Sun, 05 Sep 2021, 16:24 PM Funny Car Final, Round 4 Eliminations

By Rick Green

BROWNSBURG, Ind. - Results of final, round 4 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
   28 Ron Capps                               7 Tim Wilkerson                
E4                   0.075  3.946 326.63     ****WINNER****  0.088  3.912 320.36
 Prior rounds:
E3    (A DeJoria   ) 0.091  3.909 327.74      (C Pedregon  ) 0.089  3.984 325.37
E2    (R Hight     ) 0.077  3.952 326.79      (J Force     ) 0.088  3.974 297.81
E1    (J Schriefer ) 0.053  3.903 325.77      (B Bode      ) 0.107  4.611 218.72
 Qualified:             #6  3.907 326.08                        #8  3.949 324.28

Weather conditions: air temperature 78 degrees, relative humidity 46 percent, barometer 29.90 inches, adjusted altitude 2,744 feet, track temperature 115 degrees.

Capps is 46 - 20 against Wilkerson in prior events and Capps is 6 - 2 against Wilkerson in prior final rounds.

Wilkerson had to swap engines between the round.

Capps with the starting line advantage, but Wilkerson has the lead when they went by the Christmas tree and never trailed from there on for the win.

Tim Wilkerson's MOV: 0.0216 seconds (approximately 10 feet).

The last time the #8 FC qualifier won Indy was 1990 (Ed McCulloch).

Wilkerson wins his first Wally in five years and his 21st of his career. This is the second time he has won here in Indy.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink

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