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Results for Qualifying Round 3BRAINERD, Minn. - BRAINERD - Notes from round 3 qualifying in Funny Car at the NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series, 23rd annual Lucas Oil 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: Keith Jackson Runs 5.206/260.36, Now #14 Best prior run: 5.205/272.89, Was #14 Right Lane: Jerry Toliver Runs 5.986/170.64, Now #17 Best prior run: 10.296/79.77, Was #1812:50 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 70 degrees, relative humidity 53 percent, barometer 28.93 inches, adjusted altitude 2,109 feet, track temperature 99 degrees.Jackson did not run last night, while Toliver's best effort yesterday left him on the outside looking in. It's relatively cool out there, but the sun has been shining all day. Toliver was up in smoke just before half-track. He pedaled it once but it smoked 'em again and he shut it off. Jackson, meanwhile, runs within a thousandth of his previous effort.
Left Lane: Jeff Arend Runs 5.041/269.13, Now #14 Best prior run: 5.891/159.78, Was #16 Right Lane: Jim Head Runs 8.350/96.58, Now #12 Best prior run: 4.988/309.63, Was #12Arend is running the Firebird body today. Head is still running the garish neon yellow Celica. Head got very near the wall and lifted. Arend got himself off the bump, for now.Left Lane: Bob Gilbertson Runs 5.263/256.55, Now #16 Best prior run: 6.529/157.83, Was #18 Right Lane: Tony Bartone Runs 5.042/296.44, Now #9 Best prior run: 4.922/307.37, Was #9Cruz now holds down the bump at 5.434, which is what Gilbertson is shooting for here. He gets in, but now he's on the bump. His run might have been quicker but something went away at the top end and now there's stuff on the track. Bartone's run was good, but not great.Left Lane: Tommy Johnson Jr.Runs 4.939/304.74, Now #11 Best prior run: 5.026/308.00, Was #13 Right Lane: Del Worsham Runs 4.956/306.67, Now #8 Best prior run: 4.912/315.34, Was #8During the 10 minute clean-up of the left lane, the sun went behind a cloud, so now the track is shaded. Both teams should be pleased after this round, as TJ picks up nearly a tenth and Worsham runs another 4.9-second e.t.Left Lane: Cruz Pedregon Runs 5.128/263.20, Now #15 Best prior run: 5.434/246.08, Was #17 Right Lane: Ron Capps Runs 5.017/296.37, Now #7 Best prior run: 4.907/310.84, Was #7Cruz needs to run 5.263 to get back in. He does it, thanks to some stellar driving. He was on and off the throttle once, and he had to muscle the car back into the groove. I suspect that Capps was looking for something a tad quicker.Left Lane: Phil Burkart Runs 4.924/314.24, Now #10 Best prior run: 4.973/258.71, Was #12 Right Lane: Tony Pedregon Runs 5.140/227.84, Now #6 Best prior run: 4.899/315.42, Was #6Tony was three hundredths quicker than Burkart at half-track, but something went wrong after that and he shut off just before the 1000-foot mark. Burkart makes the best run of the round, and picks up two spots. The CSK cars made two good runs in this session.Left Lane: Gary Scelzi Runs 4.901/305.70, Now #7 Best prior run: 4.939/314.90, Was #11 Right Lane: John Force Runs 4.916/316.75, Now #5 Best prior run: 4.880/309.98, Was #5A good drag race here, as Scelzi out runs Force and jumps up four spots. Force slows by three hundredths from yesterday, but posts a big speed.Left Lane: Whit Bazemore Runs 8.513/91.51, Now #4 Best prior run: 4.875/306.19, Was #4 Right Lane: Eric Medlen Runs 5.108/283.55, Now #3 Best prior run: 4.865/315.93, Was #3Bazemore blew the tires off about 350 feet out. Medlen's run was a tad on the ugly side, with dropped cylinders and other unpleasant things, but at least he got it down the track.Left Lane: Gary Densham Runs 4.840/316.15, Now #2 Best prior run: 4.813/320.43, Was #2 Right Lane: Tim Wilkerson Runs 4.889/310.41, Now #1 Best prior run: 4.812/319.67, Was #1Well, Gary Densham and his crew chief Jimmy Prock have this place figured out. That was his third run between 4.813 and 4.881, and he is the only driver to run three 4.8-second e.t.'s so far. Wilkerson makes a great run in the other lane, and is one round away from taking home the top spot.
