Sun, 11 Nov 2018, 16:48 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, 54th annual Auto Club NHRA Finals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
   77 Bob Tasca III                         373 J.R. Todd                    
E2                   0.062  3.962 323.12     ****WINNER****  0.068  3.952 321.50
 Prior rounds:
E1    (R Hight     ) 0.055  3.988 316.52      (J Campbell  ) 0.074  3.938 315.64
 Qualified:            #12  3.991 320.20                        #4  3.897 327.82

1:28 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 77 degrees, relative humidity 18 percent, barometer 28.89 inches, adjusted altitude 2,694 feet, track temperature 106 degrees.

Todd is 4 - 1 against Tasca III in prior events.

Great race and a great finish.

Just 0.006 difference at the green and 0.044 at the finish.

Todd is out in front by a tad at 60 feet and they basically stay together to the finish. Tasca is slowly cutting away the lead, but runs out of track.

J.R. Todd's incremental margins (negative if behind): 60ft(0.018), 330 ft(0.013), 660ft(0.006). MOV: 0.0044 seconds (approximately 2 feet).

Bob Tasca III's incremental times: 60ft-0.904 sec., 330ft-2.284, 660ft-3.208/278.52 mph.
J.R. Todd's incremental times: 60ft-0.880 sec., 330ft-2.265, 660ft-3.196/277.37 mph. Bob Tasca III's incremental times: 60ft-0.904 sec., 330ft-2.284, 660ft-3.208/278.52 mph.
J.R. Todd's incremental times: 60ft-0.880 sec., 330ft-2.265, 660ft-3.196/277.37 mph.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  333 Shawn Langdon                          28 Ron Capps                    
E2                   0.053  3.967 322.81     ****WINNER****  0.061  3.921 323.04
 Prior rounds:
E1    (M Hagan     ) 0.064  3.918 326.71      (R Martin    ) 0.100  3.904 325.61
 Qualified:             #9  3.950 320.97                        #1  3.848 331.53

Langdon and Capps have each won 2 times against the other in prior events.

Just 0.008 difference at the green this time, but Capps is on by before 100 feet and slowly pulls ahead for the win. He will have lane choice over Todd next round.

Ron Capps' incremental margins (negative if behind): 60ft(-0.010), 330 ft(0.026), 660ft(0.038). MOV: 0.0388 seconds (approximately 18 feet).

Shawn Langdon's incremental times: 60ft-0.880 sec., 330ft-2.273, 660ft-3.215/275.51 mph.
Ron Capps' incremental times: 60ft-0.882 sec., 330ft-2.239, 660ft-3.169/277.32 mph.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    3 Courtney Force                          6 Tommy Johnson Jr.            
E2                   0.075  3.942 321.50     ****WINNER****  0.048  3.913 324.90
 Prior rounds:
E1    (B Bode      ) 0.079  3.941 328.78      (C Pedregon  ) 0.089  3.905 327.59
 Qualified:             #6  3.920 313.58                        #3  3.867 326.40

Force is 12 - 7 against Johnson Jr. in prior events.

Johnson's engine tries to start and then goes silent. The crew quickly swaps starters, but the engine won't start for a long time. Force waits to start and we will get a race.

Looks like there wasn't any problems with the package, as Johnson gets the big lead at the green and pulls steadily ahead for the decisive win.

Courtney Force's incremental times: 60ft-0.887 sec., 330ft-2.263, 660ft-3.194/278.75 mph.
Tommy Johnson Jr.'s incremental times: 60ft-0.880 sec., 330ft-2.244, 660ft-3.166/279.67 mph.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    4 Jack Beckman                            7 John Force                   
E2   ****WINNER****  0.089  3.936 318.99                     0.029  4.023 321.81
 Prior rounds:
E1    (J Arend     ) 0.069  4.912 255.00      (T Wilkerson ) 0.113  3.955 330.47
 Qualified:             #2  3.867 330.96                       #10  3.975 320.36

Beckman is 30 - 15 against Force in prior events.

Force gets away first after a deep stage, but Beckman is just out in front at the 60 foot lights. They run right together until after half track and Beckman pulls further ahead for the close win.

Jack Beckman's incremental margins (negative if behind): 60ft(0.005), 330 ft(0.036), 660ft(0.038). MOV: 0.0274 seconds (approximately 13 feet).

Jack Beckman's incremental times: 60ft-0.869 sec., 330ft-2.231, 660ft-3.172/273.44 mph.
John Force's incremental times: 60ft-0.934 sec., 330ft-2.327, 660ft-3.270/274.78 mph.

1:42 p.m. Three DSR cars in the next round and Johnson will have lane choice.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink



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