Sun, 10 Oct 2010, 02:12 PM Funny Car Round 2 Eliminations

By Jim Samuel

MOHNTON, Pa. - Results of round 2 eliminations in Funny Car at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, 26th annual Toyo Tires NHRA Nationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  302 Dale Creasy Jr.                         7 Del Worsham                  
E2                   0.088  4.283 288.52     ****WINNER****  0.092  4.181 300.60
 Prior rounds:
E1    (J Force     ) 0.144  7.155  95.46      (B Tasca III ) 0.089  4.507 270.10
 Qualified:            #15  4.181 295.46                       #10  4.096 309.20

2:01 p.m. - Weather conditions: air temperature 75 degrees, relative humidity 31 percent, barometer 29.31 inches, adjusted altitude 2,160 feet, track temperature 96 degrees.

Creasy was quicker off the starting line but that was the last time he was out in front. Worsham was 0.034 seconds quicker to 60 feet and just pulled ahead from then on to take the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
   71 Cruz Pedregon                           6 Tony Pedregon                
E2   ****WINNER****  0.075  4.151 295.34                     0.045  4.193 303.64
 Prior rounds:
E1    (A Force Hood) 0.090  4.512 215.20      (R Hight     ) 0.062  4.183 305.63
 Qualified:             #6  4.081 310.63                       #14  4.145 288.03

Cruz was second out of the gate but first at the finish line to take the win. He'll race Worsham in the semi-final round.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    4 Tim Wilkerson                        2814 Matt Hagan                   
E2                   0.065  4.166 300.80     ****WINNER****  0.072  4.080 302.14
 Prior rounds:
E1    (P Lee       ) 0.084  4.116 302.69      (P Burkart   ) 0.087  4.088 302.08
 Qualified:             #9  4.094 306.12                        #1  4.011 311.56

Both drivers went straight down the groove but Hagan was out in front nearly the whole way down the track to take the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  388 Jim Head                                5 Jack Beckman                 
E2   ****WINNER****  0.103  4.145 301.60                     0.062  5.645 195.08
 Prior rounds:
E1    (R Capps     ) 0.106  4.149 302.82      (J Arend     ) 0.093  4.131 306.12
 Qualified:            #12  4.102 305.49                        #4  4.068 308.00

The rear tires on Beckman's car went up in smoke as soon as he launched. head took his car down the groove for the win. He'll race Hagan in the next round.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink