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NHRA Northwest Nationals Seattle
Fri, 9 Jul 2010, 06:48 PM
http://www.dragracecentral.com/image...00_leftdot.gif Funny Car Qualifying Notes, Session #1 By David Gerard http://www.dragracecentral.com/image...00_leftdot.gif http://www.dragracecentral.com/images/small_print.gif KENT, Wash. - Notes from round 1 qualifying in Funny Car at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, 23rd annual NHRA Northwest Nationals listing lane, driver name, elapsed time, top speed, and position in order following run: Right Lane: Grant Downing Runs 4.708/198.38, Now #1 2:32 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 90 degrees, relative humidity 34 percent, barometer 29.62 inches, adjusted altitude 3,036 feet, track temperature 129 degrees. This will be Downing first National Event of the year. Based on the pre-entry car count we will have a bump spot before tomorrow evening, maybe this session. The track is getting hotter and this being the first session, most of the teams will be tip-toeing down the track. Downing's car was a little soft off the line and then the engines goes way sour. He continues to flog it down track and it finally gives up near the 1000 foot lights. ...and we are down for oil. Looks like a Big Bagger to boot. Left Lane: Brian Thiel Runs 4.736/260.46, Now #3 Right Lane: Gary Densham Runs 4.428/258.22, Now #1 2:51 p.m. Well, that took a while. This is Thiel's first attempt to qualify in 2010 and we haven't seen The Teacher's Pet FC on the tour since earlier this year. Thiel is off the throttle early and Densham gets to near the 1000 foot lights before the engine expires. Not too good, but no Stuff on the track. Brian Thiel's incremental times: 60ft-1.016 sec., 330ft-2.624, 660ft-3.791/218.94 mph. Gary Densham's incremental times: 60ft-0.923 sec., 330ft-2.423, 660ft-3.490/229.66 mph. Left Lane: Cruz Pedregon Runs 4.468/215.72, Now #2 Right Lane: Jeff Arend Runs 4.470/223.69, Now #3 Arend gets off the line first and pulls away until near the top end , where the Solara starts to move around on the track. Pedregon chases him with a little better numbers until right at the 660 lights where it looked like a lot of smoke from the pipes. He keeps it going to stay in front in the lights. Cruz Pedregon's incremental times: 60ft-0.918 sec., 330ft-2.377, 660ft-3.446/227.15 mph. Jeff Arend's incremental times: 60ft-0.927 sec., 330ft-2.406, 660ft-3.479/232.47 mph. Left Lane: Tony Pedregon Runs 6.006/111.18, Now #7 Right Lane: Del Worsham Runs 5.195/145.64, Now #6 Two take the green, get sa ways down track and then give it up with some shake, smoke and dropped cylinders. Left Lane: Ron Capps No Time, Now #9 Right Lane: Tim Wilkerson Runs 4.312/279.90, Now #1 Capps fires and falls back, as the car makes a hard move near the 330 lights and nails the 330 reflector and stops on the track. That will DQ his run. Wilkerson gets a full pass into the #1 spot and almost joins Capps on the DQ list, as the Mustang drifts over to the centerline and just misses the reflector. Tim Wilkerson's incremental times: 60ft-0.925 sec., 330ft-2.401, 660ft-3.447/243.81 mph. Left Lane: Bob Tasca III Runs 4.644/212.76, Now #6 Right Lane: Ashley Force Hood Runs 4.272/281.30, Now #1 Both cars leave hard with Tasca getting the initial advantage down low. He has to work the pedal after the 330 lights and then clicks it early to coast on down. Force Hood has a hot weather, hot track tune up and marches to the finish line and into the new top spot. Bob Tasca III's incremental times: 60ft-0.904 sec., 330ft-2.374, 660ft-3.566/197.59 mph. Ashley Force Hood's incremental times: 60ft-0.913 sec., 330ft-2.382, 660ft-3.417/247.66 mph. Left Lane: Jack Beckman Runs 6.181/105.67, Now #12 Right Lane: Matt Hagan Runs 4.371/275.79, Now #3 Two DSR FC's to the line. The right lane continues to be the quick and fast choice, as Hagan makes it all the way down the track without any drama. Nice pass. Beckman had the best sixty foot time of the session, but the track couldn't hold it, as the slicks are up in smoke by the 330 lights. Jack Beckman's incremental times: 60ft-0.900 sec., 330ft-2.435, 660ft-4.131/124.91 mph. Matt Hagan's incremental times: 60ft-0.932 sec., 330ft-2.426, 660ft-3.489/239.40 mph. Left Lane: Robert Hight Runs 4.325/245.40, Now #3 Right Lane: John Force Runs 4.435/250.18, Now #6 Team Force this time. The Prock Rocket has the magic for the tough left lane and gets down the track on a safe pass into the new #3 position. Force's Mustang had a softer tune up and chases the 2009 Champion down the track into the top half of the field. Robert Hight's incremental times: 60ft-0.903 sec., 330ft-2.368, 660ft-3.406/243.68 mph. John Force's incremental times: 60ft-0.924 sec., 330ft-2.405, 660ft-3.477/034.82 mph. 3:22 p.m. Ashley Force Hood is the number one qualifier at 4.272 and Del Worsham is on the bump spot at 5.195. Timing data courtesy of CompuLink http://www.dragracecentral.com/image...t_endstory.gif From DRC.com http://www.dragracecentral.com/image...00_leftdot.gif |
Round 2 Qualifying
Fri, 9 Jul 2010, 10:30 PM
http://www.dragracecentral.com/image...00_leftdot.gif Funny Car Qualifying Notes, Session #2 By David Gerard http://www.dragracecentral.com/image...00_leftdot.gif http://www.dragracecentral.com/images/small_print.gif KENT, Wash. - Notes from round 2 qualifying in Funny Car at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, 23rd annual NHRA Northwest Nationals 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: Paul Lee Runs 4.321/277.66, Now #3; No Prior Run Right Lane: Ron Capps Runs 4.321/277.32, Now #4; No Prior Run 5:21 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 92 degrees, relative humidity 29 percent, barometer 29.59 inches, adjusted altitude 3,105 feet, track temperature 127 degrees. It's a little hotter, but the track is cooling a little, as the sun is starting to go down. It's reported that Capps' crossing the center line after shaking the tires was caused by a failure in the steering system. Scary! Luckily near the starting line, not in the lights. What a great pair of runs to start the session, both cars run identical ET and almost the same MPH on a side by side pass. Only 0.002 difference in RT. Lee gets the #3 position with the better MPH, as Capps' blower bangs in the lights. Paul Lee's incremental times: 60ft-0.914 sec., 330ft-2.412, 660ft-3.454/244.87 mph. Ron Capps' incremental times: 60ft-0.918 sec., 330ft-2.380, 660ft-3.443/238.22 mph. Left Lane: Del Worsham Runs 4.315/282.72, Now #4; Best prior run: 5.195/145.64, Was #14 Right Lane: Jack Beckman Runs 4.275/284.03, Now #2; Best prior run: 6.181/105.67, Was #16 Grant Downing is on the bump spot at 4.708, but doesn't stay there for long.Two more clean and straight passes and two more cars improve into the top four positions. Nice! Del Worsham's incremental times: 60ft-0.918 sec., 330ft-2.404, 660ft-3.455/243.06 mph. Jack Beckman's incremental times: 60ft-0.917 sec., 330ft-2.388, 660ft-3.423/246.84 mph. Left Lane: Jeff Arend Runs 4.276/284.39, Now #3; Best prior run: 4.470/223.69, Was #12 Right Lane: Tony Pedregon Runs 4.331/254.90, Now #9; Best prior run: 6.006/111.18, Was #16 Jeff Arend is on the bump spot at 4.470 and looking to move away quickly. Pedregon needs a full pass to move into the quickly improving field. Pedregon gets off the line much better this time and then has the Impala drift out of the groove and towards the wall. He herds it back towards the middle and takes the new #9 position. Arend shows his improved performance again and makes another smart looking pass to jump way up the ladder into the #3 position. Left Lane: John Force Runs 4.269/285.35, Now #1; Best prior run: 4.435/250.18, Was #12 Right Lane: Brian Thiel Runs 4.640/263.20, Now #14; Best prior run: 4.736/260.46, Was #16 John Force is on the bump spot at 4.435. WOW! Thiel's tow car and race car went flying by our little window on the outside world at about 20-25 MPH towards the front of the line. Team Force waited patiently for them to get the car ready and started. Looks like waiting didn't hurt, as Zippy made the necessary tune up changes to power the Mustang quickly into the new #1 position on a straight and clean pass. Thiel gets a season best ET and MPH to move him within striking distance of the bump spot in the current #14 position. They now have some numbers to tune to tomorrow. John Force's incremental times: 60ft-0.901 sec., 330ft-2.380, 660ft-3.419/247.25 mph. Brian Thiel's incremental times: 60ft-1.009 sec., 330ft-2.578, 660ft-3.710/224.51 mph. Left Lane: Matt Hagan Runs 4.791/168.68, Now #12; Best prior run: 4.371/275.79, Was #11 Right Lane: Bob Tasca III Runs 4.257/285.29, Now #1; Best prior run: 4.644/212.76, Was #15 Gary Densham is on the bump spot at 4.428 and will not run this session. It's Ford power again, as Tasca makes a straight and true pass into the new number one position. Hagan's Charger had better incrementals until just before mid-track, when the tires started to smoke. It got a lot worse quickly, as there is terminal engine damage after that and the cleanup crew has to go to work with some major dusting and cleaning. Matt Hagan's incremental times: 60ft-0.900 sec., 330ft-2.352, 660ft-3.495/194.97 mph. Bob Tasca III's incremental times: 60ft-0.923 sec., 330ft-2.377, 660ft-3.409/248.29 mph. Left Lane: Tim Wilkerson Runs 4.277/287.23, Now #6; Best prior run: 4.312/279.90, Was #6 Right Lane: Cruz Pedregon Runs 4.341/226.39, Now #12; Best prior run: 4.468/215.72, Was #14 5:51 p.m. Back to racing. Matt Hagan is on the bump spot at 4.371 and Pedregon is the last car able to bump him out for today. The track temperature is down to 118 degrees already. Both cars get to the finish line under power, but Pedregon's Solara starts to spin the slicks near the 800 feet mark. Good enough to move him on to the bump spot. Tim Wilkerson's incremental times: 60ft-0.920 sec., 330ft-2.398, 660ft-3.429/247.29 mph. Cruz Pedregon's incremental times: 60ft-0.914 sec., 330ft-2.345, 660ft-3.366/243.50 mph. Left Lane: Ashley Force Hood Runs 4.225/287.23, Now #2; Best prior run: 4.272/281.30, Was #3 Right Lane: Robert Hight Runs 4.194/291.57, Now #1; Best prior run: 4.325/245.40, Was #10 Force started the session in number one, but now sits at #3. WOW! Take no prisoners! Force Hood is first off the line and stays there until near the three thirty lights with better incrementals. After that, its all Hight, all the time. The AAA Mustang moves he bar up a ton with our first four "teen" and 290 plus MPH. Take nails the number one spot for tonight and will be tough to beat tomorrow. That puts Fords in one, two, three, four, and seven on today's final ladder. Ashley Force Hood's incremental times: 60ft-0.890 sec., 330ft-2.351, 660ft-3.381/249.95 mph. Robert Hight's incremental times: 60ft-0.908 sec., 330ft-2.348, 660ft-3.363/252.10 mph. 6:00 p.m. Timing data courtesy of CompuLink http://www.dragracecentral.com/image...t_endstory.gif From DRC.com |
Round 3 Qualifying
Sat, 10 Jul 2010, 05:10 PM
