Sun, 10 Oct 2004, 04:13 PM Funny Car Final, Round 4 Eliminations

By Jim Samuel

MOHNTON, Pa. - Results of final, round 4 eliminations in Funny Car at the NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series, 20th annual Lucas Oil NHRA Nationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    3 John Force                              6 Gary Scelzi
E4                   0.077 11.507  86.39     ****WINNER****  0.063  4.853 308.28
 Prior rounds:
E3    (D Worsham   ) 0.098  4.765 327.82      (T Pedregon  ) 0.071  4.837 315.34
E2    (T Wilkerson ) 0.089  4.762 325.77      (G Densham   ) 0.082  4.851 314.68
E1    (J Toliver   ) 0.170  4.728 326.24      (W Bazemore  ) 0.092  4.807 305.63
 Qualified:             #2  4.754 323.81                        #5  4.796 318.77

4:07 p.m. - Weather conditions: air temperature 64 degrees, relative humidity 53 percent, barometer 29.44 inches, adjusted altitude 1,102 feet, track temperature 76 degrees.

Force could have clinched the championship if he won this round but he smoked the tires as soon as he launched and clicked it off at 330 feet. Del Worsham is still mathematically alive in the season championship points race but Force can clinch just by showing up in Las Vegas.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink



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