Sun, 19 Sep 2021, 15:58 PM Funny Car Final, Round 4 Eliminations

By Dave Rowe

CONCORD, N.C. - Results of final, round 4 eliminations in Funny Car at the NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series, 13th annual DeWalt NHRA Carolina Nationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    7 Tim Wilkerson                          71 Cruz Pedregon                
E4   ****WINNER****  0.061  3.927 331.36                     0.063  3.947 325.53
 Prior rounds:
E3    (R Capps     ) 0.059  3.909 315.42      (A DeJoria   ) 0.091  3.959 326.24
E2    (J Force     ) 0.102  3.953 326.79      (J Todd      ) 0.081  3.962 324.20
E1    (B Tasca III ) 0.101  3.931 323.58      (D Richards  ) 0.104  3.903 325.77
 Qualified:             #8  3.913 327.27                        #3  3.879 323.58

3:50 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 88 degrees, relative humidity 46 percent, barometer 30.09 inches, adjusted altitude 3,077 feet.

Wilkerson is 21-25 in career final rounds, 1-0 this year. Pedregon is 37-41, 1-1 this year.

Pedregon is 24 - 20 against Wilkerson in prior events and each has won 1 times against the other in final rounds.

A coin flip off of the line, both cars go down the groove, header flames high and steady all the way through the run. Pedregon makes up a little ground early, then Wilkerson extends his lead enough to hang on for the win.

Tim Wilkerson's incremental margins: 60ft(0.012), 330 ft(0.003), 660ft(0.012). MOV: 0.0225 seconds (approximately 11 feet).

Wilkerson gets his 22nd career win, second this year.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink

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