Sun, 18 Apr 2010, 07:28 PM Funny Car Final, Round 4 Eliminations

By Bob Orme

LAS VEGAS - Results of final, round 4 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
    6 Tony Pedregon                           9 John Force                   
E4                   0.066  5.630 138.34     ****WINNER****  0.061  4.334 284.93
 Prior rounds:
E3    (D Worsham   ) 0.031  4.413 267.96      (A Force Hood) 0.090  4.286 293.98
E2    (J Beckman   ) 0.049  4.316 289.01      (M Hagan     ) 0.085  4.335 290.51
E1    (G Densham   ) 0.087  4.247 296.89      (R Hight     ) 0.075  4.249 296.63
 Qualified:            #13  4.301 270.86                       #11  4.263 297.94

4:20 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 87 degrees, relative humidity 15 percent, barometer 27.67 inches, adjusted altitude 4,812 feet, track temperature 121 degrees.

Force is 53 - 24 against Pedregon in prior events and Force is 12 - 10 against Pedregon in prior final rounds. Pedregon struck the tires at about 250 feet while Force took it straight down the groove. John Force notches his second win in three final round appearances at this track, his 129th career Wally.

John Force's incremental times: 60ft-0.958 sec., 330ft-2.443, 660ft-3.482/246.12 mph.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink