NHRA Supernationals Englishtown
06-12-2010, 03:42 AM
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NHRA Supernationals Englishtown
Fri, 11 Jun 2010, 06:02 PM
Funny Car Qualifying Notes, Session #1
By Jim Samuel
ENGLISHTOWN, N.J. - Notes from round 1 qualifying in Funny Car at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, 41st annual NHRA SuperNationals listing lane, driver name, elapsed time, top speed, and position in order following run:
Right Lane: Dale Creasy Jr. Runs 4.613/184.22, Now #1
5:33 p.m. - Weather conditions: air temperature 77 degrees, relative humidity 54 percent, barometer 30.05 inches, adjusted altitude 1,722 feet, track temperature 106 degrees.
Creasy's car started dropping cylinders soon after he came off the starting line. He started smoking the rear tires at about 660 feet.
Left Lane: Paul Lee Runs 7.470/49.08, Now #2
Right Lane: Jim Head Runs 9.791/42.68, Now #3
Both cars shook the rear tires right off the starting line and both drivers shut down early.
Left Lane: Cruz Pedregon Runs 4.171/0.00, Now #1
Right Lane: Jeff Arend Runs 7.310/0.00, Now #3
Arend shook the tires right out of the gate and clicked it off. Pedregon had a strong run but fell off at the end. Neither driver got an accurate speed reading.
Left Lane: Del Worsham Runs 4.517/302.28, Now #2
Right Lane: Tony Pedregon Runs 7.686/39.71, Now #6
Pedregon started shaking the tires and shut it down half way down the track. Worsham got to about 800 feet and then did the same thing.
Left Lane: Tim Wilkerson Runs 4.145/0.00, Now #1
Right Lane: Bob Tasca III Runs 4.150/0.00, Now #2
Tasca's car has a new paint scheme. NASCAR's Bill Elliott is running the same paint scheme in Michigan this week for the Wood Brothers. Both drivers made nice runs down the track to move into the number one and two spots in the order for now. The speeds were not correct again.
Left Lane: Ron Capps Runs 4.155/0.00, Now #3
Right Lane: Jack Beckman Runs 5.931/0.00, Now #7
Beckman's car spun the rear tires at midtrack and he clicked it off. Capps went straight down the groove. Both drivers got incorrect speeds.
Left Lane: Matt Hagan Runs 4.119/0.00, Now #1
Right Lane: Ashley Force Hood Runs 4.164/0.00, Now #5
Hagan took over the top spot in the order for now with a good run. Force Hood had some tire spin in the last quarter of the track.
Left Lane: John Force Runs 4.626/0.00, Now #9
Right Lane: Robert Hight Runs 8.071/0.00, Now #14
Both drivers smoked the rear tires and pedaled. Force was able to get some speed back, Hight was not. That's it for the first session of Funny Car qualifying. Hagan is in the top spot of the order after this session.
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Funny Car Qualifying Notes, Session #1
By Jim Samuel
ENGLISHTOWN, N.J. - Notes from round 1 qualifying in Funny Car at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, 41st annual NHRA SuperNationals listing lane, driver name, elapsed time, top speed, and position in order following run:
Right Lane: Dale Creasy Jr. Runs 4.613/184.22, Now #1
5:33 p.m. - Weather conditions: air temperature 77 degrees, relative humidity 54 percent, barometer 30.05 inches, adjusted altitude 1,722 feet, track temperature 106 degrees.
Creasy's car started dropping cylinders soon after he came off the starting line. He started smoking the rear tires at about 660 feet.
Left Lane: Paul Lee Runs 7.470/49.08, Now #2
Right Lane: Jim Head Runs 9.791/42.68, Now #3
Both cars shook the rear tires right off the starting line and both drivers shut down early.
Left Lane: Cruz Pedregon Runs 4.171/0.00, Now #1
Right Lane: Jeff Arend Runs 7.310/0.00, Now #3
Arend shook the tires right out of the gate and clicked it off. Pedregon had a strong run but fell off at the end. Neither driver got an accurate speed reading.
Left Lane: Del Worsham Runs 4.517/302.28, Now #2
Right Lane: Tony Pedregon Runs 7.686/39.71, Now #6
Pedregon started shaking the tires and shut it down half way down the track. Worsham got to about 800 feet and then did the same thing.
Left Lane: Tim Wilkerson Runs 4.145/0.00, Now #1
Right Lane: Bob Tasca III Runs 4.150/0.00, Now #2
Tasca's car has a new paint scheme. NASCAR's Bill Elliott is running the same paint scheme in Michigan this week for the Wood Brothers. Both drivers made nice runs down the track to move into the number one and two spots in the order for now. The speeds were not correct again.
Left Lane: Ron Capps Runs 4.155/0.00, Now #3
Right Lane: Jack Beckman Runs 5.931/0.00, Now #7
Beckman's car spun the rear tires at midtrack and he clicked it off. Capps went straight down the groove. Both drivers got incorrect speeds.
Left Lane: Matt Hagan Runs 4.119/0.00, Now #1
Right Lane: Ashley Force Hood Runs 4.164/0.00, Now #5
Hagan took over the top spot in the order for now with a good run. Force Hood had some tire spin in the last quarter of the track.
Left Lane: John Force Runs 4.626/0.00, Now #9
Right Lane: Robert Hight Runs 8.071/0.00, Now #14
Both drivers smoked the rear tires and pedaled. Force was able to get some speed back, Hight was not. That's it for the first session of Funny Car qualifying. Hagan is in the top spot of the order after this session.
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06-12-2010, 03:46 AM
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Round 2 Qualifying
Fri, 11 Jun 2010, 09:24 PM
Funny Car Qualifying Notes, Session #2
By Rick Green
ENGLISHTOWN, N.J. - Notes from round 2 qualifying in Funny Car at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, 41st annual NHRA SuperNationals listing lane, driver name, elapsed time/top speed this round, position in order following run, best prior elapsed time/speed, and position in order prior to run:
Left Lane: Jim Head No Time, Now #15; Best prior run: 9.791/0.00, Was #15
Head launched and started drifting toward the centerline and then took out the 660 cones and crossed the centerline.
Left Lane: Robert Hight Runs 4.025/313.00, Now #1; Best prior run: 8.071/0.00, Was #14
Right Lane: John Force Runs 4.037/313.73, Now #2; Best prior run: 4.626/0.00, Was #9
This was a great drag race and Hight runs the sixth quickest pass in the history of 1000 feet. Robert Hight's incremental times: 60ft-0.885 sec., 330ft-2.287, 660ft-3.246/267.85 mph. Force was right there with Hight with a great pass. John Force's incremental times: 60ft-0.893 sec., 330ft-2.304, 660ft-3.259/269.35 mph.
Left Lane: Tony Pedregon Runs 4.200/253.56, Now #9; Best prior run: 7.686/0.00, Was #14
Right Lane: Del Worsham Runs 6.410/99.56, Now #10; Best prior run: 4.517/0.00, Was #9
Worsham is off the throttle by half track. Pedregon clicks it off early.
Left Lane: Jeff Arend Runs 4.075/300.20, Now #3; Best prior run: 7.310/0.00, Was #13
Right Lane: Cruz Pedregon Runs 8.864/85.72, Now #9; Best prior run: 4.171/0.00, Was #8
Pedregon is up in smoke right off the starting line and clicks it off. Arend with a great looking pass, his career best E.T. Jeff Arend's incremental times: 60ft-0.886 sec., 330ft-2.313, 660ft-3.278/265.53 mph.
Left Lane: Jack Beckman Runs 4.619/181.47, Now #13; Best prior run: 5.931/0.00, Was #13
Right Lane: Ron Capps Runs 9.832/72.86, Now #7; Best prior run: 4.155/0.00, Was #7
Capps is up in smoke as soon as he hits the throttle. Beckman makes it to about half track before he starts to lose traction.
Left Lane: Ashley Force Hood Runs 6.909/94.73, Now #8; Best prior run: 4.164/0.00, Was #8
Right Lane: Tim Wilkerson Runs 5.889/119.18, Now #5; Best prior run: 4.145/0.00, Was #5
Force Hood is up in smoke early and Wilkerson shortly after her.
Left Lane: Bob Tasca III Runs 4.121/305.91, Now #5; Best prior run: 4.150/0.00, Was #6
Right Lane: Matt Hagan Runs 6.416/99.09, Now #4; Best prior run: 4.119/0.00, Was #4
Hagan is up in smoke early and clicks it off. Tasca improves and moves up the ladder one spot. Bob Tasca III's incremental times: 60ft-0.897 sec., 330ft-2.340, 660ft-3.326/262.74 mph.
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Funny Car Qualifying Notes, Session #2
By Rick Green
ENGLISHTOWN, N.J. - Notes from round 2 qualifying in Funny Car at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, 41st annual NHRA SuperNationals listing lane, driver name, elapsed time/top speed this round, position in order following run, best prior elapsed time/speed, and position in order prior to run:
Left Lane: Jim Head No Time, Now #15; Best prior run: 9.791/0.00, Was #15
Head launched and started drifting toward the centerline and then took out the 660 cones and crossed the centerline.
Left Lane: Robert Hight Runs 4.025/313.00, Now #1; Best prior run: 8.071/0.00, Was #14
Right Lane: John Force Runs 4.037/313.73, Now #2; Best prior run: 4.626/0.00, Was #9
This was a great drag race and Hight runs the sixth quickest pass in the history of 1000 feet. Robert Hight's incremental times: 60ft-0.885 sec., 330ft-2.287, 660ft-3.246/267.85 mph. Force was right there with Hight with a great pass. John Force's incremental times: 60ft-0.893 sec., 330ft-2.304, 660ft-3.259/269.35 mph.
Left Lane: Tony Pedregon Runs 4.200/253.56, Now #9; Best prior run: 7.686/0.00, Was #14
Right Lane: Del Worsham Runs 6.410/99.56, Now #10; Best prior run: 4.517/0.00, Was #9
Worsham is off the throttle by half track. Pedregon clicks it off early.
