Mon, 4 Oct 1999, 05:32 PM TOPEKA - Funny Car Final, Round 4 Eliminations

By Bob Orme Who else?

TOPEKA, Kan. - Results of final, round 4 eliminations in Funny Car at the 11th annual Advance Auto Parts Nationals:

  
 Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-Rd-Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed
   3 John Force          4.905 311.70  Q    5 Tommy Johnson Jr.   4.999 305.70
   (R Capps     ) 0.508  4.843 287.96  E1   (S Cannon    ) 0.499  4.953 314.24
   (D Worsham   ) 0.516  4.921 316.15  E2   (C Powell    ) 0.484  4.975 311.70
   (T Pedregon  ) 0.534  4.843 316.23  E3   (W Bazemore  ) 0.512  5.207 274.39
 *****WINNER***** 0.483  4.797 316.97  E4                  0.496  5.175 239.40

4:54 PM Force beat TJ in the only other time that the two have met in eliminations this year. Johnson, coming off a win at Reading, was on a good pass to about 900' where his engine started eating itself. Force blazes down the track, resetting track ET record.