Sun, 12 Oct 2025, 12:34 PM Funny Car Round 1 Eliminations

By Dave Rowe

ENNIS, Texas - Results of round 1 eliminations in Funny Car at the NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series, 40th annual Texas NHRA FallNationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    9 Chad Green                            121 Terry Haddock                
E1   ****WINNER****  0.129  4.032 311.48                     0.117  5.380 132.52
 Qualified:             #4  3.901 331.17                       #13  4.044 304.84

10:51 a.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 73 degrees, relative humidity 64 percent, barometer 29.86 inches, adjusted altitude 2,115 feet, track temperature 90 degrees.

This (#4) is the best starting spot for Chad Green in his last 22 races.

Terry Haddock is making his 169th start.

Green is 3 - 2 against Haddock in prior events.

Haddock gets out of the gate first, gets about 300 feet out and loses traction. the car makes a violent move to the right and he backs off of the throttle. Green goes down the groove with a clean pass to take the win.

Chad Green's incremental margins (negative if behind): 60ft(-0.007), 330 ft(0.025), 660ft(0.461). MOV: 1.3360 seconds (more than 100 feet).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    2 Jack Beckman                          139 Dave Richards                
E1   ****WINNER****  0.092  3.911 330.57                     0.132  4.046 318.72
 Qualified:             #3  3.892 330.83                       #14  4.047 316.81

Jack Beckman wins 78% of his Rd. 1 races when he has lane choice.

Dave Richards is 0 - 4 against Beckman this year.

Beckman is 5 - 1 against Richards in prior events.

A good side-by-side, both down the groove with clean passes.

Beckman gets the holeshot and extends his lead all the way through the run.

Jack Beckman's incremental margins: 60ft(0.100), 330 ft(0.130), 660ft(0.151). MOV: 0.1750 seconds (approximately 82 feet).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
   28 Ron Capps                              40 Alex Laughlin                
E1   ****WINNER****  0.128  4.224 227.28                     0.060  4.580 193.52
 Qualified:             #2  3.889 334.55                       #15  4.073 273.71

This (#2) matches the best starting spot of the year for Ron Capps.

Alex Laughlin is making his 24th start in FC.

Capps is 3 - 2 against Laughlin in prior events.

Laughlin gets out of the gate first but Capps goes around him before they reach the sixty foot mark. Laughlin gets about 300 feet out, strikes the tires, makes a move to the right and backs off of the throttle. Capps gets about 800 feet out and bangs the blower but rolls through the lights for the win.

Ron Capps' incremental margins: 60ft(0.002), 330 ft(0.057), 660ft(0.127). MOV: 0.2880 seconds (approximately 82 feet).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    1 Austin Prock                          256 Blake Alexander              
E1   ****WINNER****  0.056  3.867 335.70                     0.128  4.030 319.24
 Qualified:             #1  3.876 336.07                       #16  4.124 309.38

The #1 FC qualifier is 35 - 3 in Rd. 1 here. The last time the #16 FC qualifier won in Rd. 1 here was 1990. Austin Prock has not won from the #1 spot this year.

Prock is 3 - 1 against Alexander in prior events.

Prock gets off the line first and goes down the groove with the quickest pass of the weekend. Alexander makes his quickest pass of the weekend but was falling behind all the way through the run.

Austin Prock's incremental times: 60ft-0.871 sec., 330ft-2.236, 660ft-3.139/287.67 mph.

Blake Alexander's incremental times: 60ft-0.894 sec., 330ft-2.307, 660ft-3.261/272.18 mph.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  116 Paul Lee                               14 Matt Hagan                   
E1   ****WINNER****  0.079  3.908 331.25                     0.059  3.934 330.35
 Qualified:             #5  3.915 321.68                       #12  3.970 325.36

Paul Lee is 0 - 8 against Hagan in Rd. 1.

Matt Hagan is 9 - 3 in Rd. 1 when qualified 12th.

Hagan is 14 - 1 against Lee in prior events.

Hagan gets out of the gate first but Lee reels him in just past the sixty foot mark. Lee extends his lead through the 330 foot mark, then Hagan starts making up ground. Hagan continues to gain ground but Lee hangs on to take the win with his quickest pass of the weekend.

Paul Lee's incremental margins (negative if behind): 60ft(-0.008), 330 ft(0.020), 660ft(0.010). MOV: 0.0060 seconds (approximately 3 feet).

Lee will have lane choice over Green in the next round.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  771 Alexis DeJoria                          7 Daniel Wilkerson             
E1                   0.133  3.958 329.60     ****WINNER****  0.086  3.924 329.28
 Qualified:             #6  3.918 329.38                       #11  3.969 321.75

Alexis DeJoria is 121 - 124 (49%) in Rd. 1 in her career.

Daniel Wilkerson is 25 - 26 (49%) in Rd. 1.

Wilkerson is 3 - 1 against DeJoria in prior events.

Wilkerson gets the holeshot and starts pulling away. DeJoria makes a clean, straight pass but fell behind all the way through the run. Wilkerson makes his quickest pass of the weekend to take the win.

Beckman will have lane choice over Wilkerson in the next round.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
   71 Cruz Pedregon                           8 J.R. Todd                    
E1   ****WINNER****  0.101  4.034 315.44                     0.055 No Time      
 Qualified:             #7  3.929 327.75                       #10  3.954 323.37

Cruz Pedregon is 4 - 2 this year in Rd. 1 when qualified #7.

Todd is 22 - 8 against Pedregon in prior events.

Todd hits the throttle and bangs the blower ending his day. Pedregon goes down the groove with a clean pass to take the win.

Pedregon will have lane choice over Capps in the next round.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    5 Bob Tasca III                         391 Spencer Hyde                 
E1                   0.088  4.466 205.33     ****WINNER****  0.092  4.291 244.21
 Qualified:             #8  3.932 332.08                        #9  3.945 299.28

Tasca III is 1 - 0 against Hyde in prior events.

Tasca gets the holeshot but Hyde goes around him before they reach the sixty foot mark. Hyde and tasca both strike the tires about 300 feet out and have to pedal. Hyde is able to recover a little better and hangs on to take the win.

Prock will have lane choice over hyde in the next round.




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