NHRA - National Hot Rod Association

1:06 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 63 degrees, relative humidity 60 percent, barometer 28.76 inches, adjusted altitude 2,153 feet, track temperature 79 degrees. Jack Beckman is number one at 3.860 and John Force is on the bump spot at 4.139. Odd little short burnout for Welsh. Both cars shake and knock the tires loose. Worsham first, quickly followed by Welsh.

It's been a tough weekend for Densham with both qualifying passes yesterday not even getting to the line. Both the clutch pedal and reverser broke. His issues continue, as he has to give up way early with a lot of tire shake. Langdon was away first and shakes first!

Hight has shake and spin problems too and is coasting early. Wilkerson was on a strong pass until after the 660 lights and then has the pipes go wet right before the lights. That is good enough to move him nine spots up the ladder into the top four for now. That pushes Hight back to #5. Tim Wilkerson's incremental times: 60ft-0.875 sec., 330ft-2.256, 660ft-3.154/288.39 mph.

Two broken passes. Townsend sounded like he did a double pump at the green and he coasted on down. Lindberg gets a few feet out and shakes and spins. He coasts on down too.

Two more broken passes. Bode is loose right off the line and Campbell gets out past the tree before shaking the tires loose.

After yesterday "Big Boomer", the Force Team pulled a brand new race car out of the top of the trailer and got it ready for John to run today! It looks like the same wrap to me! Diehl's engine goes quiet at the end of burnout and he pulls the Camry right over to the wall and jumps over the wall. Force gets down the track without any drama, but the header flames looked a little goofy! He gets to the finish line and moves off the bump and into the current top half of the field for now. After the lights, the engine expires and puts a bunch of "Stuff" on the track. John Force was charged with an oildown, #2 for the season. That will cost 10 points and $2K. John Force's incremental times: 60ft-0.883 sec., 330ft-2.263, 660ft-3.181/282.60 mph. 1:26 p.m. Clean up after the finish line.

1:35 p.m. Back to qualifying. Jim Campbell is on the bump spot at 4.130. Another pair of broken runs.Johnson shakes the tires loose and Tasca drives into smoke down track. Both cars are already qualified.

Wow! Actual sunshine on the race track! Nice change... Both cars leave together, run to just past the 60 foot lights together, and shake the tires loose together. Sixty foot numbers just 0.001 apart!

They leave almost together and run side by side to right before the 660 lights. Capps' NAPA Charger starts to spin the tires and he has to lift. Force powers on down to the finish line and moves seven spots up the ladder into the current top three. That pushes Capps back to #4. Courtney Force's incremental times: 60ft-0.867 sec., 330ft-2.229, 660ft-3.140/286.19 mph. Ron Capps' incremental times: 60ft-0.871 sec., 330ft-2.238, 660ft-3.219/239.44 mph.

We finally get a pair to run side by side from start to finish. Hagan gets away first by just 0.008 seconds and just holds off Capps to take over the new top spot for the session. Beckman swaps spots with Hagan on another great pass to finish the session in the second spot. Two great looking passes. Matt Hagan's incremental times: 60ft-0.878 sec., 330ft-2.224, 660ft-3.126/286.86 mph. Jack Beckman's incremental times: 60ft-0.868 sec., 330ft-2.221, 660ft-3.128/285.35 mph.