Sun, 31 Oct 2004, 04:43 PM Funny Car Round 2 Eliminations

By Dave Rowe

LAS VEGAS - Results of round 2 eliminations in Funny Car at the NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series, Fourth annual ACDelco Las Vegas NHRA Nationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    7 Tim Wilkerson                           4 Del Worsham
E2                   0.099  4.818 321.88     ****WINNER****  0.089  4.815 319.60
 Prior rounds:
E1    (P Burkart Jr) 0.098  4.824 321.50      (F Pedregon  ) 0.116  4.859 321.50
 Qualified:             #9  4.796 323.97                        #1  4.751 328.22

1:25 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 69 degrees, relative humidity 37 percent, barometer 27.92 inches, adjusted altitude 3,196 feet, track temperature 88 degrees.

A good drag race here, Worsham gets the holeshot and starts pulling away. Wilkerson starts to make up ground after half-track but can't make up the difference.Del Worsham's incremental margins: 60ft(0.003), 330 ft(0.012), 660ft(0.018), 1,000ft(0.017). MOV: 0.0137 seconds (approximately 6 feet).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    6 Gary Scelzi                            71 Cruz Pedregon
E2   ****WINNER****  0.101  4.770 325.45                     0.108  4.824 321.19
 Prior rounds:
E1    (T Johnson Jr) 0.095  4.809 319.75      (W Bazemore  ) 0.039  4.839 320.05
 Qualified:             #5  4.772 322.42                       #13  4.870 318.47

Another great race, Scelzi gets out in front first and hangs on for the win. He will have lane choice over Worsham in round three.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    3 John Force                            716 Eric Medlen
E2   ****WINNER****  0.121  5.043 284.56                     0.113  9.606  95.03
 Prior rounds:
E1    (R Capps     ) 0.087  4.787 322.88      (B Bode      ) 0.098  4.831 323.04
 Qualified:             #7  4.777 319.75                        #2  4.770 322.11

Medlen hits the throttle and goes up in smoke.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    5 Gary Densham                            1 Tony Pedregon
E2   ****WINNER****  0.097  4.775 325.37                     0.076 12.223  72.62
 Prior rounds:
E1    (B Gilbertson) 0.117  4.792 323.12      (J Gray      ) 0.111  4.825 323.43
 Qualified:             #3  4.771 325.45                        #6  4.775 320.58

Pedregon hits the throttle, strikes the tires, then aborts the run. Densham goes right down the groove and takes the win. He will have lane choice over Force in round three.

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