POMONA, Calif. - SUMMIT FastNews - Results of round 1 eliminations in
Funny Car at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, 45th annual
Automobile Club of Southern California NHRA Finals:
| W/L |
# |
L |
Driver |
Car |
R/T |
E.T. |
Speed |
| W |
16 |
R |
Bob TASCA III |
Mustang |
0.088 |
4.217 |
303.3 |
| L |
1 |
L |
Cruz PEDREGON |
Solara |
0.103 |
5.161 |
280.3 |
A fifth consecutive first-round win for
Bob Tasca III gives him forty-one wins on the season and he splits the series against
Cruz Pedregon 1-1; the first race occurring all the way back at the
Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Southern Nationals.
Pedregon ends the year 5-8.
| W/L |
# |
L |
Driver |
Car |
R/T |
E.T. |
Speed |
| W |
9 |
R |
Ron CAPPS |
Charger |
0.082 |
4.344 |
301.0 |
| L |
8 |
L |
Robert HIGHT |
Mustang |
0.119 |
5.513 |
265.5 |
The second meeting of the season, both in the last three events, goes the way of
Ron Capps again as the left lane starts out slow.
Capps has won five of his last seven;
Hight has gone 12-22 with two semifinal appearances, but only one race win in his final five.
| W/L |
# |
L |
Driver |
Car |
R/T |
E.T. |
Speed |
| W |
4 |
R |
Ashley FORCE-HOOD |
Mustang |
0.061 |
4.036 |
314.0 |
| L |
13 |
L |
Jerry TOLIVER |
Monte Carlo |
0.126 |
5.580 |
277.5 |
The trend continues to be about the lane choice but
Force-Hood wins her sixteenth first round race with a very good time in any case. After wining his first two races in the opening round of the season,
Toliver has lost all six contests since then.
| W/L |
# |
L |
Driver |
Car |
R/T |
E.T. |
Speed |
| W |
5 |
L |
Mike NEFF |
Mustang |
0.111 |
5.327 |
285.0 |
| L |
12 |
R |
Brian THIEL |
Monte Carlo |
0.088 |
5.757 |
270.5 |
Both men struggled with grip as they peddled their way down the track;
Mike Neff going 1-1 against
Thiel (6-13) in the process for only his second win in twelve.
Brian Thiel ends the year 6-13 and is the only driver so far to lose in the right hand lane.
| W/L |
# |
L |
Driver |
Car |
R/T |
E.T. |
Speed |
| W |
2 |
R |
Tim WILKERSON |
Mustang |
0.100 |
4.357 |
300.0 |
| L |
15 |
L |
Jim HEAD |
Solara |
0.120 |
5.510 |
273.0 |
The only meeting between these two was
Tim Wilkersons' thirtieth race victory of the year; his sixteenth at the first round.
Head only qualified twice in the first ten events but eleven of the next fourteen, ending with a 6-13 race record and a runner-up result at the
Toyo Tires NHRA Nationals.
| W/L |
# |
L |
Driver |
Car |
R/T |
E.T. |
Speed |
| W |
10 |
R |
Matt HAGAN |
Charger |
0.084 |
4.463 |
282.0 |
| L |
7 |
L |
Jeff AREND |
Solara |
0.102 |
9.871 |
75.0 |
Matt Hagan goes three-for-three against
Jeff Arend and has won nine of his last ten races.
Arend, 18-20, appeared in three finals this year but always came out second best.
| W/L |
# |
L |
Driver |
Car |
R/T |
E.T. |
Speed |
| W |
14 |
R |
Bob GILBERTSON |
Stratus |
0.090 |
4.034 |
306.3 |
| L |
3 |
L |
Del WOSHAM |
Solara |
0.111 |
5.825 |
266.0 |
Bob Gilbertson was firmly in the title race through the first thirteen events, winning twenty-four out of thirty-two with three event wins, but since then he has only managed a 12-9 record with a fourth final victory.
Del Worsham loses to his opponent in the first round of the second time season and has made it to the semifinals five times, going all the way on two of those occasions, and losing his last five of 2009.
| W/L |
# |
L |
Driver |
Car |
R/T |
E.T. |
Speed |
| W |
11 |
R |
John FORCE |
Mustang |
0.099 |
4.035 |
302.8 |
| L |
6 |
L |
Daniel WILKERSON |
Impala |
0.084 |
No Time |
N/A |
A poor finish to a poor season for
Daniel Wilkerson, his ninth loss in eleven races.
John Force wins his second in the last seven and needs one more to reach double-figures.
Second Elimination Round Schedule (Asterisk indicates fastest driver in previous round and gets the lane choice)
(2)* Tim Wilkerson vs
Matt Hagan (10)
(4)* Ashley Force-Hood vs
Mike Neff (5)
(9) Ron Capps vs
Bob Tasca III (16)*
(11) John Force vs
Bob Gilbertson (14)*
