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>>> ONE OF THE GRAND OLD TRACKS IN THE NHRA, OLD RACEWAY PARK. IT’S HOT HERE BUT PRO STOCK IS AWESOME DESPITE THE HEAT, AND ALREADY HAS THE QUICKEST PRO STOCK FIELD EVER. WITH TWO QUALIFYING SESSIONS TO GO. WHAT ABOUT TONY’S PREVAIL CONTINUES.
THE THREE TIME CHAMPION, NUMBER ONE QUALIFIER THIS YEAR IS NOT YET QUALIFY QUALIFIED. WILL HE GET IN? YOU ASK, AND THE EXPERTS WILL ANSWER. FOR YEARS, WE’VE RECEIVED THOUSANDS OF QUESTIONS FROM YOU THE FANS. TODAY WE THANK YOU BY DEDICATING TWO HOURS OF COVERAGE TO
HAPPYING YOUR E-MAIL QUESTIONS FROM TECHNICAL TIDBITS TO THE COST OF RACING. WE’LL GET THE ANSWERS FROM NHRA’S BEST AND PROVIDE YOU WITH MORE KNOWLEDGE THAN EVER. CAPTIONING PROVIDED BY ESPN, INC. THAT’S RIGHT. IT’S QUESTION AND ANSWER DAY. THE FANS, ALL OF YOU HAVE SENT
IN SO MANY GOOD QUESTIONS ABOUT THE NHRA POWERADE DRAG RACING SERIES, WE’RE GOING TO RYE TO ANSWER AS MANY AS WE CAN. GOOD LOOK DOWN ON OLD BRIDGE RACEWAY. BUT IF YOU’RE IN TO DRAG RACING. YOU CALL IT ENGLISHTOWN. AN THE FANS, THEY’VE BEEN
POURING IN HERE AND READY TO SE& WHAT MAY BE A WHOLE BUNCH OF RECORDS. HI, WELCOME TO NEW JERSEY, I’M PAUL PAGE WITH MIKE DUNN. THIS IS AN OLD TRACK ESTABLISHED IN 1965. IT’S RACED ALL OF THE TIME. A LOT OF GOOD WORK DONE ON THE
SURFACE, REBUILT A YEAR AGO, REGROUND. SURFACE IS TERRIFIC. BECAUSE OF ALL OF THAT RACING YOU GET A LOT OF RUBBER ON THE SURFACE, STILL WHAT REALLY MATTERS IS TEMPERATURE. >> EXACTLY. WE’RE TALKING TRACK TEMPERATURE. YESTERDAY WAS VERY, VERY WARM AS WE LOOK AT NUMBERS HERE. 81 DEGREES AIR TEMPERATURE.
A LITTLE HUMIDITY BUT TRACK TEMPERATURE IS KEY. 99 DEGREES, THAT’S COOLER THAN IT WAS LAST EVENING. THAT’S A GOOD SIGN FOR THE TEAMS THAT AREN’T IN THE SHOW LIKE TONY SCHUMACHER, TOMMY JOHNSON, JR. THEY MIGHT BE A LITTLE BIT CONCERNED. THIS TRACK HAS A SHORT CONCRETE
PAD, ONLY 400 FEET. THEY WANT TO SPIN THE TIRES OFF THAT TRANSITION, BUT WITH THE TRACK TEMPERATURE DOWN LIKE THAT. THEY’RE NOT GOING TO HAVE ANY EXCUSES FOR NOT GETTING IN THE SHOW TODAY. THE BIG STORY IS TONY SCHUMACHER. >> YOU SAW HIM SPIN OFF THE
TIRES WHEN HE CAME IN TRANSITION. THE KEY IS, TRACK TEMPERATURE. YOU KNOW, WE GOT — WE’VE SEEN A LOT OF CARS GO DOWN THERE LAST EVENING WHEN THE TRACK CONDITIONS GOT A LITTLE COOLER. THAT’S WHAT THEY’RE GOING TO LOOK FOR. >> SCHUMACHER SHOULD BE UP IN THREE PAIRS.
LET’S GET THE INSIDE STORY FROM DAVE RIEFF. IN THAT TIME, THAT HAN AND DRIVER HAVE DONE AMAZING THINGS. 23 NATIONAL EVENT WINS. THAT MEANS THEY WON A THIRD OF TIME THIS MAN HAS BEEN THERE. ALAN, THE MEDIA, FANS, EVERYBODY WANTS TO KNOW HOW CLOSE IS THIS
TEAM TO BREAKING OUT? >> YOU KNOW, I THINK WE’RE A LOT CLOSER THAN WE WERE A FEW WEEKS AGO. YOU KNOW, THIS NEW CAR IS REACTING BETTER TO THE THINGS WE WANT TODAY DO. SO, WE HAD A TOUGH BREAK IN CHICAGO WHEN IT — WHEN WE FOUND
A BAD COIL AFTER FIRST ROUND. WE FIXED THAT, AND TESTING WAS GREAT. SO, YOU KNOW, WE GOT TO GET IT QUALIFIED, WE JUST GOT TO MAKE GOOD RUNS. ANDS IT T HASN’T BEEN DOING THAT. THERE IS ALWAYS SOMETHING WRONG. IT WILL EVENTUALLY GET BEHIND US
AND IT WILL RUN GOOD. I THINK WE’RE CLOSE. >> HOW MUCH CONCERN FOR THE HEAT TODAY? >> IT’S OVERCAST. WHO KNOWS. MAIN THING, JUST GOT TO GO TO THE FINISH LINE. IT WILL BE FAST IF IT GOES TO THE FINISH LINE. >> TONY SCHUMACHER SAYS THAT WITH CONFIDENCE.
THIS TEAM COULD BE NUMBER ONE. ENGLISHTOWN ALSO A HOT BED FOR SOME OF NHRA’S FINEST. SOME OF THOSE COULD BE FOUND WITH WITH GARRY GEROULD. >> HE’S ON THE THRESHOLD OF PERHAPS DOING SOMETHING HE’S NEVER DN IN HIS NHRA FUNNY CAR CAREER.
HE DRIVES THIS CAR FOR BIG JIM DUNN, AND YESTERDAY, HE RIPPED OFF A 4.78. NEVER BEEN NUMBER ONE, AND THIS CAR IS THE ONLY CAR IN THE FUNNY CAR DIVISION, THAT RUNS A SIX DISK CLUTCH. HOW MAY THAT WORK TO YOUR ADVANTAGE PARTICULARLY IF THIS
OVERCAST BURNS OFF? >> WE’RE OPENING THE SUN COMES OUT. BECAUSE WE THINK THE SIX DISK HAS ADVANTAGE OVER THE FIVE DISK, WHEN THE TRACKS GET HOT AND SUN IS OUT. WE FEEL SIX DISK HAS AN ADVANTAGE. FIVE DISK MAY BE THE WAY TO GO.
BUT WE’VE BEEN WORKING WITH THE SIX DISK FOR A NUMBER OF SEASONS NOW, AND WE FEEL IN THE HEAT OF THE SUMMER THAT COULD DIFFER A DISTINCT ADVANTAGE. >> WE’RE PRAYING THAT THIS LUCAS OIL FUNNY CAR COMES OUT. IF THE SUN DOESN’T COME OUT
WE’LL STEP ON IT HARDER AND MOVE UP OURSELVES. WE’LL SEE WHAT HAPPENS AND BE OUT THERE PLUGGING AWAY. HE SAID LAST NIGHT HE HOPES TO SNOWS. AS FOR NUMBER ONE IN TOP FUEL COMPETITION, BRANDON BURNSTEIN WAS THE MAN YESTERDAY. >> HOW ABOUT BRANDON BERNSTEIN. HE STRUGGLED IN CHICAGO.
LAST WEEK, TOP SPEED OF THE EVENT. 4.53 AT 330 MILES PER HOUR. >> AS WE TAKE LOOK AT TOP FUEL QUALIFYING WITH BRANDON BERNSTEIN ON THE TOP. ROUNDED OFF BY LARRY DIXON WHO HAS WON ON FATHER’S DAY FIVE DIFFERENT YEARS. SO THAT MAY BE AN OMEN FOR HIM.
BOTTOM HALF, MELANIE TROXEL AND SCOTT WITH THE BUMP. >> TEAMS NOT IN. TONY SCHUMACHER, BOBBY LAGANA. >> NEXT PAIR COMING OUT. SCOTT PALMER AND ROD FULLER. THERE’S HOT ROD FULLER AND THAT BRINGS US TO THE FIRST QUESTION OF THE DAY COMES FROM JESSE IN TACOMA, WASHINGTON.
THE ANSWER WILL COME FROM HOT ROD FULLER. >> WE BASICALLY GO TO FOUR AND FIVE GALS OF OIL. ONE THING A LOT OF PEOPLE DON’T REALIZE, WE HAVE TO CHANGE OIL, NOT ONLY AFTER A RUN BUT AFTER A WARMUP. AND THE REASON WE DO THIS, WE
RUN A LOSE SPRING PACKAGE. THAT WHAT THAT DOES IS ALLOWS THE NITRO TO DILUTE THE OIL. YOU NEED ALL OF THE OIL AND LUBRICANTS YOU CAN DO WITH THIS KIND OF CAR. >> NOW BUCKLED IN THE COCKPIT READY TO GO. SCOTT PALMER ON THE OTHER HAND
IS JUST LOOKING TO GET IN THE SHOW. BUT HE RAN A SEASON BEST, 471 YESTERDAY. HE GOT THE CAR DOWN THE TRACK WITHOUT HAVING ENGINE DAMAGE. WANT TODAY STEP IT UP A LITTLE BIT. HE RAN A 4.58 IN THE FIRST SESSION, LOOKED VERY GOOD.
PRETTY GOOD THERE WITH A 4.57. 327 MILE AN HOUR PASS. SCOTT PALM CERTIFY GOING TO REMAIN ON THE BUMP AND HOT ROD FULLER IS UP TO FOURTH PLACE. NEXT PAIR COMING UP TO THE LINE NOW. ENGLISHTOWN, NEW JERSEY, SURROUNDED BY TREES, AND SO, AS
A RESULT OF THAT, IT HOLDS THE COOL AIR IN HERE, MIKE. >> PLUS ONLY 60 FEET ABOVE SEA LEVEL IN ELEVATION, FLA. IT’S VERY, VERY EASY TO MAKE HORSEPOWER HERE. THAT’S WHY WE’VE SEEN THE QUICK ET FIELD IN PRO STOCK HISTORY. THEY ALWAYS RUN VERY WELL.
THE TRACK SURFACE IS VERY, VERY SMOOTH. >> SO COMING OUT. DOUG HERBERT, KEEP AN EYE ON HIM, CURRENTLY QUALIFIED IN FIFTH PLACE. >> HE’LL BE UP AGAINST RICK PUSTARI. HE MADE A VERY NICE RUN YESTERDAY WHEN HE MADE A 4.57. VERY IMPRESSIVE.
>> NEXT QUESTION COMES FROM PAT IN SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS. WHY IS THE FRONT END OF THE DRAGSTER SO MUCH TALLER THAN ANYONE ELSE. GET GO TO WAYNE DUPUY. >> THAT’S PRETTY COOL. WHY IS THE BODY HIGHER? HE’S 6’5″. WE GOT TO GET THE AIR OVER TO
THE INJECTOR A LOT BETTER. SO THE BODY IS TALL, BECAUSE DOUG IS A REAL TALL GUY, WE’RE TRYING TO GET THE AERODYNAMICS. >> OUR CREW LOVES THE Q & A. WE’LL HAVE MORE ON IT. AND WE’LL HAVE MORE AS ALWAYS ON NHRA TODAY. PRESENTED BY LUCAS OIL.
>> OH, HE’S SHUTTING HIM OFF. LOOKS LIKE AN OIL LEAK. OH, MAN, TOUGH BREAK. RICH PUSTARI WILL MAKE A SINGLE. >> WELL, PUSTARI STAYS WHERE HE WAS. OF COURSE SO DOES DOUG HERBERT. I WOULD THINK HERBERT WOULD WANT TO GET HIM DOWN THE TRACK. A LOT OF OIL THERE.
>> YEAH, ALMOST LOOKED LIKE POSSIBLY THE VALVE COVER BOLTS CAME LOOSE AND WAS LEAKING ON THE HEADER. OBVIOUSLY, MIGHT HAVE SPUN THE TIRES AND CAUSED MORE DAMAGE. >> WAYNE CANNOT BE HAPPY WITH THAT? >> CERTAINLY NOT HAPPY. >> THEY DON’T USE A SNAP-ON TOOL TO TIGHTEN IT UP.
REAL DUMB MISTAKE. WE’LL TRY AND USE THEM SNAP-ON TOOLS AND GET IT TIGHTENED UP. >> YOU GOT TO GIVEN HIM CREDIT FOR BEING SKILLFUL ON GETTING THAT MENTION IN. THAT WAS PERFECT. >> GET A BAD SITUATION AND GET A SPANSER PLUG. THAT’S THE WAY TO DO IT.
THAT’S A TOUGH BREAK FOR THAT TEAM. I KNOW THEY WOULD REALLY LOVE TO HAVE THAT RUN. WATCH ON THE BURNOUT, LOOKED LIKE THE OIL WAS COMING OUT OF THE HEADER. ONCE THAT PRESSURE CAME UP, IT JUST STARTS PUSHING THAT OWL UP. SPARK CLUBS WILL HOLD THAT VALVE
COVER GASKET TO A CERTAIN POINT. ONCE THE PRETTY OUR COMES UP. IT’S NOT TIGHT. IT’S JUST GOING TO DO WHAT IT DOES THERE WHICH IS LEAK THE OIL AFTER HE STARTS THE BURNOUT. >> AND THAT■ OIL DOWN IS GOING O COST HERBERT A THOUSAND DOLLARS. HERE’S WHAT WE’VE BEEN TALKING ABOUT.
TONY SCHUMACHER IS NOT YET IN THE FIELD. SCHUMACHER WILL BESIDE BY SIDE WITHC MORGAN LUCAS. SCHUMACHER’S LAST D&Q, 69 RACES AGO RIGHT HERE IN ENGLISHTOWN. >> THAT WAS BEFORE ALAN JOHNSON CAME ON BOARD. SINCE HE’S BEEN ON BOARD, THEY’VE HAD NO D&Qs.
ALAN JOHNSON KNOWS HOW TO GET THAT CAR DOWN THE RACE TRACK EITHER FEAST OR FAMILIAREN. >> I JUST WATCHED ALAN JOHNSON DURING THAT ENTIRE OILDOWN CLEANUP. HAPPENS TO BE THE LANE TONY SHOt MILWAUKEE CERTIFY IN. NOT A LOT OF CONCERN. I TALKED TO HIM ABOUT THE CLEANUP.
HE SAID SAFETY ALREADY DID A WONDERFUL JOB. IT WAS QUICKLY CLEANED UP. BECAUSE THE RACING SURFACE IS SO GOOD AT THIS RACEWAY.@ NOT TOO CONCERNED THAT OILDOWN WILL HURT TONY SCHUMACHER. >> THAT’S RIGHT. A LOT OF TIMES THE TRACK CONDITIONS ARE BETTER, SMOOTH
THAT RUBBER OUT TO GET A REAL NICE SURFACE FOR THAT ARMY CAR TO GO DOWN. >> THE BUMP IS A 471. >> MORGAN WAS TRYING TO BE IN POSITION. TONY SCHUMACHER JUST TRYING TO GET IN THE SHOW. >> LAID IT DOWN WITH A 4.56. TO LUCAS’ 4.17.
SCHUMACHER IS NOW THIRD AND IS IN. >> I THINK THAT’S EXACTLY WHAT ALAN JOHNSON WAS LOOKING FOR. ONLY RUNNING ABOUT 267 MILES PER HOUR IN THE EIGHTH MILE. THAT WAS PROBABLY AN AREA HE WAS CONCERNED WITH, THAT TRANSITION AT 400 FEET, BEING SHORT. WANTED TO MAKE SURE HE DIDN’T
SPIN THE TIRES. IF YOU GO ON BOARD, YOU CAN SEE IT RIGHT THERE. THAT THING STARTED PULLING AWAY AS MORGAN STARTED EATING UP THE ENGINE ONCE AGAIN. DON SCHUMACHER CAN SLEEP A LITTLE BETTER NOW. >> YOU THINK OF HIS WHOLE ARMY TEAM, BETWEEN MOTORCYCLES AND CHICAGO.
>> MORE NITRO COMING UP. TOMMY JOHNSON, JR. >> WE WELCOME YOU BACK. TONY SCHUMACHER FINALLY MAKES IT IN. LET’S GO TO GARY. >> WERE YOU WORRIED? >> ABSOLUTELY. WE WOULD BE FOOLISH NOT TO. PLAYING HEART AND SOUL AND WINNING RACES. UNITED STATES ARMY, WE HAD TO QUALIFY THAT.
THIS IS THE EAST COAST’S BIGGEST RACE. MATCO TOOLS WE LOVE EVERY ONE OF YOU. MICHAEL, I DON’T KNOW HOW YOU SAY HIS LAST NAME, I’M NOT SURE, BUT YOU EARNED THAT. THAT WAS MY LUCK RIGHT THERE. WE GOT A RACE TEAM. WE GOT GREAT PIECES.
EVERY NOW AND THEN I CARRY A SHOULDER WITH YOU. HE WANTED THAT CAR TO BE A GOOD RIDE. I’M SURE HE’LL TAKE THIS HOME. MAYBE WEAR IT PROUDER THAN HE ALREADY IS. >> THANKS. >> TONE WHY SCHUMACHER BREATHES EASIER. MEANWHILE BEHIND THE GLASSES,
CONCERN ON THE LOOK OF TOMMY JOHNSON’S EYES. TESTED A BRAND NEW CAR ON MONDAY. IT’S BEEN A MYRIAD SINCE YESTERDAY. >> WE ELECTED TO BRING THE NEW CAR OUT. RAN IT FRIDAY. SOMETHING NOT RIGHT WITH IT. WASN’T RESPONDING TO THE CHANGES THEY WERE MAKING.
WE ELECTED TO GO BACK TO THE OTHER CAR. RAN NUMBER ONE. HOPEFULLY BRINGS US BACK. GAVE IT A BIG HUG AND PRAYING FOR CLOUDS. WE GOT A LITTLE HELP. WE NICE TO GET OLD FAITHFUL DOWN THERE. >> WHAT DO WE CALL THIS, AN ACT OF?
>> I SAID WE NEEDED AN ACT OF GOD, WE GOT ONE. >> MAYBE WE CAN ALL SAY AMEN TOGETHER. >> DAVID BACA. AND MILLIKEN. HE’S HAD A LITTLE TROUBLE GETTING THE CAR THROUGH. >> YEAH, THEY ACTUALLY HAD TO CUT THE BACK OF THE CHASSIS
BECAUSE IT WASN’T UP TO SPEC. RIGHT NOW THEY LOOK PRETTY GOOD. DON’T RUN THE ENTIRE CIRCUIT BUT WHEN THEY COME ON BOARD THEY RUN PRETTY WELL. DAVID BACA, WHERE HE RAN LAST WEEK IN CHICAGO IS LOOKING REALLY GOOD QUALIFYING RIGHT NOW. >> MILLIKEN IS 12.
>> SMOKE ON MILLICAN’S SIDE AS HE RON A 4.77 TO BACA’S 4.58. SO, LET’S TAKE A LOOK AT ANOTHER QUESTION FOR YOU. THIS WAS SENT IN BY SEVERAL DIFFERENT PEOPLE. SCOTT KING OF BRADENTON, DUSTIN HOTHENKE AND WAYNE COUCH FROM GEORGIA. THE QUESTION IS — WHO BETTER
THAT ANSWER? DICKIE VENABLES. >> IT ALLOWS A AIR TOTAL AREA WHETHER THREE OR FOUR BRAIDS. WE CHOOSE TO RUN THE FOUR GLADE BECAUSE THAT ALLOWS FOR A LOWER PROFILE INJECTOR AS OPPOSED TO A THREE BLADE. THE DRAGSTER STYLE INJECTOR LIKE THE BILL MILLER STYLE INJECTOR
HAS THROTTLE BLADES BUT RIGHT ON TOP OF THE BLOWER, JUST ABOVE THE ROADERS. YOU CAN’T SEE THEM. ANOTHER REASON WE CHOOSE TO RUN THE FOUR HOLE INJECTOR, ALLOWS US TO RUN A DIVIDER INSIDE THE INJECTOR, IF YOU HAD A BUTTLERFLY IN THE CENTER IT
WOULD BE HARD TO DIVIDE THE AIR IN THERE. >> YOU SEE CLAY MILLICAN’S INJECTOR. THAT’S A TWO BLADE. BUT WE TALKED ABOUT, MAXIMUM ALLOWED IS 65 SQUARE INCHES NO MATTER HOW MANY BUTTLERFLY OPENINGS THERE ARE. >> WHAT DO YOU RUN? >> LAST■ SEASON WE RAN THAT WIT
A TALLER SCOOP. WE FOUND ONCE THE CAR GOT TO SCOOP WE PUT MORE AIR IN. ONCE WE GOT THE FUEL IN IT, THE QUARAN FACTOR. NOWADAYS WITH THE THREE BLADE INJECTORS, YOU SEE THERE. YOU DON’T HAVE THAT ADVANTAGE ON THE BILL MILLER INJECTOR THAT YOU DID BACK IN 2001.
>> DOUG KALITTA WHO DOES SEE THE POSSIBILITY OF TAKING OVER POINTS LEAD IN TOP FUEL WHEN THIS WEEKEND IS OVER. BUT HE SAYS THERE’S STILL TEN PEOPLE IN THE POINTS FIGHT AT THIS POINT, 11th RACE OF THE SEASON AND TOP QUALIFIER, BRANDON BERNSTEIN.
13 SPOTS HIGHER THAN HE WAS LAST WEEK. QUALIFIED 14 N IN CHICAGO. >> THEY REALLY STRUGGLED LAST WEEK. TIM RICHARDS SAID HE COULD NOT GET A HANDLE ON IT. HE GOT HER DIALED IN THIS WEEKEND SO FAR. >> LOVE THE VIEW FROM HERE. WELL, IT GOES AWAY FOR DOUG.
BUT BRANDON BERNSTEIN WITH A 4:53. KALITTA TAKES A LOOK DOWN THE TRACK, “WONDER WHAT THAT WAS.” >> WATCH RIGHT HERE, SEE A LITTLE TIRE SHAKE. HE DIDN’T — DOUG KALITTA DIDN’T HAVE A VERY GOOD 60 FOOT TIME. WHAT HAPPENS IF YOU DON’T GET
SPEED GOING EARLY, THEN YOU GO INTO THE TIRE SHAKE. THE FIX FOR THAT THEY’LL HOP THAT UP. THAT MEANS THE TRACK WAS BETTER THAN WHAT THEY THOUGHT. BRANDON BERN STEIN RAN BETTER THAN PREVIOUS.53 WITH A 4 KEEPS HIM NUMBER ONE.
>> AND KEEPS HIM WITH A LOW ET AS WELL. >> LET’S CONTINUE TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTIONS AS WE’RE DOING. DONNA FROM MISSOURI ASKS — THAT’S A GREAT QUESTION FOR BRANDON BERNSTEIN. >> BASICALLY, HOW I DO IT, OTHER GUYS DO IT DIFFERENTLY. I HAVE A GUY THAT’S IN THERE
WITH ME, HE GETS THE LAP BELTS GOING, GETS THEM REAL TIGHT. THEN ON THE SHOULDERS, THEY COME OVER THE SHOULDERS RIGHT ON TOP THERE AND IT GOES OVER MY DEVICE ON THE BLACK PART OF THE HANS DEVICE. ONCE HE GETS THE LAP BELTS TIGHT
HE TAKES SHOULDER BETS AND GOES DOWN ON THEM UNTIL I CAN’T BREATHE, BASICALLY. THOSE STRAPS ARE ACTUALLY IF SOMETHING WERE TO HAPPEN SOMEBODY CAN PULL YOU OUT THAT WAY. THAT’S A GREAT QUESTION. >> AND THAT FINISHES THE SESSION FOR TOP FUEL. BRANDON BERNSTEIN, HE’S WITHOUT
QUESTION THE MAN TO BEAT. AS WE LOOK DOWN THROUGH THE QUALIFYING. FIRST EIGHT ROUNDED OFF BY DAVID BACA. >> AND YOU SEE CORY McCLENATHAN. DOWN TO RIT PUSTARI WITH A 4.71. GUYS NOT IN THE SHOW. >> AND JUST A REMINDER OF ALL OF OUR COVERAGE HERE THIS WEEKEND
AT THE K&N SUPER NATIONALS FROM ENGLISHTOWN. NHRA 2 DAY WILL BE ON IN THE MORNING, THEN THE FINALS AT 4:00 TOMORROW AFTERNOON. MAKE SURE YOU JOIN US. TOMMY JOHNSON, JR. AS WE’RE READY TO GO WITH FUNNY CAR, STILL NOT IN THE FIELD. ONE OF THE GREAT THINGS ABOUT
THE SPORT. YOU GO FROM CHAMP TO CHUMP IN A WEEK, FROM THE TOP TO GOT BEING IN THE FIELD. >> DOESN’T TAKE MUCH TO MISS ON THE SETUP. T.J. WAS CONCERNED ABOUT THE SUN BEING OUT. I AGREE, IT WOULD BE AWFULLY TOUGH. CLOUD COVER OUT THERE.
RIGHT NOW NO EXCUSES. HE GOT THAT CAR HOOKED UP. THEY SHOULD BE ABLE TO GET IN THE SHOW. >> THERE’S T.J., HE’LL BE ALONGSIDE MIKE ASHLEY. AND AS WE WATCH TOMMY, IT’S REALLY ASHLEY’S HOME TRACK. YOU SAW TONY BARTONE EARLIER, HE’S STILL WISHING IT WOULD KNOW.
JOHN FORCE ON THE BOTTOM HALF OF THE FIELD. >> AND FILL BURKHARDT. DOWN THE FIELD. YOU SEE, SOME VERY GOOD CARS NOT IN THE SHOW, NOT ONLY TOMMY JOHNSON BUT GARY DENSHAM AND BOB GILBERTSON. >> I JUST TALKED TO HIM. HE SAID A LOT OF TIMES, THE
CLUTCH TIMERS, FUEL TIMERS, THOSE WILL MAKE THE SWITCH. THAT WASN’T THE CASE FOR TOMMY JOHNSON, HE DID TEST BRAND NEW PIPE ON MONDAY, FOR THOSE TO FALL BACK TO THE BACKUP CAR, THAT’S THE GOOD NEWS, DIDN’T HAVE TO DO A LOT OF AROUND OF COMPONENTS.@
I ASKED MIKE GREEN WHAT HE CAN FIND. HE SAID CONDITIONS SIMILAR TO WHAT THEY WERE IN COLUMBUS. WE HAVE THAT SET UP IN THE CAR. THEY WERE NUMBER SEVEN QUALIFIER IN THAT RACE THIS YEAR. >> IF YOU WANT TO TAKE THAT COMPARISON, THE AIR HERE IS
SIMILAR, BUT A LITTLE DIFFERENT FROM COLUMBUS. SO TRACK TEMPERATURE AT 101 DEGREES. TOMMY JOHNSON, JR., WITH A 4.83, MOVES HIM TO NINTH PLACE. MIKE ASHLEY IS NOT YET IN. SO, THE MONKEY IS OFF HIS BACK FOR TOMMY JOHNSON, JR. AND STILL ONE MORE SESSION TO GO.
LOOK DOWN FROM THE SANYO LIGHTSHIP. >> SAW MIKE GET OUT THERE. LOOKS LIKE HE STARTED TO HAZE THE TIRES BEFORE THE FINISH. TOMMY JOHNSON DIDN’T HAVE THAT PROBLEM. MIKE GREEN AND THE CREW CHIEF PUT A NICE SAFE TUNEUP. RUNS A 4.83 NUMBER NINE.
LOOK TO IMPROVE ON THAT IN THE NEXT SESSION. >> TRY TO AT LEAST GET IN THE TOP HALF OF THE FIELD IF THEY CAN. THAT’S SO IMPORTANT. AS TOMMY JOHNSON, JR. CLIMBS OUT. WE WANT TO TAKE YOU BACK TO THE PITS. THIS IS DOUG KALITTA’S PIT.
REMEMBER, HE DIDN’T GET DOWN THE TRACK ON HIS FIRST DOWN OF THIS DAY. >> EVEN THOUGH HE DID NOT GET @ DOWN THE RACE TRACK THEY’LL STILL REBUILD THE ENTIRE ENGINEú TAKE OUT THE CLUTCH. THEY WANT TO MAKE SURE EVERYTHING IS PERFECT. THEY DON’T TAKE ANY CHANCES.
EVERY TIME THAT CAR LEAVES A STARTING LINE THEY’LL REBUILD IT. >> LET’S GO TO GARY GEROULD. >> DO YOU KNOW YOU HAVE TO GET IN? >> ABSOLUTELY. I SAID WE NEED AN ACT OF GOD TO GET IN WITH ALL OF THE WEATHER. SURE ENOUGH. THE CLOUD IS GOING IN.
WE HAD TO GO A LITTLE CONSERVATIVE. YOU CAN’T GO UP TOO LIGHTLY. WE DIDN’T DO ANYTHING BUT SWITCH CARS OVERNIGHT. SO WE PULLED OUT AND RAN IN LAST WEEKEND. NEW CAR WAS RESPONDING TO CHANGES. SO BROUGHT BACK OUT OLD FAITHFUL. >> AND ONE ROUND TO GO, MAYBE BETTER.
>> YOU GOT TO GET IN FIRST. NOW WE CAN GO FOR NUMBER ONE. >> GO FOR THE TOP HALF. >> BACK UP AT THE STARTING LINE. JIM WILKERSON AND WHIT BAZEMORE CURRENTLY 15. YOU RIDE WITH HIM ON YOUR BIKES. HE WAS THE GREAT SKIRL RESCUER?
>> YOU’RE NOT GOING TO TELL IT, ARE YOU? >> IT WAS ACTUALLY A TURTLE. I GUY IN A MERCEDES WANTED TO BEAT HIM UP. THE GUY DESERVED IT. THEN ON THE WAY BACK. HE PULLS OFF THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. I THOUGHTx HE BROKE HIS BIKE.
HE’S RESCUING A LITTLE TURTLE AND MOVED IT OVER SO IT WOULDN’T GET RUN OVER. WHIT BAZEMORE, I DON’T KNOW WHAT YOU SAY ABOUT THAT. >> ANIMAL LOVER, BUT NOW HE’S GOT TO DO THE JOB. >> HE BASICALLY SAID YESTERDAY THE TRACK WAS A LOT BETTER THAN
HA THEY HAD FOR THE TUNEUP. THEY WERE GOING TO TRY TO STEP THIS UP AND RUN A NUMBER WITH THIS CLOUD COVER. >> WILKERSON GONE RIGHT AWAY. WHAT CAN BAZEMORE DO. 4.83 WITH A 5 AND 324 MILES AN HOUR. BAZEMORE. NINTH PLACE STILL. >> SAW TIM WILKERSON, AS SOON AS
HE HIT THE TLOTING, SOMETHING MUST HAVE BROKE. LOOK AT THAT BUCK AFTER IT UNLOADED THE TORQUE FROM WHATEVER COMING LOSE AND BREAKING, HAPPEN. >> LET’S DOE TO DAVE REIFF. YOU GOT A COUPLE ANSWERS TOO. >> NO QUESTION. RICK RUSSELL IN MIDDLETOWN, NEW
YORK WANTS TO KNOW — THIS IS BILL WHO BUILDS SHORT BLOCKS. TELL ME WHY DO YOU THAT? >> WE GET ALL OF THE FOUL OUT OF THE CYLINDERS BY TURN ANYTHING REVERSE SO WE DON’T HYDRAULIC UP IN THE STARTING LINE >> OF COURSE HYDRAULIC MEANS —
>> MEANS IT WILL GE BOOM >> THAT HAS HAPPENED BEFORE. TRUST ME. THEY JUST BACK THE FUEL OUT OF THE CYLINDERS. >> WE’LL CONTINUE TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTIONS FOR YOU. >> YEAH. THAT’S THE SITUATION, YOU GET ALL OF THAT FUEL IN THE CYLINDER, YOU CAN’T COMPRESS IT.
IT WILL PUSH THE HEAD GASKET OUT. MAKES A BIG KABOOM IF IT HAPPENS. >> FUNNY CAR QUALIFYING CONTINUES. CRUZ PEDREGON CLOSEST TO YOU.@ HE DIDN’T HAVE THE BEST WEEK IN CHICAGO LAST WEEK. RON CAPPS. >> WELL, CAPPS WHO HAS BEEN THE RUNNER-UP LAST TWO OF THREE YEARS.
IS 15th WITH A 4.87. PEDREGON WITH A 4.85 WILL STAY AT 13th. >> THAT WAS NOT THE RUN THAT EITHER OF THESE TEAMS WANTED. WATCH CRUZ PEDREGON. THIS CAR WILL START TO MOVE OUT OF THE GROOVE. WATCH HOW MUCH HE WORKS THE WHEEL TO KEEP IT IN.
GOT SIDEWAYS AT THE END. HE EVENTUALLY HAD TO SHUT THE THING OFF. >> THAT MIGHT MEAN THINGS ARE CHANGING SOMEWHERE. WE’LL SEE. >> Paul: AND WE WELCOME YOU BACK TO ENGLISHTOWN. I’M PAUL PAGE WITH MIKE DUNN. DAVE REIFF AND GARY GEROULD ALONG. THERE’S THE SANYO LIGHTSHIP.
GARY SCELZI AND JIM HEAD. SCELZI NEVER WON THUS FAR. THIS IS A GREAT SHOT FOR JIM HEAD SINCE 1988. >> Mike: JIM HEAD SEEMS TO BE GETTING THE CAR RUNNING BETTER ■ AND BETTER. HE SAID THE FUNNY CAR — IT’S MUCH MORE CHALLENGE THAN WHAT HE ANTICIPATED IN DRIVING IT.
GARY SCELZI IS TRYING TO TURN THE SEASON AROUND. AND IT GOES AWAY FOR EVERYBODY. THIS GETS A LITTLE FURTHER DOWN. SCHUMACHER TAKES A LOOK AT WALKS AWAY. THEY’LL REMAIN THIRD AND FOURTH. WELL, LET’S GO TO THE NEXT E-MAIL QUESTION FROM BOB WINTERS FROM STRASBURG, PENNSYLVANIA. LET’S GO TO AUSTIN COIL.
>> WELL, I GUESS YOU WANT TO KNOW ABOUT TURN R BURNOUTS. BACK IN THE EARLY ’60s. THERE WAS A LOT OF MATCH RACING AROUND THE COUNTRY, AND THEY ALWAYS MADE TWO OR THREE BURNOUTS BEFORE THE RUN JUST TO PUT A LITTLE RUBBER DOWN ON THE TRACK.
A LITTLE BIT OF HEAT ON THE TIRES. THEN LONG ABOUT 1969, A GROUP CALLED THE CHITOWN HUSTLER, THOUGHT IF MAKE A SMOKY BURNOUT, PERHAPS THAT WOULD GIVE THEM MORE TRACTION. SO IN SPRINGFIELD, ILLINOIS IN 1969 THE CHITOWN BURNOUT WAS BORN. THE CROWD LOVED IT.
THE TEAM WAS REQUESTED BY ALL OF THEIR FUTURE EVENT OPERATORS TO MAKE THOSE BURNOUTS EVERY TIME THEY RACE. PRETTY SOON IT WAS STANDARD IN THE INDUSTRY AND NOW EVERYBODY DOES IT. >> Paul: THERE IS THE GUY THAT KNOWS. ALL RIGHT. OUR LAST PAIR. TONY BARTONE AND ROBERT HIGHT.
>> ACTUALLY, IF YOU WANT TO GO OUT WITH THE BURNOUT. NOT SCARY TO ME. >> Mike: BERNIE WATCHES ALL OF THE SCARS RUN AND GIVE JIMMY AN IDEA WHAT THE TRACK CONDITIONS ARE FOR THE TUNEUP. >> Paul: SOMEBODY HAD WRITTEN IN AND WANT TODAY NOW WHERE BERNIE
FEDDERRY WAS AND WHAT HE’S DOING. THERE YOU KNOW, HE’S RIGHT THERE ON THE RADIO WITH JOHN FORCE’S CAR. WATCHING ALL OF THE TEAMS. >> Mike: BERNIE IS ALWAYS THERE, VERY SHARP AND WELL RESPECTED @ AMONG ALL OF HIS PEERS, INCLUDING HIS COMPETITORS. DOES A GREAT JOB.
>> Paul: AND TONY BARTONE. BEST POSITION HE’S SEEN. NUMBER ONE QUALIFIER. WILL THAT GO AWAY? LIGHT OVERCAST OVER THE TRACK. TRACK TEMPERATURE JUST OVER A HUNDRED DEGREES. >> Mike: TRACK CONDITIONS LOOK PRETTY GOOD. WE SAW SCELZI AND HEAD, THEY ALREADY QUALIFIED. JIMMY BARTONE ALREADY SOLID.
>> Paul: TWO DIFFERENT TIMES ON THE LEAD,.8 WITH 315. REMEMBER THEY CAN LEAVE ON THEIR OWN WHEN YOU’RE TALKING QUALIFYING. ROBERT HIGHT DOESN’T MAKE IT DOWN THE TRACK. BARTONE WITH THAT 4.68 SET LAST NIGHT IS STILL THE MAN. FUNNY CAR QUALIFYING NOW COMPLETE. BARTONE WITH THE 4.78.
JOHN FORCE, BOTTOM HALF OF THE TOP EIGHTH. AND BOTTOM HALF OF THE FIELD WITH PAUL LEE. THAT’S NICE. PAUL LEE IS IN BUT ON THE BUMP. AND THE GUYS THAT HADN’T MADE IT IN. MIKE ASHLEY IS GOING TO BE PRETTY DESPERATE TO BE IN HERE. HOMETOWN TRACK.