Left Lane: Jeff Arend Runs 4.075/300.20, Now #3; Best prior run: 7.310/0.00, Was #13
Right Lane: Cruz Pedregon Runs 8.864/85.72, Now #9; Best prior run: 4.171/0.00, Was #8
Pedregon is up in smoke right off the starting line and clicks it off. Arend with a great looking pass, his career best E.T. Jeff Arend's incremental times: 60ft-0.886 sec., 330ft-2.313, 660ft-3.278/265.53 mph.
Left Lane: Jack Beckman Runs 4.619/181.47, Now #13; Best prior run: 5.931/0.00, Was #13
Right Lane: Ron Capps Runs 9.832/72.86, Now #7; Best prior run: 4.155/0.00, Was #7
Capps is up in smoke as soon as he hits the throttle. Beckman makes it to about half track before he starts to lose traction.
Left Lane: Ashley Force Hood Runs 6.909/94.73, Now #8; Best prior run: 4.164/0.00, Was #8
Right Lane: Tim Wilkerson Runs 5.889/119.18, Now #5; Best prior run: 4.145/0.00, Was #5
Force Hood is up in smoke early and Wilkerson shortly after her.
Left Lane: Bob Tasca III Runs 4.121/305.91, Now #5; Best prior run: 4.150/0.00, Was #6
Right Lane: Matt Hagan Runs 6.416/99.09, Now #4; Best prior run: 4.119/0.00, Was #4
Hagan is up in smoke early and clicks it off. Tasca improves and moves up the ladder one spot. Bob Tasca III's incremental times: 60ft-0.897 sec., 330ft-2.340, 660ft-3.326/262.74 mph.
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06-12-2010, 03:49 AM
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Qualifying Order after Round 2
Fri, 11 Jun 2010, 10:12 PM
Funny Car Qualifying, Session #2 Order
ENGLISHTOWN, N.J. - Order after 2 rounds of qualifying in Funny Car at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, 41st annual NHRA SuperNationals:
Psn---Num-Driver, Home Town, Car Type---------------Qual-ET--Qual-Spd-Top Spd
1 1 Robert Hight, Yorba Linda CA, '09 Mustang 4.025@ 313.00 313.00
2 9 John Force, Yorba Linda CA, '10 Mustang 4.037 313.73& 313.73
3 170 Jeff Arend, San Dimas CA, '08 Solara 4.075 300.20 300.20
4 2814 Matt Hagan, Christianburg VA, '10 Charger 4.119 0.00 99.09
5 8 Bob Tasca III, Cranston RI, '10 Mustang 4.121 305.91 305.91
6 4 Tim Wilkerson, Springfield IL, '10 Mustang 4.145 0.00 119.18
7 28 Ron Capps, Carlsbad CA, '10 Charger 4.155 0.00 72.86
8 2 Ashley Force Hood, Yorba Linda CA, '10 Mustang 4.164 0.00 94.73
9 71 Cruz Pedregon, Brownsburg IN, '10 Solara 4.171 0.00 85.72
10 6 Tony Pedregon, Brownsburg IN, '10 Impala 4.200 253.56 253.56
11 7 Del Worsham, Chino Hills CA, '10 Solara 4.517 0.00 99.56
12 302 Dale Creasy Jr., Beecher IL, '09 Impala 4.613 0.00 0.00
------------ Not Qualified ------------
13 5 Jack Beckman, Norco CA, '10 Charger 4.619 181.47 181.47
14 116 Paul Lee, Anaheim CA, '10 Impala SS 7.470 0.00 0.00
15 388 Jim Head, Columbus OH, '10 Solara 9.791 0.00 0.00
@ = Track ET Record & = Track Speed Record
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Funny Car Qualifying, Session #2 Order
ENGLISHTOWN, N.J. - Order after 2 rounds of qualifying in Funny Car at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, 41st annual NHRA SuperNationals:
Psn---Num-Driver, Home Town, Car Type---------------Qual-ET--Qual-Spd-Top Spd
1 1 Robert Hight, Yorba Linda CA, '09 Mustang 4.025@ 313.00 313.00
2 9 John Force, Yorba Linda CA, '10 Mustang 4.037 313.73& 313.73
3 170 Jeff Arend, San Dimas CA, '08 Solara 4.075 300.20 300.20
4 2814 Matt Hagan, Christianburg VA, '10 Charger 4.119 0.00 99.09
5 8 Bob Tasca III, Cranston RI, '10 Mustang 4.121 305.91 305.91
6 4 Tim Wilkerson, Springfield IL, '10 Mustang 4.145 0.00 119.18
7 28 Ron Capps, Carlsbad CA, '10 Charger 4.155 0.00 72.86
8 2 Ashley Force Hood, Yorba Linda CA, '10 Mustang 4.164 0.00 94.73
9 71 Cruz Pedregon, Brownsburg IN, '10 Solara 4.171 0.00 85.72
10 6 Tony Pedregon, Brownsburg IN, '10 Impala 4.200 253.56 253.56
11 7 Del Worsham, Chino Hills CA, '10 Solara 4.517 0.00 99.56
12 302 Dale Creasy Jr., Beecher IL, '09 Impala 4.613 0.00 0.00
------------ Not Qualified ------------
13 5 Jack Beckman, Norco CA, '10 Charger 4.619 181.47 181.47
14 116 Paul Lee, Anaheim CA, '10 Impala SS 7.470 0.00 0.00
15 388 Jim Head, Columbus OH, '10 Solara 9.791 0.00 0.00
@ = Track ET Record & = Track Speed Record
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06-12-2010, 03:02 PM
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Final Qualifying
Sat, 12 Jun 2010, 05:02 PM
Funny Car Qualifying Notes, Final Session
By Jim Samuel
ENGLISHTOWN, N.J. - Notes from final, round 4 qualifying in Funny Car at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, 41st annual NHRA SuperNationals listing lane, driver name, elapsed time/top speed this round, position in order following run, best prior elapsed time/speed, and position in order prior to run:
Left Lane: Jim Head Runs 4.756/169.55, Now #13; Best prior run: 4.294/230.29, Was #13
Right Lane: Paul Lee Runs 4.311/280.60, Now #14; No Prior Run
4:37 p.m. - Weather conditions: air temperature 89 degrees, relative humidity 46 percent, barometer 29.90 inches, adjusted altitude 2,827 feet, track temperature 112 degrees.
