Sun, 16 Aug 2009, 04:54 PM Funny Car Round 2 Eliminations

By Bob Orme

BRAINERD, Minn. - Results of round 2 eliminations in Funny Car at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, 28th annual Lucas Oil NHRA Nationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
   34 Jack Wyatt                              7 John Force                   
E2                         No Time           ****WINNER****  0.164  4.139 293.15
 Prior rounds:
E1    (A Force Hood) 0.122  4.272 261.78      (B Bode      ) 0.088  4.160 303.71
 Qualified:            #14  4.279 280.49                        #6  4.195 285.41

3:38 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 73 degrees, relative humidity 66 percent, barometer 28.45 inches, adjusted altitude 3,375 feet, track temperature 92 degrees.

Wyatt was unable to make the call to the line. Straight down the groove for Force.

John Force's incremental times: 60ft-0.893 sec., 330ft-2.330, 660ft-3.323/260.11 mph.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 1777 Bob Tasca III                          28 Ron Capps                    
E2                   0.114  4.198 297.16     ****WINNER****  0.108  4.163 295.08
 Prior rounds:
E1    (J Head      ) 0.081  4.600 280.89      (T Wilkerson ) 0.090  4.115 302.69
 Qualified:             #7  4.200 292.71                        #2  4.169 292.01

Capps is 5 - 0 against Tasca III in prior events. Capps has this race from wire to wire. He'll give lane choice to Force in round three.

Ron Capps' incremental margins: 60ft(0.042), 330 ft(0.043), 660ft(0.045). MOV: 0.0412 seconds (approximately 18 feet).

Bob Tasca III's incremental times: 60ft-0.942 sec., 330ft-2.376, 660ft-3.379/255.00 mph.
Ron Capps' incremental times: 60ft-0.906 sec., 330ft-2.339, 660ft-3.340/255.82 mph.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    5 Tony Pedregon                           1 Cruz Pedregon                
E2   ****WINNER****  0.085  4.155 300.40                     0.060  4.187 298.60
 Prior rounds:
E1    (J Arend     ) 0.097  4.138 300.26      (M Hagan     ) 0.101  4.134 300.66
 Qualified:             #5  4.188 293.73                        #4  4.179 296.24

T. Pedregon is 23 - 12 against C. Pedregon in prior events. A great looking side-by-side drag race!

Tony Pedregon's incremental margins (negative if behind): 60ft(0.016), 330 ft(0.009), 660ft(0.006). MOV: 0.0078 seconds (approximately 3 feet).

Tony Pedregon's incremental times: 60ft-0.931 sec., 330ft-2.364, 660ft-3.349/261.83 mph.
Cruz Pedregon's incremental times: 60ft-0.972 sec., 330ft-2.398, 660ft-3.380/261.78 mph.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    3 Jack Beckman                          750 Del Worsham                  
E2   ****WINNER****  0.106  4.175 294.56                     0.072 No Time      
 Prior rounds:
E1    (M Neff      ) 0.098  4.195 291.13      (J Toliver   ) 0.072  4.150 302.62
 Qualified:            #16  4.351 269.35                        #8  4.206 292.33

Beckman is 6 - 1 against Worsham in prior events. Worsham lost traction at about 250 feet. He tried to pedal through it but a couple dropped cylinders pushed his car across the centerline. He took out the 594 and 660 foot timing cones. Beckman will give lane choice to Tony Pedregon in round three.

Jack Beckman's incremental times: 60ft-0.913 sec., 330ft-2.333, 660ft-3.346/251.34 mph. with the win Beckman secures his position in the "countdown to 1".

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink