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>From the Prodigy Auto Racing BB Sunday-Round 1 - Funny Car -Left lane first- 1997 NHRA Mopar Mile HIgh Nationals by Bob Orme Number Driver ...
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>From the Prodigy Auto Racing BB Sunday-Round 1 - Funny Car -Left lane first- 1997 NHRA Mopar Mile HIgh Nationals by Bob Orme Number Driver R/T E.T. Speed F/C 305 DEAN SKUZA 0.475 5.212 300.50W F/C 8 KENJI OKAZAKI 0.467 5.605 213.01 Kenji was getting sidways just past half track, had to get off the throttle. F/C 10 GARY DENSHAM 0.531 8.692 98.68 F/C 620 MITCH MCDOWELL 0.543 5.629 234.68W Gary developed severe tire shake about 200 feet out. Mitch was able to ride out a fishtail toward the finish F/C 209 WHIT BAZEMORE 0.487 5.304 269.46W F/C 7 DEL WORSHAM 0.518 8.639 94.08 Del got off it at about 330 feet out. Whit smokes 'em from about half track to the 1000' mark. F/C 2 TONY PEDREGON 0.496 7.278 123.79W F/C 4 AL HOFMANN 0.511 9.053 92.67 Al broke loose at about 200 feet out. Tony shut it off at about half track, cruises to the win. F/C 1 JOHN FORCE 0.507 5.214 293.73W F/C 347 TIM WILKERSON 0.504 5.684 217.28 Tim hazes the tires at half track. John has a smooth run. F/C 700 RANDY ANDERSON 0.288 7.422 117.50 F/C 28 RON CAPPS 0.487 5.317 267.69W Even if he hadn't red lit, Randy wouldn't have gotten this round, as he smoked'em about 200 feet out. F/C 3 CRUZ PEDREGON 0.460 7.129 146.77 F/C 5 CHUCK ETCHELLS 0.511 6.570 152.98W Both cars were peddling from 330', on down. Chuck came extremely close to hitting the wall. F/C 6 MARK OSWALD 0.511 5.412 238.60 F/C 520 TOM HOOVER 0.524 5.347 277.00W Mark dropped a cylinder or two toward the finish. Tom had some smoke out the rear through the finish.
Sunday-Round 2 - Funny Car -Left lane first-
1997 NHRA Mopar Mile HIgh Nationals by Bob Orme
Number Driver R/T E.T. Speed
F/C 5 CHUCK ETCHELLS 0.512 5.281 297.52W
F/C 2 TONY PEDREGON 0.493 5.504 278.89
Chuck made to the finish 1st, in spite of doing a
little skating at mid course.
F/C 209 WHIT BAZEMORE 0.502 5.168 296.54W
F/C 520 TOM HOOVER 0.564 7.115 126.92
Tom lost traction just before half track. Whit drove it
smooth and straight.
F/C 305 DEAN SKUZA 0.483 5.229 296.44W
F/C 620 MITCH MCDOWELL 0.518 6.898 138.48
Mitch smokes'em about 200 feet out, pedals it, but it
isn't enough.
F/C 1 JOHN FORCE 0.404 5.377 291.35W
F/C 28 RON CAPPS 0.487 7.788 109.58
Both cars had traction problems at about 330', but
John was able to pedal out of it.
Sunday-Round 3 - Funny Car -Left lane first-
1997 NHRA Mopar Mile HIgh Nationals by Bob Orme
Number Driver R/T E.T. Speed
F/C 305 DEAN SKUZA 0.468 5.943 190.23
F/C 5 CHUCK ETCHELLS 0.524 5.438 281.86W
Dean was up in smoke at 330', tried to pedal it, but
couldn't get it going straight.
F/C 209 WHIT BAZEMORE 0.522 5.201 292.87W
F/C 1 JOHN FORCE 0.505 7.694 115.13
John smokes'em at about 330 feet out, couldn't recover.
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Sunday-Round 4 - Funny Car -Left lane first-
1997 NHRA Mopar Mile HIgh Nationals by Bob Orme
Number Driver R/T E.T. Speed
F/C 209 WHIT BAZEMORE 0.492 5.460 271.82W
F/C 5 CHUCK ETCHELLS 0.524 5.498 276.15
Whit smoked the tires twice, yet manages to pedal thru
it to take the win.
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