Sun, Oct 11, 09:13 PM MEMPHIS - Funny Car Round 3 Eliminations

By Rick Green

MEMPHIS, Tenn. - Results of round 3 eliminations in Funny Car at the 11th annual Pennzoil Nationals presented by AutoZone:

 Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-Rd-Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed
   6 Dean Skuza          4.964 301.67  Q   7 Al Hofmann          4.979 305.15
   (J Epler     ) 0.492  5.002 299.86 E1   (D Worsham   ) 0.513  6.123 253.71
   (T Hoover    ) 0.497  5.034 298.73 E2   (J Force     ) 0.516  4.958 299.53
                  0.507  9.601  85.70 E3 *****WINNER***** 0.509  4.957 295.40

3:48 PM, and they leave together, but Skuza overpowers the track around 200 feet off the starting line. It appears Hofmann is using up another engine in the lights, but Hofmann is in the semis.

 Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-Rd-Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed
   1 Cruz Pedregon       4.916 311.20  Q   4 Tony Pedregon       4.947 302.48
   (G Densham   ) 0.496  5.139 275.73 E1   (D Creasy, Jr) 0.525  5.214 265.01
   (C Etchells  ) 0.518  4.969 305.22 E2   (W Bazemore  ) 0.478  4.955 311.63
 *****WINNER***** 0.521  5.000 305.15 E3                  0.499  5.128 284.93

Tony is out first, but Cruz catches him by the 60-foot mark, and just drives away from him. Cruz on a good clean pass, but not good enough for lane choice against Hofmann in the final.