Day Two--SummitRacing.com NHRA Nationals Qualifying
The snapshot above is a picture of the new design for the Chevy Impala of defending NHRA Powerade Funny Car Champion Tony Pedregon. The Palms is an establishment located a few miles south of here, where I'm told there are games of chance and accommodations which are sumptuous.
Some stories: Houston Pro Stock winner Greg Anderson did not make the 12 provisional qualifiers Friday. Anderson, driving a Pontiac sponsored by the event sponsor, has two chances to make final eliminations. If the car does not go fast enough, it goes home, sponsor and point standings notwithstanding. Update: Anderson is 9th after the third round of qualifying, and looks to be safely in final eliminations.
John Force has won 996 rounds of eliminations in his storied NHRA career. To win 1,000 this weekend, he would have to advance to the final round of eliminations and win. This is not a question of if, but when.
The weather will be hot on Sunday afternoon...so the two rounds today will go a long way to help the crew chiefs get their tune-up right.
Every one of the drivers I talk with is jacked up about the first annual Carolina Nationals, to be held at Lowe's Motor Speedway on September 11-14, 2008. The construction is proceeding almost as rapidly as the nitro cars in ideal conditions (like last night, when Tony Schumacher ran the 4.51..which will likely stand through this hot afternoon session).
We'll post the fastest of the pro categories...and tell you who went home after the second round of pro qualifying.
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