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>From the Prodigy Auto Racing BB and Newsgroup.
Sunday-Round 1 - Funny Car -Left lane first-
1997 NHRA Slick 50 Nationals by Glenn & Theresa
Number Driver R/T E.T. Speed
F/C 395 GARY BOLGER 0.504 9.654 84.94
F/C 3 CRUZ PEDREGON 0.547 4.984 308.64W
Left lane up in smoke about 100 feet out. .
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F/C 520 TOM HOOVER 0.601 10.059 82.97
F/C 209 WHIT BAZEMORE 0.579 5.430 273.63W
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F/C 305 DEAN SKUZA 0.489 5.527 205.29
F/C 2 TONY PEDREGON 0.495 5.030 303.74W
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F/C 6 MARK OSWALD 0.578 13.825 63.77
F/C 1 JOHN FORCE 0.497 5.058 291.35W
Left lane up in smoke off the line.
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F/C 749 RICHARD HARTMAN 0.538 5.486 283.73
F/C 5 CHUCK ETCHELLS 0.519 5.126 305.49W
both cars backpedaling on down.nice finish for etchels.
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F/C 347 TIM WILKERSON 0.514 5.150 299.60
F/C 700 RANDY ANDERSON 0.600 5.058 307.06W
first ever round win for Randy.
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F/C 217 FREDDIE NEELY 0.531 10.476 74.45
F/C 8 KENJI OKAZAKI 0.534 5.143 263.00W
Left lane up in smoke .
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F/C 7 DEL WORSHAM 0.505 5.101 294.79W
F/C 170 JEFF AREND 0.495 5.288 265.33
Sunday-Round 2 - Funny Car -Left lane first-
1997 NHRA Slick 50 Nationals by Glenn & Theresa
Number Driver R/T E.T. Speed
F/C 7 DEL WORSHAM 0.291 9.317 85.25
F/C 3 CRUZ PEDREGON 0.495 5.042 308.00W
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F/C 700 RANDY ANDERSON 0.603 5.097 282.75
F/C 2 TONY PEDREGON 0.484 4.984 299.00W
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F/C 5 CHUCK ETCHELLS 0.520 5.047 303.84W
F/C 1 JOHN FORCE 0.521 5.137 298.90
What an upset!
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F/C 209 WHIT BAZEMORE 0.502 5.010 313.04W
F/C 8 KENJI OKAZAKI 0.504 5.020 302.21
New speed record goes to Whit.Way to go!His qualifying
310.66 backs it up.
Sunday-Round 3 - Funny Car -Left lane first- 1997 NHRA Slick 50 Nationals by Glenn & Theresa Number Driver R/T E.T. Speed F/C 5 CHUCK ETCHELLS 0.523 5.123 297.91 F/C 3 CRUZ PEDREGON 0.533 4.998 305.18W . . F/C 209 WHIT BAZEMORE 0.499 8.664 99.41 F/C 2 TONY PEDREGON 0.446 4.962 308.11W Left lane hazed the tires and hit a cone.
Sunday-Round 4 - Funny Car -Left lane first-
1997 NHRA Slick 50 Nationals by Glenn & Theresa
Number Driver R/T E.T. Speed
F/C 3 CRUZ PEDREGON 0.481 6.231 151.05
F/C 2 TONY PEDREGON 0.460 5.054 288.00W
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