Sun, 23 May 2010, 05:38 PM Funny Car Final, Round 4 Eliminations

By Rick Green

TOPEKA, Kan. - Results of final, round 4 eliminations in Funny Car at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, 22nd annual O'Reilly NHRA Summer Nationals presented by Castrol GTX:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    1 Robert Hight                          170 Jeff Arend                   
E4   ****WINNER****  0.067  4.104 303.50                     0.046  4.150 300.80
 Prior rounds:
E3    (R Capps     ) 0.077  4.122 304.87      (J Head      ) 0.072  4.165 300.80
E2    (D Worsham   ) 0.083  4.127 302.55      (J Force     ) 0.063  4.134 300.80
E1                   0.107  4.074 310.70      (J Diehl     ) 0.120  4.146 301.33
 Qualified:             #1  4.095 308.21                        #3  4.104 305.84

Weather conditions: air temperature 86 degrees, relative humidity 63 percent, barometer 28.68 inches, adjusted altitude 4,274 feet, track temperature 101 degrees.

Hight is 8 - 1 against Arend in prior events and this is the first time they have faced each other in a final round. Arend with the starting line advantage, but Hight has the difference made up by the time they go by the christmas tree and then makes a great pass for the win. Robert Hight's incremental times: 60ft-0.918 sec., 330ft-2.330, 660ft-3.306/262.13 mph. Arend got a little loose on the top end, but still made a great pass. Jeff Arend's incremental times: 60ft-0.939 sec., 330ft-2.381, 660ft-3.349/263.82 mph. Robert Hight's incremental margins (negative if behind): 60ft(0.000), 330 ft(0.030), 660ft(0.022). MOV: 0.0255 seconds (approximately 11 feet). That is Hight's third consecutive win. Hight moves up to second in the points.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink