Sun, 16 Mar 2003, 03:49 PM Funny Car Round 3 Eliminations

By Dave Rowe

GAINESVILLE, Fla. - Results of round 3 eliminations in Funny Car at the NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series, 34th annual MAC Tools NHRA Gatornationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    3 Del Worsham                             5 Whit Bazemore
E3   ****WINNER****  0.058  4.997 306.33                     0.078  5.315 255.97
 Prior rounds:
E2    (T Pedregon  ) 0.075  5.010 291.16      (J Gray      ) 0.058  4.880 319.82
E1    (T Johnson Jr) 0.104  4.934 308.11      (C Pedregon  ) 0.071  4.827 324.32
 Qualified:             #8  4.856 307.69                        #4  4.835 321.88

3:36 PM Bazemore is a little behind right off the line but starts making up ground right away. He pulls ahead just before the 330-foot mark but strikes the tires and has to pedal. Worsham drives by and will go to the finals against....

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
   20 Gary Scelzi                             4 Gary Densham
E3                   0.058  4.933 308.95     ****WINNER****  0.058  4.870 321.19
 Prior rounds:
E2    (D Skuza     ) 0.082  4.924 313.58      (R Capps     ) 0.083  4.848 322.34
E1    (J Force     ) 0.053  4.905 313.91      (B Gilbertson) 0.073  4.886 320.85
 Qualified:            #10  4.873 313.69                        #6  4.838 320.85

....Densham. Scelzi and Densham were dead even off the line, then Scelzi started pulling away. He extended his lead through the 330-foot mark and then Densham started making up ground. Densham passed Scelzi at half-track and pulled away for the win.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink



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