FUNNY CAR CHAOS - KEARNEY RACEWAY PARK - Kearney, NE
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Running on back-to-back weekends, the seventh event on the 2022 FUNNY CAR CHAOS tour ran at Kearney, NE. The traveling cavalcade moved 375 miles west to Kearney Raceway for the 3rd annual Funny Car Chaos Nationals. With 26 confirmed cars on the pre-entry list, the first two qualifying sessions promised to have some great action. The highlight of Friday evening's action was a pair of "off the trailer" callouts - shades of Street Outlaws or No Prep Kings - that highlighted the first qualifying session.
First Qualifying Session
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Second Qualifying Session
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Final Qualifying Session
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It wasn't a surprise that not all the cars could make the call for the first round of eliminations, with most of the field running their second race in barely a week. The two racers unable to show were Danny 'Snafu' Smith, who qualifed #14, near the bottom of the "B" field, and Matt Nissen who was unable to repair his "Runnin' Down A Dream" entry and vacated his #18 spot in the "C" field. With only 24 cars entered, that resulted in two first round bye runs in the "C" field.
"A" Field - 1st Round Eliminations
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"B" Field - 1st Round Eliminations
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"C" Field - 1st Round Eliminations
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"A" Field - 2nd Round Eliminations
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"B" Field - 2nd Round Eliminations
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"C" Field - 2nd Round Eliminations
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"C" Field - Final Round
"B" Field - Final Round
"A" Field - Final Round
