Sun, 18 Apr 2010, 04:26 PM Funny Car Round 2 Eliminations |
By Bob Orme |
LAS VEGAS - Results of round 2 eliminations in Funny Car at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, 11th annual SummitRacing.com NHRA Nationals:
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
4 Tim Wilkerson 2 Ashley Force Hood
E2 0.104 4.379 278.92 ****WINNER**** 0.118 4.298 287.96
Prior rounds:
E1 (B Bode ) 0.197 4.905 167.36 (C Pedregon ) 0.102 4.394 233.68
Qualified: #10 4.255 292.90 #2 4.195 295.14
1:09 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 87 degrees, relative humidity 15 percent,
barometer 27.75 inches, adjusted altitude 4,703 feet, track temperature 128 degrees.Wilkerson is 6 - 5 against Force Hood in prior events. A good looking race! Wilkerson was slightly better at the tree but Force Hood was able to catch him by the 60-foot mark. She then increased her lead at every increment.
Ashley Force Hood's incremental margins (negative if behind): 60ft(0.009), 330 ft(0.015), 660ft(0.041). MOV: 0.0674 seconds (approximately 28 feet).
Tim Wilkerson's
incremental times: 60ft-0.960 sec., 330ft-2.458, 660ft-3.511/241.24 mph.
Ashley Force Hood's
incremental times: 60ft-0.937 sec., 330ft-2.429, 660ft-3.456/250.18 mph.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
5 Jack Beckman 6 Tony Pedregon
E2 0.115 4.987 194.58 ****WINNER**** 0.049 4.316 289.01
Prior rounds:
E1 (R Capps ) 0.080 4.319 290.07 (G Densham ) 0.087 4.247 296.89
Qualified: #12 4.289 287.47 #13 4.301 270.86
Beckman is 8 - 4 against Pedregon in prior events. Beckman struck the tires at about 200 feet.
He did a quick pedal job, but by then Pedregon was well ahead.Tony Pedregon's incremental margins: 60ft(0.057), 330 ft(0.286), 660ft(0.446). MOV: 0.7375 seconds (more than 100 feet).
Jack Beckman's incremental times: 60ft-0.959 sec., 330ft-2.662, 660ft-3.856/210.64
mph.
Tony Pedregon's incremental times: 60ft-0.968 sec., 330ft-2.442, 660ft-3.476/248.80
mph.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed 2814 Matt Hagan 9 John Force E2 0.095 4.767 203.52 ****WINNER**** 0.085 4.335 290.51 Prior rounds: E1 (J Arend ) 0.067 4.595 280.60 (R Hight ) 0.075 4.249 296.63 Qualified: #3 4.217 297.16 #11 4.263 297.94Force is 1 - 0 against Hagan in prior events. Hagan struck the tires at about 150 feet. He recovered quickly but he had a hard time keeping the car in the groove. No problems for Force and he will give lane choice to his daughter in the semi's.
John Force's incremental margins: 60ft(0.005), 330 ft(0.114), 660ft(0.201). MOV: 0.4423 seconds (more than 100 feet).
Matt Hagan's
incremental times: 60ft-0.958 sec., 330ft-2.561, 660ft-3.687/219.40 mph.
John Force's
incremental times: 60ft-0.963 sec., 330ft-2.457, 660ft-3.496/248.80 mph.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed 507 Melanie Troxel 7 Del Worsham E2 0.102 4.733 207.11 ****WINNER**** 0.102 4.481 286.38 Prior rounds: E1 (B Tasca III ) 0.094 4.275 301.33 (J Head ) 0.354 4.254 294.24 Qualified: #9 4.250 302.28 #1 4.187 297.75This is the first time Troxel and Worsham have faced each other in eliminations. Worsham was a little loose early in this pass. Troxel hazed the tires just before the 330-foot mark, then did it again at about 800 feet. Worsham will give lane choice to Tony Pedregon in round three.
Del Worsham's incremental margins (negative if behind): 60ft(0.026), 330 ft(-0.031), 660ft(0.016). MOV: 0.2524 seconds (approximately 77 feet).
Melanie Troxel's incremental times: 60ft-0.956 sec.,
330ft-2.459, 660ft-3.632/194.30 mph.
Del Worsham's incremental times: 60ft-0.930 sec.,
330ft-2.490, 660ft-3.616/233.76 mph.
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