Sun, 05 Sep 2021, 13:42 PM Funny Car Round 2 Eliminations

By Rick Green

BROWNSBURG, Ind. - Results of round 2 eliminations in Funny Car at the NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series, 67th annual Dodge//SRT NHRA U.S. Nationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
   71 Cruz Pedregon                         373 J.R. Todd                    
E2   ****WINNER****  0.132  3.920 324.20                     0.059  4.328 224.36
 Prior rounds:
E1    (T Haddock   ) 0.080  3.929 323.66      (J Campbell  ) 0.064  6.401 292.58
 Qualified:             #4  3.896 323.66                        #5  3.905 326.63

Weather conditions: air temperature 74 degrees, relative humidity 58 percent, barometer 29.93 inches, adjusted altitude 2,547 feet, track temperature 103 degrees.

Todd is 9 - 1 against Pedregon in prior events.

Todd having problem at the end of the burnout, the crew had to push the car back to the starting line. He had problems getting the car to stage, he had to blip the throttle a couple times and gets the car staged. Todd with the starting line advantage and with the lead until he is up in smoke. Pedregon chases him down and takes the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    5 Bob Tasca III                         771 Alexis DeJoria               
E2                   0.098  7.877  96.65     ****WINNER****  0.104  3.963 318.17
 Prior rounds:
E1    (P Lee       ) 0.079  3.882 331.69      (B Alexander ) 0.114  4.128 257.14
 Qualified:             #2  3.889 332.67                        #7  3.915 321.88

Tasca III and DeJoria have each won 4 times against the other in prior events.

Tasca III with the starting line advantage, but is up in smoke right at the hit. He pedals it, but is back up in smoke before he clicks it off.

DeJoria is straight down the groove with a good clean pass.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
   28 Ron Capps                            7000 Robert Hight                 
E2   ****WINNER****  0.077  3.952 326.79                     0.056 12.145  75.88
 Prior rounds:
E1    (J Schriefer ) 0.053  3.903 325.77      (D Creasy Jr ) 0.057  3.914 328.62
 Qualified:             #6  3.907 326.08                        #3  3.889 329.67

Hight is 38 - 33 against Capps in prior events.

Hight with the starting line advantage, but was up in smoke right at the hit and clicked it off.

Capps kept it hooked up and hitting on all eight for the win. Capps moves into second place with the win. He will have lane choice over DeJoria in the semifinal.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    7 Tim Wilkerson                         723 John Force                   
E2   ****WINNER****  0.088  3.974 297.81                     0.077  9.041  88.13
 Prior rounds:
E1    (B Bode      ) 0.107  4.611 218.72      (D Richards  ) 0.096  4.788 182.75
 Qualified:             #8  3.949 324.28                        #1  3.877 330.72

Force is 42 - 21 against Wilkerson in prior events.

Force with the starting line advantage, but is up in smoke right at the hit, he pedals it and is back up in smoke.

Wilkerson kept it hooked up and hitting on all eight for the win. He will give up lane choice to Pedregon in the semifinal.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink

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