Sun, 15 Aug 2010, 04:18 PM Funny Car Round 3 Eliminations

By Bob Orme

BRAINERD, Minn. - Results of round 3 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                         340 Bob Bode                     
E3                   0.096  4.688 176.05     ****WINNER****  0.098  4.162 293.35
 Prior rounds:
E2    (P Lee       ) 0.177  4.149 296.31      (B Tasca III ) 0.079  4.140 299.20
E1    (J Arend     ) 0.087  4.152 301.33      (C Pedregon  ) 0.078  4.159 304.05
 Qualified:             #9  4.167 297.68                       #12  4.184 297.35

3:07 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 72 degrees, relative humidity 46 percent, barometer 28.57 inches, adjusted altitude 2,948 feet.

Wilkerson is 4 - 1 against Bode in prior events.

Wilkerson's front end started to climb at 400 feet and he had to lift. Bode is going to his first Funny Car final round.

Bob Bode's incremental margins (negative if behind): 60ft(0.011), 330 ft(0.016), 660ft(0.092). MOV: 0.5245 seconds (more than 100 feet).

Bob Bode's incremental times: 60ft-0.907 sec., 330ft-2.340, 660ft-3.340/256.84 mph.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    5 Jack Beckman                          388 Jim Head                     
E3   ****WINNER****  0.083  4.089 300.66                     0.073  4.193 288.89
 Prior rounds:
E2    (R Hight     ) 0.082  4.080 306.33      (M Hagan     ) 0.102  4.421 214.86
E1    (D Worsham   ) 0.148  4.057 304.32      (R Capps     ) 0.091  4.252 296.83
 Qualified:             #6  4.141 295.34                       #10  4.169 292.46

Beckman is 7 - 1 against Head in prior events.

Head made a good pass but Beckman made a better pass. Beckman will have lane choice over Bode in the final.

Jack Beckman's incremental margins (negative if behind): 60ft(0.018), 330 ft(0.053), 660ft(0.075). MOV: 0.0944 seconds (approximately 40 feet).

Jack Beckman's incremental times: 60ft-0.902 sec., 330ft-2.310, 660ft-3.282/262.79 mph.
Jim Head's incremental times: 60ft-0.930 sec., 330ft-2.373, 660ft-3.367/257.43 mph.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink