Even with that, he's still a tenth shy of the top three blown cars. This should be a very interesting match. We're expecting both cars to run quicker this second time out today. Hentges is only half a car length behind, but his engine quits even earlier than last time down the track, trailing off to only 233 mph and leaving a mess for the track crew to deal with. I'm sure Kevin Brown was rather surprised at that turn of events.
Word is that the crank is blackened.
He shakes again, this time hard enough to pop the chute at the 100 foot mark, and tows it downtrack until the car emits a rather loud bang. And here comes the sweeper truck. At least Nemeth knocked 13 seconds off his first pass, and moved past Bateman on the ladder. Nemeth just dropped back a notch, as Bateman pulls out all the stops to save a run that looked doomed at least three times. It shook, headed for the centerline, and Roger pedalled at least twice to get it down the track.