Sun, 01 Nov 2020, 19:35 PM Funny Car Final, Round 4 Eliminations

By Rick Green

LAS VEGAS - Results of final, round 4 eliminations in Funny Car at the NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series, 20th annual Dodge NHRA Finals presented by Pennzoil:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
   28 Ron Capps                            2814 Matt Hagan                   
E4                   0.067  4.463 173.70     ****WINNER****  0.110  3.914 326.40
 Prior rounds:
E3    (T Johnson Jr) 0.068  3.906 329.83      (A DeJoria   ) 0.064  3.915 326.48
E2    (J Todd      ) 0.082  3.953 325.45      (P Lee       ) 0.092  3.934 321.81
E1    (C Morel     ) 0.097  6.031 109.69      (C Pedregon  ) 0.067  3.901 328.38
 Qualified:             #1  3.902 327.98                        #2  3.911 327.82

Weather conditions: air temperature 86 degrees, relative humidity 5 percent, barometer 30.12 inches, track temperature 91 degrees.

Capps is 34 - 29 against Hagan in prior events and each has won 4 times against the other in final rounds.

The last time they met in a final round was at Topeka in 2017.

The No. 1 and No.2 qualifiers in Funny Car have met in the final round 107 times with the NO. 1 driver winning 57 of those meetings.

Capps with the starting line advantage and the lead until around half track when the engine let go with fireball. Hagan drove around him for the win.

Hagan wins his third Wally this season and the 36th of his career.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink

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