Sun, 18 Oct 2020, 14:56 PM Funny Car Round 2 Eliminations

By Rick Green

ENNIS, Texas - Results of round 2 eliminations in Funny Car at the NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series, 35th annual AAA Texas NHRA FallNationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    2 Jack Beckman                           10 Tim Wilkerson                
E2   ****WINNER****  0.094  3.908 327.35                     0.106  4.796 164.43
 Prior rounds:
E1    (C Pedregon  ) 0.081  3.933 326.16      (J Wyatt     ) 0.152  3.939 324.05
 Qualified:             #6  3.917 328.70                        #3  3.885 328.94

Beckman is 23 - 19 against Wilkerson in prior events.

Beckman with the starting line advantage and never trailed for the win. Wilkerson started to haze the tires just before half track and clicked it off.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
   28 Ron Capps                             771 Alexis DeJoria               
E2   ****WINNER****  0.109  3.903 327.35                     0.147 11.211  76.74
 Prior rounds:
E1    (T Haddock   ) 0.103  3.907 327.98      (G Densham   ) 0.087  4.089 273.22
 Qualified:             #4  3.885 326.79                        #5  3.895 325.85

Capps is 16 - 4 against DeJoria in prior events.

Capps with the starting line advantage and never trailed for the win.

DeJoria's team brought out the spare car and got it ready and are here for round two. The car is up in smoke right at the hit and she clicked it off.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  373 J.R. Todd                            2814 Matt Hagan                   
E2                   0.078  3.987 326.00     ****WINNER****  0.055  3.928 326.63
 Prior rounds:
E1    (P Lee       ) 0.088  3.881 331.36      (T Simpson   ) 0.082  3.885 330.63
 Qualified:             #8  3.927 327.27                        #1  3.860 328.54

Hagan is 7 - 3 against Todd in prior events.

Hagan with the starting line advantage and never trailed for the win. He will give up lane choice to Capps in the semifinal.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
   33 Tommy Johnson Jr.                       5 Bob Tasca III                
E2                   0.055  4.348 218.09     ****WINNER****  0.096  3.972 324.83
 Prior rounds:
E1    (J Campbell  ) 0.070  3.948 321.88      (B Alexander ) 0.100  3.949 324.83
 Qualified:             #2  3.871 315.34                        #7  3.924 326.71

Johnson Jr. is 10 - 0 against Tasca III in prior events.

Johnson Jr. with the starting line advantage and the lead until he started to lose traction and clicked it off. Tasca III is straight down the groove for the win. He will give up lane choice to Beckman in the semifinal.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink

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