Sun, 30 Jul 2006, 07:39 PM Funny Car Round 3 Eliminations

By Rick Green

SONOMA, Calif. - Results of round 3 eliminations in Funny Car at the NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series, 19th annual FRAM-Autolite NHRA Nationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    7 Tony Pedregon                         180 Mike Ashley                  
E3   ****WINNER****  0.097  4.910 314.39                     0.081  7.813 132.87
 Prior rounds:
E2    (S Kalitta   ) 0.095  4.909 311.34      (R Hight     ) 0.102  4.975 360.09
E1    (T Johnson Jr) 0.054  4.910 315.56      (P Burkart Jr) 0.115  4.884 313.73
 Qualified:             #5  4.816 319.75                        #9  4.851 314.09

Weather conditions: air temperature 85 degrees, relative humidity 33 percent, barometer 30.09 inches,adjusted altitude 1,730 feet, track temperature 126 degrees.

Ashley is out of the gate first and then is up in smoke and Pedregon blast into his fourth final round.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    9 Whit Bazemore                           4 Eric Medlen                  
E3                   0.082  5.020 306.60     ****WINNER****  0.080  4.922 314.53
 Prior rounds:
E2    (T Bartone   ) 0.086  4.873 318.17      (J Force     ) 0.071  4.898 312.42
E1    (R Capps     ) 0.068  4.902 315.78      (C Pedregon  ) 0.092  4.885 315.78
 Qualified:            #11  4.857 322.73                        #2  4.801 323.81

They leave together and then Medlen just out runs Bazemore to go to his first final round this year. Medlen will give up lane choice to Pedregon in the final.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink



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