Paul Lee did not make a run earlier today. Lee got out to mid track, then started smoking the tires. He finished the run and will be in the field for eliminations tomorrow. Head shook the tires at mid track, then the car got loose and the back end bounced around. He straightened it out and finished this run.
Left Lane: Jack Beckman Runs 4.727/172.87, Now #12; Best prior run: 4.262/291.95, Was #12
Right Lane: Del Worsham Runs 4.258/288.09, Now #9; Best prior run: 4.135/306.88, Was #9
Beckman got loose at 600 feet. Worsham went right down the groove. Neither driver moved in the qualifying order.
Left Lane: Tony Pedregon Runs 4.281/239.44, Now #11; Best prior run: 4.200/253.56, Was #11
Right Lane: Cruz Pedregon Runs 5.008/150.77, Now #8; Best prior run: 4.126/291.76, Was #8
Tony Pedregon moved toward the center line but pulled it back into the groove. Cruz stayed in the groove but started losing cylinders halfway down the track.
Left Lane: Ashley Force Hood Runs 4.140/302.35, Now #10; Best prior run: 4.142/300.66, Was #10
Right Lane: Matt Hagan Runs 4.266/285.05, Now #6; Best prior run: 4.119/0.00, Was #6
Hagan's car moved around his lane as he made it down the track. Force Hood had her quickest run of the weekend.
Left Lane: Bob Tasca III Runs 4.807/166.81, Now #7; Best prior run: 4.121/305.91, Was #7
Right Lane: Ron Capps Runs 7.258/87.66, Now #5; Best prior run: 4.119/300.40, Was #5
Capps shook the tires at mid track and clicked it off. Tasca got a bit farther down the track when he shook the rear tires and backed off the throttle.
Left Lane: Jeff Arend Runs 4.218/291.32, Now #3; Best prior run: 4.075/300.20, Was #3
Right Lane: Tim Wilkerson Runs 4.253/241.97, Now #4; Best prior run: 4.113/302.14, Was #4
Both drivers made it down the track without problems but neither improved his place in the order.
Left Lane: Robert Hight Runs 4.138/299.53, Now #1; Best prior run: 4.025/313.00, Was #1
Right Lane: John Force Runs 4.175/297.81, Now #2; Best prior run: 4.037/313.73, Was #2
Hight had the low ET of the round and finished the session in the number one spot.
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Funny Car Qualifying Notes, Final Session
By Jim Samuel
ENGLISHTOWN, N.J. - Notes from final, round 4 qualifying in Funny Car at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, 41st annual NHRA SuperNationals listing lane, driver name, elapsed time/top speed this round, position in order following run, best prior elapsed time/speed, and position in order prior to run:
Left Lane: Jim Head Runs 4.756/169.55, Now #13; Best prior run: 4.294/230.29, Was #13
Right Lane: Paul Lee Runs 4.311/280.60, Now #14; No Prior Run
4:37 p.m. - Weather conditions: air temperature 89 degrees, relative humidity 46 percent, barometer 29.90 inches, adjusted altitude 2,827 feet, track temperature 112 degrees.
Paul Lee did not make a run earlier today. Lee got out to mid track, then started smoking the tires. He finished the run and will be in the field for eliminations tomorrow. Head shook the tires at mid track, then the car got loose and the back end bounced around. He straightened it out and finished this run.
Left Lane: Jack Beckman Runs 4.727/172.87, Now #12; Best prior run: 4.262/291.95, Was #12
Right Lane: Del Worsham Runs 4.258/288.09, Now #9; Best prior run: 4.135/306.88, Was #9
Beckman got loose at 600 feet. Worsham went right down the groove. Neither driver moved in the qualifying order.
