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Shawn Langdon made the only 3-second run in the first Funny Car qualifying session at the Arby’s NHRA Southern Nationals. That earned the most recent winner in the category three bonus points and the added bonus of getting to go last in the second qualifying session, which is coming up at 8 p.m. Eastern.Ìý

He is followed by Bob Tasca III, who had an adventurous ride down the track. The True Car Funny Car racer landed in the sand when his parachutes failed to deploy. His car was (it appears) undamaged, but there will be a little extra work for the team between sessions. Tommy Johnson Jr. earned the final bonus point in the session.Ìý

John Force, who is celebrating a birthday this weekend, did not make it to the other end of the race track because of an explosion before he made it to the Christmas Tree. He was unhurt, but his Chevy Camaro had to be towed to the other end of the strip.Ìý

FUNNY CAR QUALIFYING ORDER: Q1
1ÌýÌý ÌýShawn LangdonÌýÌý Ìý3.987
2ÌýÌý ÌýBob Tasca IIIÌýÌý Ìý4.027
3ÌýÌý ÌýTommy Johnson Jr.ÌýÌý Ìý4.04
4ÌýÌý ÌýBlake AlexanderÌýÌý Ìý4.101
5ÌýÌý ÌýTim WilkersonÌýÌý Ìý4.383
6ÌýÌý ÌýDave RichardsÌýÌý Ìý4.442
7ÌýÌý ÌýMatt HaganÌýÌý Ìý4.483
8ÌýÌý ÌýJack BeckmanÌýÌý Ìý5.126
9ÌýÌý ÌýJ.R. ToddÌýÌý Ìý5.648
10ÌýÌý ÌýRon CappsÌýÌý Ìý5.73
11ÌýÌý ÌýPaul LeeÌýÌý Ìý5.792
12ÌýÌý ÌýRobert HightÌýÌý Ìý6.535
13ÌýÌý ÌýCruz PedregonÌýÌý Ìý11.154
14ÌýÌý ÌýJohn ForceÌýÌý ÌýDNF
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