Sun, 14 Oct 2018, 16:59 PM
Funny Car Final, Round 4 Eliminations
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By Bob Orme
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CONCORD, N.C. - Results of final, round 4 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
28 Ron Capps 373 J.R. Todd
E4 ****WINNER**** 0.074 3.890 331.20 0.048 4.311 214.96
Prior rounds:
E3 (T Wilkerson ) 0.060 3.903 320.97 (J Force ) 0.059 3.891 326.48
E2 (R Hight ) 0.053 3.889 332.43 (C Pedregon ) 0.057 3.919 325.53
E1 (D Creasy Jr ) 0.080 3.926 328.86 (J Lindberg ) 0.064 3.874 330.55
Qualified: #2 3.875 329.42 #4 3.894 327.90
4:49 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 70 degrees, relative humidity 64 percent, barometer 29.46 inches, adjusted
altitude 1,906 feet, track temperature 97 degrees.Capps and Todd have each won 4 times against the other in prior events and
Todd is 1 - 0 against Capps in prior final rounds.
Todd left first, then he lost traction at about 400 feet. Capps took it
straight down the groove for the win. This is Capps' 3rd win this year in 6 final round appearances, and his 61st win (including
one in TF) in 118 final round appearances.
Timing data courtesy of CompuLink
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