PRETTY GOOD NAMES THERE. AND JOHN FORCE’S BIT. THEY BROUGHT IT UP TO THE LINE, THEN THEY SHUT IT DOWN, APPARENTLY BROKE A REVERSER. SO, ONCE AGAIN, THEY GO INTO THE ROUTINE.x WHEN WE COME BACK, IT WILL BE PRO STOCK MOTORCYCLE. REMEMBER, THE U.S. ARMY TEAM, ANTO@■@■@■T 80 ♪♪
>> Paul: AND QUALIFYING CONTINUES FOR THE K&M FILTERS SUPERNATIONALS AT ENGLISHTOWN. BEAUTIFUL FACILITY. THOSE TREES HOLD THE AIR IN NICELY. WE’RE READY FOR PRO STOCK MOTORCYCLE. SHOW YOU WHAT’S HAPPENING. >> Mike: SESSION NUMBER ONE R ONE. RIGHT THE RIGHT SIDE OF YOUR SCREEN.
HAD THE FRONT FENDERS COME OFF. ACTUALLY DRIVES OVER IT. WATCH THIS. HE COME UP. LIFTS UP A LITTLE BIT GOING, HOLY COW. WHAT’S GOING ON. DID A GREAT JOB TO HANG ON TO THAT BIKE. >> Paul: INTERESTINGLY ENOUGH, THE NEXT TIME HE CAME OUT, THEY
COULDN’T FIND A FRONT FENDER FOR IT.x >> Mike: THEN SESSION NUMBER THREE, ANTRON BROWN. AT 189 MILES PER HOUR.O FIRST TO RUN THAT HERE AT @ ENGLISHTOWN, NEW JERSEY. >> Paul: HERE ARE THE STANDINGSo CHIP ELLIS ON TOP. AND STEVE JOHNSON IS ON THE BUMl WITH A 7.10.
>> Mike: SPEAKING OF STEVE JOHNSON IN THAT LEFT LANE TRYING TO GET OFF THAT BUMP SPOT. >> Paul: KAREN STOFER WITH A 7.16, AT 185 MILES AN HOUR, KEEPS THEM BOTH RIGHT THERE AT THE BOTTOM. WITH STILL PLENTY OF QUALIFYING TO COME. REMEMBER, KAREN STOFFER. THERE SHE IS.
THEY WAXED THE BIKE AND SHE ALMOST SLID OFF THE BACK END. I BET SHE CHECKED THAT THIS MORNING. >> Mike: I KNOW I WOULD. I WOULDN’T GET ON ONE OF THEM THINGS, WHAT AM I TALKING ABOUT? >> Paul: SPEAKING OF LAST WEEK, U.S. ARMY TEAM HAD MAYBE THEIR
WORST DAY. IN FACT, ANGELLE CONTINUES TO HAVE A REALLY ROUGH TIME. WORST QUALIFYING AT 14th.P >> Mike: AND THE FIELD IS SET, STEVE JOHNSON WILL QUALIFY. BASICALLY, THESE RIDERS RIGHT @ NOW ARE TRYING TO IMPROVE ON THEIR POSITION.■ ■ ANGELLE WOULD LOVE TO GET IN THE
TOP HALF OF THE FIELD. STILL SHE USUALLY MAKES A LOT OF HORSEPOWER. I BELIEVE THEY JUST MISSED ON THE SHETUP. MAYBE SHE CAN DO IT. A LITTLE SQUIRRELLY OFF THE BLIND THERE FOR ANGELLE. >> Paul: ANGELLE COMES THROUGH WITH A 7.13 TO A 7.20 FOR MICHAEL PHILLIPS.
WALKS UP TO MAKE SURE HE UNDERSTANDS HOW THAT WENT. DAVE REIFF. YOU GOT A QUESTION? >> Dave: JEFF, OUT IN CALIFORNIA SAYS, THEY LOVED THE ON BOARDS. THEY NOTICES SOMETIMES CRUZ’S THUMB COMES OFF AND HITS THAT BUTTON IS THAT THE PARACHUTE BUTTON?
>> I DO NOT LIKE TAKING MY HAND OFF THE WHEEL. I HIT THAT PARACHUTE ABOUT A THOUSAND FOOT. NEVER HAVE TO TAKE MY HAND OFF THE WHEEL. >> Dave: YOU NEEDED THE FIRE EXTINGUISHERS. WHERE IS THAT? >> I REACH THIS LEVEL, ON THE BRAKE HANDLE.
IT HAPPENS, YOU’RE TALKING MILY SECONDS. IF I HAVE A PROBLEM I TAKE CARE OF BUSINESS. RIGHT NOW WHEN I START THE CAR, DO A BURNOUT WITH ONE EVER THEM OPEN, ONE OFF. WHEN I PULL THE STAGE I PULL THIS ON FULL RICH. THAT’S FULL ON PUMP.
60 OR 80 SOME GALLONS A MINUTE AND READY TO GO. >> Dave: OF COURSE AT THAT POINT ONLY THING YOU NEED TO KNOW IS THAT PETAL. THAT’S THE WILD RUN. >> Paul: IT WENT AWAY EARLY FOR JOE DESANTIS AND GT TONGLET. THAT’S AN IMPROVEMENT TAKES HIM UP TO 11th.
7.08, I’M SORRY. >> Mike: MOST OF THE BIKES SEEM TO BE SLOWING DOWN IN THIS SESSION, PAUL. >> Paul: SO THE PRO STOCK MOTORCYCLES ARE UNDER WAY AND QUALIFYING. THERE’S MORE YET TO COME. ttt >> Paul: AND WE’RE BACK IN ENGLISHTOWN WHERE IT APPEARS THE
TRACK IS CHANGING A LITTLE BIT. COMING UP AS TOM BRADFORD AND ANDREW HINES, HINES GOT A LITTLE PROBLEM. >> Mike: LOOKS LIKE THEY GOT IT FIRED UP AS HE STARTS HIS BURNOUT. WEATHER CONDITIONS, ATMOSPHERE CONDITIONS A LITTLE WORSE WHERE IT’S HARD TO MAKE THE HORSEPOWER.
TRACK MAY BE A LITTLE GREASY. WE HAVE CLOUD COVER, SO NOT TOO BAD.0o WE’VE SEEN PRO STOCK MOTORCYCLES CONSISTENTLY, ABOUT .003 TO .005 SLOWER. >> ANDREW HINES NUMBER SEVEN WITH A 7.04. BOTH GUYS WITH CONDITIONS LIKE THIS PROBABLY GETTING A BASELINE SETUP FOR ELIMINATION TOMORROW.
>> Paul: HINES WITH A 7.07. TOM BRADFORD WITH A 7.11. THAT KEEPS HINES, MOVES HIM UP TO SEVENTH. BRADFORD STAYS DOWN IN NINTH ON THE STRENGTH OF HIS RUN ON THE SECOND QUALIFYING SESSION. ESPN’S COVERAGE CONTINUES SATURDAY, JUNE 24th WITH THE SUN TRUST INDY CHALLENGE.
LITTLE BITTY TRACK IN RICHMOND, VIRGINIA BUT DO IT MAKE FOR SOME RACING. FOR MORE INFORMATION LOGON TO ESPN.COM. BEST TIMES OF THE SESSION WITH ANDREW HINES ON THE TOP OF THE LIST WITH HIS 7.07. >> Mike: ABOUT .003 OF A SECOND BEST. PRETTY CONSISTENT WITH WHAT
WE’VE BEEN SEEING THE ENTIRE SESSION. >> Paul: ANGELLESAMPEY, WITHS WORST EVER, DO THEY LEARN ANYTHING THEY CAN PUT ON ANTRON BROWN’S MACHINE? GUIDERA IN THE OTHER LANE. ANTRON BROWN WITH A 7:12 TO A 7.03, FOR MAT GUIDERA. BROWN UP TO FIFTH NOW, GUIDERA
UP TO THIRD. >> I HAVE A QUESTION FROM BILL IN CALIFORNIA. WELL, ANDREW HINES IS RIGHT HERE. THIS WILL GIVE YOU AN IDEA HOW SMALL WE’RE TALKING ABOUT. THAT’S ONLY SIX OR SEVEN INCHES ACROSS THAT. LOOK OVER HERE. THAT’S LIKE 18 OR 19 INCHES ACROSS THERE.
SO, THE QUESTION ABOUT AERODYNAMICS. ANDREW WHAT WOULD YOUR RESPONSE BE? >> IT’S PRETTY OBVIOUS THIS IS A LITTLE MORE AERODYNAMIC THAN THE HARLEY. RULES STATE WE HAVE TO RUN WITH THE PRODUCTION BIKE LOOKS LIKE. ALL IT HAS IS A HEAD LIGHT. SO WE USE AN AFTERMARKET WIND SCENE.
WE BOTH TRY AND FITS RULES BEST WE CAN. I’M BASICALLY RIDING A BRICK. I’M IN A WIND TUNNEL. I KNOW HOW BAD IT IS. >> YOU’RE A LITTLE LOWER ON THE FRAME OF THE BIKE AS OPPOSED TO RYAN. >> THE SEAT HEIGHT IS MANDATED.
SO EVERYBODY TRIES TO GET AS CLOSE TO THAT AS WE POSSIBLY CAN. I THINK MY TANK MAY BE HIGHER THAN RYANS. WE HAVE TO FIT A BUNCH OF STUFF UNDER HERE. >> GO TO THE WIND TUNNEL, TWEAK, TWEAK MORE AND ONE MORE TIME AND
CROSS YOUR FINGERS AND HOE CAN GO FAST >> Paul: WHILE WE WERE TALKING THERE. IT WAS SCALI. SECOND QUICKEST QUALIFIER. SMITH WAS FOURTH. AND IT CHANGED NOTHING. THEIR BEST TIMES WERE RUN YESTERDAY, AND THEY STAYED SECOND FOR SCALI, AND FOURTH FOR MATT SMITH.
SO, COMING UP, CRAIG TREBLE AND CHIP ELLIS, NUMBER ONE QUALIFIER, CHIP ELLIS. GLEANEDINGLY FAST BOTH HERE AND IN CHICAGO. CHIP’S GOT A GOOD 65. CHIP ELLIS WITH A 7:02, 189 MILES AN HOUR TO A 7.09, 188 FOR TREBLE. AND THEY, TOO, STAY WHERE THEY ARE.
THAT’S 6.99 OF YESTERDAY. THAT’S AN ASTOUNDING NUMBER. NOW WITH THE FINAL PAIR DOWN THE TRACK, CHIP ELLIS HANGS ON TO THE NUMBER ONE QUALIFYING POSITION. THERE’S THE TOP EIGHT. HERE’S THE BOTTOM HALF OF THE FIELD WITH STEVE JOHNSON ROUNDING OUT AT 16.
>> Mike: CHIP ELLIS HAS A GREAT BIKE GOING INTO ELIMINATION. THESE RIDERS WILL NOT GO INTO ELIMINATION. SHAWN GANN, ANDREANO. >> WE’VE SEEN PRO STOCK MOTORCYCLE. IT’S PRO STOCK NEXT. SHE’S NOT THAT HAPPY RIGHT NOW. ERICA IS NOT YET IN THE >> Paul: WELCOME BACK TO ENGLISHTOWN.
BACK IN THE BACA PITS THEY’RE THRASHING AROUND ON THAT CAR GETTING READY FOR THE FINAL OPPORTUNITY TO BRING THE TOP FUELER UP TO QUALIFY. IT’S PRO STOCK ON THE LINE RIGHT NOW. RECORD-BREAKING QUICKEST FIELD IN HISTORY. >> YESTERDAY IN SESSION NUMBER TWO.
YIM YATES ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE SCENE. TAKES IT TO NUMBER ONE IN QUALIFYING AT A 6.65 AT 208 MILES PER HOUR. LET’S GO TO SESSION THREE TODAY. HOW ABOUT ALAN JOHNSON, NUMBER ONE IN COLUMBUS, RIGHT NOW NUMBER ONE IN ENGLISHTOWN AS HE
DRIVES THAT TO A 6.64 AT 207 MILES PER HOUR. >> Paul: AND CURRENT STANDINGS, THERE’S THE TOP HALF OF THE FIELD LEAD BY ALLEN JOHNSON, AND DOWN IN THE BOTTOM HALF OF THE FIELD, FROM NINE THROUGH 16. THERE IT IS, FINALLY. RICHIE STEVENS AND MARK PAWUK
WITH A 6.68. BUT THE KEY ARE THOSE NOT YET IN. >> Mike: LOOK AT ERICA ENDERS. SHAWN CARLSON NOT IN YET. WE SAW IT SLOW DOWN FROM THE THIRD TO FOURTH SESSION TODAY. THAT’S GOING TO BE AWFULLY TOUGH TO GET THIS CAR. I’LL BE VERY PRICED THEY CAN RUN
MORE THAN 669 IN THESE CONDITIONS. BUT YOU NEVER KNOW. >> EXCELLENT JOB, GOOD JOB. >> ON THE RADIO, TOMMY LEE’S ON THE RADIO TO HER. >> Mike: TOMMY LEE IS THE TEST DRIVER FOR HER. TOMMY MADE ABOUT 14 RUNS IN THIS CAR IN NEW JERSEY FOR TESTING.
ERICA WAS DOING MEDIA TOURS IN NEW YORK CITY. >> GOOD JOB, GOOD JOB RIGHT THERE. LET’S GO FORWARD. >> Paul: GOOD COACHING. WARREN JOHNSON IS IN THE OTHER LANE. >> RIGHT STRAIGHTFORWARD. RIGHT STRAIGHTFORWARD. RIGHT ON UP. RIGHT STRAIGHTFORWARD. LOOKING GOOD, LOOKING GOOD. JUST A TOUGH LEFT.
THERE YOU GO, RIGHT ON UP. LOOKING GOOD. RIGHT ON UP. RIGHT ON UP. LOOKING GOOD. RIGHT UP. OKAY. GO AHEAD AND TOUCH YOUR BREAK PRESSURE. >> Mike: RIGHT NOW, SHE’S GOING TO HAVE TO MAKE A PERFECT RUN FOR THE CONDITIONS TO HAVE ANY
SHOT OF BEING ABLE TO GET INTO THE SHOW. >> Paul: BUMP IS A 6.68. >> OKAY. SHE’S ALL YOURS. >> Mike: IS SHE FOCUSED ON THAT TREE, OR WHAT? WELL, ERICA RUNS A 6.70. >> GOOD JOB, GIRL. >> Paul: NICE JOB, BUT —
>> BETTER DOWN LOW THAN IT HAS BEEN. CRAP. >> IT LOOKED WAY BETTER, WASN’T ENOUGH. >> Paul: WASN’T WHAT SHE NEEDED. >> THAT’S ALL RIGHT. YOU TRIED. >> Mike: WARREN RAN, ALMOST MATCHING HIS QUALIFY FIEING TIME. PUT HIM IN NUMBER 15. WATCH AS ERICA RUNS THROUGH THE GEARS.
I THINK SHE DID ALMOST EVERYTHING RIGHT, JUST WITH THE CONDITIONS THE WAY THEY WERE. CAME UP A LITTLE SHORT OF GETTING IN THE SHOW. >> Paul: SO SHE’LL BECOME A SPECTATOR. THAT’S THE WAY IT WORKS. YOU EITHER GO FAST OR GO HOME. IT’S BEEN SAID SO MANY TIMES.
SO, WE CONTINUE WITH OUR QUESTION AND ANSWER SESSION. FROM DON GELINAS FROM PALMER, MASSACHUSETTS — WITH, WHO BETTER TO ANSWER THAN WARREN JOHNSON. >> APPARENTLY SOMEBODY PAYING A LOT OF ATTENTION TO THE INCAR CAMERA. THAT’S ERGONOMICS. I NEED CLEARANCE FOR MY KNEE SO
IT DOESN’T HIT THE STEERING WHEEL. JUST CLEARANCE TO HIT INSIDE THE CAR WHEN I’M DRIVING IT. >> Paul: THERE YOU GO. A LOT OF GOOD QUESTIONS HAVE COME IN. WE’LL GET TO AS MUCH AS WE CAN. WE’LL BE ABLE TO DO THIS ANOTHER SESSION AS WELL. RON KRISHER AND MIKE THOMAS.
>> Mike: THOMAS IN THE RIGHT LANE. HE’S THE LAST CAR TO HAVE A CHANCE. >> Paul: QUALIFYING, RED LIGHT IS NOT AN ISSUE. MIKE THOMAS WITH A 6.71. AND THAT IS NOT GOOD ENOUGH. RON KRISHER STAYS IN 14th POSITION. SO, WHEN WE COME BACK, WE’LL
TALK WITH WHAT APPEARS TO BE A >> Paul: AND WE’RE BACK TO LOOK DOWNs ON THE OLD BRIDGE TOWNSHI RACEWAY PARK, ENGLISHTOWN, NEW ■ JERSEY. V GAINES IS ON THE LINE. HE’LL VASE SIDE BY SIDE WITH DAVE CONNELLY. QUALIFYING CONTINUES IN PRO STOCK. CONNELLY, WITH A 6.67.
207 MILES AN HOUR, GAINES, 6.69. THAT KEEPS THEM WHERE THEY WERE, BASED ON THE THIRD QUALIFYING SESSION. A LITTLE EARLIER TODAY. LET’S GO TO GARY GEROULD, HE’S WITH ERICA. >> Gary: WE ALL KNOW, ERICA, HOW DIFFICULT THIS SPORT CAN BE AT TIMES. SUCH A COMPETITIVE FIELD.
THIS IS THE FIRST TIME THIS YEAR NOT TO MAKE ONE OF THESE SHOWS. I KNOW IT’S GOT TO HURT BIG-TIME. HOW DO YOU DEAL WITH IT? >> IT HURTS BAD. A REALLY CRUMBY DEAL, PART OF THE GAME UNFORTUNATELY. MY GUYS HAVE BEEN WORKING THEIR BUTTS OFF.
WE TESTED TO TRY TO GET THIS CAR STRAIGHTENED OUT. THAT LAST PASS FELT BETTER. WE WERE PLAYING FOR CLOUD COVER. BUT IT DIDN’T HAPPEN. BUT WE’LL SEE WHAT HAPPENS. OH, WELL, BIG BUMPER. >> Gary: SEE YOU IN A WEEK. >> YEAH, NEXT UP, IT WILL BE ST. LOUIS.
>> Paul: MENTIONED THIS LITTLE PROBLEM RIGHT HERE. THE SUN’S COME UP, THAT’S WARMING THE TRACK, MIKE. >> Mike: GET THE TRACK A LITTLE GREASY, GET THE TIRE SPIN TOO MUCH. CAN’T RUN IT AGGRESSIVE ENOUGH THROUGH FIRST AND SECOND GEAR. JUST COST THAT ELAPSED TIME.
STILL A GOOD JOB, CAME CLOSE, JUST A LITTLE TOO SHORT. >> Paul: KURT JOHNSON AND JASON LINE. >> Mike: KURT COMING OFF THAT WIN LAST WEEK IN JOLIET. HAS A GOOD RACE CAR. JASON LINE, HIM AND JIM YATES ONLY TWO CAR SO FAR.
ALL THREE WERE IN THE 660 ELAPSED TIME RANGE. LET’S SEE HOW THEY DO NOW. >> Paul: KURT HAS BEEN NUMBER ONE HERE THREE TIMES. WELL, KURT GOES ALL THE WAY THROUGH FOR JASON. IT WAS OVER RIGHT AWAY. AND WITH THAT, THEY WILL REMAIN FIFTH AND SIXTH.
TAKE YOU BACK TO LAST YEAR AT DALLAS. THIS IS TRULY HORRIFIC IN PRO STOCK. >> Mike: THIS IS FRIDAY NIGHT QUALIFYING. BRUCE ALLEN ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF YOUR SCREEN. BRUCE GETS LOOSE, MOVE OEFS IN FRONT OF KENNY, HORRENDOUS IMPACT. JUST AN AMAZING CRASH THERE.
JUST HAD US ALL HOLDING OUR BREATH WHEN WE SAW THAT ONE. WE’LL TAKE ONE MORE LOOK AT IT. ONE MORE ANGLE WITH THIS SHOT. YOU SEE — WASH KENNY, NEVER SAW WHAT WAS COMING, JUST RUNNING LOU THE GEARS, WATCHING THE SHIFT LIGHT. HERE COMES BRUCE, UP AND OVER.
>> Mike: SO A LOT. IF NOT ALL OF BRUCE’S FANS HAVE BEEN WONDERING, ESPECIALLY CARL AND KYLE ROBERTS FROM GERMANTOWN, MARYLAND. HOW IS BRUCE ALLEN DOING NOW? THE GOOD NEWS, HE’S ON THE PHONE WITH US. BRUCE, ANSWER IT YOURSELF. HOW ARE YOU DOING? >> I’M DOING FINE.
I ACTUALLY DON’T HAVE VERY MANY REMAINING INJURIES FROM THAT. A LITTLE BIT OF A HAND PROBLEM. NOTHING SERIOUS, NOTHING ANY MORE SO THAN WHAT PEOPLE HAVE IN THEIR LIFE. >> BRUCE, MIKE DUNN, HOW ARE YOU DOING? >> I’M DOING FINE. MIKE. >> Mike: YOU ALWAYS HAD A LOVE FOR GOLFING.
HAVE YOU BEEN GOLFING? DO YOU PLAN TO GET IN A RACE CAR SOON? >> I HAVEN’T BEEN PLAYING MUCH GOLF. FOR THE FIRST FEW MONTHS, I COULDN’T GRIP ENOUGH. RACING-WISE, PROBABLY THE — THE CRASH REALLY DIDN’T HAVE ANY IMPACT ON WHETHER WE RACED OR NOT THIS YEAR.
WE WEREN’T PLANNING ON RACING ANYWAY. MOSTLY WE WEREN’T COMPETITIVE ENOUGH TO WIN. AND AFTER SOMETHING LIKE THAT HAPPENS, YOU KIND OF RE-EVALUATE ANYTHING ELSE IN YOUR LIFE. I DON’T THINK I WOULD PUT MY WIFE THROUGH THAT AGAIN. SHE WAS A HUGE SUPPORTER.
I DON’T IMAGINE THAT WAS A LOT OF FUN FOR HER TO WATCH. >> Mike: WASN’T FUN FOR ANY OF US TO WATCH. WHAT ARE YOU DOING, WORKING IN THE SHOP AND BUILDING POWER PLANTS? >> YES. WE’VE GOT A PRETTY BIG BUSINESS, SUPPLYING A LOT OF RACERS WITH ENGINES.
THAT WENT ON RECORDLESS WHETHER WE WERE RACING OR NOT. NOW WE SPEND A LOT MORE TIME DEVOTED JUST TO CUSTOMERS AND GETTING ENGINES RUNNING BETTER, AND TRYING TO HELP THEM DO — STILL DO SOME WORK, TOO, ON DIFFERENT PROJECTS. >> Paul: BRUCE, IT’S GOOD TO
KNOW THAT YOU’RE OKAY. AND ON THE MEND, AND IT’S GOOD TO TALK WITH YOU. THANKS A LOT. >> THANK YOU, APPRECIATE YOU. >> Paul: YOU SAW YATES AND EDWARDS, NO IMPROVEMENT ON THEIR POSITION. REMAIN THIRD AND FOURTH. HERE COMES GREG ANDERSON AND ALLEN JOHNSON. FIRST AND SECOND QUALIFIERS.
SUN YOU SEE IT REFLECTING OFF ALLEN JOHNSON’S CAR WILL, HEATING THE TRACK. WE HAVEN’T SEEN ANY IMPROVED ROUNDS SINCE THE SUN CAME OUT. >> Mike: THAT MEANS ALLEN JOHNSON WILL PROBABLY RETAIN THAT NUMBER ONE SPOT. IF ANYBODY CAN DO IT IT WOULD BE GREG ANNERSON.
I WOULD BE VERY SURPRISED WITH THE CONDITIONS WE’RE SEEING NOW. WE’LL SEE WHAT GREG CAN DO HERE. >> Paul: QUICKEST PRO STOCK FIELD EVER. WELL, 6.67, AND 6.68. THAT WILL NOT CHANGE ANYTHING. SO, ALLEN JOHNSON, IS THE TOP QUALIFIER IN PRO STOCK, AND WE’LL LEAD THAT RECORD FIELD
INTO COMPETITION TOMORROW. HERE’S THE ONBOARD. MIKE. >> Mike: WATCH GREG ANDERSON, BOTH CARS LOCKED SIDE BY SIDE. ALLEN JOHNSON WILL BE THE NUMBER ONE QUALIFIER FOR THE SECOND TIME THIS YEAR. >> Paul: HERE’S THE PRO STOCK LADDER. WE LOOK AT ROUND ONE. LINE AND STANFIELD AGAINST EACH OTHER.
>> Mike: ON THE OTHER SIDE. JIM YATES AGAINST KRISHER. WARREN AND GREG ANDERSON. THAT’S A MATCH UPIN THE FIRST ROUND. >> Paul: COMING UP. QUALIFYING FOR TOP FUEL. TONY SCHUMACHER BREATHING EASIER NOW THAT HE’S =x■ú/Hx:x■ú/H@4XSH >> Paul: AND THIS WAS JUST A FEW MOMENTS AGO AT OLD BRIDGE TOWNSHIP RACEWAY PARK.
