Hight leads Funny Car qualifying
Saturday, Mar. 13, 2010
GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Robert Hight raced to the Funny Car lead Friday during a rain-shortened qualifying session in the NHRA Gatornationals.
The defending series champion powered his Ford Mustang to a Gainesville Raceway-record 4.060 seconds at 310.13 mph to move to the top of the 16-car qualifying order.
Tony Schumacher, Mike Edwards and Junior Pippin also were qualifying leaders at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series event. NHRA officials were forced to cancel one qualifying round due to persistent rain that lasted until after noon.
Schumacher also posted both ends of the track record in his dragster with a performance of 3.823 at 318.03 to lead Top Fuel qualifying.
Edwards, who will face Greg Anderson tomorrow in the continuation of the weather-delayed Pro Stock eliminations from Phoenix, covered the distance in 6.610 at 208.97 in a Pontiac GXP to lead his category.
Pippin led Pro Stock Motorcycle with a 6.959 at 190.14 on a Buell.
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