1:23 p.m.
Order for Qualifying Round 3BRAINERD, Minn. - SUMMIT FastNews - Order after 3 rounds of qualifying in Funny Car at the NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series, 23rd annual Lucas Oil NHRA Nationals: Psn Driver Vehicle ET Speed 1. Tim Wilkerson Levi, Ray & Shoup Monte Carlo 4.812 319.67 2. Gary Densham AAA of So. Cal. Mustang 4.813 320.43 3. Eric Medlen Castrol Syntec Mustang 4.865 315.93 4. Whit Bazemore Matco Tools Stratus 4.875 313.51 5. John Force Castrol GTX Mustang 4.880 316.75 6. Tony Pedregon Quaker State Monte Carlo 4.899 315.42 7. Gary Scelzi Hemi Oakley Stratus 4.901 314.90 8. Ron Capps Skoal Racing Monte Carlo 4.907 310.84 9. Del Worsham Checker Schuck's Kragen Monte 4.912 315.34 10. Tony Bartone K&N Filters/Lucas Oil Firebird 4.922 307.37 11. Phil Burkart Checker Shuck's Kragen Monte C 4.924 314.24 12. Tommy Johnson Jr. Skoal Racing Monte Carlo 4.939 308.00 13. Jim Head Menards Celica 4.988 309.63 14. Jeff Arend CMKX-treme Corvette 5.041 269.13 15. Cruz Pedregon Advance Auto Parts Monte Carlo 5.128 263.20 16. Keith Jackson Pro Motorsports.com Firebird 5.205 272.89 --------- Not Qualified --------- 17. Bob Gilbertson Trick Tank/Caribbean Soul Fire 5.263 256.55 18. Jerry Toliver Schick Quattro Celica 5.986 170.64
Results for Qualifying Round 4BRAINERD, Minn. - BRAINERD - Notes from final, round 4 qualifying in Funny Car at the NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series, 23rd annual Lucas Oil 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: Jerry Toliver Runs 5.530/253.71, Now #18 Best prior run: 5.986/170.64, Was #18 Right Lane: Bob Gilbertson Runs 6.958/138.96, Now #17 Best prior run: 5.263/256.55, Was #173:25 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 71 degrees, relative humidity 53 percent, barometer 28.90 inches, adjusted altitude 2,230 feet, track temperature 107 degrees.Our first pair features the only two cars not currently qualified. The bump is Keith Jackson's 5.205, and Keith is in the next pair.
Gilbertson was up in smoke early and Toliver later, but the end result is that neither driver will qualify. Toliver did his best to try and save it, but it wasn't meant to be.Left Lane: Jim Head Runs 5.016/303.98, Now #13 Best prior run: 4.988/309.63, Was #13 Right Lane: Keith Jackson Runs 5.369/213.64, Now #16 Best prior run: 5.205/272.89, Was #16Jackson was out of it before the 1000-foot mark. Head made a full pass, but did not improve.Left Lane: Tony Bartone Runs 5.025/295.21, Now #10 Best prior run: 4.922/307.37, Was #10 Right Lane: Cruz Pedregon Runs 5.356/202.06, Now #15 Best prior run: 5.128/263.20, Was #15Cruz was ahead at half-track but then he shut off. Bartone makes his third straight good, tire-smoke free run.Left Lane: Del Worsham Runs 4.958/303.50, Now #9 Best prior run: 4.912/315.34, Was #9 Right Lane: Jeff Arend Runs 5.062/269.78, Now #14 Best prior run: 5.041/269.13, Was #14That's two straight 4.95 e.t.'s for Worsham, and that's not bad. Arend ran well most of the way, but he lifted early.Left Lane: Ron Capps Runs 9.516/93.62, Now #8 Best prior run: 4.907/310.84, Was #8 Right Lane: Tommy Johnson Jr.Runs 5.374/203.03, Now #12 Best prior run: 4.939/304.74, Was #12Capps was up in smoke early, and TJ was up in smoke past half-track, so nothing changes for Team Skoal.Left Lane: Tony Pedregon Runs 4.948/302.69, Now #6 Best prior run: 4.899/315.42, Was #6 Right Lane: Phil Burkart Runs 5.599/227.19, Now #11 Best prior run: 4.924/314.24, Was #11If nothing changes, these two will race in round one tomorrow.
