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Sun, 2 Nov 2008, 04:44 PM

Funny Car Round 2 Eliminations

By Bob Orme

LAS VEGAS - Results of round 2 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                         782 Gary Densham                 
E2   ****WINNER****  0.042  4.180 303.16                    -0.042  4.691 175.00
 Prior rounds:
E1    (J Beckman   ) 0.017  4.196 292.58      (J Toliver   ) 0.100  4.265 280.25
 Qualified:             #6  4.080 305.56                       #14  4.100 297.75

1:25 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 74 degrees, relative humidity 33 percent, barometer 27.76 inches, adjusted altitude 3,981 feet, track temperature 94 degrees.
Pedregon is 21 - 10 against Densham in prior events, 4 - 2 in the second round.
Two red lights in a row in the opposite lane for Cruz Pedregon and he's going to the semi's.

Cruz Pedregon's incremental times: 60ft-0.922 sec., 330ft-2.388, 660ft-3.375/260.16mph.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    1 Tony Pedregon                          10 Ashley Force                 
E2   ****WINNER****  0.053  4.132 300.26                     0.095  4.097 307.23
 Prior rounds:
E1    (B Tasca III ) 0.059  4.133 295.59      (R Capps     ) 0.075  4.207 293.54
 Qualified:             #5  4.078 304.46                        #4  4.069 310.05

Pedregon is 5 - 2 against Force in prior events. Her two wins were in the second round of eliminations.
A great looking drag race! Pedregon did a quick pedal job early in the pass and his better reaction time really helped. He just moved into fourth place in the points.
Tony Pedregon's incremental margins: 60ft(0.033), 330 ft(0.030), 660ft(0.019), 1,000ft(0.042). MOV: 0.0072 seconds (approximately 3 feet).

Tony Pedregon's incremental times: 60ft-0.918 sec., 330ft-2.346, 660ft-3.327/262.39mph.
Ashley Force's incremental times: 60ft-0.909 sec., 330ft-2.334, 660ft-3.304/264.03mph.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    2 Robert Hight                         7701 Mike Neff                    
E2   ****WINNER****  0.118  4.079 301.27                     0.103  6.754  94.04
 Prior rounds:
E1    (T Bartone   ) 0.091  4.082 303.84      (T Wilkerson ) 0.078  4.152 294.95
 Qualified:             #1  4.043 309.20                        #9  4.092 304.94

Neff is 3 - 2 against Hight in prior events, 1 - 0 in round two.
Neff lost traction at about 250 feet. This round win puts Hight in third place in the points. He'll have lane choice over Tony Pedregon in round three.

Robert Hight's incremental times: 60ft-0.911 sec., 330ft-2.323, 660ft-3.280/266.85mph.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  507 Melanie Troxel                          7 John Force                   
E2                   0.069  4.150 304.87     ****WINNER****  0.073  4.077 309.77
 Prior rounds:
E1    (G Scelzi    ) 0.091  4.134 301.81      (J Arend     ) 0.029  4.178 295.21
 Qualified:             #7  4.082 301.60                        #2  4.062 307.37

Force is 1 - 0 against Troxel in prior events.
Force runs low elapsed time of the round. This makes the semifinals Team Force versus Team Pedregon.
John Force's incremental margins (negative if behind): 60ft(0.027), 330 ft(0.047), 660ft(0.058), 1,000ft(-0.004). MOV: 0.0698 seconds (approximately 31 feet).

Melanie Troxel's incremental times: 60ft-0.945 sec., 330ft-2.379, 660ft-3.351/262.74mph.
John Force's incremental times: 60ft-0.914 sec., 330ft-2.328, 660ft-3.289/265.69mph.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink