Results of round 1 eliminations in Funny Car at the NHRA POWERade Drag Racing
Series, 16th annual CARQUEST Auto Parts NHRA Nationals:
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
2 Tony Pedregon 3 Del Worsham
E1 0.075 7.197 122.37 ****WINNER**** 0.097 5.057
301.87
Qualified: #13 5.137 287.29 #4 4.981 304.46
Current weather conditions: 77 degrees, 51 percent relative humidity, the
barometer 30.18 inches under sunny skies.Worsham has qualified fourth 13
times in his career and for his reward he get the points leader who he has 8
wins and 20 loses against. Pedregon is up in smoke by 200 feet and that makes
two races in a row that he is on the trailer after round one.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
10 Johnny Gray 73 Frank Pedregon
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.060 5.200 286.32 0.101 5.978
165.01
Qualified: #12 5.080 300.00 #5 4.982 301.81
Pedregon dropped a cylinder right off the starting line and then got real
close to the center line and that will make both CSK into round two.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
206 Bob Gilbertson 71 Cruz Pedregon
E1 0.068 8.008 108.79 ****WINNER**** 0.118 5.458
199.55
Qualified: #15 5.174 279.09 #2 4.977 306.74
Gilbertson was up in smoke as soon as he hi the throttle and clicked it off
and that was lucky for Cruz as he lost his blower belt around 800 feet.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
347 Tim Wilkerson 20 Gary Scelzi
E1 0.064 5.195 287.96 ****WINNER**** 0.126 5.033
298.93
Qualified: #16 5.211 278.00 #1 4.964 299.33
Gary Scelzi's last number one was here in Top Fuel, and he won that
race.This is a rematch of last weeks round one match up, but last week it was
Wilkerson that was number one. Wilkerson was out of the gate first and was out
in the lead until just past the 330-foot mark and then Scelzi drove around
him.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
21 Scotty Cannon 1 John Force
E1 0.025 5.161 293.35 ****WINNER**** 0.077 5.004
302.75
Qualified: #14 5.163 278.75 #3 4.979 308.85
Force has a 15 to 2 advantage over Cannon and the last time Cannon beat
Force was Denver in 2000. Force with a great looking pass and low E.T. of the
round to move on.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
28 Ron Capps 503 Tommy Johnson Jr.
E1 0.031 8.408 95.33 ****WINNER**** 0.050 5.010
300.46
Qualified: #11 5.050 290.57 #6 5.008 289.94
Capps is out of the gate first but up in smoke and Johnson blast on through
the 1320 with the second quickest pass of the session. TJ will give up lane
choice to Force in round two.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
4 Gary Densham 1149 Arnie Karp
E1 0.069 8.456 96.94 ****WINNER**** 0.214 5.701
263.72
Qualified: #10 5.044 294.31 #7 5.015 299.80
Densham with the starting line advantage and then engine went silent and
Karp drove around him. Karp bang the blower around 900 feet, but took win light
.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
5 Whit Bazemore 9 Dean Skuza
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.102 5.243 278.63 -0.012 15.727
52.89
Qualified: #9 5.030 303.50 #8 5.022 299.86
Skuza and Bazemore are 13 and 13 coming into this race. Skuza turned on the
big red light and gives Bazemore the win. The door is open now for Bazemore to
make some ground in the points chase with Tony losing. Bazemore will give up
lane choice to Scelzi, Worsham will have lane choice over Gray, Cruz will have
lane choice over Karp in round two.
Timing data
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