Sun, 16 Oct 2011, 07:50 PM Funny Car Final, Round 4 Eliminations

By David Gerard

CHANDLER, Ariz. - Results of final, round 4 eliminations in Funny Car at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, 27th annual NHRA Arizona Nationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
   31 Johnny Gray                             4 Jack Beckman                 
E4                   0.098  5.870 120.67     ****WINNER****  0.057  4.354 278.29
 Prior rounds:
E3    (J Head      ) 0.114  4.448 278.29      (J Arend     ) 0.055  4.299 286.62
E2    (M Hagan     ) 0.070  4.277 283.79      (R Hight     ) -0.027  4.344 281.07
E1    (M Troxel    ) 0.094  4.231 288.33      (J Force     ) 0.045  4.295 288.77
 Qualified:             #3  4.240 285.83                        #5  4.279 284.45

4:38 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 92 degrees, relative humidity 17 percent, barometer 28.60 inches, adjusted altitude 3,817 feet, track temperature 119 degrees.

Gray is 1 - 0 against Beckman in prior events and this is the first time they have faced each other in a final round. Team DSR is in the finals.

There is a new Funny Car Points Leader in the house!

Beckman gets away first and is running well, when Gray's Service Central Charger strikes the tires right after the 330 lights. He pedals to no avail, while Beckman's Aaron's/Valvoline Charger was flying down the track and into the points lead for the first time in his career. This pairs up nicely for back to back wins here at Phoenix.

Jack Beckman's incremental margins: 60ft(0.012), 330 ft(0.110), 660ft(0.625). MOV: 1.5571 seconds (more than 100 feet).

Johnny Gray's incremental times: 60ft-0.920 sec., 330ft-2.507, 660ft-4.067/140.53 mph.
Jack Beckman's incremental times: 60ft-0.949 sec., 330ft-2.438, 660ft-3.483/242.63 mph.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink



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