Sun, 02 Nov 2014, 18:34 PM Funny Car Round 3 Eliminations

By Dave Rowe

LAS VEGAS - Results of round 3 eliminations in Funny Car at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 14th annual NHRA Toyota Nationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    5 Robert Hight                            1 John Force                   
E3                   0.072  4.130 312.93     ****WINNER****  0.084  4.069 319.45
 Prior rounds:
E2    (P Lee       ) 0.072  4.102 313.88      (T Wilkerson ) 0.076  4.069 319.45
E1    (J Beckman   ) 0.070  4.091 315.64      (J Capps     ) 0.073  4.085 318.54
 Qualified:            #11  4.089 316.52                        #2  4.022 320.66

3:15 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 73 degrees, relative humidity 29 percent, barometer 27.77 inches, adjusted altitude 3,884 feet, track temperature 96 degrees.

Force is 17 - 16 against Hight in prior events.

Hight gets off the line first, stays in front to the 330 foot mark, then Force reels him in and goes around for the win. Force runs the same ET and speed as he did in round two in the win.

John Force's incremental margins (negative if behind): 60ft(-0.019), 330 ft(0.004), 660ft(0.030). MOV: 0.0493 seconds (approximately 23 feet).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    2 Matt Hagan                            750 Del Worsham                  
E3                   0.057  4.091 315.71     ****WINNER****  0.073  4.059 315.71
 Prior rounds:
E2    (T Johnson Jr) 0.075  4.064 314.09      (R Capps     ) 0.108  4.092 315.19
E1    (T Haddock   ) 0.080  4.073 314.24      (J Arend     ) 0.075  4.110 309.63
 Qualified:             #1  3.983 322.42                       #12  4.090 311.13

Hagan is leading Force by 41 points and will leave today with the points lead regardless of what happens here.

Hagan and Worsham have each won 4 times against the other in prior events.

Hagan gets out of the gate first and starts to pull away. Worsham starts to reel him in just past the sixty foot mark, drives around him just past the 330 foot mark, then runs low ET of eliminations for the upset win.

Del Worsham's incremental margins (negative if behind): 60ft(-0.034), 330 ft(-0.009), 660ft(0.011). MOV: 0.0167 seconds (approximately 8 feet).

Worsham will have lane choice over Force in the final round.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink



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