Sun, 14 Nov 2010, 08:46 PM
Funny Car Final, Round 4 Eliminations
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By Larry Sullivan
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POMONA, Calif. - Results of final, round 4 eliminations in Funny Car at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, 46th annual Automobile Club of
Southern California NHRA Finals:
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
170 Jeff Arend 9 John Force
E4 0.069 4.109 307.65 ****WINNER**** 0.071 4.085 310.41
Prior rounds:
E3 (B Tasca III ) 0.048 4.183 299.20 (M Troxel ) 0.051 4.138 306.12
E2 (A Force Hood) 0.077 4.186 299.13 (B Bode ) 0.093 4.162 304.60
E1 (P Lee ) 0.166 4.292 284.45 (G Densham ) 0.092 4.116 307.23
Qualified: #9 4.153 294.88 #2 4.077 305.70
5:37 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 74 degrees, relative humidity 28 percent, barometer 28.85 inches, adjusted
altitude 2,638 feet, track temperature 81 degrees.Force is 11 - 2 against Arend in prior events and this is the first time they
have faced each other in a final round.
This was a great final round. Arend left first, but only by a couple thousandths. Force
had the better car, but Arend was never far behind and neither car faltered, the header flames tall and steady. John Force's
incremental margins (negative if behind): 60ft(-0.002), 330 ft(0.005), 660ft(0.017). MOV: 0.0221 seconds (approximately 10 feet).
Force puts together back-to-back wins to close out the season and cap his 15th championship.
Timing data courtesy of CompuLink
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