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>From the Prodigy Auto Racing BB and Newsgroup. Sunday-Round 1 - Funny Car -Left lane first- 1997 NHRA Winston Select Invitational by Stephen Jones Number Driver ...
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>From the Prodigy Auto Racing BB and Newsgroup. Sunday-Round 1 - Funny Car -Left lane first- 1997 NHRA Winston Select Invitational by Stephen Jones Number Driver R/T E.T. Speed F/C 5 CHUCK ETCHELLS 0.514 5.162 300.50W F/C 305 DEAN SKUZA 0.464 8.267 98.91 Skuza gets way out of shape and almost crosses the center line. Nice smooth run for Etchells F/C 3 CRUZ PEDREGON 0.499 5.340 52.19 F/C 7 DEL WORSHAM 0.487 5.219 280.02W Worsham gets the jump and Cruz goes up in smoke at about half track F/C 170 JEFF AREND 0.522 10.382 74.55 F/C 209 WHIT BAZEMORE 0.485 5.908 248.13W Both Whit and Jeff loose traction and back-pedal. Whit recovers and advances to the next round F/C 1 JOHN FORCE 0.522 5.017 301.91W F/C 28 RON CAPPS 0.496 5.121 301.30 The best side-by-side race of the day. Capps is the 1st driver over 300 in T/F and F/C. Force advances.
Sunday-Round 2 - Funny Car -Left lane first- 1997 NHRA Winston Select Invitational by Stephen Jones Number Driver R/T E.T. Speed F/C 5 CHUCK ETCHELLS 0.536 5.227 299.40 F/C 7 DEL WORSHAM 0.431 5.206 280.37W Worsham deep stages Etchells and gets the jump. Chuck also looses traction at 1/2 track. It's Del vs.....? F/C 1 JOHN FORCE 0.475 4.944 307.16W F/C 209 WHIT BAZEMORE 0.498 5.083 304.87 Well...Whit gave him a good race, but. This is the 1st 4 from a funny car at Rockingham. The FORCE IS BACK!
Sunday-Round 4 - Funny Car -Left lane first-
1997 NHRA Winston Select Invitational by Stephen Jones
Number Driver R/T E.T. Speed
F/C 1 JOHN FORCE 0.475 5.009 299.50W
F/C 7 DEL WORSHAM 0.442 5.214 281.16
Del tried to deep-stage John but it didn't work. Force
has now won this race for the 3rd year in a row!
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