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SONOMA, Calif. - Results of round 2 eliminations in Funny Car at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 26th annual NHRA Sonoma Nationals:
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
5 Courtney Force 1 Jack Beckman
E2 ****WINNER**** 0.056 4.089 315.34 0.094 4.067 313.51
Prior rounds:
E1 (C Pedregon ) 0.080 4.088 317.72 (T Lesenko ) 0.080 4.057 313.29
Qualified: #7 4.057 314.46 #2 3.994 319.67
1:07 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 71 degrees, relative humidity 58 percent, barometer 29.83 inches, adjusted
altitude 1,520 feet, track temperature 105 degrees.Force and Beckman have each won 2 times against the other in prior events. Looks like Beckman early driving lessons for Force are coming back to haunt him, as she gets a nice starting line advantage and holds off a quicker Beckman for the hole shot win. She run just 0.001 slower than round one. Great side by side pass from start to finish. Courtney Force's incremental margins: 60ft(0.031), 330 ft(0.019), 660ft(0.013). MOV: 0.0168 seconds (approximately 8 feet). Courtney Force's incremental times: 60ft-0.904 sec., 330ft-2.327, 660ft-3.308/264.70 mph.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
9 John Force 6 Johnny Gray
E2 ****WINNER**** 0.105 4.057 313.95 0.072 4.991 153.14
Prior rounds:
E1 (T Pedregon ) 0.109 4.073 312.86 (T Wilkerson ) 0.100 4.057 315.42
Qualified: #4 4.025 316.60 #12 4.112 306.46
Weather conditions: air temperature 71 degrees, relative humidity 58 percent, barometer 29.83 inches, adjusted altitude 1,520
feet, track temperature 105 degrees.Gray gets a big head start at the green and is running hard until right at the 330 lights. The slicks start to smoke at that point and he has to pedal. The engine doesn't like that at all and the blower explodes splitting the body in two right at the fire wall. Thanks to the new body restraint rules, the body stays on the car, but the front half folds up, blocking his view and making steering difficult. Gray keeps it straight for a while and then slows drifts over and scraps the wall before stopping. He quickly jumps out of the car and is not a Happy Camper! Force was ready for him and powers on down the track for the easy win. He picks up some ET and speed over round one too. John Force's incremental margins (negative if behind): 60ft(-0.014), 330 ft(0.004), 660ft(0.274). MOV: 0.9014 seconds (more than 100 feet). John Force's incremental times: 60ft-0.891 sec., 330ft-2.304, 660ft-3.276/266.27 mph. 1:11 p.m. Lots of clean up in the right lane. Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed 771 Alexis DeJoria 7 Robert Hight E2 ****WINNER**** 0.090 4.145 306.33 0.135 4.127 283.91 Prior rounds: E1 (M Hagan ) 0.110 4.705 185.08 (B Tasca III ) 0.092 4.018 317.49 Qualified: #16 4.188 303.71 #8 4.058 311.411:27 p.m. Back to racing... DeJoria is 1 - 0 against Hight in prior events. DeJoria may have been lucky in round one, but she shows her skill this time. She has a much better reaction time, but Hight drives on by before the 330 lights. He starts in front until the tires start to haze and the engine drops a cylinder after the 660 light. DeJoria makes her best pass of the weekend and drives back around for the win. She gives up lane choice to John Force in the next round. Alexis DeJoria's incremental margins (negative if behind): 60ft(0.024), 330 ft(-0.010), 660ft(-0.022). MOV: 0.0275 seconds (approximately 11 feet). Alexis DeJoria's
incremental times: 60ft-0.913 sec., 330ft-2.357, 660ft-3.348/261.12 mph. Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed 10 Jeff Arend 28 Ron Capps E2 0.116 6.018 115.56 ****WINNER**** 0.101 4.099 308.35 Prior rounds: E1 (G Densham ) 0.124 4.170 287.23 (D Worsham ) 0.102 4.066 311.20 Qualified: #11 4.107 307.23 #3 4.012 312.50Capps is 12 - 5 against Arend in prior events. Capps is away first and flies ahead, as Arend's engine starts dropping cylinders right off the line. Clean run for Capps, but he gives up lane choice to Courtney Force by 0.010 in round three. Ron Capps' incremental times: 60ft-0.883 sec., 330ft-2.309, 660ft-3.303/259.46 mph. 1:35 p.m.
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