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Sun, 21 Sep 2014, 17:18 PM

Funny Car Final, Round 4 Eliminations

By Dave Rowe

ENNIS, Texas - Results of final, round 4 eliminations in Funny Car at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 29th annual AAA Texas NHRA FallNationals:


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  750 Del Worsham                             7 Courtney Force               
E4                   0.068  4.309 285.65     ****WINNER****  0.087  4.227 301.07
 Prior rounds:
E3    (T Wilkerson ) 0.078  4.178 302.41      (T Johnson Jr) 0.093  4.218 299.06
E2    (A DeJoria   ) 0.102  4.272 288.03      (R Hight     ) 0.078  4.161 305.49
E1    (C Head      ) 0.098  4.213 297.16      (T Pedregon  ) 0.102  4.173 305.56
 Qualified:            #10  4.088 307.79                        #1  4.039 314.90

4:11 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 97 degrees, relative humidity 37 percent, barometer 29.45 inches, adjusted altitude 3,866 feet, track temperature 138 degrees.
Worsham is 8 - 3 against Force in prior events and this is the first time they have faced each other in a final round.
Worsham has won 33 times, 25 of those in Funny Car. This is his 53rd final round. He is 0-1 this year.
Force is 5-6 in career final rounds, 2-1 this year.
Worsham gets off the line first and gets out in front early. He loses a cylinder, Force reels him in and goes around him before they reach the 660 foot mark. She continues to pull away and takes the win for the third time this year.
Courtney Force's incremental margins (negative if behind): 60ft(-0.024), 330 ft(-0.015), 660ft(0.026). MOV: 0.0633 seconds (approximately 27 feet).

With this win Force moves up to fourth place in the points standings.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink