Sun, 18 Aug 2019, 16:55 PM Funny Car Final, Round 4 Eliminations

By Rick Green

BRAINERD, Minn. - Results of final, round 4 eliminations in Funny Car at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 38th annual Lucas Oil NHRA Nationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    3 Tommy Johnson Jr.                      28 Ron Capps                    
E4                   0.171  3.947 319.98     ****WINNER****  0.055  3.946 324.28
 Prior rounds:
E3    (M Hagan     ) 0.031  3.930 324.59      (S Langdon   ) 0.064  3.938 322.27
E2    (R Hight     ) 0.068  3.910 323.50      (J Beckman   ) 0.077  3.918 325.53
E1    (T Wilkerson ) 0.075  3.944 320.20      (J Todd      ) 0.092  3.920 327.03
 Qualified:             #5  3.926 318.54                        #7  3.936 325.53

Weather conditions: air temperature 73 degrees, relative humidity 39 percent, barometer 28.51 inches, adjusted altitude 3,065 feet, track temperature 113 degrees.

Capps is 20 - 17 against Johnson Jr. in prior events and each has won 2 times against the other in final rounds.

Capps with the starting line advantage and never trailed for the win. Capps wins for the third time this season, the 64th time in his career, 63rd time in Funny Car and the sixth time here in Brainerd.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink



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