Sun, 12 Oct 2025, 15:32 PM Funny Car Round 3 Eliminations

By Dave Rowe

ENNIS, Texas - Results of round 3 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
    7 Daniel Wilkerson                       28 Ron Capps                    
E3                   0.127  3.983 325.73     ****WINNER****  0.072  4.019 315.81
 Prior rounds:
E2    (J Beckman   ) 0.061  3.944 327.46      (P Lee       ) 0.065  4.042 314.97
E1    (A DeJoria   ) 0.086  3.924 329.28      (A Laughlin  ) 0.128  4.224 227.28
 Qualified:            #11  3.969 321.75                        #2  3.889 334.55

2:19 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 87 degrees, relative humidity 38 percent, barometer 29.79 inches, adjusted altitude 3,082 feet, track temperature 127 degrees.

Capps is 6 - 2 against Wilkerson in prior events.

Capps blew the engine last round and was late getting to the line for this round.

Capps gets out of the gate first. Wilkerson starts making up ground quickly but comes up a little short.

Ron Capps' incremental margins: 60ft(0.057), 330 ft(0.065), 660ft(0.045). MOV: 0.0190 seconds (approximately 9 feet).

Capps is going to his 157th career final round and his fifth this year.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    1 Austin Prock                            9 Chad Green                   
E3   ****WINNER****  0.115  3.963 328.88                     0.075  4.068 308.09
 Prior rounds:
E2    (S Hyde      ) 0.059  3.939 329.48      (P Lee       ) 0.058  4.082 296.38
E1    (B Alexander ) 0.056  3.867 335.70      (T Haddock   ) 0.129  4.032 311.48
 Qualified:             #1  3.876 336.07                        #4  3.901 331.17

Prock is 5 - 0 against Green in prior events.

Green gets the advantage off of the line, stays in front through the 330 foot mark, then he loses a cylinder and Prock goes around and takes the win.

Austin Prock's incremental margins (negative if behind): 60ft(-0.018), 330 ft(-0.018), 660ft(0.017). MOV: 0.0650 seconds (approximately 29 feet).

Prock is going to his 31st career final round, the 11th this year.

Prock will have lane choice over Capps in the final round.




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