Sun, 29 Oct 2023, 19:00 PM Funny Car Round 3 Eliminations

By Dave Rowe

LAS VEGAS - Results of round 3 eliminations in Funny Car at the NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series, 23rd annual NHRA Nevada Nationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    4 Bob Tasca III                          14 Matt Hagan                   
E3   ****WINNER****  0.055  3.886 332.84                     0.049  3.901 328.38
 Prior rounds:
E2    (C Pedregon  ) 0.057  3.986 316.67      (P Lee       ) 0.064  3.892 331.36
E1    (S Densham   ) 0.084  4.347 226.54      (T Haddock   ) 0.079  3.889 330.72
 Qualified:             #2  3.853 335.73                        #3  3.871 322.58

3:51 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 63 degrees, relative humidity 14 percent, barometer 30.16 inches, adjusted altitude 2,473 feet, track temperature 92 degrees.

Hagan is 28 - 17 against Tasca III in prior events.

Hagan gets a small advantage off of the line, stays in front through the 660 foot mark, then tasca gets around him and takes the stripe for the win.

Bob Tasca III's incremental margins (negative if behind): 60ft(-0.009), 330 ft(-0.007), 660ft(-0.003). MOV: 0.0092 seconds (approximately 4 feet).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  256 Blake Alexander                         2 Robert Hight                 
E3                   0.060  7.579  89.89     ****WINNER****  0.085  3.868 330.55
 Prior rounds:
E2    (A Laughlin  ) 0.088  3.935 321.12      (A DeJoria   ) 0.085  3.859 333.99
E1    (J Force     ) 0.061  3.940 319.52      (J Diehl     ) 0.096  3.816 332.67
 Qualified:            #12  3.948 323.50                        #1  3.851 327.51

Hight is 4 - 0 against Alexander in prior events.

Alexander gets out of the gate first but hight reels him in and gets around him before they reach the sixty foot mark. Alexander rattled the tires about 200 feet out, pedaled it, but he couldn't get the slicks to bite. Hight pulls away and takes the win.

Hight will have lane choice over Tasca in the final round.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink



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