1998 NHRA Pioneer Keystone Nationals
Round-by-round Results
Nitro Funny Car
Saturday
Qualifying #3 Driver Car ET MPH
(-) Del Worsham '98 Firebird 7.004 129.55 (-) Gary Densham '98 Avenger 5.216 275.73
(-) John Force '98 Mustang 5.093 285.26 (-) Whit Bazemore '98 Camaro 4.990 282.84 Whit jumps to the top of the heap with the first 4-second run of the event.
(-) Ron Capps '98 Camaro 5.037 270.35 (-) Tim Wilkerson '98 Firebird 9.997 82.75
(-) Bob Weickgenaut'97 Avenger 5.683 187.89 (-) Jack Wyatt '96 Daytona 5.683 139.51
(-) Al Hofmann '98 Firebird 8.746 97.23 (-) Randy Anderson '98 Firebird 5.149 256.99 Hofmann brought the front wheels way off the ground before shutting it off. Anderson dropped a bunch of cylinders at the traps.
(-) Tom Hoover '98 Avenger 5.343 217.39 (-) Cruz Pedregon '98 Firebird 5.042 290.22
(-) Terry Haddock '96 Daytona 6.682 133.78 (-) Jim Epler '98 Avenger 5.250 271.65 Terry runs straight to the 550', gets a little loose and moves toward the wall, forcing him to lift. The 6.682 gives him the bump spot.
(-) Dale Creasy Jr '97 Firebird 10.900 79.-- (-) Tony Pedregon '97 Mustang 5.366 269.13
(-) Chuck Etchells '98 Camaro 5.221 263.15 (-) Frank Pedregon '97 Camaro 5.375 268.01 Frank bumps Terry Haddock, moving Creasy to the bump at a 5.57.
(-) Dean Skuza '98 Avenger 10.533 82.96 (-) Dean smokes'em at 200' and lifts.
Qualifying #4 Driver Car ET MPH
(-) Randy Anderson '98 Firebird 17.204 60.44 (-) Ron Capps '98 Camaro 10.960 77.69 Both drivers struck the tires almost instantly.
(-) Cruz Pedregon '98 Firebird 5.041 290.04 (-) Al Hofmann '98 Firebird 5.098 282.75
(-) Jim Epler '98 Avenger 5.894 167.44 (-) Tom Hoover '98 Avenger 10.097 87.18
(-) Tony Pedregon '97 Mustang 5.339 257.43 (-) Terry Haddock '95 Daytona 9.606 92.13 Haddock drifts toward the wall and smokes the tires early on in the Allerest car.
(-) Frank Pedregon '97 Camaro 6.102 161.17 (-) Dale Creasy Jr '97 Firebird 11.832 69.40 Pedregon was on a good pass until it started to shake and he shut it off. He still holds the bump at a 5.375.
(-) Gary Densham '98 Avenger 5.277 259.44 (-) Chuck Etchells '98 Camaro 5.060 293.63
(-) Whit Bazemore '98 Camaro 5.008 293.15 (-) Dean Skuza '98 Avenger 10.309 84.36 Bazemore had the front end dancing up for the first half of the course. The tires stayed glued for a great pass. He holds onto the #1 position.
(-) Tim Wilkerson '98 Firebird 9.036 105.32 (-) Del Worsham '98 Firebird 5.093 283.55 Wilkerson launched hard, but struck the tires 200' downtrack.
(-) (-) John Force '98 Mustang 4.938 300.30 Force zooms into the number 1 spot, taking the track ET record with it.