Tue, 10 Feb 2009, 03:50 PM
Funny Car Round 2 Eliminations
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By Darryl Jackman
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POMONA, Calif. - Results of round 2 eliminations in Funny Car at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, 49th annual Kragen O'Reilly NHRA
Winternationals:
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
6 Ashley Force Hood 388 Jim Head
E2 0.137 4.059 308.85 ****WINNER**** 0.054 4.095 305.98
Prior rounds:
E1 (M Hagan ) 0.095 4.334 303.43 (T Pedregon ) 0.068 6.653 96.58
Qualified: #3 4.061 NS #11 4.286 NS
11:57 a.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 62 degrees, relative humidity 23 percent, barometer 29.04 inches, adjusted
altitude 1,538 feet, track temperature 72 degrees.
No reason that we shouldn't finish this deal today. Cool and clear for the rest of Tuesday. Head remains looking looking for a
driver so if you bring money... This is going to be a close deal as head got very close to the wall at the top end but pulls off a
huge holeshot win over Force-Hood. The call from race control was no contact so he's good for the win.
Ashley Force Hood's incremental times: 60ft-0.894 sec., 330ft-2.300, 660ft-3.273/265.38 mph.
Jim Head's incremental times:
60ft-0.918 sec., 330ft-2.332, 660ft-3.302/263.36 mph.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
750 Del Worsham 10 Gary Densham
E2 0.116 4.279 21.47 ****WINNER**** 0.120 4.129 297.29
Prior rounds:
E1 (B Bode ) 0.113 4.193 310.41 (J Arend ) 0.138 4.336 283.37
Qualified: #2 4.038 NS #7 4.183 NS
Worsham has a terrible time getting the car to start but at the very last second it comes to life. A short burnout ends before
the starting line and Worsham stages. This was actually close until Worsham appeared to lose a belt but it was only 0.1466 seconds
(approximately 5 feet) in the lights. Head has choice over Densham in the semis.
Del Worsham's incremental times: 60ft-0.907 sec., 330ft-2.328, 660ft-3.346/229.24 mph.
Gary Densham's incremental times:
60ft-0.900 sec., 330ft-2.327, 660ft-3.314/258.32 mph.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
4 Robert Hight 3 Jack Beckman
E2 ****WINNER**** 0.102 4.097 23.51 -0.071 5.077 155.40
Prior rounds:
E1 (J Toliver ) 0.155 4.159 302.62 (C Pedregon ) 0.061 4.196 284.56
Qualified: #1 4.037 NS #8 4.197 289.14
Beckman is making a habit of this. He had redlights a couple of times near the end of 2008 and he gets another here. Hight goes
quick and earns his spot in the final against the winner of the next pair.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
1777 Bob Tasca III 28 Ron Capps
E2 0.148 4.250 264.86 ****WINNER**** 0.112 4.088 304.80
Prior rounds:
E1 (M Neff ) 0.244 4.127 302.89 (J Force ) 0.082 4.125 304.67
Qualified: #5 4.143 301.20 #13 4.289 NS
Final pair of Nitro funny Cars coming to the line. Capps goes quick for the round and earns choice over Hight in the other semi.
Tasca's ride was eating some pistons from before half track and he just couldn't catch Capps.
Ron Capps' incremental times: 60ft-0.913 sec., 330ft-2.325, 660ft-3.292/264.44 mph.
Timing data courtesy of CompuLink
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