Sun, 22 Sep 2013, 17:41 PM Funny Car Final, Round 4 Eliminations

By Dave Rowe

ENNIS, Texas - Results of final, round 4 eliminations in Funny Car at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 28th annual AAA Texas NHRA Fall Nationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    4 Cruz Pedregon                           9 John Force                   
E4   ****WINNER****  0.052  4.106 312.06                     0.055  4.220 270.27
 Prior rounds:
E3    (J Beckman   ) 0.119  4.135 297.29      (R Hight     ) 0.085  4.150 282.19
E2    (B Tasca III ) 0.091  4.097 310.05      (T Pedregon  ) 0.069  4.101 311.27
E1    (B Alexander ) 0.116  4.106 307.58      (C Force     ) 0.087  4.069 311.49
 Qualified:             #2  4.092 304.32                       #12  4.174 297.94

4:22 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 88 degrees, relative humidity 32 percent, barometer 29.26 inches, adjusted altitude 3,385 feet, track temperature 127 degrees.

Force is 60 - 28 against Pedregon in prior events and Force is 16 - 8 against Pedregon in prior final rounds.

Force has one win this year in four final rounds. Pedregon has three wins in four finals this year.

Force is third in the points, Pedregon is in fourth. Whoever wins this race will leave in second place ahead of Hight.

They come off the line together then Force starts to pull away. He stays in front past the 330 foot mark, then hazes the tires about 400 feet out and starts to lose ground. Pedregon goes around him before they reach the 660 foot mark and pulls away for the win.

Cruz Pedregon's incremental margins (negative if behind): 60ft(-0.025), 330 ft(-0.017), 660ft(0.011). MOV: 0.1174 seconds (approximately 47 feet).

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink



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