Sun, 1 Apr 2007, 07:02 PM Funny Car Round 3 Eliminations

By Rick Green

BAYTOWN, Texas - Results of round 3 eliminations in Funny Car at the NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series, 20th annual O'Reilly NHRA Spring Nationals presented by Pennzoil:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  388 Jim Head                               10 Cruz Pedregon                
E3                   0.087  4.923 309.56     ****WINNER****  0.031  4.875 310.70
 Prior rounds:
E2    (M Ashley    ) 0.095  4.869 306.53      (B Gilbertson) 0.057  5.367 240.47
E1    (T Wilkerson ) 0.051  4.899 314.97      (T Simpson   ) 0.090  4.826 309.56
 Qualified:             #5  4.823 282.72                        #1  4.796 300.20

Weather conditions: air temperature 73 degrees, relative humidity 67 percent, barometer 29.93 inches, adjusted altitude 1,247 feet, track temperature 102 degrees.

Pedregon holds a five to two advantage in head to head match ups. Pedregon is out of the gate first and never looked back and he is going to the final.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
   28 Ron Capps                             750 Del Worsham                  
E3   ****WINNER****  0.064  4.869 306.19                     0.099  6.950 139.21
 Prior rounds:
E2    (G Scelzi    ) 0.067  4.866 312.42      (T Bartone   ) 0.077  5.021 302.69
E1    (J Beckman   ) 0.088  4.872 313.95      (G Densham   ) 0.076 10.826  87.54
 Qualified:             #3  4.806 315.34                        #7  4.830 318.24

Capps holds a 21 to 8 advantage in head to head match ups. Capps is out of the gate first and blasted on through the quarter mile for the win. Worsham had violent tire shake right off the starting line and pedaled it before he clicked it off.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink