Sun, 27 Jun 2010, 01:40 PM Funny Car Round 2 Eliminations

By David Gerard

NORWALK, Ohio - Results of round 2 eliminations in Funny Car at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, Fourth annual Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    7 Del Worsham                             5 Jack Beckman                 
E2   ****WINNER****  0.105  4.253 286.56                     0.079  4.327 277.49
 Prior rounds:
E1    (T Pedregon  ) 0.109  4.307 284.69      (J Head      ) 0.064  4.373 238.17
 Qualified:             #6  4.087 313.15                        #3  4.060 310.27

1:19 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 87 degrees, relative humidity 62 percent, barometer 28.79 inches, adjusted altitude 4,217 feet, track temperature 117 degrees.

Beckman is 10 - 3 against Worsham in prior events.

Great drag race with Beckman out first and stays there until right before the 330 lights. Worsham's Solara gets by at hat point and stays there to the finish line.

Del Worsham's incremental margins (negative if behind): 60ft(-0.001), 330 ft(0.006), 660ft(0.025). MOV: 0.0484 seconds (approximately 20 feet).

Del Worsham's incremental times: 60ft-0.919 sec., 330ft-2.394, 660ft-3.416/251.81 mph.
Jack Beckman's incremental times: 60ft-0.944 sec., 330ft-2.426, 660ft-3.467/246.44 mph.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    9 John Force                            116 Paul Lee                     
E2   ****WINNER****  0.109  4.265 290.26                     0.102  6.567  88.26
 Prior rounds:
E1    (A Force Hood) 0.113  4.212 297.35      (C Pedregon  ) 0.059  4.450 221.16
 Qualified:            #16  4.238 293.03                        #9  4.124 300.26

Force is 1 - 0 against Lee in prior events.

Lee gets a small lead at the green, but is no match for Zippy's big Ford power. Force drives by after the sixty foot lights and takes the easy win, as Lee engine lets go after spinning the tires before the 660 lights.

We will get a brief delay to do just a little clean up down track.

John Force's incremental margins (negative if behind): 60ft(-0.007), 330 ft(0.088), 660ft(0.818). MOV: 2.2952 seconds (more than 100 feet).

John Force's incremental times: 60ft-0.930 sec., 330ft-2.409, 660ft-3.434/252.52 mph.
Paul Lee's incremental times: 60ft-0.930 sec., 330ft-2.504, 660ft-4.259/121.56 mph.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    4 Tim Wilkerson                         170 Jeff Arend                   
E2   ****WINNER****  0.107  4.271 285.05                     0.099  4.567 205.98
 Prior rounds:
E1    (B Tasca III ) 0.077  4.208 297.61      (M Hagan     ) 0.105  4.405 280.02
 Qualified:            #10  4.135 293.28                       #15  4.233 291.95

Wilkerson is 6 - 2 against Arend in prior events.

Excellent run for Wilkerson, as he drives by Arend before sixty feet and is pulling away, when Arend's tires start to spin and smoke near the 660 lights.

He'll have to give lane choice to Worsham in round three.

Tim Wilkerson's incremental margins (negative if behind): 60ft(0.011), 330 ft(0.017), 660ft(0.061). MOV: 0.2883 seconds (approximately 87 feet).

Tim Wilkerson's incremental times: 60ft-0.919 sec., 330ft-2.389, 660ft-3.421/247.38 mph.
Jeff Arend's incremental times: 60ft-0.938 sec., 330ft-2.414, 660ft-3.490/222.36 mph.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    1 Robert Hight                           28 Ron Capps                    
E2   ****WINNER****  0.104  4.235 288.70                     0.096  4.277 277.43
 Prior rounds:
E1    (J Diehl     ) 0.117  4.173 295.34      (B Bode      ) 0.098  4.333 273.66
 Qualified:             #4  4.067 310.05                        #5  4.069 306.40

1:34 p.m. Hight is 14 - 9 against Capps in prior events.

What a great race! Capps gets the advantage off the line and then has to watch the Mustang sneak on by. Capps's Charger catches back up at the 330 and briefly leads, before Hight gets back by to stay out in front.

Team Force will have a car in the final, with Hight having lane choice over Force next round.

Robert Hight's incremental margins (negative if behind): 60ft(0.015), 330 ft(-0.005), 660ft(0.004). MOV: 0.0343 seconds (approximately 14 feet).

Robert Hight's incremental times: 60ft-0.909 sec., 330ft-2.378, 660ft-3.399/251.53 mph.
Ron Capps' incremental times: 60ft-0.932 sec., 330ft-2.381, 660ft-3.411/245.14 mph.

1:34 p.m.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink