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Funny Car Results for Elimination Round 1

CLERMONT, Ind. - SUMMIT FastNews - Results of round 1 eliminations in Funny Car at the NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series, 49th annual Mac Tools U.S. Nationals: W/L Driver RT ET Speed (W) Dean Skuza (Cornwell Tools Firebird) 0.082 4.941 261.72 (L) Tony Pedregon (Castrol Syntec Mustang) 0.070 5.499 226.62 Current weather conditions: 73 degrees, 52 percent relative humidity, the barometer 30.12 inches, with a track temperature of 104 degrees under sunny skies. Skuza has 10 starts here at Indy with a semifinal as a best finish. Skuza has the Meatloaf body on it after burning up the other body yesterday. Tony Pedregon holds 23 to 8 advantage over Skuza in head to head to match ups. Pedregon is looking to collect the $50,000 bonus if he can win the event today. Pedregon with the starting line advantage and then he strikes the tires around 400 feet and Skuza drives around him. Then Skuza dropped some cylinders at 1000 feet and got loose, but held on for the win. No double up here for Pedregon (W) Gary Densham (AAA of So. Cal. Mustang) 0.090 4.812 321.58 (L) Bob Bode (Promotorsports\Arbee Firebird) 0.107 4.948 304.94 Densham has only two round wins at Indy. This is Bode's first Indy start. Densham is out of the gate first and then skates around a little around half track, but holds on for the win. Bode was straight down the groove just didn't have enough for him. (W) John Force (Castrol GTX Mustang) 0.059 4.969 296.89 (L) Del Worsham (Checker Schuck's Kragen Firebir0.080 7.428 151.66 This is Force's 22nd start in Indy and his first start was in 1980. He has a 35 to 12 advantage over Worsham in head to head meetings. The last time Worsham qualified 16th was this year in St. Louis and he went on to win the race. Force with a starting line advantage and then just drove away when Worsham was up in smoke as soon as he hits the throttle. He pedaled it one time but was back up in smoke and then lifted. (W) Tim Wilkerson (Levi, Ray & Shoup Firebird) 0.076 4.829 321.27 (L) Gary Scelzi (Oakley Stratus) 0.102 4.968 299.80 Scelzi has been to the finals in Top Alcohol Dragster in 1986 and won in Top Fuel in 1998. Wilkerson was runner-up in 1997. Wilkerson with the starting line advantage and then keep the candles lit and the Goodyears stuck all the way through the 1320 to take the win light. This is a career best mph pass here for Wilkerson. Scelzi had hole out as soon as he hit the throttle and never did get it to pick back up. (W) Cruz Pedregon (Advance Auto Parts Firebird) 0.061 4.887 313.88 (L) Whit Bazemore (Matco Tools Stratus) 0.069 4.886 316.67 Bazemore is a two-time winner here, but had the disappointing DNQ last year. Cruz has won Indy three times and hold a 16-15 advantage over Bazemore. Cruz with a slight starting line advantage and that was all he needed to hold on to take the hole shot win. Cruz Pedregon's incremental margins (negative if behind): 60ft(0.004), 330 ft(0.017), 660ft(0.009), 1,000ft(-0.028). MOV: 0.0075 seconds (approximately 3 feet). (W) Tommy Johnson Jr. (Skoal Racing Camaro) 0.075 4.905 307.30 (L) Frank Pedregon (K&N Filters Firebird) 0.105 5.616 176.17 Johnson Jr has raced here in both Top Fuel and Funny Car and he first raced at Indy in 1991. Frank Pedregon has a 6-2 advantage over Johnson Jr in head to head match ups. Johnson Jr with a starting line advantage and great looking pass until around 1200 feet when the engine started eating itself up. Frank Pedregon was mixing up cylinders and early and lost traction around 300 feet and pedal it but couldn't get it to hook up. (W) Scotty Cannon (Oakley Firebird) 0.059 4.903 311.34 (L) Ron Capps (Skoal Racing Camaro) 0.072 4.928 306.88 This is eighth consecutive Indy start for Capps and he has a 6 to 2 advantage over Cannon. Cannon has not won a round here since 1999. Cannon is out of the gate first and never looked back to take the win by about a car length. (W) Johnny Gray (Checker Schuck's Kragen Firebir0.054 4.914 304.39 (L) Phil Burkart (Artisan Home Entertainment Fir0.093 4.879 314.61 Burkart is having a career best weekend resetting his best twice this weekend. Gray with a big starting line advantage and the power to hold off the hard charging Burkart by about two feet for the hole shot win. Gray will give up lane choice to Force, Densham will have lane choice over Johnson Jr, Wilkerson will get to pick over Cannon, and Cruz Pedregon will have his choice over Skuza in the next round.

