Sun, 3 Oct 2004, 03:03 PM Funny Car Round 2 Eliminations

By Rick Green

JOLIET, Ill. - Results of round 2 eliminations in Funny Car at the NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series, Fourth annual CARQUEST Auto Parts NHRA Nationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    4 Del Worsham                           444 Jerry Toliver
E2   ****WINNER****  0.134  4.864 305.56                     0.079  4.940 314.09
 Prior rounds:
E1    (T Johnson Jr) 0.123  4.767 320.05      (G Scelzi    ) 0.116  5.084 273.22
 Qualified:             #2  4.730 328.54                       #10  4.832 317.27

Weather conditions: air temperature 69 degrees, relative humidity 39 percent, barometer 29.45 inches, adjusted altitude 1,407 feet, track temperature 86 degrees.

Toliver is out of the gate first and then made a move toward the centerline. Toliver was able to reel it back in, but Worsham drove around him around 200 feet and take the win. Worsham was mixing up the cylinders on the top end.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    5 Gary Densham                           71 Cruz Pedregon
E2                   0.108  5.480 186.64     ****WINNER****  0.085  5.205 279.90
 Prior rounds:
E1    (W Bazemore  ) 0.093  4.756 327.59      (J Gray      ) 0.089  4.758 323.27
 Qualified:             #5  4.769 326.32                        #4  4.766 325.30

This was a great drag race, Cruz is out of the gate first and has the lead until around 500 feet. Densham made a quick move toward the centerline and reeled it in, he then got real loose on the top end while Pedregon was mixing up cylinders from 700 feet on. Cruz Pedregon's incremental margins (negative if behind): 60ft(0.012), 330 ft(0.018), 660ft(-0.064), 1,000ft(-0.007).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    3 John Force                              1 Tony Pedregon
E2   ****WINNER****  0.089  4.714 330.96                     0.090  4.809 298.07
 Prior rounds:
E1    (T Bartone   ) 0.137  4.665 333.58      (B Gilbertson) 0.096  4.761 320.28
 Qualified:             #1  4.697 332.75                        #8  4.828 309.70

Force with another great looking pass to take the win. Pedregon was mixing up cylinders on the top end. Force will have lane choice over Cruz Pedregon.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  716 Eric Medlen                           156 Phil Burkart
E2   ****WINNER****  0.177  4.740 328.22                     0.112  4.875 308.50
 Prior rounds:
E1    (J Arend     ) 0.159  4.807 322.96      (B Bode      ) 0.095  4.854 298.34
 Qualified:             #3  4.763 325.30                        #6  4.789 323.43

Burkart with the starting line advantage and had the lead until around 800 feet. Medlen drove around him and takes the win and will have lane choice over Worsham.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink



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