Gary Scelzi raced the Mopar/Oakley Dodge Charger R/T into the Funny Car quarterfinals today at the Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Southern Nationals at Atlanta Dragway.
As No. 8 qualifier with lane choice, the four-time NHRA world champion first defeated his teammate Jack Beckman (No. 9) by 12 feet in the opening round, recording a solid 4.873-second run at 312.28 mph to Beckman’s 4.917/306.07.
That pass, however, didn’t earn him lane choice for the quarterfinal round and Scelzi was relegated to the less-desirable left lane on what most drivers called a “very tricky” race track today under hot and humid conditions. Against Mike Ashley, Scelzi lost traction early and coasted to a 6.902/129.14 lap to Ashley’s winning 4.848/316.38.
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