Sun, 01 Nov 2015, 16:38 PM Funny Car Round 2 Eliminations

By Dave Rowe

LAS VEGAS - Results of round 2 eliminations in Funny Car at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 15th annual NHRA Toyota Nationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  711 Jack Beckman                           28 Ron Capps                    
E2                   0.084  3.988 318.47     ****WINNER****  0.070  3.988 321.88
 Prior rounds:
E1    (T Pedregon  ) 0.081  4.002 319.60      (C Pedregon  ) 0.083  3.998 320.28
 Qualified:             #4  3.940 324.28                        #5  3.967 323.12

1:16 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 81 degrees, relative humidity 29 percent, barometer 27.84 inches, adjusted altitude 4,292 feet, track temperature 106 degrees.

Capps is 24 - 15 against Beckman in prior events.

Beckman is second place in the points chase, just 38 points behind Worsham. Capps is fourth in the points.

Capps gets out of the gate first, Beckman starts to make up ground, but starts falling back near the end of the run.

Ron Capps' incremental margins: 60ft(0.018), 330 ft(0.005), 660ft(0.007). MOV: 0.0144 seconds (approximately 7 feet).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 3111 Chad Head                               4 Courtney Force               
E2   ****WINNER****  0.044  4.012 314.75                     0.060  4.094 308.85
 Prior rounds:
E1    (T Wilkerson ) 0.079  4.028 314.24      (P Lee       ) 0.074  3.952 325.53
 Qualified:             #7  3.976 310.77                        #2  3.933 325.77

Force is 1 - 0 against Head in prior events.

Head gets off the line with the advantage, extends his lead at every marker and takes the win. Force had a cylinder out early and was falling behind all the way through the run.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    5 Robert Hight                          750 Del Worsham                  
E2   ****WINNER****  0.068  3.983 318.92                     0.069  3.994 319.37
 Prior rounds:
E1    (G Densham   ) 0.076  4.035 318.54      (M Hagan     ) 0.051  3.977 322.19
 Qualified:             #3  3.937 314.90                        #6  3.969 325.92

Hight is 15 - 13 against Worsham in prior events.

Worsham is the points leader and could extend that over Beckman who has already lost this round. Hight is in eighth and is out of the championship hunt.

They come off the line together, Worsham is slightly ahead at the sixty foot mark, then Hight is able to pull away and take the upset win.

Robert Hight's incremental margins (negative if behind): 60ft(-0.002), 330 ft(0.008), 660ft(0.013). MOV: 0.0124 seconds (approximately 6 feet).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    3 Tommy Johnson Jr.                     771 Alexis DeJoria               
E2   ****WINNER****  0.064  4.008 309.13                     0.095  4.008 291.32
 Prior rounds:
E1    (B Bode      ) 0.096  4.014 310.98      (J Force     ) 0.134  4.004 314.90
 Qualified:             #1  3.931 320.43                        #9  3.984 319.22

Johnson Jr. and DeJoria have each won 4 times against the other in prior events.

Johnson gets out of the gate first. DeJoria gains a little at the 660 foot mark, then her car slows at the end of the run. They run the exact same time, the second pair to do that this round.

Tommy Johnson Jr.'s incremental margins: 60ft(0.024), 330 ft(0.024), 660ft(0.023). MOV: 0.0312 seconds (approximately 13 feet).

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink



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