AND SCOTT WEIS. DID HE LIGHT IT UP? IT’S TOP FUEL QUALIFYING. BRANDON BERNSTEIN WITH THE 4.53, NUMBER ONE QUALIFIER. THERE’S THE TOP HALF WITH DAVID BACA IN EIGHTH SPOT AND BOTTOM HALF, BUMP IS RIT PUSTARI. INTERESTINGLY ENOUGH, HE QUALIFIED IN PHOENIX. AND BEAT SCHUMACHER RIGHT HERE A
YEAR AGO. >> Mike: THERE HE IS ON THE STARTING LINE. FIELD IS SET, PAUL. OTHER PEOPLE NOT IN THE SHOW HAVE ALREADY RAN. THAT’S A BIG LOAD OFF HIS MIND. HE KNOWS HE’S GOING TO BE IN THE SHOW. NOW HE CAN CONCENTRATE IN GETTING THE SETUP.
AS THE NUMBER 15 QUALIFIER LOOKING TO STEP UP HIS PERFORMANCE. >> Paul: GRUBNIC, THE WINNER AT GAINESVILLE. THE WINNINGEST TOP FUEL RACER EVER. THERE HE STANDS, MEMBER OF THE MOTOR SPORTS HALL OF FAME. HE WON JIX RACES HERE, HEY, JOE? GOOD TO SEE YOU?
>> GOOD TO BE HERE. HAVING A LOT OF FUN AND MEATING A LOT OF GOOD >> Paul: YOU HAD A PRETTY GOOD TOUR OF ITALY. >> YEAH, I WAS FORT NART TO GO TO ITALY AND GET A TOUR OF THE FERRARI FACTORY. IT WAS SPECTACULAR.
>> Mike: DID YOU ORDER ONE? >> YES, I HAVE ONE ON THE ORDER AND I’M GOING TO GET THE FASTEST CAR, THAT WASN’T BE OUT IN A COUPLE OF YEARS, I WOULD LOVE TO HAVE ONE IF I CAN GET MY HANS ON IT. >> Mike: EVEN THOUGH YOU’RE
RETIRED FROM DRIVING YOU HAVE THAT NEED FOR SPEED? >> DEFINITELY, I HAVE FAST JET SKIS. I LIKE MY TOYS. I KEEP MY HANDS IN DOING THINGS WHETHER SKIING 100 MILES AN HOUR. WHATEVER. ONCE YOU GET THAT THRILL OF DOING THINGS EXCITING AND GOING
FAST YOU HAVE TO REPLACE THE ADRENALINE BESIDES DRIVING A TOP FUEL CAR. TODAY, IT WAS REALLY NICE, YOU CAN RELIVE MEMORIES. I LOVE TO GET UP CLOSE TO THE CARS AND SMELL THEM AND FEEL THEM AND HEAR THEM. >> Paul: DO YOU MUST IT?
>> I MISS THE DRIVING, BUT NOT THE BUSINESS PART, THE PRESSURE WITH THE SPONSORSHIP AND ALL OF THAT. BUT THE DRIVING THE CAR, I WAS FORTUNATE I WAS ABLE TO DO THAT IN MY LIFETIME. IT’S AS EXCITING YOU CAN GET. NO FERRARIS YOU CAN GET WHEN YOU
STEP ON 5,000 HORSEPOWERS AND IT KICKS YOU IN THE BUTT. IT’S AS GOOD AS YOU CAN GET. NOTHING ELSE YOU CAN DO TO REPLACE THAT. >> Paul: A LOT OF FANS OVER IN THIS PART OF THE COUNTRY AND PENNSYLVANIA. TEN DAYS IN ITALY, I FIGURE
THAT’S 30 PLATES OF PASTA. THANK YOU, GUYS. >> THANK YOU, GUYS, NICE SEEING YOU ALL. >> Paul: GRUBNIC A 4.64 AT 325 MILES AN HOUR TO A 4.73, THAT CHANGES NOTHING EXCEPT DOES SHOW YOU THE SUN OUT AND EVERYTHING. COULD RUN GOOD AT WHAT WOULD BE RACE GOOD.
>> Mike: GRUBNIC WENT FROM 15th TO 14 TO WITH THAT 4.64. I DON’T BELIEVE IT WAS A NUMBER THEY WERE LOOKING FOR. THEY WANT TODAY GET A LITTLE MORE OUT OF THE RACE CAR.@ AT LEAST THEY’RE IN THE SHOW FOR TOMORROW. >> Paul: THEY CAN DO THAT IN
KIND OF A HALF SUN. SUN IS POKING IN AND OUT. >> Mike: ALL OF THE CONDITIONS, IF THE SUN IS OUT MORE, IT’S GOING TO BE A LITTLE TOUGHER. >> Paul: NOW TIME FOR THE SOUNDS OF THE STRIP AS MORGAN LUCAS AND HILARY WILL COME UP.
>> YOU GT ABOUT WHAT, 10,000 PEOPLE COMING TOMORROW? >> YEAH. WE HAD THAT, IT WAS GREAT. I LOVE IT FOR OUR PEOPLE. >> Paul: HILLARY WILL TO A 4.64 AND LUCAS A 4.63, THEY WILL STAND ON THE TIMES THAT THEY SET LAST NIGHT. LUCAS IN 14th AND WILL IN 15th.
HILLARY, EARLIER TODAY, GOT THE NOSE OF IT OFF INTO THE SAND TRAP BUT THAT’S ALL. SO ENDED UP BEING OKAY. >> Mike: GO ON BOARD WITH HILLARY, RIGHT AT THE FINISH PULLED AWAY TO RUN THE 4.6. THAT KEEPS HER IN THE 15 SPOT. WATCH MORGAN WORKING THE WHEEL A
LITTLE BIT. THEY DON’T HAVE TO WORK THE WHEEL QUITE AS MUCH AS THE FUNNY CAR BUT STILL MAKES A NICE RUN. >> Paul: YOU SAW EARLIER, NUMBER ONE QUALIFIER IN PRO STOCK, ALLEN JOHNSON. RIGHT NOW HE’S AVAILABLE WITH GARY GEROULD. >> Gary: ALLEN T-WAS DIFFERENT
IN TERMS OF CONDITIONS THIS WEEK AS OPPOSED TO LAST WEEK. WHAT HAVE YOU FOUND? CONSISTENCY LOOKS IMPRESSIVE. >> I’VE GOT TO GIVE THE PRAISE TO MY DAD. HE FOUND A BUNCH OF POWER. AND MARK. WE STAYED AFTER AND TESTED AND FOUND A LITTLE MAGIC TRICK WITH
THE CAR WE’VE BEEN MISSING AND MADE AWESOME RUNS HERE. SLIMY TRACK, GOOD TRACK, DOESN’T MATTER. >> Gary: YOU WOULDN’T WANT TO TELL US HA THAT MAGIC THING IS? >> YOU GOT TO TWIST THEM BARS UNTIL YOU FIND A COMBINATION THAT’S WORKING. >> Gary: IT’S WORKING BIG-TIME.
123 GOOD TRY, G-MAN. DIDN’T THINK IT WOULD HAPPEN >> Paul: AND WE WELCOME YOU BLACK. THE ELECTRONICS LEADER, SANYO TO BRING YOU PICTURES FROM THE SANYO LIGHTSHIP. CHIEF PILOT JADEN JUD AND JEFF VAUGHN UP IN THE BLIMP WORKING WITH US TODAY. YOU GUYS ARE LOOKING GOOD.
HOW ARE YOU DOING? PUT YOUR HANS BACK ON THE WHEEL. COME ON, COME ON. THEY DO SUCH A NICE JOB. GIVE US SUCH GREAT VISUALS. BOTH HANDS OFF THE WHEEL. >> Mike: OKAY. I’M FROM THE FAA. NEVER MIND. >> Paul: MELRY TROXEL. CLAY MILLICAN WHO THEY ALMOST
HAD TO REBUILD THE CAR, BECAUSE AT FIRST THEY REJECTED THAT MACHINE. SOME PROBLEMS WITH THE LOWER RAILS. TROXEL A.60, 320 AND MILLICAN, A 4.85. THAT WILL HELP TROXEL A BIT. MILLICAN WILL HAVE TO STAND ON THE TIMES FROM LAST NIGHT. >> Mike: OBVIOUSLY, THEY COULD
HAVE LIKED TO IMPROVE AND GET IN THE TOP HALF BUT MORE IMPORTANTLY THEY WANT TO FIND OUT WHAT THE TRACK IS LIKE SO THEY HAVE AN IDEA WHAT THEY’RE LOOKING AT IN TOMORROW’S ELIMINATIONS. PROBABLY ON THE CONSERVATIVE SIDE A LITTLE BIT TO MAKE SURE
IT GOES DOWN THE TRACKS TO GET GOOD DATA FOR SUNDAY’S ELIMINATIONS. >> Paul: SO MELANIE BRINGS IT BACKP■AND THERE IS MORE YET TO >> Paul: WELCOME BACK TO THE K&M FILTERS SUPER NATIONALS. WE ARE QUALIFYING. JUST A FEW MOMENTS AGO, HERBERT AND BACA CAME TO THE LINE.
4.59, HERBERT, 4.64 FOR BACA. A LITTLE EARLIER, DAVE REIFF CAUGHT UP WITH DAVID BACA. >> Dave: ON HIS WAY, HE MADE A STOP AT GROUND ZERO, DAVID SO MOVED DECIDE TODAY TAKE ACTION WITH THIS YOUNG MAN HERE, FRANKIE. HOW SO? >> HE’S A GREAT YOUNG MAN.
CAME INTO NEW YORK, SAW GROUND ZERO, WANT TODAY KNOW WHAT WE COULD DO. I SAW THE FOUNDATION BASED ON THE PIECE YOU DID. FRANKIE IS DOING A DRAWING TO RAISE MONEY FOR THE FOUNDATION. HERE TODAY, I’M CHALLENGING ANY OF MY DRIVERS. PLEASE DONATE.
HERE IS THE FIRST UNVEILING OF THE 2006 RALPH HELMET >> FRANKIE DID THIS. HE’S THE SON OF THE MAN STUCK ON THE 10th FLOUR WHEN THE TOWER CAME DOWN. WE’LL HAVE SOME OF THE WORKS ON THE FINAL SHOW. >> Paul: WELL DONE, VERY WELL DONE.
LARRY DIXON AND ROD FULLER. THERE’S FULLER, THE WINNER, AND OF COURSE, LARRY DIXON, BEEN INTO FOUR FINALS IN A ROW HERE. WE WANT TO TAKE YOU BACK. EXTREME REPLAY WAS WITH US. BOY, MIKE, THAT STUFF WAS GOOD. WE WANT TO SHOW IT TO YOU.
>> Mike: WE GOT GREAT SHOTS AS WE LOOK AT BEN MARSHAL. REAL WING. WE SHOW YOU TORQUE THAT 8,000 HORSEPOWER DOES. DO YOU SHE THE RING WHEN IS IT FIRST HITS THE THROTTLE? WATCH THE FRONT RING. THAT’S NORMAL DEAL THERE. THEY ALWAYS DO THAT LITTLE
DOUBLE STEP, PICKS THE FRONT END UP, SETS IT DOWN AND TORQUE PICKS THAT FRONT END UP. APPLIES THE POWER EVENLY. AND ALLOWS THAT RACE CAR TO GO STRAIGHT. THAT’S THE KEY. THAT FRONT WHEEL IS IN THE AIR. YOU WANT THAT CAR GOING STRAIGHT. >> Paul: WHAT GREAT VISUALS
THOSE ARE. THAT’S JUST SO GOOD. WELL, LARRY DIXON, TOP FUEL HAS TWO WINS HERE, 2004, 2005 AND ON FATHER’S DAY. FIVE STRAIGHT WINS. >> Mike: EVER SINCE HIS SON DONOVAN WAS BORN, HE NEVER LOST ON FATHER’S DAY. WE SWITCHED DATES AND MOVED IT TO ENGLISHTOWN.
THEIR TIMES THIS MORNING WERE HOW THEY GOT INTO FIFTH AND SIXTH. AND THOSE TIMES WILL STAND. DIXON JUST RAN A 460 IN A 4.57 FOR HOT RAD FULLER, BUT EARLIER, FULLER WITH ANOTHER 4.57 AND DIXON WITH A 4.57. AND DIXON, ALL THE WAY TO THE NET.
>> Mike: IT’S KIND OF UNUSUAL. BOTH CARS HAD TROUBLE GETTING THE CHUTES OUT. BOTH THE DRIVERS WENT 325. LET’S TAKE ANOTHER LOOK AT THIS. LIKE I SAID, BOTH CARS MADE RUNS TO THE FINISH LINE. LARRY RUNS A 4.60, 325. ALSO AT 325. NO CHUTE FOR EITHER ONE.
