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BROWNSBURG, Ind. - Results of round 1 eliminations in Funny Car at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, Inaugural Lucas Oil NHRA Summernationals at Indianapolis: Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed 10 Tim Wilkerson 302 Dale Creasy Jr. E1 ****WINNER**** 0.110 3.946 320.28 0.074 4.708 177.04 Qualified: #3 4.034 317.05 #14 4.336 284.03Weather conditions: air temperature 86 degrees, relative humidity 69 percent, barometer 29.00 inches, adjusted altitude 3,972 feet, track temperature 98 degrees. Tim Wilkerson's is 9 - 0 against Dale Creasy. Creasy with the starting line advantage, but starts to drift toward the centerline and clicks it off. Wilkerson had the lead by 100 feet and then runs low E.T. and top
speed of the event for the win. Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed 28 Ron Capps 2814 Matt Hagan E1 0.070 3.967 324.59 ****WINNER**** 0.087 3.931 321.58 Qualified: #4 4.054 312.86 #13 4.275 283.73This is the fourth consecutive race this year where Ron Capps has met one of his DSR teammates and he has yet to win a round against them. Matt Hagan is 26 - 33 against Ron Capps and those 33 losses are the most for him against any opponent that he has faced. Capps with the starting line advantage, but Hagan has the lead by 100 feet and never trailed for the win. Hagan runs the quickest pass and second fastest of the event for the win. Matt Hagan's incremental times: 60ft-0.873 sec., 330ft-2.249, 660ft-3.181/276.35 mph. Capps runs the third quickest pass of the event and the fastest pass of the event in the losing effort. Ron Capps' incremental times: 60ft-0.889 sec., 330ft-2.268, 660ft-3.214/271.84 mph. This was a close race...Matt Hagan's MOV:
0.0197 seconds (approximately 9 feet).
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
5 Bob Tasca III 7492 Alex Miladinovich
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.093 4.019 317.27 0.122 6.286 110.10
Qualified: #1 3.991 319.07 #16 4.460 279.73
Bob Tasca is 111 - 112 in the opening round.This is the first time Tasca III and Miladinovich have faced each other in eliminations. Tasca with the starting line advantage and
never trailed for the win. Miladinovich was up in smoke by 330 feet and clicked it off. Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed 33 Tommy Johnson Jr. 340 Bob Bode E1 ****WINNER**** 0.084 4.123 278.06 0.127 No Time Qualified: #2 4.017 300.86 #15 4.357 222.03This is 19th time that Tommy Johnson has qualified No. 2 and he is 16 - 2 in the opening round after qualifying second. Johnson Jr. is 5 - 1 against Bode in prior events. Johnson Jr. with the starting line advantage and never trailed for the win. He started to spin the tires on the top end, but holds on for the win. Bode started to drop cylinders and it pushes the car out of the
groove toward the wall. The car does hit wall at the finish line and the runs will be
DQ'ed Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed 373 J.R. Todd 703 Jim Campbell E1 ****WINNER**** 0.090 4.030 314.68 0.080 5.325 142.82 Qualified: #5 4.059 313.73 #12 4.239 295.14Todd is 4 - 2 against Campbell in prior events. Campbell with the starting line advantage, but Todd had the difference made up by the time they went by the Christmas tree and never trailed from there on for the win. todd with his quickest pass of the weekend for the win. Todd will give up lane choice to Hagan in the next round. Campbell was out of the groove early
and headed toward the centerline before he clicked it off.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
2 Jack Beckman 473 Chad Green
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.076 4.032 310.77 0.159 4.323 293.86
Qualified: #6 4.059 299.66 #11 4.233 286.50
Chad Green is making his first start in the Funny Car class. He is the 389th driver to qualify
for an NHRA Funny Car field. Jack Beckman is 228 - 92 (71%) in round 1. Beckman with the starting line advantage and neve trailed for the win. Beckman with his quickest pass of the weekend for the win. He will give up lane choice to Wilkerson in the next round. Green was out
of the groove on the top end and gets close to the wall. Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed 71 Cruz Pedregon 121 Terry Haddock E1 ****WINNER**** 0.090 4.072 299.46 0.127 4.189 301.54 Qualified: #7 4.094 308.64 #10 4.187 298.47Terry Haddock is making his 113th start. He has only qualified higher than this (10th) twice in his career. Terry is one of 32 drivers who have faced Cruz Pedregon and never beaten him. Pedregon is 6 - 0 against Haddock in prior events. Pedregon with the starting line advantage and never trailed for the win. He runs his quickest pass of the weekend for the win. He will have lane choice over Johnson Jr. in the next round. Haddock with a good clean pass in
the losing effort. Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed 116 Paul Lee 771 Alexis DeJoria E1 ****WINNER**** 0.095 3.997 322.58 0.105 4.381 210.08 Qualified: #8 4.096 299.80 #9 4.152 292.90Alexis DeJoria beat Paul Lee in round 1 at Pomona this year. Paul Lee qualified 8th here last week and lost in round 1. He starts today from the No. 8 spot. DeJoria is 1 - 0 against Lee in prior events. Lee with the starting line advantage and never trailed for the win. He runs his quickest pass of the weekend for the win. He will have lane choice over Tasca in the next round. DeJoria started to haze the tires on the top end and she clicks it off.
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