Sun, 14 Sep 2008, 02:48 PM
Funny Car Round 2 Eliminations
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By Jason Murray
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CONCORD, N.C. - Results of round 2 eliminations in Funny Car at the NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series, Inaugural
NHRA Carolinas Nationals:
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
7701 Mike Neff 1 Tony Pedregon
E2 0.061 10.066 74.44 ****WINNER**** 0.061 4.350 243.28
Prior rounds:
E1 (G Densham ) 0.068 4.207 303.71 (F Hawley ) 0.034 4.173 301.07
Qualified: #8 4.104 304.46 #16 4.134 299.40
Weather conditions: air temperature 88 degrees, relative humidity 50 percent, barometer 29.23
inches, adjusted altitude 3,602 feet, track temperature 118 degrees. Neff and Pedregon have each
won 1 times against the other in prior events. Tony had lane choice coming into this round and he
choose the right lane, both cars are in the Countdown to the Championship. They at the exact same
time, but by that time Neff is already up in smoke and Tony just drives on, but Tony starts to move
around a bit down at 500ft and he able to keep control of the car, as the car starts to smoke the
tires.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
750 Del Worsham 5 Jack Beckman
E2 0.066 5.368 214.89 ****WINNER**** 0.040 4.155 298.87
Prior rounds:
E1 (G Scelzi ) 0.084 4.154 302.41 (J Head ) 0.116 4.110 304.67
Qualified: #3 4.074 304.12 #11 4.118 300.86
Beckman is 4 - 1 against Worsham in prior events and holds a 2 - 0 in 2nd round meetings.
Worsham is up in smoke, and Beckman will take the win as he makes a very good center to keep the
center in the center of the lane.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
10 Ashley Force 71 Cruz Pedregon
E2 0.103 4.119 303.64 ****WINNER**** 0.044 4.153 301.07
Prior rounds:
E1 (T Wilkerson ) 0.072 4.164 304.19 (B Tasca III ) 0.087 4.116 305.70
Qualified: #4 4.075 307.02 #5 4.087 303.43
Big match-up here as both are in the Countdown to the Championship. The winner will be taking
on Tony Pedregon in the semi-finals. Ashley goes right in and lights both the pre-stage and stage
lights, Cruz follows her in. Cruz take a big hole shot at the start, Force goes right down the
center of the lane, but can't catch Pedregon. Ashley goes low ET for the round, but won't race next
round. Cruz takes the win on a hole shot. Cruz will have lane choice over his brother in the next
round.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
28 Ron Capps 2 Robert Hight
E2 0.087 4.371 255.87 ****WINNER**** 0.082 4.241 286.74
Prior rounds:
E1 (M Troxel ) 0.069 4.153 301.74 (J Arend ) 0.077 4.142 301.81
Qualified: #10 4.117 299.73 #2 4.072 300.33
Hight is 9 - 5 against Capps in prior events, this should be a great race. Hight gets out
first and he never looked back, Capps starts hazing the tires at 500ft and he just watched Hight go
into the semi-final. Hight will give up lane choice to Beckman.
Timing data courtesy of
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