Sun, 19 Apr 2009, 06:00 PM Funny Car Round 3 Eliminations |
By Rick Green |
COMMERCE, Ga. - Results of round 3 eliminations in Funny Car at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, 29th annual Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Southern Nationals:
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
3 Jack Beckman 2 Tim Wilkerson
E3 ****WINNER**** 0.085 4.150 304.67 0.077 4.413 284.45
Prior rounds:
E2 (J Force ) 0.100 4.140 296.18 (R Capps ) 0.085 4.121 304.67
E1 (R Hight ) 0.117 4.173 299.40 (B Tasca III ) 0.122 4.107 303.37
Qualified: #7 4.120 304.05 #6 4.120 304.53
Wilkerson is 4 - 3 against Beckman in prior events, and Wilkerson has a 2 - 1 advantage in 2009
meetings, but Beckman won the only time they raced in the semifinals. Wilkerson started to lose
traction around 200 feet and pedaled it one time, but couldn't catch Beckman. Beckman with another
good looking pass to move into the final. Jack Beckman's incremental times: 60ft-0.927 sec.,
330ft-2.372, 660ft-3.350/263.10 mph.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
5 Tony Pedregon 6 Ashley Force Hood
E3 0.070 4.156 302.69 ****WINNER**** 0.104 4.079 310.48
Prior rounds:
E2 (M Hagan ) 0.058 4.110 308.57 (M Neff ) 0.119 4.082 312.13
E1 (J Arend ) 0.063 4.162 304.60 (D Worsham ) 0.115 4.078 311.41
Qualified: #4 4.104 303.71 #1 4.073 310.05
Pedregon is 6 - 2 against Force Hood in prior events. pedregon with the starting line
advantage, but Force Hood had the difference made up by the time they went by the Christmas tree.
She runs another great looking pass for the win and will have lane choice. Ashley Force Hood's
incremental times: 60ft-0.892 sec., 330ft-2.316, 660ft-3.291/264.80 mph.
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