Funny Car Results for Elimination Round 2

CLERMONT, Ind. - SUMMIT FastNews - Results of round 2 eliminations in Funny Car at the NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series, 49th annual Mac Tools U.S. Nationals: W/L Driver RT ET Speed (W) Johnny Gray (Checker Schuck's Kragen Firebir0.070 4.945 309.91 (L) John Force (Castrol GTX Mustang) 0.058 6.333 149.95 Current weather conditions: 75 degrees, 49 percent relative humidity, the barometer 30.09 inches, with a track temperature of 111 degrees. Force with the starting line advantage and then started to lose traction around 200 feet. He pedaled it and then just blistered the hides. Gray with a good clean pass to move into the semifinals. (W) Tim Wilkerson (Levi, Ray & Shoup Firebird) 0.088 4.994 305.15 (L) Scotty Cannon (Oakley Firebird) 0.134 6.551 133.84 Wilkerson with big starting line advantage and just drove away for the win as Cannon lost traction around 330 feet and then finally gave it up. (W) Gary Densham (AAA of So. Cal. Mustang) 0.071 5.734 180.14 (L) Tommy Johnson Jr. (Skoal Racing Camaro) 0.075 6.358 175.52 Densham with a slight starting line advantage, but then Johnson was back out ahead and then he started to smoke the tires. He pedaled and could not get it to hook up while Densham lost traction on the top end, but still gets the win light. He will give up lane choice to Gray. (W) Dean Skuza (Cornwell Tools Firebird) 0.101 4.903 302.62 (L) Cruz Pedregon (Advance Auto Parts Firebird) 0.081 5.145 232.95 Cruz was out of the gate first, but then starts to lose traction and then mix up the cylinders. Then with a quick flash of flame the engine let go. Skuza was straight down Broadway foe the win and he will have lane choice over Wilkerson in the semifinal.

Funny Car Results for Elimination Round 3

CLERMONT, Ind. - SUMMIT FastNews - Results of round 3 eliminations in Funny Car at the NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series, 49th annual Mac Tools U.S. Nationals: W/L Driver RT ET Speed (W) Johnny Gray (Checker Schuck's Kragen Firebir0.056 4.891 312.13 (L) Gary Densham (AAA of So. Cal. Mustang) 0.096 5.798 168.03 Current weather conditions: 78 degrees, 37 percent relative humidity, the barometer 30.07 inches, with a track temperature of 112 degrees. Gray was out of the gate first and never looked back as he ran his best pass of the day to take the win. Densham started mixing up the cylinders around half track and then the engine went away. (W) Tim Wilkerson (Levi, Ray & Shoup Firebird) 0.070 4.864 318.84 (L) Dean Skuza (Cornwell Tools Firebird) 0.075 5.095 244.83 They leave the line together and Skuza dropped a cylinder right off the starting line. Tim Wilkerson's incremental margins: 60ft(0.035), 330 ft(0.071), 660ft(0.073), 1,000ft(0.038). MOV: 0.2366 seconds (approximately 85 feet). Wilkerson will have lane choice in the final.

Funny Car Results for Final Round

CLERMONT, Ind. - SUMMIT FastNews - Results of final, round 4 eliminations in Funny Car at the NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series, 49th annual Mac Tools U.S. Nationals: W/L Driver RT ET Speed (W) Tim Wilkerson (Levi, Ray & Shoup Firebird) 0.059 4.841 321.19 (L) Johnny Gray (Checker Schuck's Kragen Firebir0.052 4.903 314.24 Current weather conditions: 78 degrees, 47 percent relative humidity, the barometer 30.06 inches, with a track temperature of 107 degrees. They leave the starting line together and then it is all Wilkerson for the win. Right has he crossed the finish line it looked like the clutch let go with a lot a sparks. This is Wilkerson's second National event win. He is the winner of the 500th Funny Car race in NHRA history.

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