Sun, 26 Sep 2010, 06:22 PM Funny Car Final, Round 4 Eliminations

By Dave Rowe

ENNIS, Texas - Results of final, round 4 eliminations in Funny Car at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, 25th annual O'Reilly Super Start Batteries NHRA Fall Nationals presented by Castrol Syntec:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    9 John Force                           2814 Matt Hagan                   
E4                   0.075  4.491 203.74     ****WINNER****  0.060  4.155 294.63
 Prior rounds:
E3    (D Worsham   ) 0.087  4.107 301.47      (A Force Hood) 0.089  4.111 300.26
E2    (T Wilkerson ) 0.085  4.083 308.21      (C Pedregon  ) 0.087  4.062 306.74
E1    (R Hight     ) 0.110  4.144 309.34      (J Arend     ) 0.076  4.105 305.15
 Qualified:             #8  4.170 294.63                       #14  4.291 295.72

5:17 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 79 degrees, relative humidity 46 percent, barometer 29.39 inches, adjusted altitude 2,557 feet, track temperature 104 degrees.

Force is 5 - 1 against Hagan in prior events and this is the first time they have faced each other in a final round. Force has a 45 point lead over both Hagan and Beckman in the points battle.

Hagan gets off the line first, then Force starts to reel him in. Force gets about 400 feet out, starts drifting to the right, then the tires break loose and the rear of the car moves back and forth violently. Force has to back off the throttle at that point and Hagan marches on for the win.

Hagan will leave here in second place in the points, 25 behind the leader Force.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink



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