Left Lane: Tony Pedregon Runs 4.281/239.44, Now #11; Best prior run: 4.200/253.56, Was #11
Right Lane: Cruz Pedregon Runs 5.008/150.77, Now #8; Best prior run: 4.126/291.76, Was #8
Tony Pedregon moved toward the center line but pulled it back into the groove. Cruz stayed in the groove but started losing cylinders halfway down the track.
Left Lane: Ashley Force Hood Runs 4.140/302.35, Now #10; Best prior run: 4.142/300.66, Was #10
Right Lane: Matt Hagan Runs 4.266/285.05, Now #6; Best prior run: 4.119/0.00, Was #6
Hagan's car moved around his lane as he made it down the track. Force Hood had her quickest run of the weekend.
Left Lane: Bob Tasca III Runs 4.807/166.81, Now #7; Best prior run: 4.121/305.91, Was #7
Right Lane: Ron Capps Runs 7.258/87.66, Now #5; Best prior run: 4.119/300.40, Was #5
Capps shook the tires at mid track and clicked it off. Tasca got a bit farther down the track when he shook the rear tires and backed off the throttle.
Left Lane: Jeff Arend Runs 4.218/291.32, Now #3; Best prior run: 4.075/300.20, Was #3
Right Lane: Tim Wilkerson Runs 4.253/241.97, Now #4; Best prior run: 4.113/302.14, Was #4
Both drivers made it down the track without problems but neither improved his place in the order.
Left Lane: Robert Hight Runs 4.138/299.53, Now #1; Best prior run: 4.025/313.00, Was #1
Right Lane: John Force Runs 4.175/297.81, Now #2; Best prior run: 4.037/313.73, Was #2
Hight had the low ET of the round and finished the session in the number one spot.
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06-13-2010, 09:21 AM
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Round 1 Eliminations
Sun, 13 Jun 2010, 12:04 PM
Funny Car Round 1 Eliminations
By Jim Samuel
ENGLISHTOWN, N.J. - Results of round 1 eliminations in Funny Car at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, 41st annual NHRA SuperNationals:
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
4 Tim Wilkerson ...........vs.........388 Jim Head (W)
0.086 4.221 278.52 .................. 4.294 230.29
11:34 a.m. - Weather conditions: air temperature 80 degrees, relative humidity 66 percent, barometer 29.77 inches, adjusted altitude 2,410 feet, track temperature 112 degrees.
Head had a 3-2 record against Wilkerson in prior races. WIlkerson won their most recent race last fall in Las Vegas.
Wilkerson launched and got about a hundred feet out when he started spinning and shaking the rear tires. Head took his car straight down the groove without a trace of smoke from the rear tires.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
170 Jeff Arend (w)........vs............. 116 Paul Lee
0.097... 4.256... 289.63 ............0.126.. 4.309... 287.
Lee and Arend had never raced each other before this race. Arend's best finish here came in 2007, when he lost in the semi-finals to Tommy Johnson, Jr.
Arend was a little bit quicker coming off the starting line and added to his lead as they traveled down the track. Both drivers went down the groove with no tire smoke.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
Bye ..........................1 Robert Hight
..............................4.025 313.00
This is fifth time Hight has qualified number one this season, and his first ever at Englishtown. His best finish here came in 2005 when he made it to the semi-final round before losing. This is only the second time Hight has had a bye run in the opening round, with the first coming in Topeka last month.
Hight launched and got about halfway down the track when he clicked it off because the tires were trailing a lot of smoke behind them.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
302 Dale Creasy Jr.........vs.......... 9 John Force (W)
0.114 4.331 279.90................. 0.097 4.166 302.41
Force won here at Englishtown in 1993, 1996, 1998 and 1999. He was runner up in 2000, 2001 and 2004. This is the seventh time he's started eliminations from the number two qualifying position, and he won from that spot in 1998 and 1999. Creasy had one win and 11 losses racing against Force prior to this race. This is the sixth time he's raced here at Englishtown and he has never won a round here.
Creasy had some tire spun on the launch but drove right through it. That wasn't good enough to take the win as Force got out of the gate first and had a really nice run down the track with no smoke, no tire shake and no drifting.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
28 Ron Capps..........vs.......... 5 Jack Beckman (W)
0.096 4.715 187.60................0.111 4.232 292.08
Capps had seven wins and six losses against Beckman in prior competition. Beckman won their two previous races this year.
The right lane appears to be the better choice today. Beckman got out of the gate second and trailed to 330 feet. Capps started smoking the rear tires at right about that time, while Beckman was taking his car straight down the groove without a hint of smoke.Beckman will race Head in the next round and Head will have lane choice.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
6 Tony Pedregon.........vs...... 2814 Matt Hagan (W)
4.624 223.76 ................ 0.086 4.226 297.94
Tony Pedregon won here in 2001 and 2009. He and Hagan have raced each other 10 times before this, with Pedregon winning six of those meetings. The only other time Hagan raced here was last year, and he lost to Del Worsham in the opening round.
