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LAS VEGAS - Results of round 1 eliminations in Funny Car at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 16th annual NHRA Toyota Nationals:
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
7 John Force 303 John Bojec
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.115 3.906 326.95 0.040 5.118 163.41
Qualified: #3 3.876 331.94 #14 3.990 316.23
11:40 a.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 77 degrees, relative humidity 46 percent,
barometer 27.79 inches, adjusted altitude 4,272 feet. This is the first time Force and Bojec have faced each other in eliminations. Bojec gets out of the gate first but starts rattling the tires. He has to pedal about 100 feet out and Force started gaining ground. Force went right down the groove with a clean pass to take the win. John Force's incremental margins (negative if
behind): 60ft(-0.056), 330 ft(0.264), 660ft(0.552). MOV: 1.1375 seconds (more than 100
feet).
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
2 Jack Beckman 170 Jeff Arend
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.075 3.890 326.95 0.111 5.805 98.91
Qualified: #1 3.871 327.43 #16 4.045 302.55
This is Beckman's fifth number one this year, the 20th of his career.Beckman is 16 - 5 against Arend in prior events. Beckman gets out of the gate first and starts to pull away. Arend gets about 250 feet out, rattles the tires a little, then looks like he blew a head gasket as flames came from under the car. Beckman went right down the groove with a good pass to take the win. Beckman is fourth in the points, starting eliminations 131 points behind Capps. He picks up
20 points with the win but still needs a lot of help from the drivers ahead of him to have a
chance.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
5 Matt Hagan 496 John Hale
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.065 3.911 328.14 0.134 4.389 201.82
Qualified: #2 3.872 329.18 #15 4.031 318.62
Hagan is third in the points, 86 points behind Capps.Hagan is 4 - 0 against Hale in prior events. Hagan gets out of the gate first but Hale is able to make up a little difference by the
330 foot mark. Hale's car noses over at that point and Hagan pulls away for the win. Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed 28 Ron Capps 116 Paul Lee E1 ****WINNER**** 0.083 3.916 323.66 0.084 3.965 329.34 Qualified: #4 3.881 326.71 #13 3.986 312.13Capps is the current points leader and is 73 points ahead of second place. Capps is 2 - 0 against Lee in prior events. They come off the line together but Capps starts pulling away
quickly. Lee keeps him honest, going right down the groove with a career best ET, but he was
falling behind all the way through the run.Ron Capps' incremental margins: 60ft(0.023), 330
ft(0.049), 660ft(0.057). MOV: 0.0503 seconds (approximately 24 feet).
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
6 Robert Hight 71 Cruz Pedregon
E1 0.071 6.649 105.01 ****WINNER**** 0.089 4.244 218.55
Qualified: #5 3.885 312.28 #12 3.952 318.99
Hight is 25 - 13 against Pedregon in prior events.Hight goes up in smoke right off the line and had to abort the run. Pedregon went on a wild ride. He gets about 400 feet out and the front
end goes up in the air. The car comes off the ground and is riding on the wheelie bar. The rear
tires come back in contact with the ground about 600 feet out but the front wheels stay in the air.
He is off the throttle at this point but the front wheels stay high in the air all the way through
the finish line then slams back down. Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed 10 Tim Wilkerson 3111 Chad Head E1 0.100 7.027 125.26 ****WINNER**** 0.072 4.757 264.55 Qualified: #6 3.888 324.36 #11 3.923 326.24Wilkerson is 8 - 3 against Head in prior events. Wilkerson leaves the line, gets about 100
feet out and goes up in smoke. Head starts to pull away but strikes the tires about 300 feet out.
He pedals, the engine loses several cylinders, but he stays on the throttle and takes the
win.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
1 Del Worsham 3 Tommy Johnson Jr.
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.066 3.923 327.35 0.060 3.949 321.65
Qualified: #7 3.895 325.69 #10 3.917 319.90
Johnson is second in the points and needs this win to keep pace with Capps.Worsham is 21 - 13 against Johnson Jr. in prior events. Johnson gets a small advantage off the line, stays in
front for the first 300 feet, then Worsham is able to power by and pull away for the win. Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed 771 Alexis DeJoria 746 Courtney Force E1 No Time ****WINNER**** 0.122 3.888 327.82 Qualified: #9 3.909 326.32 #8 3.905 325.69DeJoria hit the wall during qualifying yesterday and they made the decision not to race today. Force goes right down the groove with a good pass to take the win. In the next round it
will be Courtney Force with lane choice over Beckman, Capps over Pedregon, Hagan vs. Worsham, and
John Force with lane choice over Head.
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