Sun, 2 Nov 2008, 03:02 PM Funny Car Round 1 Eliminations |
By Bob Orme |
LAS VEGAS - Results of round 1 eliminations in Funny Car at the NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series, Eighth annual ACDelco Las Vegas NHRA Nationals:
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed 71 Cruz Pedregon 5 Jack Beckman E1 ****WINNER**** 0.017 4.196 292.58 -0.054 5.694 121.16 Qualified: #6 4.080 305.56 #11 4.093 300.8011:25 a.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 76 degrees, relative humidity 36 percent, barometer 27.77 inches, adjusted altitude 4,158 feet, track temperature 99 degrees.
Pedregon is 5 - 4 against Beckman in prior events. Pedregon is 2 - 0 against Beckman in the first round with Pedregon beating Beckman here at the Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals in April of this year.
Beckman leaves just a little early and Pedregon gets the win. This win should move Pedregon into second place in the points.
Cruz Pedregon's incremental times: 60ft-0.934 sec., 330ft-2.362,
660ft-3.366/253.71mph.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
1 Tony Pedregon 1777 Bob Tasca III
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.059 4.133 295.59 0.111 4.134 303.64
Qualified: #5 4.078 304.46 #12 4.096 306.88
Tasca III is 2 - 1 against Pedregon in prior events. All prior meetings between the two have
been in the first round.A flash of fire from under Pedregon's car just before the finish, but he was better at the tree and at the stripe.
Tony Pedregon's incremental margins: 60ft(0.055), 330 ft(0.068), 660ft(0.064), 1,000ft(0.052). MOV: 0.0537 seconds (approximately 24 feet).
Tony
Pedregon's incremental times: 60ft-0.921 sec., 330ft-2.352, 660ft-3.322/264.34mph.
Bob Tasca
III's incremental times: 60ft-0.924 sec., 330ft-2.368, 660ft-3.334/263.98mph.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
7 John Force 170 Jeff Arend
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.029 4.178 295.21 0.082 4.141 305.22
Qualified: #2 4.062 307.37 #15 4.115 302.08
Force is 7 - 0 against Arend in prior events, 5 - 0 in the first round.A very good looking drag race! Force had the advantage at the tree and he kept it all the way down the track.
John Force's incremental margins: 60ft(0.055), 330 ft(0.051), 660ft(0.038), 1,000ft(0.053). MOV: 0.0168 seconds (approximately 8 feet).
John Force's incremental times: 60ft-0.945 sec.,
330ft-2.382, 660ft-3.362/260.81mph.
Jeff Arend's incremental times: 60ft-0.947 sec.,
330ft-2.380, 660ft-3.347/265.38mph.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
2 Robert Hight 427 Tony Bartone
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.091 4.082 303.84 0.137 6.484 100.29
Qualified: #1 4.043 309.20 #16 4.138 297.68
Hight is 7 - 3 against Bartone in prior events, 5 - 3 in the first round.Bartone lost traction at about 250 feet and he could only watch Hight pull away. Hight runs low elapsed time of the round so far.
Robert Hight's incremental times: 60ft-0.910 sec., 330ft-2.322,
660ft-3.284/265.43mph.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed 729 Jerry Toliver 782 Gary Densham E1 0.083 6.334 103.35 ****WINNER**** 0.100 4.265 280.25 Qualified: #3 4.066 307.37 #14 4.100 297.75Toliver is 5 - 2 against Densham in prior events. They have split first round meetings at 2 - 2.
Toliver lost traction at about 200 feet. He stayed on the throttle, but the car started going sideways and he had to lift. Densham will give lane choice to Cruz Pedregon in round two.
Gary
Densham's incremental times: 60ft-0.921 sec., 330ft-2.376, 660ft-3.404/245.72mph.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed 10 Ashley Force 28 Ron Capps E1 ****WINNER**** 0.075 4.207 293.54 0.079 4.655 173.25 Qualified: #4 4.069 310.05 #13 4.100 298.60Force is 3 - 2 against Capps in prior events, 2 - 1 in the first round.
Capps had a flash of fire just past the 660-foot mark and his chutes were out before the finish. Force will give lane choice to Tony Pedregon in round two.
Ashley Force's incremental times: 60ft-0.924 sec.,
330ft-2.372, 660ft-3.379/253.71mph.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed 507 Melanie Troxel 3 Gary Scelzi E1 ****WINNER**** 0.091 4.134 301.81 0.111 4.123 299.33 Qualified: #7 4.082 301.60 #10 4.093 301.94Troxel and Scelzi have each won 2 times against the other in prior events. Troxel won their only first round meeting.
A great looking drag race! Melanie Troxel's MOV: 0.0090 seconds (approximately 4 feet). She'll have lane choice over John Force in round two.
Melanie Troxel's
incremental times: 60ft-0.931 sec., 330ft-2.357, 660ft-3.330/262.64mph.
Gary Scelzi's
incremental times: 60ft-0.928 sec., 330ft-2.339, 660ft-3.313/260.61mph.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed 347 Tim Wilkerson 7701 Mike Neff E1 0.059 5.810 120.56 ****WINNER**** 0.078 4.152 294.95 Qualified: #8 4.090 304.05 #9 4.092 304.94Wilkerson is 5 - 0 against Neff in prior events, 2 - 0 in the first round.
Wilkerson struck the tires at the 330-foot mark. He tried to pedal through it without success. Neff will give lane choice to Hight in round two.
Mike Neff's incremental times: 60ft-0.934 sec., 330ft-2.354,
660ft-3.334/259.46mph.
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