THEN GETS IT OUT LATE AND IT WAS USELESS. HE HAD WAY TOO MUCH SPEED TO TRY TO TAKE THE TURN. HE BASICALLY STUCK IT INTO THE KITTY LITTER AS WE SAW IT. LET’S GO ON BOARD. YOU SEE, HE PULLED THE CHUTE. MUST HAVE GOTTEN TANGLED IN THE
WHEELLY BAR THEN TRIED TO DEPLOY THE OTHER ONE THEN IT WAS TANGLED UP. ROD FULLERS MUST HAVE GONE ON THE BRAKES EARLY. HE WAS ABLE TO MAKE THE TURNOFF. BUT LARRY’S GOT A LITTLE BIT OF DAMAGE TO THAT MILLER CAR. HOPEFULLY IT DIDN’T BEND THE CHASSIS.
HOPEFULLY BODY HANDLES THAT GOT BENT. EVEN IF IT DIDN’T BEND THE CHASSIS, THERE’S GOING TO BE A LOT OF WORK. >> Paul: YOU MAY CALL IT KITTY LITTLE R LITTER. IT’S REALLY’ PEA GRAVEL KIND OF THING. SO LET’S FIND OUT WHAT THE STORY
WAS, GARY GEROULD IS WITH LARRY DIXON. >> Gary: HE’S VERY FRUSTRATED AND UNHAPPY. HE WALKS AWAY AND SAID, YOU DON’T WANT TO TALK TO ME RIGHT NOW. SO WE RESPECT THAT. HE’S STEAMING. >> Paul: SO I WONDER, HERE COMES DONNY. HE COMES UP — THEY’RE TALKING ABOUT IT.
BUT GOT TO BE A PROBLEM THERE, MIKE. >> Mike: YEAH, THE CHUTE DIDN’T COME OUT. HE DIDN’T HAVE VERY MANY CHUTE FAILURES. MIGHT HAVE BEEN LATE GETTING ON THE BRAKE. >> Paul: WHATEVER IT IS. TAKE ONE MORE LOOK AT >> Paul: GOOD TO SEE YOU GUYS WELL.
GOOD CROWD HERE, THE SUN IS OUT. AND THE TEMPERATURE IS WARM A LITTLE BIT. THAT’S GOOD FOR THE CROWD. BUT IT’S CHANGING TRACK CONDITIONS, AS DOUG KALITTA COMES UP TO THE LINE. BOB VANDERGRIFF WILL BE OVER IN THE OTHER LANE. KALITTA CAME HERE WITH SOME
HOPES THAT HE MIGHT TAKE OVER THE POINTS LEAD HERE. YOU GOT TO LOVE THE AERIALS, KALITTA 4.62, VANDERGRIFF A 4.59. NEITHER ONE OF THOSE ARE BETTER THAN THEY DID EARLIER. KALITTA RAN HIS 4.56 LAST NIGHT. VANDERGRIFF INPROVED ON HIS TIME WITH A 4.54 WITH A 6 THIS MORNING.
>> Mike: BOB HAS TO GOT TO BE HAPPY RIGHT NOW. THEY COULDN’T GET DOWN THE RACE TRACK YESTERDAY. RIGHT NOW THEY’RE GETTING A TUNUP. 4.59 BY CREW CHIEF, I THINK THEY’LL BE HAPPY WITH THAT. >> Paul: DOUG KALITTA CLIMBS OUT. IS THAT GENERALLY A GOOD RULE?
FRIDAY NIGHT YOU WANT TO GO FAST. SATURDAY AFTERNOON YOU FIGURE OUT WHAT THE RACE WILL BE? >> Mike: REALLY DEPENDS ON THE CONDITIONS. TIE DAY NIGHT YOU’RE IN CONDITIONS YOU’LL NOT SEE SUNDAY. THAT’S WHEN YOU GO FOR THE STEREO AND SATURDAY YOU TUNE FOR
THE RACE. >> Paul: THERE’S STILL PLENTY MORE COVERAGE COMING HERE FROM THE K&M SUPERNATIONALS. AND “NHRA2DAY,” AND FINALS, IN THE EAST. >> SO THE NEXT, AND FINAL PAIR, TOP FUEL, BRANDON BERNSTEIN, WHO IS THE TOP QUALIFIER. AND TONY SCHUMACHER IS CURRENTLY THIRD. BURNSTEIN AND SCHUMACHER BOTH
SET THEIR POSITION TIMES THIS MORNING. BUT SINCE THEN, THE SUN HAS COME OUT AND TRACK WARMED UP CONSIDERABLY. >> GOES BACK TO GET A COMBINATION FOR TOMORROW. BRANDON ALSO RAN A 4.53 LAST EVENING. HE HAD A PRETTY GOOD RUN IF YOU LOOK AT THE TRACK TEMPERATURE THERE.
IT WAS STILL ABOUT 104, 106 DEGREES. SO, I MEAN, THESE CONDITIONS MAY NOT BE AS HOT AS WHAT WE SEE TOMORROW, IF THE WEATHER IS RIGHT AND SUN IS OUT, THAT TRACK COULD GET VERY HOT. LIKE WE SAID BEFORE, FIRST SESSION, THE TRACK WAS HIGH AS 134 DEGREES.
THAT GETS VERY, VERY TRICKY. >> Paul: YOU SAW ALLEN JOHNSON PUTTING THE LAST MINUTE TUNE ON THE TOP OF TONY SCHUMACHER’S MACHINE. >> Mike: CHANGED THAT CHASSIS ON ALLEN’S CAR. MOVED THE ENGINE FORWARD. YOU’RE LIMITED TO 300 WHEEL BASE. YOU CAN PUT IT INTO POSITION,
MOVE IT AROUND TO BALANCE THAT CAR OUT. HE THOUGHT IT MIGHT HELP WITH CONSISTENCY DEPARTMENT. HE STILL BELIEVES IT HAD EVEN THOUGH YESTERDAY IT STRUGGLED. GET ANOTHER RUN IN TODAY, HE’LL FEEL GOOD. >> Paul: SCHUMACHER’S 4.56. BERNSTEIN, 4.57. THAT WILL KEEP BERNSTEIN AT 4.53 AS TOP QUALIFIER.
SCHUMACHER REMAINS IN THIRD. THIS TIME, THE CHUTES ARE OUT AND GOOD AND THEY’LL MAKE THE TURN WITHOUT ANY TROUBLE. GARY GEROULD. >> Gary: WELL, GREG SMITH FROM MARYLAND POTIONED A QUESTION FOR US — SO BOB VANDERGRIFF IS HERE. HOW ABOUT THE SKINNY RASCALS UP FRONT.
>> THAT’S A GOOD QUESTION. WE SWITCHED TO THE LARGER FRONT TIRE BECAUSE WE WERE SEEING DEFINISHED TIRE LIFE WITH THE SKINNY ONES. THIS WE’LL SEE 0, 40, 50 RUNS BEFORE IT NEEDS CHANGED OUT. WHICH IS QUITE AN IMPROVEMENT. GOOD QUESTION. THAT WILL LAST 30 TO 40 RUNS NOW.
>> Gary: WE MIGHT POINT OUT THAT GARY DIXON USES THE OLD FIRE FROM LAST YEAR. REALLY TRYING TO SKROUNG THEM UP. THEY THEY THEY GET AN AERODYNAMIC. >> Paul: THERE’S THE ROUND ONE LADDER. BERNSTEIN WITH THE TENTH CAREER PULL. >> Mike: GREAT MATCHUPS ON THE OTHER SIDE.
HE’LL BE FACING OFF WITH HILLARY WILL. TONY SCHUMACHER WITH GRUBNIC. >> Paul: TOP FUEL QUALIFYING IS COMPLETE. THERE ARE THOSE THAT HAVE NOT QUALIFIED. BUT NEXT IT’S GOING TO BE FUNNY CAR. ROBERT HIGHT LOOKING STRONG. BUT WHAT ABOUT TONY BARTONE. TOP >> Paul: AND WE ARE BACK AT ENGLISHTOWN.
THIS WAS JUST MOMENTS AGO AS GILBERTSON WAS ABLE TO BUMP HIS WAY INTO THE FIELD. >> Mike: AND NUMBER 16 POSITION WITH 4.87. WHICH TIED RON CAPPS. HE’S STILL NUMBER 15, SO BOB GILBERTSON IS HOPING TO HANG ON TO THAT NUMBER 16 SPOT.
>> Paul: WAS WE CONTINUE WITH FUNNY CAR QUALIFYING. TONY BARTONE, HIS LINE WAS, I WISH IT WOULD SNOW. THE WEATHER MAY BE HELPING HIM. BOB GILBERTSON BUMPED HIS WAY INTO THE FIELD. NOW, THE BUMP IS A 4.87. >> AS YOU LOOK AT SOME GUYS NOT IN THE SHOW.
INCLUDING MIKE ASHLEY AND TERRY ON THE LINE RIGHT NOW. BUT TONY BARTONE HAS A CHANCE OF HOLDING ON THAT POSITION. THE TRACK CONDITIONS I DON’T THINK ARE THERE RIGHT NOW. >> Paul: MIKE ASHLEY AND TERRY HADDOCK COMING UP. TONY LIVES NOT THAT FAR, ABOUT 85 MILES AWAY.
AND WE’RE GOING TO SEE GOOD CHANGES IN HIS TEAM COMING UP SHORTLY. SO, MIKE ASHLEY COMES DRIFTING OVER AND CATCHES A BLOCK. HADDOCK WITH A 6.7. NEITHER ONE OF THOSE ARE DOING ANYTHING. >> Mike: BOTH OF THE CARS GOT OUT OF THE GROOVE AND GOT LOOSE.
MIKE ASHLEY LOOKED LIKE HE HAD A DECENT RUN DOWN TRACK BEFORE IT JUST STARTED TO MOVE. IT MOVED OVER TOWARDS THE WALL AND JUST STARTED SASHAYING BACK AND FORT. AT THAT POINT HE CROSSED THE CENTER LINE AND THAT WAS AUTOMATIC DISQUALIFICATION.
HE KNEW HE HAD TO GET OUT OF THE THROTTLE. HE’S NOT GOING TO BE IN THE SHOW TOMORROW. >> Paul: HEY, REMEMBER THE SOPRANOS AND VITO. WOW, HE IS HERE. I THOUGHT HE WAS WHACKED. HOW DO THEY DO THAT? >> I DON’T KNOW. CAN’T BELIEVE ANYTHING YOU SEE ON TV.
CAN YOU? >> Paul: NO, ABSOLUTELY NOT. GREAT GUY AND WELL LIKED IN THIS AREA. WELL LIKED FOR HIS ROLE ñ NATIONALLY. REALLY WAS A GOOD PART. LET’S GO TO GARY JER OULD. NUMBER ONE IN TOP FUEL. >> Gary: IT’S SUPPOSED TO BE HOTTER TOMORROW THAN TODAY.
HOW DID THAT T IMPACT THE NUMBERS WE’RE SEEING IT? >> HOPEFULLY CONSISTENT RACE CAR. THAT’S WHAT WE’VE HAD THIS WEEKEND. 53, 53 AND 57. SOME OF THOSE IN THE HEAT OF THE DAY. TOMORROW A WHOLE DIFFERENT BALL GAME. SUPPOSED TO BE HOTTER AND WE HAVE TO SEE.
HOPEFULLY WE HAVE A CONSISTENT RACE CAR. >> Gary: LOOK FORWARD TO IT. ALL RIGHT. >> Paul: HE’S HAPPY ABOUT IT. ESPN’S COVERAGE OF THE INDY CAR SERIESES TRNS SATURDAY, WITH THE SUNTRUST INDY CHALLENGE. FOR MORE INFORMATION LOGON TO ú ESPN.COM. TIM WILKERSON AND PAUL LEE COMING TO THE LINE NOW.
LEE IS TRYING TO MAKE HIS WAY INTO THE FIELD. WILKERSON IS CURRENTLY 1th. >> Mike: THE FIELD WILL BE SET AFTER THIS IS THE QUESTION WHO IS GOING TO BE IN THAT. PAUL LEE OR BOB GILBERTSON BEING IN THE SHOW WHO ALREADY MADE THE RUN.
PAUL GETS IN, GILBERTSON WILL BE OUT. NOW ALL HE CAN DO IS SIT AND WATCH. >> Paul: WILKERSON TAKES IT ALL THE WAY. WHILE LEE STUMBLES. THAT WILL DO NOTHING FOR HIM. HE WAS ALREADY IN 14th WITH A 4.86 WITH A 7.
>> Mike: YOU SAW THE 16 PLAYERS FOR NOW. MAYBE WE’LL SEE SHUFFLING AS SOME TEAMS COME UP TO IMPROVE ON THEIR TIME. OBVIOUSLY THE ONE THAT WILL BE WILL BE RON CAPPS GETTING OFF THE NUMBER 15 SPOT. >> Paul: ANOTHER QUESTION IN TOP FUEL AND FUNNY CAR.
WENDY BERRYMAN OF LEXINGTON, KENTUCKY ASKS — WELL, ED McCULLOUGH HAS AN ANSWER FOR YOU. >> ON BOTH TOP FUEL AND FUNNY CARS, WHAT YOU SEE THEM DO IS THEY GO UP TO THE CAR AND TURN THIS VALVE, THIS SCREW. AN ENRICHMENT CREW THAT GIVES IT
FULL FUEL JUST BEFORE THE DRIVER GOES INTO STAGE. ONCE THAT IS DONE, THEN THE CREW CHIEFS WILL USUALLY LOOK BACK AND FORT AT EACH OTHER, JUST TO KNOW IF I HOLD HIS DRIVER IF HE WASN’T READY. WAITING FOR ME, ONCE WE’RE READY TO GO.
WE GIVE OUR DRIVERS A NOD AND IT’S UP TO THEM TO GO ON AND HOPEFULLY WIN THE ROUND FOR US. THANK YOU FOR YOUR QUESTION. >> Paul: WELL, AND THERE IS THE CAR, RON CAPPS, THAT HE TAKES CARE OF. CAPPS, 15th RIGHT NOW.
HASN’T QUALIFIED THIS LOW IN 28 RACES. ON THE OTHER SIDE, IT WILL BE CRUZ PEDREGON. HE’S CURRENTLY 13. >> Mike: BOTH DRIVERS TRYING TO GET A FEEL FOR THIS RACE TRACK FOR TOMORROW. OBVIOUSLY, HE NEEDS TO STEP UP. HE IS IN THE SHOW, BUT STILL
CREW CHIEF ED McCULLLOCH WANTS TO MAKE SURE HE HAS A GOOD CAR. NORMALLY HE QUALIFIES AT LEAST IN THE MIDDLE, MOST TIMES TOP HALF OF THE FIELD. >> Paul: NICE RUN FOR CAPPS WITH A 4.86. CRUZ WITH A 4.95. SO THEY STAY WHERE THEY WERE. WELL, CAPPS WOULD BE 14th.
CRUZ IS NOW 13th. THAT FOR CAPPS IS AN IMPROVEMENT >> Mike: HE MOVED UP ONE POSITION. BUT I’M SURE HE WAS LOOKING FOR A LITTLE BIT MORE THAN THAT. p3x?Pil: A LOOK ON BOH >> Paul: AND THIS WAS JOHN FORCE YESTERDAY. HAD HIS MP3 PLAYER UP TOO HIGH.
THEY’RE ON THE LINE. FORCE THE RIGHT LANE. DEL WORSHAM. HE’S 4.86. JOHN 4 UPON 86. WORSHAM AND FORCE WILL ROUND OFF THE TOP HALF OF THE FIELD. WORSHAM WITH A SEVEN AND FORCE WITH AN EIGHT. A LITTLE EARLIER, GARY GEROULD CAUGHT UP WITH CHIP ELLIS.
>> Gary: FOR CHIP, THE SECOND CONSECUTIVE EVENT TO HAVE A SUB SECOND RUN. YOU GET INTO THE MAGICAL AREA OF THE SIXES. I CAN ONLY IMAGINE WHAT IT DOES FOR ONCE CONFIDENCE. YOU TELL US WHAT IT DOES. >> IT’S AWESOME. S&S POWER. WE REALLY WORKED HARD ON THIS
STUFF TO TRY TO GET OUT HERE AND BE COMPETITIVE. IT’S TOUGH OUT HERE. YOU KNOW, QUICKEST FIELD IN HISTORY, 7:10 JUST TO GET IN. IT’S AWESOME FOR MACK TOOLS, S&S, AND HAPPY FATHER’S DAY TO MY DAD EARLY. >> Gary: STANDING ALONGSIDE THAT’S MR. GEORGE BRYCE. THAT SMILE SPEAKS VOLUMES.
>> THANK YOU, WE GOOD. >> Paul: THAT’S ERIC METLYNN, AND LARRY DIXON HAS MADE IT UP TO THE TOP END TO TAKE A LOOK AT THE MIMID VOE OF HIS RUN. GARY. >> Gary: FOR THE FIRST TIME, I UNDERSTAND YOU HAD AN ON BOARD SHOT OF YOUR CAR.
WHAT ARE YOU LOOKING FOR NOW? >> BASICALLY I WANT TODAY SEE THE PARACHUTE AT THE FINISH LINE. I DIDN’T FEEL IT HIT AND LOOKED OVER AND SAW THE CABLE WAS OUT. YOU CAN SEE THE BRAKE DUST IN THE AIR. MUST HAVE GOT TANGLED IN THE WHEELLY BAR.
AND THEN EVEN WHEN IT COMES OUT. IT’S TANGLED UP. THEN I’M IN THE — WE’RE ON THE EAST COAST SO YOU CAN’T SAY THE BEACH. WE HIT THE SHORE. WE’RE IN THE SHORE. THAT WAS IT FOR THE MILLER LIGHT CAR. >> Gary: HOW BAD DID IT HURT?
>> IT DID MORE DAMAGE TO THE BODY, THE OUTER PANELS. BUT FIRST ON THE TOE-IN BACK THEY WERE GOING TO BRING OUT ANOTHER CAR, BUT UPON FURTHER REVIEW LOOKING AT IT, IT’S NOT THAT BAD. WE’RE GOING TO RUN THIS TOMORROW. GD GOOD STUFF. MEDLEN AND PEDREGON.
>> Paul: THEY’LL STAND WITH THE TIME AND SPEED SET IN THE SECOND SESSION LAST EVENING. AND IT WILL KEEP THEM FIFTH AND SIXTH, MIKE. CAPPS OUT EARLY. EXCUSE ME, MEDREN OUT EARLY. >> Mike: YOU SEE THE SUPERCHARGER, IT’S LIFTING. NOT SUPPOSED TO BE THAT WAY. BACKFIRED THE BLOWER.
LET’S SEE IF WE CAN TELL WHAT HAPPENED. ERIC MEDLEN LOOKS LIKE HE GOT LOSE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE RACE TRACK. AFTER THAT, THE ENGINE LET GO. YOU SEE THAT FUNNY ORANGE FLAME. THAT MEANS BURNING CYLINDER HEADS IN THE COMBUSTION CHAMBER
AND THAT’S WHEN HE DECIDED TO LIFT OFF THE THROTTLE. PROBABLY HAD FIRE UNDERNEATH IT. NO BIG DEAL. HE’S GETTING USED TO IT, I THINK. >> Paul: WELL, WE’VE BEEN ASKING QUESTIONS AND GIVING YOU ANSWERS. DAVE REIFF, WHAT DO YOU HAVE? >> Dave: MICHAEL YOUNG FROM
WINDHAM, NEW HAMPSHIRE WANTS TO KNOW — WELL, WE ALMOST FOUND OUT FIRSTHAND BUT HE CAN ANSWER THAT BETTER. >> WELL, ON OUR FUNNY CAR, OUR CAR SYSTEM IS A LITTLE DIFFERENT THAN USE TODAY BE. USED TO BE YOU DESIGNED YOUR OWN SYSTEM. NOW FIRE FOX AND THEIR PRODUCTS
THEY TELL US HOW TO ENGINEER THEM. SIX NOZZLES, ALL STRATEGICLY PLACED. THIS MAKES A FOAM BARRIER AND SEALS THE DRIVER COMPARTMENT OFF. TWO DOWN HERE THAT POINTS ON THE CAR. TWO WE STICK IN THE DIAPER TO CONTROL THE DIAPER FIRE AND ONE ON THE CONTROL TANK.
OUR SYSTEM IS CONTROLLED BY THE FIRE BOTTLE ON THE BRAKE HANDLE, A PNEUMATIC STITCH AND A MANUAL OVER HERE IN CASE THIS FAILS. OUR SYSTEM IS ACTUALLY, VERY, VERY PRODUCTIVE. WE’VE HAD QUITE A FEW FIRES AND THEY ALL WENT OUT PRETTY FAST. SOMETIMES YOU DON’T KNOW IF ONE
BOTTLE WENT OUT OR BOTH. YOU KNOW THERE’S FLUID ON YOU AND SEALING THE CAR UP. THAT’S A GOOD FEELING. >> Paul: IT’S A SYSTEM THAT WORKED VERY WELL. SO JIM HEAD AND GARY SCELZI COME TO THE LINE. >> Mike: SEE THE BEST TIME OF 4.86.
A COUPLE GOOD CARS UP HERE, JIM HEAD IN THE NUMBER THREE POSITION. HE RAN A 4.80 LAST EVENING. TONY WATCHES ON. I THINK HE HAS A CHANCE OF HOLDING ON TO THAT ONE SPOT. HE GOT A GOOD SPOT. UP TO THIS POINT, CONDITIONS I DON’T THINK ARE REAL CONDUCIVE.
>> Paul: THAT’S AN INTERESTING DECISION TO DECIDE NOT TO RUN IN THE FINAL SESSION, DAVE REIFF. >> Dave: TONY, YOU ARE SUPPOSED TO OUT THERE IN THE RACE CAR. YOU ELECT TODAY BE UP HERE, WHY? >> JIM AND THE BOYS ARE BACK IN THE PITS PUTTING ANOTHER MOTOR
IN THE CAR. WE’RE PREPARING FOR WAR TOMORROW. >> Dave: DID YOU DECIDE TO SIT IT OUT BECAUSE EVER THAT PROBLEM OR JUST BECAUSE? >> WE DECIDE TODAY SIT IT OUT BECAUSE. WE — >> Dave: STILL GOOD. >> 82. THAT WAS A GOOD LAP.
WE HAVE PLENTY OF PART THE, MOTORS. WE HURT A MOTOR ON THE LAST LAP. THE CONDITIONS HAVE CHANGED. WE THINK IT WILL BE VERY DIFFICULT. AS YOU SEE, NOBODY HAS RUN IN THE 70s YET. WE SAID IT WAS AN UPHILL BATTLE. WE GOT OUR FINGERS CROSSED.
ONE MORE CAR TO GO. MAYBE I’LL MAKE HISTORY TODAY. >> Paul: SO AS BARTONE WATCHES IT WILL BE A BYE RUN. BY THE WAY THEY FINED MEDLEN $1500 FOR THE OIL DOWN. >> Mike: THIS IS A CAR THAT WOULD MAKE HIM A LITTLE NERVOUS.
HE CAN MAKE THE HORSE YOU POWER. HE SAID I CAN’T TAKE THE HORSE YOU POWER RIGHT NOW. EVEN IF HE GOES UP AND SAYS, OKAY. I THINK A TRACK WILL HOLD 4.75. I THINK HE’LL SAY, NO, LET’S SEE WHAT I THINK THIS TRACK IS
CAPABLE OF RUNNING SO WE HAVE AN IDEA WHAT WE CAN DO TOMORROW. WE SAW SCELZI MAKE A PRETTY GOOD RUN. HE RAN A 4.82. >> Paul: YOU CAN SEE SHADOWS. SO THE SUN IS UP, TRACK TEMPERATURE IS UP. DIDN’T DO IT. YEAH. I’M RELIEVED. 4.80. TONY BARTONE WILL STAY THE
NUMBER ONE QUALIFIER. >> Dave: ARE YOU BREATHING YET? >> BIG SIGH OF RELIEF HERE. AND, YOU KNOW, FOR LUCAS, THIS IS FOR YOU. WE APPRECIATE YOUR SUPPORT. LUCAS OIL PRODUCTS. THANKS TO CRAFTSMAN MOON, HUSBANDY COPPER HEAD GASKETS YOU GUYS MAKE IT HAPPY. >> Dave: 81st NUMBER ONE QUALIFIER.
THERE WILL BE PARTYING ON LONG ISLAND TONIGHT. >> Paul: AND TONY BARTONE DOES IT IN HIS 70th PRO START. WAITED A WHILE BUT IT WAS WORTH IT. FUNNY CAR LADDER PRESENTED BY LUCAS OIL. >> Mike: GOT CLASSIC MATCHUPS, FORCE, BAZEMORE, SCELZI AND CRUZ.
ON THE OTHER SIDE, WORSHAM, JOHNSON, JR., HEAD, CAPPS AND MEDLEN AND BURKART. >> Paul: THIS WAS AN IMPORTANT EVENT. HAPPY YOU ENJOYED THE Q&A DAY. KEEPS QUESTIONS COMING WE’LL DO IT AGAIN. WOMANING UP NEXT CHEER LEADING. AND DON’T FORGET TO JOIN US FOR “NHRA2DAY” AND FINALS TOMORROW
AT 4:00 IN THE EAST. I’M PAUL PAGE FOR MIKE DUNN, GARY JER OULD AND DAVE REIFF. THIS HAS BEEN A
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Dave w THANK YOU. I was at this race