Sun, 01 Sep 2013, 15:17 PM Funny Car Round 2 Eliminations

By Rick Green

BROWNSBURG, Ind. - Results of round 2 eliminations in Funny Car at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, Second annual NHRA Traxxas Nitro Shootout for Funny Car:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    8 Tim Wilkerson                           4 Cruz Pedregon                
E2                   0.085  4.107 307.37     ****WINNER****  0.050  4.124 306.12
 Prior rounds:
E1    (M Hagan     ) 0.077  4.086 312.50      (J Force     ) 0.027  4.068 309.06
 Qualified:             #8  0.008   NS                          #4  0.004   NS  

Weather conditions: air temperature 83 degrees, relative humidity 63 percent, barometer 28.87 inches, adjusted altitude 3,773 feet, track temperature 110 degrees.

Pedregon is out of the gate first and has the power to hold on for the hole shot win. Cruz Pedregon's MOV: 0.0188 seconds (approximately 8 feet).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    5 Courtney Force                          1 Jack Beckman                 
E2                   0.107  4.099 314.75     ****WINNER****  0.092  4.082 310.55
 Prior rounds:
E1    (J Gray      ) 0.075  4.116 312.06      (R Capps     ) 0.071  4.062 310.20
 Qualified:             #6  0.006   NS                          #7  0.007   NS  

Beckman is out of the gate first and never trailed to go to the final. Jack Beckman's MOV: 0.0327 seconds (approximately 15 feet). Beckman will have lane choice in final.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink



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