Sun, 03 Nov 2019, 19:16 PM Funny Car Final, Round 4 Eliminations

By Dave Rowe

LAS VEGAS - Results of final, round 4 eliminations in Funny Car at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 19th annual Dodge NHRA Nationals presented by Pennzoil:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 2814 Matt Hagan                            801 Jonnie Lindberg              
E4   ****WINNER****  0.064  3.876 331.36                     0.071  3.945 321.12
 Prior rounds:
E3    (B Tasca III ) 0.057  3.881 331.77      (J Beckman   ) 0.055  3.930 325.30
E2    (T Johnson Jr) 0.085  3.869 330.31      (C Pedregon  ) 0.078  3.899 328.54
E1    (P Lee       ) 0.063  3.909 332.34      (J Todd      ) 0.083  3.893 326.00
 Qualified:             #7  3.872 332.34                       #13  3.943 325.45

4:10 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 78 degrees, relative humidity 11 percent, barometer 27.82 inches, adjusted altitude 3,951 feet, track temperature 83 degrees.

Hagan is 5 - 3 against Lindberg in prior events and this is the first time they have faced each other in a final round.

Hagan gets the advantage off of the line, goes down the groove with another good pass, and extends his lead all the way through the run.

Matt Hagan's incremental margins: 60ft(0.049), 330 ft(0.056), 660ft(0.063). MOV: 0.0760 seconds (approximately 36 feet).

With the win Hagan moves into third place in the points battle. This is Hagan's 33rd career win and the fourth this year. This is also his second win at this event, the first coming in 2017.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink



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