http://www.dragracecentral.com/image...00_leftdot.gif Funny Car Qualifying, Session #3 Order http://www.dragracecentral.com/images/small_print.gif KENT, Wash. - Order after 3 rounds of qualifying in Funny Car at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, 23rd annual NHRA Northwest Nationals: Psn---Num-Driver, Home Town, Car Type---------------Qual-ET--Qual-Spd-Top Spd 1 1 Robert Hight, Yorba Linda CA, '09 Mustang 4.194 291.57 291.57 2 7 Del Worsham, Chino Hills CA, '10 Solara 4.202 293.54 293.54 3 28 Ron Capps, Carlsbad CA, '10 Charger 4.222 286.38 286.38 4 2 Ashley Force Hood, Yorba Linda CA, '10 Mustang 4.225 287.23 287.23 5 8 Bob Tasca III, Cranston RI, '10 Mustang 4.257 285.29 285.29 6 2814 Matt Hagan, Christianburg VA, '10 Charger 4.258 264.60 275.79 7 9 John Force, Yorba Linda CA, '10 Mustang 4.269 285.35 285.35 8 5 Jack Beckman, Norco CA, '10 Charger 4.275 284.03 284.03 9 170 Jeff Arend, San Dimas CA, '08 Solara 4.276 284.39 284.39 10 4 Tim Wilkerson, Springfield IL, '10 Mustang 4.277 287.23 287.23 11 782 Gary Densham, Bellflower CA, '07 Impala 4.285 285.11 285.11 12 116 Paul Lee, Anaheim CA, '10 Impala SS 4.321 277.66 277.66 13 6 Tony Pedregon, Brownsburg IN, '10 Impala 4.331 254.90 254.90 14 71 Cruz Pedregon, Brownsburg IN, '10 Solara 4.341 226.39 226.39 15 717 Brian Thiel, Pleasant Grove CA, '10 Impala 4.516 267.27 267.27 16 719 Jeff Diehl, Salinas CA, '07 Monte Carlo 5.120 151.20 151.20 ------------ Not Qualified ------------ 17 728 Grant Downing, Fullerton CA, '06 Monte Carlo 7.226 84.95 198.38 Timing data courtesy of CompuLink http://www.dragracecentral.com/image...t_endstory.gif From DRC.com |
Round 4 Qualifying
Sat, 10 Jul 2010, 08:28 PM
http://www.dragracecentral.com/image...00_leftdot.gif Funny Car Qualifying, Final Order http://www.dragracecentral.com/images/small_print.gif KENT, Wash. - Final order after 4 rounds of qualifying in Funny Car at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, 23rd annual NHRA Northwest Nationals: Psn---Num-Driver, Home Town, Car Type---------------Qual-ET--Qual-Spd-Top Spd 1 1 Robert Hight, Yorba Linda CA, '09 Mustang 4.194 291.57 291.57 2 7 Del Worsham, Chino Hills CA, '10 Solara 4.202 293.54 293.54 3 71 Cruz Pedregon, Brownsburg IN, '10 Solara 4.220 292.08 292.08 4 28 Ron Capps, Carlsbad CA, '10 Charger 4.222 286.38 286.38 5 2 Ashley Force Hood, Yorba Linda CA, '10 Mustang 4.225 287.23 287.23 6 8 Bob Tasca III, Cranston RI, '10 Mustang 4.257 285.29 287.35 7 2814 Matt Hagan, Christianburg VA, '10 Charger 4.258 264.60 275.79 8 9 John Force, Yorba Linda CA, '10 Mustang 4.269 285.35 285.35 9 5 Jack Beckman, Norco CA, '10 Charger 4.275 284.03 284.03 10 170 Jeff Arend, San Dimas CA, '08 Solara 4.276 284.39 284.39 11 4 Tim Wilkerson, Springfield IL, '10 Mustang 4.277 287.23 287.23 12 782 Gary Densham, Bellflower CA, '07 Impala 4.285 285.11 285.11 13 116 Paul Lee, Anaheim CA, '10 Impala SS 4.321 277.66 277.66 14 6 Tony Pedregon, Brownsburg IN, '10 Impala 4.331 254.90 254.90 15 717 Brian Thiel, Pleasant Grove CA, '10 Impala 4.516 267.27 267.27 16 719 Jeff Diehl, Salinas CA, '07 Monte Carlo 5.120 151.20 151.20 ------------ Not Qualified ------------ 17 728 Grant Downing, Fullerton CA, '06 Monte Carlo 5.171 151.04 198.38 Timing data courtesy of CompuLink http://www.dragracecentral.com/image...t_endstory.gif From DRC.com |
Round 1 Eliminations
Sun, 11 Jul 2010, 03:04 PM
http://www.dragracecentral.com/image...00_leftdot.gif Funny Car Round 1 Eliminations By David Gerard http://www.dragracecentral.com/image...00_leftdot.gif http://www.dragracecentral.com/images/small_print.gif http://www.dragracecentral.com/image...adder_icon.gif KENT, Wash. - Results of round 1 eliminations in Funny Car at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, 23rd annual NHRA Northwest Nationals: Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed 2 Ashley Force Hood (W).........vs......782 Gary Densham 0.107 4.128 301.60 .................0.156 6.923 105.46 11:24 a.