Sun, 19 May 2013, 13:02 PM
Funny Car Round 1 Eliminations
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By Rick Green
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TOPEKA, Kan. - Results of round 1 eliminations in Funny Car at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 25th
annual NHRA Kansas Nationals:
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
72 Tony Pedregon 9 John Force
E1 0.079 4.681 190.97 ****WINNER**** 0.076 4.082 312.42
Qualified: #16 4.628 184.62 #1 4.043 313.22
Weather conditions: air temperature 80 degrees, relative humidity 59 percent, barometer 28.49
inches, adjusted altitude 3,883 feet, track temperature 100 degrees.This is the first time since
Chicago last year that John Force qualified #1. It is the 15th time that three members of Team
Force qualified in the top three spots at the same event..It is John's 7th number one spot at this
event but his first since 2001. This is the first time in his career that Tony Pedregon has
qualified 16th at back-to-back races. Pedregon with troubles getting the car started and then more
problems on the burnout, but gets it staged. They leave together with Force having the slight
starting line advantage. Force is straight down Broadway for the win as Pedregon started mixing up
cylinders around half track and clicked it off.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
6 Johnny Gray 771 Alexis DeJoria
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.090 4.117 310.34 0.095 5.104 146.27
Qualified: #4 4.053 313.37 #13 4.119 303.30
Gray is 2 - 0 against DeJoria in prior events. Gray with the slight starting line advantage
and DeJoria had the lead at 330 feet until she started to get out of the groove and lose traction.
Gray with a real nice looking pass for the win.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
302 Dale Creasy Jr. 5 Courtney Force
E1 0.104 4.304 273.50 ****WINNER**** 0.075 4.136 311.63
Qualified: #15 4.297 284.45 #2 4.050 315.56
The will be Dale Creasy's 87th start. This is the first time Creasy Jr. and Force have faced
each other in eliminations. Force with the starting line advantage and never trailed for the win.
She was straight down the groove. Creasy Jr. was just a tick off his qualifying time in the losing
effort.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
10 Jeff Arend 7 Robert Hight
E1 0.090 5.088 151.48 ****WINNER**** 0.072 4.099 303.37
Qualified: #14 4.132 306.60 #3 4.050 315.12
Hight is 13 - 2 against Arend in prior events. Hight was out of the gate first and never
trailed for the win as Arend started to haze the tires just before half track.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
750 Del Worsham 3111 Chad Head
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.090 4.116 309.42 0.182 5.493 132.35
Qualified: #5 4.065 313.15 #12 4.105 310.13
This is the first time Worsham and Head have faced each other in eliminations. Worsham with the
starting line advantage and never trailed as Head started to lose traction early. He got over by
the centerline before he clicked it off. Worsham will have lane choice over Gray in the next
round.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
2814 Matt Hagan 77 Bob Tasca III
E1 0.069 4.095 308.21 ****WINNER**** 0.068 4.085 314.31
Qualified: #6 4.069 300.46 #11 4.094 314.02
Tasca III is 6 - 5 against Hagan in prior events. this was a great drag race as the leave
together and Hagan has the lead until right on the top end. Tasca was able to chase him down and
take the win by 0.0117 seconds (approximately 5 feet). Tasca will have lane choice over Hight in
the next round.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
28 Ron Capps 8 Tim Wilkerson
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.063 4.085 310.34 0.124 4.338 236.55
Qualified: #10 4.087 309.77 #7 4.071 310.55
Capps is 25 - 15 against Wilkerson in prior events. Capps with the starting line advantage and
never trailed as Wilkerson was dropping cylinders early and then clicked it off early. Capps will
have lane choice over C. Force in the next round.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
1 Jack Beckman 4 Cruz Pedregon
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.092 4.052 315.49 0.073 4.183 291.32
Qualified: #9 4.081 312.42 #8 4.079 297.42
Jack Beckman vs. Cruz Pedregon will match the reigning World Champion (Jack) with the current
point's leader and two-time World Champion (Cruz)..Jack is the defending champ and Cruz has won
here three times. Pedregon is 11 - 8 against Beckman in prior events. Pedregon with the starting
line advantage, but Beckman has the difference made up by the time they got to 100 feet. Beckman
with his quickest pass of the weekend and the quickest pass of the round for the win. Pedregon
slowed on the top end. Beckman will have lane choice over Force (who had the second quickest pass
of the round) in the next round.
Timing data courtesy of
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