The @McLeodRacing / #FTIperformance FC was out in front for most of the race, but suffered tire smoke down track & slowed enough for Tasca to get the win. May not have got the W, but things are looking promising! Car's running good, now we just need a little luck on our side
Qualified: No. 10
The Competition: No. 7 Matt Hagan
The Results:
Q1: 3.881 E.T. at 332.69 MPH
Q2: 3.882 E.T. at 332.34 MPH
Q3: 4.074 E.T. at 263.92 MPH
Q4: 3.998 E.T. at 274.39 MPH
Race Recap: Paul Lee's long-awaited Kalitta Motorsports debut saw many highs in Las Vegas. He clinched his spot in the fastest qualified field in NHRA history with a career-best pass in the second round of qualifying and earned a career-best MPH on Saturday morning. Qualified 13th in the field, Lee drew points leader Ron Capps. Lee and Capps left together, but Capps picked up the round win. In the defeat, Lee reset his career-bests again with his 3.965 at 329.34 MPH pass.
Statistics:
Qualified: No. 13 (3.986 sec., 312.13 mph)
E1: Lee defeated by R. Capps - 3.965 sec., 329.34 mph to 3.916 sec., 323.66 mph
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Photo is courtesy of Gary Nastase Photography.
1 | Austin Prock | 408 |
2 | J.R. Todd | 391 |
3 | Matt Hagan | 376 |
4 | Bob Tasca III | 339 |
5 | John Force | 338 |
6 | Ron Capps | 274 |
7 | Alexis DeJoria | 253 |
8 | Dan Wilkerson | 241 |
9 | Chad Green | 225 |
10 | Paul Lee | 215 |