Sun, 31 Oct 2004, 06:11 PM Funny Car Round 3 Eliminations

By Dave Rowe

LAS VEGAS - Results of round 3 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
    5 Gary Densham                            3 John Force
E3                   0.100  4.776 324.05     ****WINNER****  0.056  4.804 322.34
 Prior rounds:
E2    (T Pedregon  ) 0.097  4.775 325.37      (E Medlen    ) 0.121  5.043 284.56
E1    (B Gilbertson) 0.117  4.792 323.12      (R Capps     ) 0.087  4.787 322.88
 Qualified:             #3  4.771 325.45                        #7  4.777 319.75

2:58 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 75 degrees, relative humidity 33 percent, barometer 27.91 inches, adjusted altitude 3,602 feet, track temperature 84 degrees.

Force gets a big hole-shot, goes right down the groove, and holds off Densham for the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    6 Gary Scelzi                             4 Del Worsham
E3   ****WINNER****  0.088  4.794 324.05                     0.064  4.852 320.05
 Prior rounds:
E2    (C Pedregon  ) 0.101  4.770 325.45      (T Wilkerson ) 0.089  4.815 319.60
E1    (T Johnson Jr) 0.095  4.809 319.75      (F Pedregon  ) 0.116  4.859 321.50
 Qualified:             #5  4.772 322.42                        #1  4.751 328.22

Scelzi gives up a little off the line, then pulls even at the 330 foot mark, and goes on for the win. Scelzi will have lane choice over Force in the final round.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink