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Sun, 06 Aug 2017, 17:58 PM

Funny Car Round 3 Eliminations

By David Gerard

KENT, Wash. - Results of round 3 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
    2 Tommy Johnson Jr.                       3 Matt Hagan                   
E3   ****WINNER****  0.058  3.935 319.67                     0.058  3.955 326.08
 Prior rounds:
E2    (R Capps     ) 0.053  3.957 323.19      (A Dejoria   ) 0.061  3.958 326.71
E1    (J Campbell  ) 0.098  3.953 325.92      (G Densham   ) 0.094  3.920 330.47
 Qualified:             #3  3.930 324.05                        #2  3.930 328.54

2:47 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 81 degrees, relative humidity 51 percent, barometer 29.58 inches, adjusted altitude 2,598 feet, track temperature 118 degrees.
Hagan is 11 - 8 against Johnson Jr. in prior events. Hagan was late getting up to the staging lanes and finally is pushed up next to TJ. They will race for a spot in the finals.
They leave exactly together to the thousands. JOhnson pulls out a slight lead going to the 330 lights ad they run almost the same after that. TJ gets the close win.
Tommy Johnson Jr.'s incremental margins: 60ft(0.009), 330 ft(0.026), 660ft(0.024). MOV: 0.0206 seconds (approximately 10 feet).

Tommy Johnson Jr.'s incremental times: 60ft-0.885 sec., 330ft-2.260, 660ft-3.183/279.38 mph.
Matt Hagan's incremental times: 60ft-0.894 sec., 330ft-2.286, 660ft-3.207/278.46 mph.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    8 Robert Hight                            6 Courtney Force               
E3   ****WINNER****  0.065  3.905 323.66                     0.085  3.939 325.69
 Prior rounds:
E2    (J Force     ) 0.087  3.937 323.50      (J Beckman   ) 0.095  3.959 317.27
E1    (J Diehl     ) 0.080  3.897 314.90      (C Pedregon  ) 0.129  3.919 327.19
 Qualified:             #1  3.883 329.34                        #4  3.943 325.14

Hight is 12 - 8 against Force in prior events.
Hight is away first and starts a steady march ahead right on down the track to take a 26 foot win over team-mate, Force.
Force makes her second quickest and fastest pass of the weekend, but it is just not quite good enough.
Hight will keep lane choice over Johnson in the final round.

Robert Hight's incremental times: 60ft-0.867 sec., 330ft-2.241, 660ft-3.160/280.95 mph.
Courtney Force's incremental times: 60ft-0.874 sec., 330ft-2.254, 660ft-3.189/276.58 mph.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink