Sun, 10 Oct 2010, 04:14 PM Funny Car Round 3 Eliminations

By Jim Samuel

MOHNTON, Pa. - Results of round 3 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
    7 Del Worsham                            71 Cruz Pedregon                
E3                   0.074  4.136 305.42     ****WINNER****  0.065  4.139 306.19
 Prior rounds:
E2    (D Creasy    ) 0.092  4.181 300.60      (T Pedregon  ) 0.075  4.151 295.34
E1    (B Tasca III ) 0.089  4.507 270.10      (A Force Hood) 0.090  4.512 215.20
 Qualified:            #10  4.096 309.20                        #6  4.081 310.63

3:59 p.m. - Weather conditions: air temperature 76 degrees, relative humidity 35 percent, barometer 29.24 inches, adjusted altitude 2,411 feet, track temperature 94 degrees.

Pedregon got the holeshot win and got a spot in the final round. Pedregon got off the starting line first but had fallen behind at 60 feet. He trailed Worsham at 330 feet, but then pulled ahead for the win. Cruz Pedregon's incremental margins (negative if behind): 60ft(-0.008), 330 ft(-0.005), 660ft(0.005). MOV: 0.0063 seconds (approximately 3 feet).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  388 Jim Head                             2814 Matt Hagan                   
E3                   0.124  4.396 214.25     ****WINNER****  0.087  4.118 300.26
 Prior rounds:
E2    (J Beckman   ) 0.103  4.145 301.60      (T Wilkerson ) 0.072  4.080 302.14
E1    (R Capps     ) 0.106  4.149 302.82      (P Burkart   ) 0.087  4.088 302.08
 Qualified:            #12  4.102 305.49                        #1  4.011 311.56

Hagan was quicker out of the gate and quicker on the track to take the win. He took his car down the groove while Head's car started trailing smoke at about 800 feet. The Funny Car final will be Matt Hagan vs. Cruz Pedregon.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink