Mon, 11 Feb 2019, 15:29 PM Funny Car Round 2 Eliminations

By David Gerard

POMONA, Calif. - Results of round 2 eliminations in Funny Car at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 59th annual Lucas Oil NHRA Winternationals presented by ProtectTheHarvest.com:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    2 Robert Hight                           77 Bob Tasca III                
E2   ****WINNER****  0.065  3.856 331.61                     0.070  3.932 322.58
 Prior rounds:
E1    (T Haddock   ) 0.090  4.076 246.57      (J Todd      ) 0.052  3.959 319.75
 Qualified:             #1  3.871 329.67                        #8  3.939 318.92

12:09 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 58 degrees, relative humidity 31 percent, barometer 29.02 inches, adjusted altitude 1,286 feet, track temperature 84 degrees.

Hight is 21 - 8 against Tasca III in prior events.

Just 0.005 difference in RT and Hight pulls steadily ahead right to the finish line for a decisive win. Quickest run of the event!

Tasca makes his best run of the weekend too, but is no match for the Prock Rocket.

Robert Hight's incremental times: 60ft-0.854 sec., 330ft-2.216, 660ft-3.122/285.53 mph.
Bob Tasca III's incremental times: 60ft-0.881 sec., 330ft-2.262, 660ft-3.181/278.63 mph.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    7 Jack Beckman                           71 Cruz Pedregon                
E2   ****WINNER****  0.079  3.875 331.94                     0.098  3.962 328.46
 Prior rounds:
E1    (P Burkhart J) 0.082  4.102 237.96      (F Pedregon  ) 0.068  4.292 215.86
 Qualified:             #2  3.900 330.23                        #7  3.930 328.14

Beckman is 22 - 17 against Pedregon in prior events.

Another great race.Beckman is away first and makes his best pass of the weekend to show he really is "Fast Jack"!

Pedregon was with him for a while, but can't match the pace.

Jack Beckman's incremental times: 60ft-0.856 sec., 330ft-2.220, 660ft-3.137/282.30 mph.
Cruz Pedregon's incremental times: 60ft-0.905 sec., 330ft-2.292, 660ft-3.217/277.72 mph.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  333 Shawn Langdon                           3 Tommy Johnson Jr.            
E2                   0.057  3.982 324.05     ****WINNER****  0.076  3.876 326.87
 Prior rounds:
E1    (J Campbell  ) 0.063  3.930 328.30      (T Wilkerson ) 0.076  4.193 288.33
 Qualified:             #6  3.927 325.77                        #3  3.904 327.03

Langdon is 2 - 1 against Johnson Jr. in prior events.

Two more strong passes and Langdon gets the starting line advantage. He stays out in front until just before the 330 lights, where Johnson drives on by for a forty plus foot win.

Beckman will have lane choice next round by just 0.001!

Shawn Langdon's incremental times: 60ft-0.875 sec., 330ft-2.271, 660ft-3.223/273.44 mph.
Tommy Johnson Jr.'s incremental times: 60ft-0.876 sec., 330ft-2.226, 660ft-3.134/280.60 mph.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    9 John Force                             28 Ron Capps                    
E2   ****WINNER****  0.081  3.900 323.19                     0.076  4.092 248.07
 Prior rounds:
E1    (M Hagan     ) 0.082  3.890 333.74      (G Densham   ) 0.079  3.933 323.04
 Qualified:            #13  4.101 330.23                        #5  3.915 304.87

Force is 58 - 40 against Capps in prior events.

We will have an all JFR matchup in round three, as Force takes the win, when Capps loses cylinders down track.

Capps was away first and stayed in front until right at the 330 lights, where the Camaro drove on by.

Hight will have lane choice later.

John Force's incremental times: 60ft-0.884 sec., 330ft-2.238, 660ft-3.158/281.77 mph.
Ron Capps' incremental times: 60ft-0.873 sec., 330ft-2.241, 660ft-3.193/255.87 mph.

12:24 p.m.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink



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