Sun, 18 Oct 2015, 16:08 PM Funny Car Round 3 Eliminations

By Dave Rowe

ENNIS, Texas - Results of round 3 eliminations in Funny Car at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 30th annual AAA Texas NHRA FallNationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    3 Tommy Johnson Jr.                     711 Jack Beckman                 
E3                   0.210  4.294 224.21     ****WINNER****  0.089  3.989 312.93
 Prior rounds:
E2    (M Hagan     ) 0.090  3.975 321.65      (J Force     ) 0.082  4.281 261.83
E1    (C Head      ) 0.063  3.947 322.27      (T Pedregon  ) 0.074  3.909 326.32
 Qualified:             #6  3.951 321.27                        #2  3.919 323.97

2:57 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 82 degrees, relative humidity 25 percent, barometer 29.73 inches, adjusted altitude 2,151 feet, track temperature 102 degrees.

Beckman is 11 - 7 against Johnson Jr. in prior events.

Beckman is second in the points, Johnson has moved up to third.

Johnson is really late off the line, puts out a cylinder or two, then backs off the throttle early. Beckman goes right down the groove and moves on to the final round.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
   28 Ron Capps                             750 Del Worsham                  
E3                   0.074  3.999 319.29     ****WINNER****  0.082  3.975 320.66
 Prior rounds:
E2    (R Hight     ) 0.070  3.957 322.73      (A DeJoria   ) 0.107  3.970 321.65
E1    (C Pedregon  ) 0.099  3.940 322.73      (J Hale      ) 0.171  3.925 324.67
 Qualified:             #5  3.942 324.67                        #1  3.917 323.58

Capps is 36 - 15 against Worsham in prior events.

Worsham is leading the points but needs this win to keep the lead. Capps could move up to third with a win here.

Capps gets a small advantage off the line, stays in front through the 330 foot mark, then the engine pops a couple of times. Worsham goes around him before they reach the 660 foot mark and pulls away for the win and keeps the lead in the points.

Worsham will have lane choice over Beckman in the final round with the winner leaving here with the points lead.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink



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