Great run for Tony, the best of the round so far. Burkart's car really labored at the hit, and struggled the whole way down.Left Lane: John Force Runs 4.859/319.45, Now #3 Best prior run: 4.880/309.98, Was #5 Right Lane: Gary Scelzi Runs 4.907/276.01, Now #7 Best prior run: 4.901/305.70, Was #7Great race here, as Force makes his best run of the weekend. At the 1000-foot mark, Scelzi led 4.148 to 4.157, but then the car nosed over and Force blew by him.Left Lane: Eric Medlen Runs 4.877/312.13, Now #4 Best prior run: 4.865/315.93, Was #4 Right Lane: Whit Bazemore Runs 4.933/312.93, Now #5 Best prior run: 4.875/306.19, Was #5Another fine performance by a Team Force car and a Team Schumacher car. These two could meet in round two tomorrow, if they both get by round one.Left Lane: Tim Wilkerson Runs 5.004/302.55, Now #1 Best prior run: 4.812/319.67, Was #1 Right Lane: Gary Densham Runs 4.882/288.46, Now #2 Best prior run: 4.813/320.43, Was #2Wilkerson suffered through dropped cylinders, while Densham made another great run. Just so you know, the JFR cars had the three best runs of the round.
3:48 p.m.
Order for Qualifying Round 4BRAINERD, Minn. - SUMMIT FastNews - Final order after 4 rounds of qualifying in Funny Car at the NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series, 23rd annual Lucas Oil NHRA Nationals: Psn Driver Vehicle ET Speed 1. Tim Wilkerson Levi, Ray & Shoup Monte Carlo 4.812 319.67 2. Gary Densham AAA of So. Cal. Mustang 4.813 320.43 3. John Force Castrol GTX Mustang 4.859 319.45 4. Eric Medlen Castrol Syntec Mustang 4.865 315.93 5. Whit Bazemore Matco Tools Stratus 4.875 313.51 6. Tony Pedregon Quaker State Monte Carlo 4.899 315.42 7. Gary Scelzi Hemi Oakley Stratus 4.901 314.90 8. Ron Capps Skoal Racing Monte Carlo 4.907 310.84 9. Del Worsham Checker Schuck's Kragen Monte 4.912 315.34 10. Tony Bartone K&N Filters/Lucas Oil Firebird 4.922 307.37 11. Phil Burkart Checker Shuck's Kragen Monte C 4.924 314.24 12. Tommy Johnson Jr. Skoal Racing Monte Carlo 4.939 308.00 13. Jim Head Menards Celica 4.988 309.63 14. Jeff Arend CMKX-treme Corvette 5.041 269.78 15. Cruz Pedregon Advance Auto Parts Monte Carlo 5.128 263.20 16. Keith Jackson Pro Motorsports.com Firebird 5.205 272.89 --------- Not Qualified --------- 17. Bob Gilbertson Trick Tank/Caribbean Soul Fire 5.263 256.55 18. Jerry Toliver Schick Quattro Celica 5.530 253.71
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