Sun, 15 Nov 2015, 19:47 PM Funny Car Final, Round 4 Eliminations

By David Gerard

POMONA, Calif. - Results of final, round 4 eliminations in Funny Car at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 51st annual Auto Club NHRA Finals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    3 Tommy Johnson Jr.                     750 Del Worsham                  
E4                   0.054  4.023 305.42     ****WINNER****  0.042  3.900 328.14
 Prior rounds:
E3    (R Capps     ) 0.088  3.891 326.08      (J Beckman   ) 0.086  3.928 327.35
E2    (M Hagan     ) 0.038  3.926 321.58      (R Hight     ) 0.056  3.896 328.30
E1    (G Densham   ) 0.058  4.010 310.84      (T Pedregon  ) 0.080  4.039 300.93
 Qualified:             #5  3.917 324.67                        #3  3.896 326.32

4:37 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 65 degrees, relative humidity 54 percent, barometer 28.72 inches, adjusted altitude 2,332 feet, track temperature 65 degrees.

Worsham is 18 - 10 against Johnson Jr. in prior events and each has won 1 times against the other in final rounds. Worsham is the new 2015 Funny Car Champion and looking for the win to cap the season.

Worsham takes a small lead at the green and then steadily pulls ahead all the way down the track to the finish line.

Forth win of the season, the thirtieth in Funny Car, and the thirty-eight of his career.

Johnson got close at sixty feet and then had to pump the pedal. The car gets close to the centerline and he gathers it back up and finishes the run under power.

Del Worsham's incremental margins: 60ft(0.009), 330 ft(0.084), 660ft(0.112). MOV: 0.1354 seconds (approximately 61 feet).

Tommy Johnson Jr.'s incremental times: 60ft-0.870 sec., 330ft-2.307, 660ft-3.256/273.94 mph.
Del Worsham's incremental times: 60ft-0.873 sec., 330ft-2.235, 660ft-3.156/280.60 mph.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink



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