Sun, 1 Oct 2000, 01:50 PM TOPEKA - Funny Car Round 2 Eliminations

By Bob Orme

TOPEKA, Kan. - Results of round 2 eliminations in Funny Car at the 12th annual Advance Auto Parts Nationals:

 Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-Rd-Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed
   3 Ron Capps           4.905 300.73  Q    6 Scotty Cannon       4.973 293.35
   (B Gilbertson) 0.536  4.958 296.50  E1   (C Powell    ) 0.534  5.702 171.90
 *****WINNER***** 0.506  4.987 294.82  E2                  0.362  6.162 145.02

12:27 PM Cannon left quite a bit early, then drifted toward the wall at half track. That was his first redlight start of the season.

 Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-Rd-Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed
   4 Tony Pedregon       4.927 303.64  Q   12 Jerry Toliver       5.018 297.48
   (G Densham   ) 0.493  4.935 295.46  E1   (T Wilkerson ) 0.535  4.899 302.75
                  0.483  4.975 290.82  E2 *****WINNER***** 0.489  4.950 295.66

Pedregon had Toliver beat in the first sixty feet, but by the 330' mark, Toliver was ahead. Pedregon's engine blew as he crossed the finish line.

 Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-Rd-Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed
   1 John Force          4.853 299.46  Q    9 Jim Epler           4.983 297.94
   (P Burkart   ) 0.519  4.970 292.08  E1   (W Bazemore  ) 0.497  4.927 303.43
 *****WINNER***** 0.527  4.939 298.01  E2                  0.511  4.976 298.47

A good drag race, but Force made up the reaction time difference by the 60' mark and never looked back. He will have lane choice over Jerry Toliver in round three.

 Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-Rd-Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed
   2 Frank Pedregon      4.903 301.20  Q   10 Del Worsham         4.984 303.43
   (A Hofmann   ) 0.521  4.934 293.92  E1   (B Sarver    ) 0.465  4.973 267.22
                  0.505  5.223 234.74  E2 *****WINNER***** 0.479  5.016 298.01

Worsham's car was throwing sparks from underneath at 1000' due to a broken header. Pedregon dropped a cylinder at about 200', costing him the horsepower he needed to win. Worsham will give up lane choice to Ron Capps in round three.




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