Sun, 30 Mar 2008, 02:28 PM Funny Car Round 2 Eliminations

By Rick Green

BAYTOWN, Texas - Results of round 2 eliminations in Funny Car at the NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series, 21st annual O'Reilly NHRA Spring Nationals presented by Pennzoil:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  427 Tony Bartone                           33 Tommy Johnson Jr.            
E2   ****WINNER****  0.123  5.071 287.05                     0.061  6.104 170.26
 Prior rounds:
E1    (B Tasca III ) 0.165  6.327 261.88      (G Densham   ) 0.072  6.088 217.63
 Qualified:             #2  4.839 305.08                       #10  4.913 303.16

Weather conditions: air temperature 74 degrees, relative humidity 83 percent, barometer 29.98 inches, adjusted altitude 1,830 feet, track temperature 101 degrees.

Johnson Jr. is 5 - 2 against Bartone in prior events. Johnson Jr. with a starting line advantage and then around 400 feet the car struck the tires and he pedaled it. It appeared he pedaled it at least one more time. Bartone was on a good pass and then on the top end end it started to get out of the groove. Bartone pedaled it at least one time and takes the win light.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    7 John Force                             71 Cruz Pedregon                
E2   ****WINNER****  0.076  5.077 244.83                     0.057  6.732 138.98
 Prior rounds:
E1    (J Beckman   ) 0.073  4.924 313.95      (G Scelzi    ) 0.023  4.937 304.74
 Qualified:             #9  4.913 312.71                        #1  4.834 314.97

Force is 49 - 22 against Pedregon in prior events. Cruz with the starting line advantage and then was up i n smoke around 300 feet and he pedaled it but it was over by then. Force was on real nice pass and then around 1000 feet the car made a quick move toward the centerline. It got real close to the centerline, but didn't cross it so Force with the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  347 Tim Wilkerson                         750 Del Worsham                  
E2                   0.068  5.113 275.00     ****WINNER****  0.081  4.917 311.85
 Prior rounds:
E1    (R Capps     ) 0.063  4.870 319.37      (J Toliver   ) 0.079  4.922 313.22
 Qualified:            #12  4.939 301.40                        #4  4.881 313.66

Worsham is 11 - 7 against Wilkerson in prior events. Wilkerson with the starting line advantage, but then it was all Worsham. He moves into the semifinals and will have lane choice against J. Force. Del Worsham's incremental times: 60ft-0.932 sec., 330ft-2.381, 660ft-3.384/256.31mph, 1,000ft-4.207

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    1 Tony Pedregon                          10 Ashley Force                 
E2                   0.060  5.097 270.54     ****WINNER****  0.094  4.932 307.86
 Prior rounds:
E1    (M Neff      ) 0.043  4.904 304.80      (B Gilbertson) 0.138  4.921 316.30
 Qualified:            #14  4.977 310.63                        #6  4.890 319.29

Pedregon with the starting line advantage, but Force has the difference made by the time they go by the Christmas tree. Force with a real nice pass and she will have lane choice over Bartone in the semifinals.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink



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