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MORRISON, Colo. - Results of round 1 eliminations in Funny Car at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 34th annual Mopar Mile-High NHRA Nationals: Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed 10 Jeff Arend 8 Tim Wilkerson E1 0.103 7.724 67.90 ****WINNER**** 0.094 4.214 305.15 Qualified: #14 4.360 283.55 #3 4.114 296.3711:48 a.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 81 degrees, relative humidity 45 percent, barometer 24.19 inches, adjusted altitude 9,335 feet, track temperature 102 degrees. Wilkerson is 9 - 6 against Arend in prior events. Tim Wilkerson qualified #3 and that's his best starting spot since the Houston race. Arend moved to the left after the launch. He started spinning the tires and his chutes deployed before half track. Tim Wilkerson's incremental times: 60ft-0.939 sec., 330ft-2.398, 660ft-3.408/257.68
mph. Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed 72 Tony Pedregon 750 Del Worsham E1 0.083 4.641 192.93 ****WINNER**** 0.081 4.245 296.18 Qualified: #5 4.124 299.86 #12 4.171 299.93Pedregon is 37 - 20 against Worsham in prior events. Pedregon started hazing the tires at about 500 feet and he could only watch Worsham drive on down for the win. Del Worsham's incremental times: 60ft-0.929 sec., 330ft-2.393, 660ft-3.419/251.77
mph. Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed 121 Terry Haddock 1 Jack Beckman E1 0.184 4.376 277.60 ****WINNER**** 0.106 4.245 295.46 Qualified: #15 4.448 276.46 #2 4.097 309.91This is the first time Haddock and Beckman have faced each other in eliminations. Terry Haddock is making his second start of the year. Jack Beckman is the defending event champion and he has won this race twice (2007). Haddock's best pass of the weekend wasn't good enough. A smooth pass for both drivers. Terry Haddock's incremental times: 60ft-0.902 sec., 330ft-2.439,
660ft-3.501/242.06 mph. Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed 499 Todd Simpson 4 Cruz Pedregon E1 0.160 4.879 206.70 ****WINNER**** 0.097 4.188 295.46 Qualified: #16 4.695 237.42 #1 4.073 307.37Pedregon is 2 - 0 against Simpson in prior events. This is Cruz Pedregon's third #1 spot of the year. He won at Houston from the top spot. Todd Simpson is looking for his first round win in ten professional starts. Todd won this race in the Top Alcohol Funny Car class in 1996. Simpson started mixing up the cylinders before half track. Pedregon took it straight down the groove for the win. Cruz Pedregon's incremental times: 60ft-0.911 sec., 330ft-2.357, 660ft-3.368/255.15 mph.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
5 Courtney Force 771 Alexis DeJoria
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.122 No Time 302.28 0.160 4.328 287.78
Qualified: #13 4.316 276.13 #4 4.122 307.02
Force is 3 - 1 against DeJoria in prior events. This is the best starting spot for Alexis DeJoria in her Funny Car
career.Force was skating around a little bit on the top end of the track but she stayed on the throttle. No visible problems for DeJoria. Alexis DeJoria's incremental times: 60ft-0.932 sec., 330ft-2.422, 660ft-3.479/245.58 mph. Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed 77 Bob Tasca III 9 John Force E1 ****WINNER**** 0.079 4.268 296.76 0.068 4.313 288.33 Qualified: #11 4.171 304.74 #6 4.127 308.99Tasca III is 8 - 6 against Force in prior events. John Force has won this race six times and that's the most for any Funny Car driver. Force dropped a cylinder at about 400 feet. His car drifted to the left and he had to fight to keep the car off of the centerline. Tasca will give lane choice to Wilkerson in round two. Bob Tasca III's incremental times: 60ft-0.949 sec.,
330ft-2.428, 660ft-3.446/254.76 mph.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
6 Johnny Gray 7 Robert Hight
E1 0.194 No Time 282.36 ****WINNER**** 0.089 4.213 299.00
Qualified: #10 4.168 304.74 #7 4.144 306.95
Hight is 9 - 7 against Gray in prior events. Johnny Gray won here in Top Alcohol Dragster in 1996 and in Top Alcohol Funny Car
in 1998.Gray moved to the right and he was close to the centerline on the top half of the track. A good looking pass for Hight and he will have lane choice over Beckman in round two. Robert Hight's incremental times: 60ft-0.918 sec., 330ft-2.362, 660ft-3.391/251.25 mph. Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed 28 Ron Capps 2814 Matt Hagan E1 ****WINNER**** 0.366 No Time 299.60 0.046 4.258 296.31 Qualified: #8 4.152 300.33 #9 4.158 309.63Capps is 12 - 6 against Hagan in prior events. Capps crossed the finish line ahead of Hagan by about a fender-length. The
timing system showed Capps' ET as a 3.922. It was determined that he couldn't have gone that quick, but he was still awarded the
win. Capps will give lane choice to Cruz Pedregon in round two.
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