Sun, 01 Nov 2015, 18:22 PM Funny Car Round 3 Eliminations

By Dave Rowe

LAS VEGAS - Results of round 3 eliminations in Funny Car at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 15th annual NHRA Toyota Nationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    3 Tommy Johnson Jr.                      28 Ron Capps                    
E3   ****WINNER****  0.067  3.968 313.07                     0.077  3.978 319.22
 Prior rounds:
E2    (A DeJoria   ) 0.064  4.008 309.13      (J Beckman   ) 0.070  3.988 321.88
E1    (B Bode      ) 0.096  4.014 310.98      (C Pedregon  ) 0.083  3.998 320.28
 Qualified:             #1  3.931 320.43                        #5  3.967 323.12

3:12 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 81 degrees, relative humidity 28 percent, barometer 27.80 inches, adjusted altitude 4,408 feet, track temperature 100 degrees.

Capps is 14 - 7 against Johnson Jr. in prior events.

Johnson is third in the points, Capps is 23 points behind him in fourth.

Johnson gets out of the gate with the advantage. Capps pulls ahead before they reach the sixty foot mark. Johnson pulls back in front, starts extending his lead, then he starts mixing up cylinders. Capps is able to make up a little ground but Johnson hangs on for the win.

Tommy Johnson Jr.'s incremental margins (negative if behind): 60ft(-0.004), 330 ft(0.003), 660ft(0.024). MOV: 0.0203 seconds (approximately 10 feet).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    5 Robert Hight                         3111 Chad Head                    
E3   ****WINNER****  0.081  3.971 323.89                     0.070  4.035 313.88
 Prior rounds:
E2    (D Worsham   ) 0.068  3.983 318.92      (C Force     ) 0.044  4.012 314.75
E1    (G Densham   ) 0.076  4.035 318.54      (T Wilkerson ) 0.079  4.028 314.24
 Qualified:             #3  3.937 314.90                        #7  3.976 310.77

Hight is 5 - 3 against Head in prior events.

Head gets off the line first but Hight drove around him before they reached the sixty foot mark. He continues to pull away and goes on through for the win.

Robert Hight's incremental margins (negative if behind): 60ft(0.008), 330 ft(0.025), 660ft(0.036). MOV: 0.0531 seconds (approximately 24 feet).

With the win Hight moves up to seventh in the points.

Johnson will have lane choice over Hight in the final round.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink



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