Pedregon and Hagan had a repeat of the round before them. Pedregon got to about 330 feet and shook the tires. Hagan, in the right lane, had a clean run down the groove. Hagan will have lane choice over Arend in the next round.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
2 Ashley Force Hood .............vs..........8 Bob Tasca III (W)
0.117 4.515 266.06 ...........................0.150 4.162 303.71
Tasca had two wins and six losses against Force Hood in prior competition. The farthest he has gone in eliminations here at Old Bridge Township Raceway Park came last year, when he lost in the semi-finals to Force Hood.
Force Hood was first out of the gate and led to 330 feet. Then the left-lane bug bit her car and the rear tires went up in smoke. Tasca, in the right lane, took his Mustang straight down the groove for the win. He'll have lane choice over John Force in the next round.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
7 Del Worsham (W)...........vs........... 71 Cruz Pedregon
0.125 4.228 297.68................... 0.063 5.663 134.51
Cruz Pedregon has an 18-12 record against Worsham in prior competition. He won here in 1995 and 2000, and lost to John Force in the final round in 1999. Worsham won here in 2005.
Worsham's crew must have known something that others did not know because he took his car straight down the groove in the left lane for the win. In the right lane, Pedregon shook the tires at 330 feet. Worsham will race Hight in round two and will have lane choice.
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Funny Car Round 1 Eliminations
By Jim Samuel
ENGLISHTOWN, N.J. - Results of round 1 eliminations in Funny Car at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, 41st annual NHRA SuperNationals:
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
4 Tim Wilkerson ...........vs.........388 Jim Head (W)
0.086 4.221 278.52 .................. 4.294 230.29
11:34 a.m. - Weather conditions: air temperature 80 degrees, relative humidity 66 percent, barometer 29.77 inches, adjusted altitude 2,410 feet, track temperature 112 degrees.
Head had a 3-2 record against Wilkerson in prior races. WIlkerson won their most recent race last fall in Las Vegas.
Wilkerson launched and got about a hundred feet out when he started spinning and shaking the rear tires. Head took his car straight down the groove without a trace of smoke from the rear tires.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
170 Jeff Arend (w)........vs............. 116 Paul Lee
0.097... 4.256... 289.63 ............0.126.. 4.309... 287.
Lee and Arend had never raced each other before this race. Arend's best finish here came in 2007, when he lost in the semi-finals to Tommy Johnson, Jr.
Arend was a little bit quicker coming off the starting line and added to his lead as they traveled down the track. Both drivers went down the groove with no tire smoke.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
Bye ..........................1 Robert Hight
..............................4.025 313.00
This is fifth time Hight has qualified number one this season, and his first ever at Englishtown. His best finish here came in 2005 when he made it to the semi-final round before losing. This is only the second time Hight has had a bye run in the opening round, with the first coming in Topeka last month.
Hight launched and got about halfway down the track when he clicked it off because the tires were trailing a lot of smoke behind them.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
302 Dale Creasy Jr.........vs.......... 9 John Force (W)
0.114 4.331 279.90................. 0.097 4.166 302.41
Force won here at Englishtown in 1993, 1996, 1998 and 1999. He was runner up in 2000, 2001 and 2004. This is the seventh time he's started eliminations from the number two qualifying position, and he won from that spot in 1998 and 1999. Creasy had one win and 11 losses racing against Force prior to this race. This is the sixth time he's raced here at Englishtown and he has never won a round here.
Creasy had some tire spun on the launch but drove right through it. That wasn't good enough to take the win as Force got out of the gate first and had a really nice run down the track with no smoke, no tire shake and no drifting.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
28 Ron Capps..........vs.......... 5 Jack Beckman (W)
0.096 4.715 187.60................0.111 4.232 292.08
Capps had seven wins and six losses against Beckman in prior competition. Beckman won their two previous races this year.
The right lane appears to be the better choice today. Beckman got out of the gate second and trailed to 330 feet. Capps started smoking the rear tires at right about that time, while Beckman was taking his car straight down the groove without a hint of smoke.Beckman will race Head in the next round and Head will have lane choice.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
6 Tony Pedregon.........vs...... 2814 Matt Hagan (W)
4.624 223.76 ................ 0.086 4.226 297.94
Tony Pedregon won here in 2001 and 2009. He and Hagan have raced each other 10 times before this, with Pedregon winning six of those meetings. The only other time Hagan raced here was last year, and he lost to Del Worsham in the opening round.
Pedregon and Hagan had a repeat of the round before them. Pedregon got to about 330 feet and shook the tires. Hagan, in the right lane, had a clean run down the groove. Hagan will have lane choice over Arend in the next round.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
2 Ashley Force Hood .............vs..........8 Bob Tasca III (W)
0.117 4.515 266.06 ...........................0.150 4.162 303.71
Tasca had two wins and six losses against Force Hood in prior competition. The farthest he has gone in eliminations here at Old Bridge Township Raceway Park came last year, when he lost in the semi-finals to Force Hood.
