Sun, 2 Nov 2008, 06:12 PM Funny Car Round 3 Eliminations

By Bob Orme

LAS VEGAS - Results of round 3 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
    7 John Force                             71 Cruz Pedregon                
E3                   0.047  4.111 300.86     ****WINNER****  0.049  4.092 305.36
 Prior rounds:
E2    (M Troxel    ) 0.073  4.077 309.77      (G Densham   ) 0.042  4.180 303.16
E1    (J Arend     ) 0.029  4.178 295.21      (J Beckman   ) 0.017  4.196 292.58
 Qualified:             #2  4.062 307.37                        #6  4.080 305.56

3:01 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 75 degrees, relative humidity 30 percent, barometer 27.77 inches, adjusted altitude 4,031 feet, track temperature 93 degrees.

Force is 52 - 23 against Pedregon in prior events, 17 - 7 in the third round.

These guys were glued together all the way down the track, and great looking drag race!

Cruz Pedregon's incremental margins (negative if behind): 60ft(0.011), 330 ft(0.012), 660ft(0.009), 1,000ft(-0.002). MOV: 0.0173 seconds (approximately 8 feet).

John Force's incremental times: 60ft-0.937 sec., 330ft-2.339, 660ft-3.306/263.05mph.
Cruz Pedregon's incremental times: 60ft-0.924 sec., 330ft-2.325, 660ft-3.295/263.05mph.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    2 Robert Hight                            1 Tony Pedregon                
E3   ****WINNER****  0.056  4.115 298.80                     0.056  4.151 300.53
 Prior rounds:
E2    (M Neff      ) 0.118  4.079 301.27      (A Force     ) 0.053  4.132 300.26
E1    (T Bartone   ) 0.091  4.082 303.84      (B Tasca III ) 0.059  4.133 295.59
 Qualified:             #1  4.043 309.20                        #5  4.078 304.46

Pedregon is 10 - 5 against Hight in prior events while Hight is 3 - 1 against Pedregon in the third round.

Dead even at the tree, dead even at 60 feet and dead even at 1000 feet. Hight will give lane choice to Cruz Pedregon in the final round.

Robert Hight's incremental margins: 60ft(0.000), 330 ft(0.017), 660ft(0.035), 1,000ft(0.000). MOV: 0.0363 seconds (approximately 16 feet).

Robert Hight's incremental times: 60ft-0.934 sec., 330ft-2.350, 660ft-3.310/266.27mph.
Tony Pedregon's incremental times: 60ft-0.934 sec., 330ft-2.367, 660ft-3.345/262.49mph.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink