Sun, 30 Oct 2022, 17:04 PM Funny Car Round 2 Eliminations

By Dave Gerard

LAS VEGAS - Results of round 2 eliminations in Funny Car at the NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series, 22nd annual NHRA Nevada Nationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
   14 Matt Hagan                            473 Chad Green                   
E2   ****WINNER****  0.075  3.909 331.77                     0.063  3.940 320.20
 Prior rounds:
E1    (S Densham   ) 0.089  4.123 254.62      (T Wilkerson ) 0.082  3.944 321.88
 Qualified:             #2  3.862 330.23                       #10  3.941 321.19

1:42 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 76 degrees, relative humidity 10 percent, barometer 30.01 inches, adjusted altitude 3,470 feet, track temperature 103 degrees.

Hagan is 5 - 1 against Green in prior events.

Green gets the starting line advantage, but Hagan is dead even ith him at the 60 foot lights.

They run right together to the finish line for a close finish. Big speed for Hagan!

Matt Hagan's incremental margins (negative if behind): 60ft(0.000), 330 ft(0.006), 660ft(0.004). MOV: 0.0198 seconds (approximately 9 feet).

Matt Hagan's incremental times: 60ft-0.879 sec., 330ft-2.259, 660ft-3.173/285.71 mph.
Chad Green's incremental times: 60ft-0.891 sec., 330ft-2.277, 660ft-3.189/282.66 mph.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    6 Alexis DeJoria                          8 Robert Hight                 
E2                   0.091  3.907 326.24     ****WINNER****  0.074  3.894 327.03
 Prior rounds:
E1    (P Lee       ) 0.108  3.906 328.86      (J Arend     ) 0.093  3.881 331.04
 Qualified:             #8  3.917 327.03                        #1  3.857 331.77

Hight is 11 - 9 against DeJoria in prior events.

Hight gets off the line first and slowly pulls ahead going down the track for the close finish and the win. Just 0.013 difference in ET's!

Robert Hight's incremental margins: 60ft(0.023), 330 ft(0.019), 660ft(0.025). MOV: 0.0302 seconds (approximately 14 feet).n

Alexis DeJoria's incremental times: 60ft-0.884 sec., 330ft-2.244, 660ft-3.161/282.30 mph.
Robert Hight's incremental times: 60ft-0.878 sec., 330ft-2.242, 660ft-3.153/283.25 mph.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    1 Ron Capps                               3 Bob Tasca III                
E2                   0.057  3.938 329.42     ****WINNER****  0.060  3.914 329.75
 Prior rounds:
E1    (J Campbell  ) 0.099  3.891 330.07      (B Bode      ) 0.090  3.884 325.30
 Qualified:             #6  3.889 332.59                        #3  3.865 330.80

Capps is 27 - 19 against Tasca III in prior events.

Another great race with just 0.003 difference in RT's.

Capp's small starting line advantage is quickly gone and Tasca gets in front and stays there for the close win. Big points swing!

Hagan will have lane choice next round.

Bob Tasca III's incremental margins (negative if behind): 60ft(0.022), 330 ft(0.014), 660ft(0.018). MOV: 0.0212 seconds (approximately 10 feet).

Ron Capps' incremental times: 60ft-0.906 sec., 330ft-2.276, 660ft-3.196/282.19 mph.
Bob Tasca III's incremental times: 60ft-0.881 sec., 330ft-2.259, 660ft-3.175/282.24 mph.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  373 J.R. Todd                               5 John Force                   
E2   ****WINNER****  0.068  3.889 329.83                     0.036  3.957 328.06
 Prior rounds:
E1    (C Pedregon  ) 0.058  3.944 328.54      (B Alexander ) 0.089  3.915 326.56
 Qualified:             #4  3.870 333.33                        #5  3.873 324.28

Force is 14 - 8 against Todd in prior events.

Force gets away first, but Todd has the power to drive on by right after 60 foot lights and stay in front for the win.

He will have lane choice over Hight in round three.

J.R. Todd's incremental margins (negative if behind): 60ft(-0.001), 330 ft(0.014), 660ft(0.030). MOV: 0.0361 seconds (approximately 17 feet).

J.R. Todd's incremental times: 60ft-0.880 sec., 330ft-2.245, 660ft-3.151/285.89 mph.
John Force's incremental times: 60ft-0.911 sec., 330ft-2.291, 660ft-3.213/279.85 mph.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink

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