Sun, 6 Jun 2010, 03:08 PM Funny Car Round 2 Eliminations

By Larry Sullivan

JOLIET, Ill. - Results of round 2 eliminations in Funny Car at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, 13th annual United Association Route 66 NHRA Nationals presented by Miller Welders:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 2814 Matt Hagan                            170 Jeff Arend                   
E2   ****WINNER****  0.034  4.219 295.21                     0.069  5.823 121.37
 Prior rounds:
E1    (T Pedregon  ) 0.088  4.184 291.32      (R Capps     ) 0.091  4.239 292.65
 Qualified:             #3  4.128 299.40                       #11  4.256 295.01

1:51 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 77 degrees, relative humidity 52 percent, barometer 29.18 inches, adjusted altitude 2,693 feet, track temperature 112 degrees.

Hagan is 4 - 0 against Arend in prior events, 1 - 0 in round two.

Hagan got a great light, then pulled away for good when Arend struck the tires about 200 feet out.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    5 Jack Beckman                            8 Bob Tasca III                
E2   ****WINNER****  0.119  4.121 302.55                     0.116  5.124 150.58
 Prior rounds:
E1    (P Lee       ) 0.105  4.158 299.06      (D Creasy    ) 0.148  4.201 301.27
 Qualified:             #5  4.151 297.29                        #4  4.136 305.56

Beckman is 4 - 2 against Tasca III in prior events, 1 - 0 in round two.

Tasca started hazing the tires about 200 feet out, then lost traction around the 660-foot marker. Meanwhile, Beckman made his best run of the weekend.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    2 Ashley Force Hood                     340 Bob Bode                     
E2   ****WINNER****  0.109  4.138 304.46                     0.095  4.384 229.31
 Prior rounds:
E1    (J Force     ) 0.112  4.114 303.03      (D Wilkerson ) 0.133  4.199 300.40
 Qualified:             #2  4.092 306.46                        #7  4.200 297.75

Force Hood is 3 - 0 against Bode in prior events. This is the first time they have met in round two.

Bode kept it close to about 660 feet, then struck the tires and slowed. Force Hood will have lane choice against Hagan in the semifinals .

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    1 Robert Hight                            4 Tim Wilkerson                
E2   ****WINNER****  0.112  4.111 309.20                     0.096  4.186 298.47
 Prior rounds:
E1    (J Schriefer ) 0.120  4.112 302.69      (D Worsham   ) 0.111  4.397 215.55
 Qualified:             #1  4.067 313.15                        #8  4.218 293.22

Hight is 10 - 7 against Wilkerson in prior events, 4 - 3 in round two.

Wilkerson left first, but Hight made that up in the first 60 feet. Wilkerson kept it close, but Hight's car never faltered and he will have lane choice against Beckman in the semifinals. Robert Hight's incremental margins (negative if behind): 60ft(0.021), 330 ft(0.043), 660ft(0.040). MOV: 0.0593 seconds (approximately 26 feet).

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink