Sun, 4 May 2008, 05:34 PM Funny Car Final, Round 4 Eliminations

By Rick Green

MADISON, Ill. - Results of final, round 4 eliminations in Funny Car at the NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series, 12th annual O'Reilly NHRA Midwest Nationals presented by Castrol:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  347 Tim Wilkerson                        7701 Mike Neff                    
E4   ****WINNER****  0.074  4.874 317.27                     0.079  4.886 321.58
 Prior rounds:
E3    (C Pedregon  ) 0.118  4.829 314.83      (R Hight     ) 0.115  4.852 312.78
E2    (D Worsham   ) 0.107  4.826 310.20      (M Ashley    ) 0.095  4.924 309.77
E1    (T Bartone   ) 0.115  4.828 322.88      (M Troxel    ) 0.086  4.904 310.63
 Qualified:             #1  4.744 326.16                        #7  4.796 316.30

Wilkerson is 1 - 0 against Neff in prior events. Wilkerson with a slight starting line advantage and increased his lead at every incremental for the win. This was a great drag race...Tim Wilkerson's MOV: 0.0172 seconds (approximately 8 feet). Tim Wilkerson's incremental times: 60ft-0.924 sec., 330ft-2.372, 660ft-3.363/259.76mph, 1,000ft-4.174
Mike Neff's incremental times: 60ft-0.939 sec., 330ft-2.373, 660ft-3.377/255.63mph, 1,000ft-4.191 Wilkerson with his seventh career National event win and his second this season. For the first time in his career Wilkerson wins from the Number one position. He leaves St.Louis with a 24 point lead over Ashley Force.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink



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