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NORWALK, Ohio - Results of round 1 eliminations in Funny Car at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, Fourth annual Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals:
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
7 Del Worsham 6 Tony Pedregon
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.109 4.307 284.69 0.078 4.582 213.81
Qualified: #6 4.087 313.15 #11 4.140 297.16
11:30 a.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 85 degrees, relative humidity 62 percent,
barometer 28.84 inches, adjusted altitude 3,951 feet, track temperature 114 degrees.Pedregon was the runner up in 2007. Worsham has thirty seven losses to Pedregon to date. Pedregon gets off the line first and swaps the lead until after the 330 lights. Both cars get in trouble after mid-track, with a puff of smoke from Pedregon and then Worsham's engine expires in a big flash of flame and smoke. He has the momentum to stay in front for an easy, but expensive win. Looks like a bunch of "Stuff" in the left lane, near the finish line and turnout. Del Worsham's incremental margins (negative if behind): 60ft(0.006), 330 ft(-0.029), 660ft(0.052). MOV: 0.2443 seconds (approximately 77 feet). Del Worsham's incremental times: 60ft-0.921 sec.,
330ft-2.417, 660ft-3.455/246.98 mph.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
5 Jack Beckman 388 Jim Head
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.064 4.373 238.17 0.073 4.961 170.62
Qualified: #3 4.060 310.27 #14 4.222 289.51
11:46 a.m. Beckman was the winner last year. Jim Head is making his three hundred and sixty
fifth start this weekend.Beckman is 6 - 1 against Head in prior events. Beckman gets a small lead off the line and stretches his margin. Heads tires give up near the 660 and he begins to slow. Beckman's car drops a cylinder and it pushes the Charger hard towards the center line and he has to lift to stay in his own lane. Worsham will have lane choice in round two. Jack Beckman's incremental margins: 60ft(0.032), 330 ft(0.038), 660ft(0.232). MOV: 0.5974 seconds (more than 100 feet).
Jack Beckman's incremental times: 60ft-0.935 sec., 330ft-2.411, 660ft-3.447/246.75 mph.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
2 Ashley Force Hood 9 John Force
E1 0.110 4.445 224.81 ****WINNER**** 0.113 4.212 297.35
Qualified: #1 4.032 311.99 #16 4.238 293.03
This is Force-Hood's twelfth time to qualify #1, now two straight. For only the third time in
Force's long career, he has qualified in the sixteenth position on the ladder. The last time was
Gainesville 1982.Force Hood and Force have each won 5 times against the other in prior events. They leave together and Ashley begins to pull ahead until near the 660 foot lights, where the Mustang drops some cylinders and the car moves hard towards the wall. John Force keeps it in the middle of the lane and takes a big win. John Force's incremental margins (negative if behind): 60ft(-0.024), 330 ft(-0.051), 660ft(0.016). MOV: 0.2302 seconds (approximately 76 feet). Ashley
Force Hood's incremental times: 60ft-0.903 sec., 330ft-2.337, 660ft-3.412/214.89 mph.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
1 Robert Hight 719 Jeff Diehl
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.117 4.173 295.34 0.122 6.247 115.67
Qualified: #4 4.067 310.05 #13 4.206 298.67
Hight was runner up here in 2008. This is Diehl's seventh start in Funny Car and his best
qualifying position.This is the first time Hight and Diehl have faced each other in eliminations. It's all Hight, all the time, as he gets a small lead in RT and pulls steadily ahead to the finish line. Strong pass for the conditions. Diehl smokes the tires before the 660 lights and slows. Robert Hight's incremental margins: 60ft(0.027), 330 ft(0.170), 660ft(0.940). MOV: 2.0797 seconds (more than 100 feet).
Robert Hight's incremental times: 60ft-0.897 sec., 330ft-2.346, 660ft-3.352/255.29 mph. Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed 28 Ron Capps 340 Bob Bode E1 ****WINNER**** 0.098 4.333 273.66 0.115 4.578 211.20 Qualified: #5 4.069 306.40 #12 4.142 293.60Capps is 3 - 0 against Bode in prior events. Capps has the advantage off the line and then has a repeat of Beckman's fun near the lights. Bode was already done, as he kicks the tires early and has the car make a move towards the center line. Hight will have lane choice in the next round. Ron Capps' incremental margins: 60ft(0.010), 330 ft(0.026), 660ft(0.052). MOV: 0.2625 seconds (approximately 81 feet).
Ron Capps' incremental times: 60ft-0.930 sec., 330ft-2.398, 660ft-3.451/240.08 mph. Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed 2814 Matt Hagan 170 Jeff Arend E1 0.076 4.753 236.05 ****WINNER**** 0.105 4.405 280.02 Qualified: #2 4.043 307.09 #15 4.233 291.95Hagan is 7 - 0 against Arend in prior events, but not this time. Hagen gets a lead at the green and stays in front until after the 330 lights, where the slicks begin to smoke and drive the car towards the center line. Arend gets to the finish line without drama for the easy win. Jeff Arend's incremental margins (negative if behind): 60ft(-0.051), 330 ft(-0.041), 660ft(0.164). MOV: 0.3194 seconds (more than 100 feet). Matt Hagan's incremental times: 60ft-0.949 sec.,
330ft-2.477, 660ft-3.734/204.70 mph.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
8 Bob Tasca III 4 Tim Wilkerson
E1 0.093 4.844 173.87 ****WINNER**** 0.077 4.208 297.61
Qualified: #7 4.110 304.46 #10 4.135 293.28
Wilkerson is 7 - 3 against Tasca III in prior events. Tasca was runner up here in
2009.Wilkerson dominates this race with a big lead off the line and domination of his "sort of" team mate. Tasca's Mustang is done before the 660 lights, as the tires go up in smoke. Wilkerson has lane choice over Arend later today. Tim Wilkerson's incremental margins: 60ft(0.046), 330 ft(0.064), 660ft(0.204). MOV: 0.6521 seconds (more than 100 feet). Bob Tasca III's incremental
times: 60ft-0.951 sec., 330ft-2.428, 660ft-3.576/197.59 mph. Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed 116 Paul Lee 71 Cruz Pedregon E1 ****WINNER**** 0.059 4.450 221.16 0.108 4.838 169.49 Qualified: #9 4.124 300.26 #8 4.120 302.48Paul Lee is the eighty-first competitor that Pedregon has faced. This is the first time Lee and Pedregon have faced each other in eliminations. Lee gets the advantage off the line and then has Pedregon pull up by the 330 lights. Both cars have problems near the 660 lights, but Lee gets the momentum back and runs ahead to the finish line. Pedregon smoked the tires and couldn't recover. Lee gives up lane choice to Force in round two. Paul Lee's incremental margins: 60ft(0.065), 330 ft(0.039), 660ft(0.160). MOV: 0.4371 seconds (more than 100 feet). Paul Lee's
incremental times: 60ft-0.931 sec., 330ft-2.386, 660ft-3.429/240.98 mph. 12:06 p.m.
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