Sun, 1 Oct 2000, 03:10 PM TOPEKA - Funny Car Round 3 Eliminations

By Bob Orme It should be a good final round

TOPEKA, Kan. - Results of round 3 eliminations in Funny Car at the 12th annual Advance Auto Parts Nationals:

 Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-Rd-Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed
   3 Ron Capps           4.905 300.73  Q   10 Del Worsham         4.984 303.43
   (B Gilbertson) 0.536  4.958 296.50  E1   (B Sarver    ) 0.465  4.973 267.22
   (S Cannon    ) 0.506  4.987 294.82  E2   (F Pedregon  ) 0.479  5.016 298.01
 *****WINNER***** 0.501  4.938 290.32  E3                  0.487  4.992 290.19

2:00 PM Both cars are down the track straight and true as Capps continues his domination over Del Worsham, Worsham having never beaten Capps in eliminations.

 Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-Rd-Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed
   1 John Force          4.853 299.46  Q   12 Jerry Toliver       5.018 297.48
   (P Burkart   ) 0.519  4.970 292.08  E1   (T Wilkerson ) 0.535  4.899 302.75
   (J Epler     ) 0.527  4.939 298.01  E2   (T Pedregon  ) 0.489  4.950 295.66
 *****WINNER***** 0.520  4.923 293.47  E3                  0.518  5.943 164.13

Toliver was hazing the tires at half track and that was enough to end his day. Force has lane choice over Capps in the final round and that should be a good race.