Sun, 22 Jun 2008, 04:28 PM Funny Car Round 3 Eliminations

By Larry Sullivan

ENGLISHTOWN, N.J. - Results of round 3 eliminations in Funny Car at the NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series, 39th annual Lucas Oil NHRA SuperNationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 7701 Mike Neff                               7 John Force                   
E3   ****WINNER****  0.123  4.971 299.53                     0.124  4.977 301.27
 Prior rounds:
E2    (T Pedregon  ) 0.099  5.432 252.00      (M Troxel    ) 0.095  4.986 309.49
E1    (R Capps     ) 0.075  4.874 317.05      (T Johnson Jr) 0.107  5.864 174.17
 Qualified:            #10  4.870 306.12                        #3  4.810 321.12

4:13 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 87 degrees, relative humidity 50 percent, barometer 29.82 inches, adjusted altitude 2,783 feet, track temperature 124 degrees.

The boss against the new guy. Force is 1 - 0 against Neff in prior events.

This was a good, close drag race, almost identical lights and side-by-side all the way. Mike Neff's incremental margins: 60ft(0.026), 330 ft(0.025), 660ft(0.016), 1,000ft(0.011). MOV: 0.0071 seconds (approximately 3 feet). Neff goes to his third final round of the season, still seeking his first event win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  750 Del Worsham                           347 Tim Wilkerson                
E3                   0.099  4.952 300.46     ****WINNER****  0.087  4.933 303.50
 Prior rounds:
E2    (R Hight     ) 0.021  4.938 309.34      (G Densham   ) 0.049  4.902 312.35
E1    (G Scelzi    ) 0.083  4.946 313.95      (B Tasca III ) 0.092  4.887 316.01
 Qualified:             #5  4.831 314.53                        #9  4.863 312.71

The two Mustangs raced to set one half of the final round matchup, now two Impalas race to set the other half. Worsham is 12 - 8 against Wilkerson in prior events.

Good race, but Wilkerson's great season continues as he goes to his fourth final round of the year. Tim Wilkerson's incremental margins: 60ft(0.007), 330 ft(0.020), 660ft(0.036), 1,000ft(0.032). MOV: 0.0317 seconds (approximately 14 feet). Wilkerson will have lane choice against Neff in the final. They faced off in a final round earlier this year, in St. Louis, and Wilkerson won that one.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink