Sun, 06 Aug 2017, 16:52 PM Funny Car Round 2 Eliminations

By David Gerard

KENT, Wash. - Results of round 2 eliminations in Funny Car at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 30th annual NHRA Northwest Nationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    1 Ron Capps                               2 Tommy Johnson Jr.            
E2                   0.099  3.976 311.41     ****WINNER****  0.053  3.957 323.19
 Prior rounds:
E1    (T Wilkerson ) 0.104  3.901 326.00      (J Campbell  ) 0.098  3.953 325.92
 Qualified:             #6  3.956 317.34                        #3  3.930 324.05

1:32 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 80 degrees, relative humidity 53 percent, barometer 29.59 inches, adjusted altitude 2,510 feet, track temperature 115 degrees.

Capps is 17 - 13 against Johnson Jr. in prior events.

Johnson gets away first and slowly pulls steadily ahead right on down the track for a 30 foot win.

Capps was on a good run, but just couldn't quite mach the pace.

Ron Capps' incremental times: 60ft-0.887 sec., 330ft-2.280, 660ft-3.213/276.01 mph.
Tommy Johnson Jr.'s incremental times: 60ft-0.897 sec., 330ft-2.281, 660ft-3.207/278.52 mph.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    8 Robert Hight                            4 John Force                   
E2   ****WINNER****  0.087  3.937 323.50                     0.087  3.978 322.27
 Prior rounds:
E1    (J Diehl     ) 0.080  3.897 314.90      (J Todd      ) 0.078  3.939 327.03
 Qualified:             #1  3.883 329.34                        #8  3.973 307.23

Another team match up. Force is 21 - 20 against Hight in prior events.

Identical RT's and Hight has better incrementals to take the twenty foot win.

Force was chasing hard, but his engine wasn't real happy down track.

Robert Hight's incremental times: 60ft-0.885 sec., 330ft-2.261, 660ft-3.186/279.32 mph.
John Force's incremental times: 60ft-0.906 sec., 330ft-2.299, 660ft-3.226/277.43 mph.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    6 Courtney Force                          5 Jack Beckman                 
E2   ****WINNER****  0.095  3.959 317.27                     0.079  4.037 287.66
 Prior rounds:
E1    (C Pedregon  ) 0.129  3.919 327.19      (D Worsham   ) 0.086  3.926 325.69
 Qualified:             #4  3.943 325.14                        #5  3.943 323.35

JFR vs. DSR. Beckman is 9 - 7 against Force in prior events.

Beckman is away first and leads Force all the way down the track until after the 660 lights, where the Camaro just gets on by for the win. She will give lane choice to Hight next round.

Just a great ol' drag race!

Courtney Force's incremental margins (negative if behind): 60ft(-0.023), 330 ft(-0.032), 660ft(-0.017). MOV: 0.0624 seconds (approximately 26 feet).

Courtney Force's incremental times: 60ft-0.878 sec., 330ft-2.266, 660ft-3.202/276.69 mph.
Jack Beckman's incremental times: 60ft-0.871 sec., 330ft-2.250, 660ft-3.201/258.91 mph.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    3 Matt Hagan                            771 Alexis DeJoria               
E2   ****WINNER****  0.061  3.958 326.71                     0.099  3.956 324.12
 Prior rounds:
E1    (G Densham   ) 0.094  3.920 330.47      (J Lindberg  ) 0.088  3.931 327.90
 Qualified:             #2  3.930 328.54                        #7  3.963 324.05

Hagan gets a small starting line advantage and they run right together to the finish line.

DeJoria has the better ET, but Hagan gets the hole shot win with a much higher speed.

Johnson will have lane choice in round three by 0.001!!

Matt Hagan's incremental margins: 60ft(0.020), 330 ft(0.018), 660ft(0.031). MOV: 0.0363 seconds (approximately 17 feet).

Matt Hagan's incremental times: 60ft-0.899 sec., 330ft-2.291, 660ft-3.210/280.14 mph.
Alexis DeJoria's incremental times: 60ft-0.881 sec., 330ft-2.271, 660ft-3.203/277.03 mph.

1:44 p.m.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink



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