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Wednesday, 20 April 2011

CDR: 2009 Funny Car O'Reilly NHRA Spring Natiionals Elim #1

BAYTOWN, Texas - SUMMIT FastNews - Results of round 1 eliminations in Funny Car at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, 22nd annual O'Reilly NHRA Spring Nationals presented by Pennzoil:


W/L # L Driver Car R/T E.T. Speed
W 8 L Ron CAPPS Charger 0.025 4.014 298.3
L 9 R Matt HAGAN Charger 0.115 5.000 279.0

Ron Capps takes the season series advantage in the third meeting between himself and Matt Hagan by getting away almost a tenth of a second faster and not looking back.


W/L # L Driver Car R/T E.T. Speed
W 10 R Tony PEDRAGON Impala 0.057 4.059 290.5
L 7 L Ashley FORCE-HOOD Mustang 0.095 6.817 214.0

Four events, four defeats for Force-Hood to Tony Pedragon. Maybe the three-times event winner this season has got into her head but she was unable to ever get it going while Pedragon was smooth throughout.


W/L # L Driver Car R/T E.T. Speed
W 6 L Gary DENSHAM Impala 0.081 4.200 308.8
L 11 R Mike SMITH Monte Carlo 0.104 8.845 105.8

Mike Smith is eliminated at the first challenge for the third event running, this time to Gary Densham making his season debut as a qualifier. The winner got away nicely but was not trouble thanks to opponent's mechanical problems.


W/L # L Driver Car R/T E.T. Speed
W 5 L Mike NEFF Mustang 0.084 4.216 297.8
L 12 R Tim WILKERSON Mustang 0.099 8.337 109.0

Both former-finalists got away nicely but it did not last long for Tim Wilkerson as he skidded out of control, allowing Neff to cruise home.


W/L # L Driver Car R/T E.T. Speed
W 1 L Jeff AREND Solara 0.034 4.053 298.8
L 16 R Jack BECKMAN Charger 0.121 4.748 280.0

Jack Beckman is another driver who has yet to get over the hump of the first race at an event this year as his slow reaction time was exacerbated by a slow getaway, leaving Jeff Arend to take the line.


W/L # L Driver Car R/T E.T. Speed
W 15 R Bob GILBERTSON Stratus 0.072 4.029 290.3
L 2 L Jim HEAD Solara 0.115 4.973 291.5

Bob Gilbertson had little trouble against first time qualifier Jim Head who struggled to get on the power early.


W/L # L Driver Car R/T E.T. Speed
W 4 L Bob TASCA III Mustang 0.096 4.359 297.8
L 13 R Robert HIGHT Mustang 0.126 4.968 273.0

A third victory over Robert Hight in the first round sees the runner-up of the previous event move forward to the quarter-finals.


W/L # L Driver Car R/T E.T. Speed
W 3 L Del WORSHAM Solara 0.094 4.219 305.3
L 14 R John FORCE Mustang 0.085 4.383 301.5

John Force was unable to get revenge for losing to Worsham in the opening round of the season after a hard-fought battle here.

Second Elimination Round Schedule (Asterisk indicates fastest driver in previous round and gets the lane choice)
(1) Jeff Arend vs Ron Capps (8)*
(4) Bob Tasca III vs Mike Neff (5)*
(10) Tony Pedragon vs Bob Gilbertson (15)*
(3) Del Worsham vs Gary Densham (8)* 

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