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Sun, 15 Aug 2010, 03:04 PM

Funny Car Round 2 Eliminations

By Bob Orme

BRAINERD, Minn. - Results of round 2 eliminations in Funny Car at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, 29th annual Lucas Oil NHRA Nationals:


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    4 Tim Wilkerson                         116 Paul Lee                     
E2   ****WINNER****  0.177  4.149 296.31                     0.123  4.563 197.10
 Prior rounds:
E1    (J Arend     ) 0.087  4.152 301.33      (A Force Hood) 0.110  4.259 281.19
 Qualified:             #9  4.167 297.68                       #16  5.154 134.44

1:47 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 70 degrees, relative humidity 48 percent, barometer 28.57 inches, adjusted altitude 2,840 feet.
Wilkerson and Lee have each won 1 time against the other in prior events.
Lee left first and was in the lead until just before the 660-foot mark where his car began to wiggle around.
Tim Wilkerson's incremental margins (negative if behind): 60ft(-0.053), 330 ft(-0.037), 660ft(0.044). MOV: 0.3602 seconds (more than 100 feet).

Tim Wilkerson's incremental times: 60ft-0.917 sec., 330ft-2.354, 660ft-3.336/261.27 mph.
Paul Lee's incremental times: 60ft-0.918 sec., 330ft-2.371, 660ft-3.434/218.27 mph.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    8 Bob Tasca III                         340 Bob Bode                     
E2                   0.099  4.128 296.31     ****WINNER****  0.079  4.140 299.20
 Prior rounds:
E1    (J Force     ) 0.072  4.150 298.07      (C Pedregon  ) 0.078  4.159 304.05
 Qualified:             #4  4.138 302.35                       #12  4.184 297.35

Tasca III is 1 - 0 against Bode in prior events.
That was a good looking drag race! Bode gets the holeshot win, and he earns lane choice over Wilkerson in round three.
Bob Bode's incremental margins: 60ft(0.015), 330 ft(0.016), 660ft(0.004). MOV: 0.0085 seconds (approximately 4 feet).

Bob Tasca III's incremental times: 60ft-0.906 sec., 330ft-2.333, 660ft-3.312/261.72 mph.
Bob Bode's incremental times: 60ft-0.911 sec., 330ft-2.337, 660ft-3.328/258.91 mph.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 2814 Matt Hagan                            388 Jim Head                     
E2                   0.101  5.493 152.40     ****WINNER****  0.102  4.421 214.86
 Prior rounds:
E1    (D Creasy    ) 0.126  4.068 297.29      (R Capps     ) 0.091  4.252 296.83
 Qualified:             #2  4.122 290.69                       #10  4.169 292.46

Hagan is 1 - 0 against Head in prior events.

Hagan struck the tires at about 200 feet. He tried to pedal through it but the car got sideways and he had to lift.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    5 Jack Beckman                            1 Robert Hight                 
E2   ****WINNER****  0.082  4.080 306.33                     0.055  5.313 135.39
 Prior rounds:
E1    (D Worsham   ) 0.148  4.057 304.32      (T Pedregon  ) 0.099  4.099 294.24
 Qualified:             #6  4.141 295.34                        #3  4.131 302.35

Hight is 9 - 7 against Beckman in prior events.
Hight lost traction at about 400 feet and he had to lift. Hight's loss clinches the top spot in The Countdown for his boss John Force. Beckman will have lane choice over Head in round three.

Jack Beckman's incremental times: 60ft-0.908 sec., 330ft-2.322, 660ft-3.287/266.32 mph.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink