309.20 def. C Pedregon, (0.187) 4.196 304.05
J Gray, Left lane, (0.099) 4.123 311.56 def. B Tasca III, (0.086) 10.799 86.69
Round 4:
R Capps, Right lane, (0.068) 4.109 311.34 def. J Gray, (0.082) 4.203 295.08
Low ET: Ron Capps 4.080 seconds
Top Speed: Ron Capps 315.49 MPH
Timing data courtesy of CompuLink
From DragRaceCentral.com
Summary of Eliminations in Funny Car
LAS VEGAS - Summary of eliminations in Funny Car at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, 11th annual Big O Tires NHRA Nationals:
Round 1:
Johnny Gray, Artesia NM, '11 Charger, Right lane, (0.087) 4.158 311.63 def. Melanie Troxel, DuluthGA, '10 Solara, (0.058) 5.032 197.42
Tony Pedregon, Brownsburg IN, '10 Impala SS, Right lane, (0.082) 4.486 242.89 def. Robert Hight,Yorba Linda CA, '11 Mustang, (0.095) NT-Timing Problem
Ron Capps, Carlsbad CA, '10 Charger, Left lane, (0.084) 4.139 306.95 def. Todd Lesenko, St. AlbertAB, '10 Charger, (0.081) 5.095 162.00
Paul Lee, Anaheim CA, '10 Impala SS, Right lane, (0.094) 4.225 305.56 def. Mike Neff, Yorba LindaCA, '11 Mustang, (0.117) 5.177 152.14
Cruz Pedregon, Brownsburg IN, '10 Solara, Left lane, (0.083) 4.171 306.95 def. Jeff Arend, SanDimas CA, '10 Solara, (0.057) 4.403 288.70
Matt Hagan, Brownsburg IN, '10 Charger, Left lane, (0.081) 4.138 307.09 def. Tim Wilkerson,Springfield IL, '11 Mustang, (0.087) 5.018 157.87
Bob Tasca III, Cranston RI, '11 Mustang, Left lane, (0.101) 4.185 307.65 def. Alexis DeJoria,Venice CA, '10 Solara, (0.109) 4.543 216.45
Jack Beckman, Norco CA, '10 Charger, Left lane, (0.052) 4.238 301.13 def. John Force, Yorba LindaCA, '11 Mustang, (0.077) 4.882 173.07
Round 2:
J Gray, Left lane, (0.103) 4.147 312.93 def. P Lee, (0.084) 5.228 152.42
R Capps, Left lane, (0.068) 4.187 305.22 def. J Beckman, (0.083) 4.208 303.16
C Pedregon, Right lane, (0.115) 4.167 306.60 def. M Hagan, (0.077) NT-Broke After Staging
B Tasca III, Left lane, (0.055) 4.205 306.12 def. T Pedregon, (0.033) 4.509 223.43
Round 3:
R Capps, Right lane, (0.089) 4.125 309.20 def. C Pedregon, (0.187) 4.196 304.05
J Gray, Left lane, (0.099) 4.123 311.56 def. B Tasca III, (0.086) 10.799 86.69
Round 4:
R Capps, Right lane, (0.068) 4.109 311.34 def. J Gray, (0.082) 4.203 295.08
Low ET: Ron Capps 4.080 seconds
Top Speed: Ron Capps 315.49 MPH
Timing data courtesy of CompuLink
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