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 69 degrees, relative humidity 70 percent, barometer 29.65 inches, adjusted altitude 1,696 feet, track temperature 87 degrees. Force Hood is 5 - 1 against Densham in prior events. Densham won here in 2005. Force Hood is first off the line and marches down the track to improve on her best qualifying time by almost a tenth. All eight firing in the lights. I believe that is our first 300 plus run of the weekend. Densham was game, but struck the tires before the 330 lights. Ashley Force Hood's incremental margins: 60ft(0.060), 330 ft(0.398), 660ft(1.464). MOV: 2.8442 seconds (more than 100 feet). Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed 6 Tony Pedregon ........vs.........71 Cruz Pedregon (W) 0.072 5.078 206.54................ 0.077 5.053 203.52 Tony P. won here in 2002. He has a career win ratio of 26/12 over brother, Cruz and is 10/1 in first round match ups. Cruz P. was the runner up here twice, in 1993 and 1994. Pedal Fest! They leave almost together and then strike the tires almost together. There is a lot of pedal slapping after that and they go back and forth into the lead struggling down the track. Cruz gets more to the ground near the 1000 foot lights and just gets by for the narrow win. Neat! Cruz Pedregon's incremental margins (negative if behind): 60ft(0.005), 330 ft(-0.012), 660ft(-0.069). MOV: 0.0204 seconds (approximately 6 feet). Tony Pedregon's incremental times: 60ft-0.939 sec., 330ft-2.495, 660ft-3.854/171.49 mph. Cruz Pedregon's incremental times: 60ft-0.929 sec., 330ft-2.502, 660ft-3.918/180.40 mph. Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed 7 Del Worsham (W)........vs........717 Brian Thiel 0.096 4.133 304.12 ..............0.105 7.505 87.24 This is the first time Worsham and Thiel have faced each other in eliminations. Worsham won here in 1999. Thiel team gets real busy under the body after the burn out, but gets it to the line on time. It's Worsham's race from start to finish with a new top speed in Funny Car to boot. Great clean and straight run. Any chance that Thiel had ended quickly, as the tires were up in smoke before the 330 lights. Del Worsham's incremental margins: 60ft(0.088), 330 ft(0.404), 660ft(1.573). MOV: 3.3818 seconds (more than 100 feet). Del Worsham's incremental times: 60ft-0.907 sec., 330ft-2.351, 660ft-3.332/261.27 mph. Brian Thiel's incremental times: 60ft-0.986 sec., 330ft-2.746, 660ft-4.896/097.66 mph. Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed 1 Robert Hight (W)........vs..........719 Jeff Diehl 0.047 5.013 155.69 ..............-0.240 9.065 76.74 This is Hight's thirty-eighth time to qualify #1 and the fifth time this year. He has five wins to date in 2010. Hight is 1 - 0 against Diehl in prior events. Number one qualifier, Hight, ducks a bullet, when Diehl goes red by -0.240. The Mustang carded a strong 0.898 sixtyfoot time and then struck the tires. Hight pedaled it and struggled the car to the finish line. So much for lane choice. Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed 28 Ron Capps (W)............vs.......116 Paul Lee 0.120 4.098 303.57 ...............0.084 4.236 299.40 Capps won his first National Event here in Top Fuel in 1995. He won Funny Car here in 1998 and has been the runner up three other times. This is the first time Capps and Lee have faced each other in eliminations. Capps resets the best ET of the weekend on a strong pass down the track on a picture perfect pass. Lee was game and got off the line well ahead of Capps, but was quickly passed before the sixty foot lights. Capps will have lane choice over Force Hood in round two. Ron Capps' incremental margins (negative if behind): 60ft(0.028), 330 ft(0.070), 660ft(0.090). MOV: 0.1021 seconds (approximately 45 feet). Ron Capps' incremental times: 60ft-0.887 sec., 330ft-2.308, 660ft-3.296/260.46 mph. Paul Lee's incremental times: 60ft-0.951 sec., 330ft-2.414, 660ft-3.422/256.50 mph. Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed 8 Bob Tasca III ........vs...............4 Tim Wilkerson (W) 0.103 4.219 293.66 ....................... 0.069 4.150 302.82 Wilkerson is the defending 2009 Funny Car Race Champion. Wilkerson is 8 - 3 against Tasca III in prior events. Wilkerson is the first car to get down the tough right lane and he does so with style. He gets off the line first and is never headed. Tasca improves on his qualifying times, but is no match for "The Other Ford". Wilkerson will have lane choice over Cruz Pedregon in the next round. Tim Wilkerson's incremental margins: 60ft(0.030), 330 ft(0.053), 660ft(0.080). MOV: 0.1038 seconds (approximately 45 feet). Bob Tasca III's incremental times: 60ft-0.933 sec., 330ft-2.385, 660ft-3.392/253.95 mph. Tim Wilkerson's incremental times: 60ft-0.937 sec., 330ft-2.366, 660ft-3.346/260.91 mph. Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed 170 Jeff Arend 2814...........vs............... Matt Hagan (W) 0.097 4.894 169.74.......................... 0.068 4.172 299.20 Hagan is 7 - 1 against Arend in prior events. The right lane is dominate again, as Arend goes up in smoke about 500 feet out. Hagan was long gone by that point and finally gets the full run he wanted in qualifying Worsham will have lane choice in round 2. Matt Hagan's incremental margins: 60ft(0.009), 330 ft(0.048), 660ft(0.271). MOV: 0.7516 seconds (more than 100 feet). Jeff Arend's incremental times: 60ft-0.909 sec., 330ft-2.380, 660ft-3.599/193.63 mph. Matt Hagan's incremental times: 60ft-0.929 sec., 330ft-2.361, 660ft-3.357/258.22 mph. Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed 9 John Force .............vs.......5 Jack Beckman (W) 0.048 No Time ....................... 0.054 7.267 82.46 Beckman is 11 - 6 against Force in prior events. Force is the first Funny Car to clinch a spot in the Countdown to 1. Beckman has seven career wins and won here in 2007. After staging dual, Beckman gets off the line first and then has the slicks start to spin. He tries to pump it to no avail and then coasts on down. Force must have thought he had it in the bag until his Mustang started to smoke and spin the tires before half track. Thinking Beckman was still chasing him down, he pumped the throttle several times with the car swerving across the track and over the center line before the 1000 foot lights. Hight will have lane choice in the next round. John Force's incremental margins (negative if behind): 60ft(-0.018), 330 ft(0.191), 660ft(0.979). MOV: 2.3137 seconds (more than 100 feet). 11:56 a.m. Timing data courtesy of CompuLink http://www.dragracecentral.com/image...t_endstory.gif From DRC.com |
Round 2 Eliminations
Sun, 11 Jul 2010, 04:26 PM
http://www.dragracecentral.com/image...00_leftdot.gif Funny Car Round 2 Eliminations By David Gerard http://www.dragracecentral.com/image...00_leftdot.gif http://www.dragracecentral.com/images/small_print.gif http://www.dragracecentral.com/image...adder_icon.gif KENT, Wash. - Results of round 2 eliminations in Funny Car at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, 23rd annual NHRA Northwest Nationals: Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed 4 Tim Wilkerson (W).........vs.........71 Cruz Pedregon 0.101 4.193 300.20 ....................0.063 4.997 166.48 1:08 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 72 degrees, relative humidity 65 percent, barometer 29.64 inches, adjusted altitude 1,901 feet, track temperature 88 degrees. Pedregon is 11 - 9 against Wilkerson in prior events, but its Wilkerson this time. Pedregon gets away first at the green and stays there until after the 330 lights and then has the tires go up in smoke and he slows. Wilkerson runs close to his round one times and gets an easy win. Tim Wilkerson's incremental margins (negative if behind): 60ft(-0.019), 330 ft(-0.005), 660ft(0.270). MOV: 0.7665 seconds (more than 100 feet). Tim Wilkerson's incremental times: 60ft-0.937 sec., 330ft-2.394, 660ft-3.383/259.06 mph. Cruz Pedregon's incremental times: 60ft-0.956 sec., 330ft-2.427, 660ft-3.691/193.65 mph. Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed 7 Del Worsham ........vs..........2814 Matt Hagan (W) 0.081 4.242 291.70............... 0.056 4.203 292.71 Worsham is 4 - 0 against Hagan in prior events and the winner of this round will face Wilkerson in round three. Hagan gets his engine started and then the starter tell them to shut it off, as there is oil on the track. 1:13 p.m. Back to racing. The track temperature is now over 100 degrees, as the sun has started to peak through the overcast. Another great race, as Hagan is out first and stays there right to the finish line. Worsham is right there, but can't match his prior numbers Wilkerson will have lane choice later today. Matt Hagan's incremental margins: 60ft(0.010), 330 ft(0.037), 660ft(0.054). MOV: 0.0644 seconds (approximately 28 feet). Del Worsham's incremental times: 60ft-0.917 sec., 330ft-2.388, 660ft-3.408/250.83 mph. Matt Hagan's incremental times: 60ft-0.932 sec., 330ft-2.376, 660ft-3.379/256.55 mph. Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed 28 Ron Capps (W).........vs.......2 Ashley Force Hood 0.109 4.177 294.75................ 0.106 4.218 293.79 Force Hood is 7 - 6 against Capps in prior events. JFR vs. DSR! Force Hood gets a narrow 0.003 lead at the green and has to watch the NAPA Charger drive on by before the sixty foot light and pull steadily ahead for almost a car length win. Ron Capps' incremental margins (negative if behind): 60ft(0.026), 330 ft(0.043), 660ft(0.041). MOV: 0.0387 seconds (approximately 17 feet). Ron Capps' incremental times: 60ft-0.899 sec., 330ft-2.335, 660ft-3.351/252.57 mph. Ashley Force Hood's incremental times: 60ft-0.928 sec., 330ft-2.381, 660ft-3.395/254.38 mph. Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed 1 Robert Hight .........vs........5 Jack Beckman(W) 0.085 5.693 126.66.............. 0.032 4.347 281.77 Hight is 9 - 5 against Beckman in prior events. Another Big Teams match up. Beckman gets a big head start at the green and then is only 0.001 ahead at sixty feet. A charging Hight's Mustang has too many beans down low and smokes the tires. Beckman has it all his way from there on, but gives up lane choice to Capps in the next round. Jack Beckman's incremental margins: 60ft(0.001), 330 ft(0.102), 660ft(0.540). MOV: 1.3996 seconds (more than 100 feet). Robert Hight's incremental times: 60ft-0.894 sec., 330ft-2.465, 660ft-3.966/146.13 mph. Jack Beckman's incremental times: 60ft-0.946 sec., 330ft-2.416, 660ft-3.479/240.12 mph. 1:25 p.m. Timing data courtesy of CompuLink http://www.dragracecentral.com/image...t_endstory.gif From DRC.com |
Round 3 Eliminations
Sun, 11 Jul 2010, 07:00 PM
