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CONCORD, N.C. - Results of round 1 eliminations in Funny Car at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 11th annual NHRA Carolina Nationals presented by WIX Filters: Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed 703 Jim Campbell 8 Tim Wilkerson E1 0.116 7.556 86.70 ****WINNER**** 0.099 3.915 308.28 Qualified: #14 4.035 309.42 #3 3.876 323.7412:31 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 61 degrees, relative humidity 70 percent, barometer 29.51 inches, adjusted altitude 1,211 feet, track temperature 78 degrees. Tim Wilkerson has 394 round wins and that is 7th most among all Funny Car drivers. This is the 53rd start for Jim Campbell. Campbell and Wilkerson have each won 1 time against the other in prior events. Campbell was out of shape before the 330-foot mark. Wilkerson was drifting toward the centerline on the top half of the track
and he lifted just before the finish. Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed 139 Dave Richards 6 Tommy Johnson Jr. E1 ****WINNER**** 0.092 4.283 279.27 0.074 7.265 112.70 Qualified: #16 4.248 272.94 #1 3.873 329.10This is the first time in his career that Tommy Johnson has qualified #1 at back-to-back races. The #1 FC qualifier hasn't won this race since 2011. Tommy starts the day with 399 round wins. Only 27 pro drivers have recorded 400 or more round wins in their career. Dave Richards is making his 20th start. Johnson Jr. is 2 - 0 against Richards in prior events. Johnson was up
in smoke on the hit and his weekend is done. Richards was dropping cylinders at the finish, but he moves on to round
two. Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed 302 Dale Creasy Jr. 28 Ron Capps E1 0.090 4.041 316.67 ****WINNER**** 0.080 3.926 328.86 Qualified: #15 4.181 301.87 #2 3.875 329.42Ron Capps was the 2012 champion here. Creasy Jr. is 4 - 3 against Capps in prior events. A good looking race for both
drivers. Creasy ran quicker than his best qualifying run, but it wasn't good enough to beat Capps. Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed 801 Jonnie Lindberg 373 J.R. Todd E1 0.063 3.964 325.22 ****WINNER**** 0.064 3.874 330.55 Qualified: #13 3.959 323.19 #4 3.894 327.90J.R. Todd starts the day with 200 round wins. Lindberg is 1 - 0 against Todd in prior events. Another good looking pair,
and Todd makes a strong pass for the win. J.R. Todd's incremental times: 60ft-0.877 sec., 330ft-2.240, 660ft-3.139/286.68
mph.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
3 Courtney Force 71 Cruz Pedregon
E1 0.056 4.132 232.31 ****WINNER**** 0.015 4.019 270.00
Qualified: #12 3.945 308.50 #5 3.901 325.77
Cruz Pedregon won this race in 2010. This is the 1,046th round for Cruz and that is the 8th most among all pro drivers. This
is just the 4th time this year that Courtney Force has started from the bottom half of the field. Force is 8 - 7 against
Pedregon in prior events.Force was dropping cylinders and she was off the throttle at about 700 feet. Pedregon hung on for
the win. He'll give lane choice to Todd in round two. Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed 333 Shawn Langdon 5 Matt Hagan E1 0.054 9.638 78.22 ****WINNER**** 0.064 3.891 328.62 Qualified: #11 3.937 318.02 #6 3.903 325.14Matt Hagan won here in 2011 & 2014. Hagan is 1 - 0 against Langdon in prior events. Langdon was up in smoke on the hit.
Hagan went straight down the groove for the win and lane choice over Wilkerson in round two. Matt Hagan's incremental times:
60ft-0.875 sec., 330ft-2.240, 660ft-3.151/284.15 mph.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
4 Jack Beckman 1 Robert Hight
E1 0.073 3.906 329.26 ****WINNER**** 0.062 3.877 330.96
Qualified: #10 3.929 325.45 #7 3.911 330.31
Robert Hight has won this race three times and he is the defending event champion. Jack Beckman won the inaugural race here
in 2008. Hight is 21 - 18 against Beckman in prior events. Hight had the advantage off the line and he stayed ahead all the way down the track. He will have lane choice over Capps in round two. Jack Beckman's incremental times: 60ft-0.867 sec.,
330ft-2.235, 660ft-3.165/281.01 mph.
Robert Hight's incremental times: 60ft-0.869 sec., 330ft-2.233, 660ft-3.140/283.37 mph. Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed 77 Bob Tasca III 7 John Force E1 0.073 4.146 256.60 ****WINNER**** 0.037 3.970 325.45 Qualified: #9 3.920 323.58 #8 3.914 330.72Bob Tasca has 14 wins against John Force and that is the most for him against any opponent he has faced. John Force's win here came in 2016. Tasca III is 14 - 11 against Force in prior events. Tasca was out of the groove and close to the wall near
the finish and he lifted. A trouble-free run by Force gives him lane choice over Richards in round two.
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