Sun, Feb 7, 06:27 PM POMONA - Federal-Mogul Dragster Round 2 Eliminations

By Darryl Jackman Big Numbers in Round 2

POMONA, Calif. - Results of round 2 eliminations in Federal-Mogul Dragster at the 39th annual NHRA AutoZone Winternationals:

 Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-Rd-Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed
   4 Mark Woods          5.526 250.23  Q   5 Rick Henkelman      5.540 259.96
   (S Faria     ) 0.479  5.585 247.97 E1   (C Bingham   ) 0.485  5.606 250.88
                  0.488  5.682 245.94 E2 *****WINNER***** 0.501  5.428 258.81

Henkelman makes the quickest run of the weekend and moves on. Woods looked good but not enough.

 Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-Rd-Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed
   2 Dale Carlson        5.504 254.86  Q  10 Mark Hentges        5.616 247.38
   (E Schmeekle ) 0.488  5.503 255.87 E1   (G Anderson  ) 0.444  5.600 248.71
 *****WINNER***** 0.470  5.595 250.00 E2                  0.484  5.670   0.00

The wing support on the right side breaks on Carlsons car but the wing stays up and he wins the race and moves to the simi.

 Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-Rd-Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed
   8 Darryl Hitchman     5.596 250.60  Q   1 Rick Santos         5.452 255.39
   (M Strasburg ) 0.499  5.612 244.38 E1   (L Miersch   ) 0.486  5.509 248.71
                  0.529  6.507 166.31 E2 *****WINNER***** 0.478  5.473 255.19

Santos has been very consistant this weekend all of his runs within five hundredths. Hitchman seemed to be leaked fuel and about 100 feet out he started smoking the tires and pedaled the car.

 Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-Rd-Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed
   3 Frank Pedregon      5.514 255.97  Q  11 Darren Nicholson    5.640 249.44
   (S Federlin  ) 0.496  5.546 256.36 E1   (J Costanza  ) 0.460  5.700 237.25
                  0.481 11.948  63.60 E2 *****WINNER***** 0.444  5.536 252.95

Just as a note. The A-Fuel cars try for a lot more downforce as they all run three element rear wings. The blown cars are common with one or at the most two. Something goes wrong with the In 'n Out car and Pedregon just coasts through. Nicholson makes his best pass of the weekend by a tenth.

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