Sun, 17 Sep 2000, 02:48 PM READING - Funny Car Round 2 Eliminations

By David Rowe

MOHNTON, Pa. - Results of round 2 eliminations in Funny Car at the 16th annual Keystone Nationals:

 Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-Rd-Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed
   5 Scotty Cannon       4.954 299.20  Q   13 Bob Gilbertson      5.053 265.17
   (A Hofmann   ) 0.575  5.044 246.71  E1   (D Worsham   ) 0.514  5.090 285.11
 *****WINNER***** 0.521  5.004 291.01  E2                  0.490  5.138 292.14

2:29 PM Gilbertson gets the holeshot and makes a decent pass. Cannon improves on his earlier run and drives by Gilbertson around the 1000 foot mark.Margin of victory = 0.103 seconds (approximately 44 feet).

 Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-Rd-Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed
   9 Bruce Sarver        5.001 281.66  Q   16 Tommy Johnson Jr.   5.167 245.49
   (C Powell    ) 0.512  5.051 287.35  E1   (J Force     ) 0.499  5.036 289.69
 *****WINNER***** 0.512  5.013 288.52  E2                  0.471  5.157 275.00

Sarver loses a little on the line but makes up the difference quickly. Margin of victory = 0.103 seconds (approximately 42 feet).

 Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-Rd-Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed
  14 Scott Weis          5.067 291.38  Q   11 Tony Pedregon       5.021 268.71
   (D Skuza     ) 0.409  5.037 286.25  E1   (J Toliver   ) 0.494  5.010 291.70
                  0.328 10.250  78.93  E2 *****WINNER***** 0.484  4.993 286.68

Weis won the Quick Light challenge in qualifying but was a little too quick here. It probably wouldn't have made much difference as Pedregon makes his best run of the weekend.

 Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-Rd-Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed
   2 Frank Pedregon      4.879 308.71  Q   10 Ron Capps           5.002 282.36
   (G Densham   ) 0.511  5.151 264.49  E1   (J Epler     ) 0.504  5.715 230.45
                  0.513  5.057 292.14  E2 *****WINNER***** 0.511  5.050 290.13

This was a great drag race. They were glued together all the way down the track as Capps got the early lead. Pedregon was charging hard at the end but couldn't make up enough ground to catch Capps. Margin of victory = 0.009 seconds (approximately 4 feet).Tony Pedregon will have lane choice over Capps and Sarver will have lane choice over Cannon in round two.




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