Force Hood was first out of the gate and led to 330 feet. Then the left-lane bug bit her car and the rear tires went up in smoke. Tasca, in the right lane, took his Mustang straight down the groove for the win. He'll have lane choice over John Force in the next round.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
7 Del Worsham (W)...........vs........... 71 Cruz Pedregon
0.125 4.228 297.68................... 0.063 5.663 134.51
Cruz Pedregon has an 18-12 record against Worsham in prior competition. He won here in 1995 and 2000, and lost to John Force in the final round in 1999. Worsham won here in 2005.
Worsham's crew must have known something that others did not know because he took his car straight down the groove in the left lane for the win. In the right lane, Pedregon shook the tires at 330 feet. Worsham will race Hight in round two and will have lane choice.
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06-13-2010, 11:19 AM
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Round 2 Eliminations
Sun, 13 Jun 2010, 01:40 PM
Funny Car Round 2 Eliminations
By Jim Samuel
ENGLISHTOWN, N.J. - Results of round 2 eliminations in Funny Car at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, 41st annual NHRA SuperNationals:
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
388 Jim Head .......vs..........5 Jack Beckman (W)
0.108 4.603 189.79 ............ 0.098 4.178 295.92
Weather conditions: air temperature 83 degrees, relative humidity 61 percent, barometer 29.77 inches, adjusted altitude 2,635 feet, track temperature 124 degrees.
Head has won against Beckman one time and lost four times. His only win came in the second round in Bristol in 2007.
Head spun the tires when he launched and the car wiggled a little bit. He stayed with it, then the rear tires started shaking again at 330 feet ad the car got a little more loose. Meanwhile, Beckman took his car straight down the groove in the right lane.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
7 Del Worsham (W) ..........vs .....1 Robert Hight
0.091 4.230 297.75 ................0.091 4.869 176.97.
Hight has 12 wins and five losses against Worsham in overall competition, and a 5-2 record against him in the second round. The last time they raced in the second round was in Topeka last month and Hight won that race.
Worsham's team has the left lane figured out because he took his car straight down the groove for the second consecutive round. Hight, in the right lane, spun the rear tires at mid track. Worsham will race Beckman in the third round and beckman will have lane choice.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
9 John Force ........vs................8 Bob Tasca III (W)
0.089 4.458 249.03 ................. 0.093 4.175 300.93
These two have met in the second round twice before this and each won one of those meetings. Overall, they have a 3-3 record against each other.
Force got out of the gate first but spun the tires at about 300 feet. In the right lane, Tasca took his blue and white Mustang down groove. His car did a little shimmy just before he crossed the finish line, but it was not enough to keep him from winning and moving on to the next round.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
170 Jeff Arend 2814 .............vs....... Matt Hagan (W)
E2 0.086 4.283 290.32 ............... 0.103 4.194 296.37
Arend and Hagan have raced each other five times before this with Hagan winning all five of those races. Two of those races were in the second round, the most recent coming in Chicago last week.
Arend was quicker at the start and led to 60 feet. But after that, he had a bit of tire spin and that was all Hagan needed to get out in front to stay. Hagan will race Tasca in the semi finals and Tasca will have lane choice.
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Funny Car Round 2 Eliminations
By Jim Samuel
ENGLISHTOWN, N.J. - Results of round 2 eliminations in Funny Car at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, 41st annual NHRA SuperNationals:
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
388 Jim Head .......vs..........5 Jack Beckman (W)
0.108 4.603 189.79 ............ 0.098 4.178 295.92
Weather conditions: air temperature 83 degrees, relative humidity 61 percent, barometer 29.77 inches, adjusted altitude 2,635 feet, track temperature 124 degrees.
Head has won against Beckman one time and lost four times. His only win came in the second round in Bristol in 2007.
Head spun the tires when he launched and the car wiggled a little bit. He stayed with it, then the rear tires started shaking again at 330 feet ad the car got a little more loose. Meanwhile, Beckman took his car straight down the groove in the right lane.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
7 Del Worsham (W) ..........vs .....1 Robert Hight
0.091 4.230 297.75 ................0.091 4.869 176.97.
Hight has 12 wins and five losses against Worsham in overall competition, and a 5-2 record against him in the second round. The last time they raced in the second round was in Topeka last month and Hight won that race.
Worsham's team has the left lane figured out because he took his car straight down the groove for the second consecutive round. Hight, in the right lane, spun the rear tires at mid track. Worsham will race Beckman in the third round and beckman will have lane choice.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
9 John Force ........vs................8 Bob Tasca III (W)
0.089 4.458 249.03 ................. 0.093 4.175 300.93
These two have met in the second round twice before this and each won one of those meetings. Overall, they have a 3-3 record against each other.
