Sun, 25 Jul 2010, 03:18 PM Funny Car Round 2 Eliminations

By Bob Orme

MORRISON, Colo. - Results of round 2 eliminations in Funny Car at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, 31st annual Mopar Mile-High NHRA Nationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 2814 Matt Hagan                              5 Jack Beckman                 
E2   ****WINNER****  0.091  4.276 289.69                     0.068  4.336 285.53
 Prior rounds:
E1    (J Wyatt     ) 0.082  4.231 294.18      (A Force Hood) 0.068  4.238 295.92
 Qualified:             #1  4.161 301.33                        #9  4.251 290.51

1:04 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 83 degrees, relative humidity 40 percent, barometer 24.30 inches, adjusted altitude 9,329 feet, track temperature 108 degrees.

Beckman is 5 - 1 against Hagan in prior events.

Beckman had a cylinder out on the top end of the track and that was all Hagan needed to take the win.

Matt Hagan's incremental margins (negative if behind): 60ft(0.000), 330 ft(0.006), 660ft(0.023). MOV: 0.0374 seconds (approximately 16 feet).

Matt Hagan's incremental times: 60ft-0.928 sec., 330ft-2.401, 660ft-3.436/250.46 mph.
Jack Beckman's incremental times: 60ft-0.951 sec., 330ft-2.430, 660ft-3.482/244.83 mph.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
   28 Ron Capps                               1 Robert Hight                 
E2                   0.100  4.235 296.11     ****WINNER****  0.074  4.251 293.54
 Prior rounds:
E1    (T Pedregon  ) 0.089  4.204 299.73      (J Day       ) 0.083  4.319 286.25
 Qualified:             #5  4.221 293.73                        #4  4.218 295.34

Hight is 15 - 9 against Capps in prior events.

A great looking drag race! Hight gets the holeshot win, and he'll have lane choice over Hagan in round three.

Robert Hight's incremental margins: 60ft(0.034), 330 ft(0.031), 660ft(0.021). MOV: 0.0102 seconds (approximately 4 feet).

Ron Capps' incremental times: 60ft-0.935 sec., 330ft-2.397, 660ft-3.413/254.81 mph.
Robert Hight's incremental times: 60ft-0.927 sec., 330ft-2.392, 660ft-3.418/251.30 mph.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
   71 Cruz Pedregon                           7 Del Worsham                  
E2   ****WINNER****  0.040  4.282 299.20                     0.033  4.436 295.53
 Prior rounds:
E1    (J Arend     ) 0.129  4.191 301.20      (J Diehl     ) 0.090  4.267 298.67
 Qualified:             #6  4.238 296.96                        #3  4.191 294.75

Pedregon is 18 - 13 against Worsham in prior events.

Worsham double-stepped the throttle on the launch giving Pedregon an immediate lead.

Cruz Pedregon's incremental margins (negative if behind): 60ft(0.101), 330 ft(0.133), 660ft(0.141). MOV: 0.1476 seconds (approximately 64 feet).

Cruz Pedregon's incremental times: 60ft-0.975 sec., 330ft-2.444, 660ft-3.462/254.23 mph.
Del Worsham's incremental times: 60ft-1.083 sec., 330ft-2.584, 660ft-3.610/252.52 mph.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    9 John Force                              8 Bob Tasca III                
E2   ****WINNER****  0.065  4.280 293.66                     0.056  4.292 291.32
 Prior rounds:
E1    (P Lee       ) 0.108  4.221 296.24      (T Wilkerson ) 0.094  4.285 294.37
 Qualified:             #2  4.191 296.76                        #7  4.240 293.86

Force and Tasca III have each won 4 times against the other in prior events.

A good looking side-by-side drag race! Force will have lane choice over Cruz Pedregon in round three.

John Force's incremental margins (negative if behind): 60ft(-0.007), 330 ft(-0.005), 660ft(-0.001). MOV: 0.0033 seconds (approximately 17 inches).

John Force's incremental times: 60ft-0.964 sec., 330ft-2.434, 660ft-3.450/253.33 mph.
Bob Tasca III's incremental times: 60ft-0.966 sec., 330ft-2.438, 660ft-3.458/253.37 mph.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink



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