Sun, 14 Oct 2018, 15:40 PM Funny Car Round 3 Eliminations

By Bob Orme

CONCORD, N.C. - Results of round 3 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
    7 John Force                            373 J.R. Todd                    
E3                   0.022  3.968 331.12     ****WINNER****  0.059  3.891 326.48
 Prior rounds:
E2    (D Richards  ) 0.074  3.948 329.18      (C Pedregon  ) 0.057  3.919 325.53
E1    (B Tasca III ) 0.037  3.970 325.45      (J Lindberg  ) 0.064  3.874 330.55
 Qualified:             #8  3.914 330.72                        #4  3.894 327.90

3:30 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 68 degrees, relative humidity 65 percent, barometer 29.46 inches, adjusted altitude 1,769 feet, track temperature 98 degrees.

Force and Todd have each won 2 times against the other in prior events.

Force had the advantage at the tree but Todd was able to pass him before the 330-foot mark. J.R. Todd's incremental margins (negative if behind): 60ft(-0.005), 330 ft(0.027), 660ft(0.042). MOV: 0.0409 seconds (approximately 20 feet).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
   28 Ron Capps                               8 Tim Wilkerson                
E3   ****WINNER****  0.060  3.903 320.97                     0.040  3.978 323.97
 Prior rounds:
E2    (R Hight     ) 0.053  3.889 332.43      (M Hagan     ) 0.052  3.910 328.46
E1    (D Creasy Jr ) 0.080  3.926 328.86      (J Campbell  ) 0.099  3.915 308.28
 Qualified:             #2  3.875 329.42                        #3  3.876 323.74

Capps is 40 - 20 against Wilkerson in prior events.

Wilkerson had the advantage at the tree but Capps drove past him before the 60-foot mark. Ron Capps' incremental margins (negative if behind): 60ft(0.021), 330 ft(0.058), 660ft(0.061). MOV: 0.0557 seconds (approximately 26 feet). Capps will give lane choice to Todd in the final round.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink



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