http://www.dragracecentral.com/image...00_leftdot.gif Funny Car Round 3 Eliminations By David Gerard http://www.dragracecentral.com/image...00_leftdot.gif http://www.dragracecentral.com/images/small_print.gif http://www.dragracecentral.com/image...adder_icon.gif KENT, Wash. - Results of round 3 eliminations in Funny Car at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, 23rd annual NHRA Northwest Nationals: Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed 4 Tim Wilkerson (W).......vs........2814 Matt Hagan 0.100 4.249 290.38 ..................0.098 4.386 224.32 3:47 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 82 degrees, relative humidity 51 percent, barometer 29.59 inches, adjusted altitude 2,650 feet, track temperature 119 degrees. Wilkerson is 1 - 0 against Hagan in prior events. Almost identical RT's with Hagen getting a small advantage and just barely holding off Wilkerson until after the 660 mike, where the car spins the tires and slows. Wilkerson keeps the candles lit and Take a decisive lead for the win. Tim Wilkerson's incremental margins (negative if behind): 60ft(-0.016), 330 ft(-0.023), 660ft(-0.012). MOV: 0.1355 seconds (approximately 45 feet). Tim Wilkerson's incremental times: 60ft-0.926 sec., 330ft-2.388, 660ft-3.411/250.18 mph. Matt Hagan's incremental times: 60ft-0.912 sec., 330ft-2.367, 660ft-3.401/237.63 mph. Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed 28 Ron Capps (W).............vs.............5 Jack Beckman 0.098 4.245 289.94 ...................0.061 5.099 173.45 Capps and Beckman have each won 7 times against the other in prior events. Beckman if off the line first and leads to after the sixtyfoot light, when the Charger smokes the tires hard. Capps tip toes down the tough track and steals round choice from Wilkerson by just 0.004 seconds. Ron Capps' incremental margins (negative if behind): 60ft(-0.021), 330 ft(0.082), 660ft(0.388). MOV: 0.8178 seconds (more than 100 feet). Ron Capps' incremental times: 60ft-0.917 sec., 330ft-2.369, 660ft-3.404/247.66 mph. Jack Beckman's incremental times: 60ft-0.933 sec., 330ft-2.488, 660ft-3.829/184.04 mph. 3:55 p.m. Timing data courtesy of CompuLin http://www.dragracecentral.com/image...t_endstory.gif From DRC.com |
Finals
Sun, 11 Jul 2010, 09:02 PM
http://www.dragracecentral.com/image...00_leftdot.gif Funny Car Final, Round 4 Eliminations By David Gerard http://www.dragracecentral.com/image...00_leftdot.gif http://www.dragracecentral.com/images/small_print.gif http://www.dragracecentral.com/image...adder_icon.gif KENT, Wash. - Results of final, round 4 eliminations in Funny Car at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, 23rd annual NHRA Northwest Nationals: Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed 28 Ron Capps ......vs..........4 Tim Wilkerson (W) 0.081 4.246 289.51................ 0.092 4.221 292.39 5:50 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 74 degrees, relative humidity 60 percent, barometer 29.58 inches, adjusted altitude 2,121 feet. Capps is 19 - 13 against Wilkerson in prior events and Capps is 2 - 0 against Wilkerson in prior final rounds. Capps has a career win/loss ratio of 30 to 33 in final rounds and is 0-1 this year. This is his sixth final round here. Wilkerson won two weeks ago at Norwalk and is in his third consecutive final round and has a 15-11 win-loss ratio in final rounds. He is 2-1 this year. Ford Mustang vs. Dodge Charger. Capps gives it his best effort and is off the line first and then has to watch Wilkerson pull dead even at the sixty foot lights. They run side by side through the 660 lights, with just a 0.001 advantage for Wilkerson. On the top end, it gets really interesting, when the Mustang's engine drops a hole. He has the momentum and just leads Capps through the lights for a six foot win. Tim Wilkerson's incremental margins (negative if behind): 60ft(0.000), 330 ft(0.001), 660ft(0.010). MOV: 0.0147 seconds (approximately 6 feet). Ron Capps' incremental times: 60ft-0.931 sec., 330ft-2.379, 660ft-3.407/249.16 mph. Tim Wilkerson's incremental times: 60ft-0.920 sec., 330ft-2.367, 660ft-3.386/250.55 mph. Timing data courtesy of CompuLink http://www.dragracecentral.com/image...t_endstory.gif From DRC.com |
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