Sun, 12 Nov 2023, 17:19 PM Funny Car Round 2 Eliminations

By Dave Gerard

POMONA, Calif. - Results of round 2 eliminations in Funny Car at the NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series, 58th annual In-N-Out NHRA Finals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    6 Cruz Pedregon                           4 Bob Tasca III                
E2   ****WINNER****  0.077  3.967 323.19                     0.069  5.483 142.48
 Prior rounds:
E1    (B Bode      ) 0.120  3.955 318.54      (S Densham   ) 0.054  4.002 317.27
 Qualified:             #3  3.865 330.15                        #6  3.880 336.99

Tasca gets a small starting line advantage, but Pedregon is out in front after 60 feet, as the tires ar loose on Tasca's Mustang.

Cruz Pedregon's incremental times: 60ft-0.900 sec., 330ft-2.292, 660ft-3.220/279.90 mph.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  256 Blake Alexander                        14 Matt Hagan                   
E2   ****WINNER****  0.074  4.196 258.71                     0.062  4.251 261.52
 Prior rounds:
E1    (P Lee       ) 0.065  3.931 323.81      (A Laughlin  ) 0.070  3.945 327.11
 Qualified:            #12  3.981 319.52                        #4  3.869 328.46

Hagan is 9 - 3 against Alexander in prior events.

Upset! Hagan gets the starting line advantage, but kicks the slicks loose right after the 330 lights.

Alexander has his own problems and still takes the win

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    5 John Force                              9 Tim Wilkerson                
E2                   0.059  4.003 324.20     ****WINNER****  0.089  3.956 320.81
 Prior rounds:
E1    (T Haddock   ) 0.064  3.948 326.56      (R Capps     ) 0.055  3.978 314.39
 Qualified:             #2  3.862 328.14                       #10  3.928 328.22

Force is 46 - 26 against Wilkerson in prior events.

Force is off the line first, but Wilkerson has the better tune up and drives right on by for the win. He will have lane choice over Pedregon in round three.

Tim Wilkerson's incremental times: 60ft-0.875 sec., 330ft-2.274, 660ft-3.201/279.44 mph.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    2 Robert Hight                          473 Chad Green                   
E2                   0.075  4.216 246.39     ****WINNER****  0.083  3.971 322.11
 Prior rounds:
E1    (J Diehl     ) 0.096  3.870 333.41      (J Todd      ) 0.110  3.986 319.45
 Qualified:             #1  3.844 331.61                        #8  3.893 325.06

Hight is 4 - 2 against Green in prior events.

UPSET! Hight is away first and gets in trouble early.

Green drives by right after the 330 lights for the easy win. He will have lane choice over Alexander in the next round.

Matt Hagan is your 2023 Top Fuel Champion!

Chad Green's incremental times: 60ft-0.878 sec., 330ft-2.282, 660ft-3.217/277.66 mph.

1:52 p.m.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink

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