Sun, 16 Nov 2014, 17:15 PM Funny Car Round 2 Eliminations

By David Gerard

POMONA, Calif. - Results of round 2 eliminations in Funny Car at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 50th annual Auto Club NHRA Finals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    1 John Force                             10 Tim Wilkerson                
E2   ****WINNER****  0.088  4.031 318.62                     0.093  4.101 313.00
 Prior rounds:
E1    (B Tasca III ) 0.035  4.083 319.29      (C Pedregon  ) 0.126  4.200 295.85
 Qualified:             #5  4.015 316.60                       #13  4.102 313.73

1:58 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 71 degrees, relative humidity 36 percent, barometer 28.98 inches, adjusted altitude 2,313 feet, track temperature 94 degrees.

Force is 32 - 14 against Wilkerson in prior events. Force has a nine to three win advantage over Wilkerson in round two action.

Force faces his second Mustang competitor today. He keeps his Championship chances alive with a terrific side by side pass for most of the way down the track. Force is way away first and never headed all the way to the finish line for the win.

Wilkerson gave it his best, running a little quicker than his qualifying times in the loss.

John Force's incremental margins: 60ft(0.026), 330 ft(0.053), 660ft(0.062). MOV: 0.0752 seconds (approximately 35 feet).

John Force's incremental times: 60ft-0.894 sec., 330ft-2.304, 660ft-3.264/271.57 mph.
Tim Wilkerson's incremental times: 60ft-0.915 sec., 330ft-2.352, 660ft-3.321/266.79 mph.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  750 Del Worsham                            33 Tommy Johnson Jr.            
E2                   0.110  4.027 314.83     ****WINNER****  0.060  4.077 311.27
 Prior rounds:
E1    (J Beckman   ) 0.089  4.035 310.48      (T Pedregon  ) 0.035  4.060 316.23
 Qualified:            #10  4.062 314.97                        #2  4.003 317.34

Worsham is 17 - 7 against Johnson Jr. in prior events. Johnson has won five of the seven prior round two matchups.

Another great side by side race with a nose to nose finish in the lights.

Johnson gets a big starting line advantage and then has to watch Worsham slowly creep up on him right to the light, where he gets the hole shot win by just one inch.

Tommy Johnson Jr.'s incremental margins: 60ft(0.044), 330 ft(0.038), 660ft(0.012). MOV: 0.0001 seconds (approximately 1 inches).

Del Worsham's incremental times: 60ft-0.911 sec., 330ft-2.310, 660ft-3.258/272.67 mph.
Tommy Johnson Jr.'s incremental times: 60ft-0.917 sec., 330ft-2.322, 660ft-3.296/264.96 mph.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    2 Matt Hagan                             28 Ron Capps                    
E2   ****WINNER****  0.067  4.081 314.83                     0.052  6.801 100.94
 Prior rounds:
E1    (C Head      ) 0.061  4.015 320.05      (J Arend     ) 0.072  4.028 316.38
 Qualified:             #6  4.016 319.60                        #3  4.005 317.79

Capps is 18 - 7 against Hagan in prior events. Coming into today's race, Capps has a six to three win advantage in round two.

Capps is away first and pulling ahead until about 100 feet out, where the slicks go square and smoke hard. Hagan takes the gift and flies on by and down the track on a strong pass. He gives up lane choice to Johnson in round three.

Matt Hagan's incremental margins (negative if behind): 60ft(-0.019), 330 ft(0.276), 660ft(1.230). MOV: 2.7059 seconds (more than 100 feet). Matt Hagan's incremental times: 60ft-0.894 sec., 330ft-2.327, 660ft-3.302/265.22 mph.
Ron Capps' incremental times: 60ft-0.890 sec., 330ft-2.618, 660ft-4.547/109.74 mph.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  771 Alexis DeJoria                          5 Robert Hight                 
E2   ****WINNER****  0.075  4.012 313.80                     0.042  5.317 149.93
 Prior rounds:
E1    (G Densham   ) 0.100  4.025 314.61      (C Force     ) 0.072  4.049 313.29
 Qualified:             #1  3.998 311.41                        #8  4.036 317.49

DeJoria is 4 - 2 against Hight in prior events. These two are even at two wins each in round two.

Hight makes a pass that is almost a duplicate of Capps, with shake, spin, pedal, and lift.

DeJoria continues to show big power with the quickest pass of the session o secure lane choice over Force in round three.

Alexis DeJoria's incremental margins (negative if behind): 60ft(-0.006), 330 ft(0.208), 660ft(0.576). MOV: 1.2728 seconds (more than 100 feet).

Alexis DeJoria's incremental times: 60ft-0.889 sec., 330ft-2.285, 660ft-3.238/269.03 mph.
Robert Hight's incremental times: 60ft-0.916 sec., 330ft-2.526, 660ft-3.847/169.70 mph.

2:11 p.m.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink



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