Force got out of the gate first but spun the tires at about 300 feet. In the right lane, Tasca took his blue and white Mustang down groove. His car did a little shimmy just before he crossed the finish line, but it was not enough to keep him from winning and moving on to the next round.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
170 Jeff Arend 2814 .............vs....... Matt Hagan (W)
E2 0.086 4.283 290.32 ............... 0.103 4.194 296.37
Arend and Hagan have raced each other five times before this with Hagan winning all five of those races. Two of those races were in the second round, the most recent coming in Chicago last week.
Arend was quicker at the start and led to 60 feet. But after that, he had a bit of tire spin and that was all Hagan needed to get out in front to stay. Hagan will race Tasca in the semi finals and Tasca will have lane choice.
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06-13-2010, 12:12 PM
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Round 3 Eliminations
Sun, 13 Jun 2010, 03:04 PM
Funny Car Round 3 Eliminations
By Jim Samuel
ENGLISHTOWN, N.J. - Results of round 3 eliminations in Funny Car at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, 41st annual NHRA SuperNationals:
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
7 Del Worsham (W)........vs........ 5 Jack Beckman
0.097 4.180 303.30................. 0.167 4.185 296.44
- Weather conditions: air temperature 81 degrees, relative humidity 64 percent, barometer 29.29 inches, adjusted altitude 2,640 feet, track temperature 117 degrees.
Beckman is 10 - 1 against Worsham in prior events.
Worsham had another nice run today. He came out of the gate first and extended his lead as the two cars made their way down the track. Both drivers made clean runs with no tire shake and no smoke.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
2814 Matt Hagan ....................vs................ 8 Bob Tasca (W)
0.063 4.187 299.40 ...............................0.093 4.154 302.89
Hagan was quicker out of the gate and led this race to 660 feet. Tasca slipped by him after that and edged out Hagan for the win. He'll have lane choice over Worsham in the final round. Bob Tasca III's incremental margins (negative if behind): 60ft(-0.034), 330 ft(-0.026), 660ft(-0.009). MOV: 0.0032 seconds (approximately 17 inches).
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Funny Car Round 3 Eliminations
By Jim Samuel
ENGLISHTOWN, N.J. - Results of round 3 eliminations in Funny Car at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, 41st annual NHRA SuperNationals:
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
7 Del Worsham (W)........vs........ 5 Jack Beckman
0.097 4.180 303.30................. 0.167 4.185 296.44
- Weather conditions: air temperature 81 degrees, relative humidity 64 percent, barometer 29.29 inches, adjusted altitude 2,640 feet, track temperature 117 degrees.
Beckman is 10 - 1 against Worsham in prior events.
Worsham had another nice run today. He came out of the gate first and extended his lead as the two cars made their way down the track. Both drivers made clean runs with no tire shake and no smoke.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
2814 Matt Hagan ....................vs................ 8 Bob Tasca (W)
0.063 4.187 299.40 ...............................0.093 4.154 302.89
Hagan was quicker out of the gate and led this race to 660 feet. Tasca slipped by him after that and edged out Hagan for the win. He'll have lane choice over Worsham in the final round. Bob Tasca III's incremental margins (negative if behind): 60ft(-0.034), 330 ft(-0.026), 660ft(-0.009). MOV: 0.0032 seconds (approximately 17 inches).
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06-14-2010, 09:56 AM
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Round 4 Eliminations Finals
Mon, 14 Jun 2010, 11:16 AM
Funny Car Final, Round 4 Eliminations
By Rick Green
ENGLISHTOWN, N.J. - Results of final, round 4 eliminations in Funny Car at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, 41st annual NHRA SuperNationals:
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
8 Bob Tasca III (W) ................vs..........7 Del Worsham
0.027 4.117 NS ...................... 0.104 4.107 NS
11:04 a.m. - Worsham is 4 - 2 against Tasca III in prior events and this is the first time they have faced each other in a final round. Worsham won here at Englishtown in 1991 and 2005 and was runner up in 1992. This is Tasca's first time in the final round here. He has been in four finals before this and won at Gainesville and Maple Grove last year. He was runner up at Gainesville this year.
Tasca got out of the gate first by a hundredth of a second and needed every bit of it. He was trailing the race at 660 feet had a late charge at the end to edge out Worsham and take the Funny Car win. Both drivers had clean runs with barely a trace of tire smoke.
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Funny Car Final, Round 4 Eliminations
By Rick Green
ENGLISHTOWN, N.J. - Results of final, round 4 eliminations in Funny Car at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, 41st annual NHRA SuperNationals:
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
8 Bob Tasca III (W) ................vs..........7 Del Worsham
0.027 4.117 NS ...................... 0.104 4.107 NS
11:04 a.m. - Worsham is 4 - 2 against Tasca III in prior events and this is the first time they have faced each other in a final round. Worsham won here at Englishtown in 1991 and 2005 and was runner up in 1992. This is Tasca's first time in the final round here. He has been in four finals before this and won at Gainesville and Maple Grove last year. He was runner up at Gainesville this year.
Tasca got out of the gate first by a hundredth of a second and needed every bit of it. He was trailing the race at 660 feet had a late charge at the end to edge out Worsham and take the Funny Car win. Both drivers had clean runs with barely a trace of tire smoke.
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