Sun, 11 Nov 2018, 17:59 PM Funny Car Round 3 Eliminations

By David Gerard

POMONA, Calif. - Results of round 3 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
  373 J.R. Todd                              28 Ron Capps                    
E3   ****WINNER****  0.053  3.889 328.14                     0.060  3.932 316.97
 Prior rounds:
E2    (B Tasca III ) 0.068  3.952 321.50      (S Langdon   ) 0.061  3.921 323.04
E1    (J Campbell  ) 0.074  3.938 315.64      (R Martin    ) 0.100  3.904 325.61
 Qualified:             #4  3.897 327.82                        #1  3.848 331.53

2:46 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 77 degrees, relative humidity 16 percent, barometer 28.90 inches, adjusted altitude 2,622 feet, track temperature 100 degrees.

Capps is 5 - 4 against Todd in prior events.

Todd, the new FC Champion, just keeps winning, as he is away first and slowly pulls ahead right on down the track to the finish line for the twenty-four foot win.

Capps slows a little in the lights, with his worse run of eliminations.

J.R. Todd's incremental times: 60ft-0.875 sec., 330ft-2.240, 660ft-3.148/281.95 mph.
Ron Capps' incremental times: 60ft-0.884 sec., 330ft-2.244, 660ft-3.176/276.69 mph.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    4 Jack Beckman                            6 Tommy Johnson Jr.            
E3                   0.086  3.919 322.42     ****WINNER****  0.065  3.913 325.06
 Prior rounds:
E2    (J Force     ) 0.089  3.936 318.99      (C Force     ) 0.048  3.913 324.90
E1    (J Arend     ) 0.069  4.912 255.00      (C Pedregon  ) 0.089  3.905 327.59
 Qualified:             #2  3.867 330.96                        #3  3.867 326.40

Beckman is 22 - 11 against Johnson Jr. in prior events.

Johnson is away first and they run right together until right before the 660 lights, where the Make-A-Wish Charge just slowly pulls further ahead for the close win.

Todd will have lane choice in the final round.

Tommy Johnson Jr.'s incremental margins: 60ft(0.018), 330 ft(0.018), 660ft(0.024). MOV: 0.0277 seconds (approximately 13 feet).

Jack Beckman's incremental times: 60ft-0.878 sec., 330ft-2.249, 660ft-3.168/280.66 mph.
Tommy Johnson Jr.'s incremental times: 60ft-0.881 sec., 330ft-2.252, 660ft-3.165/281.01 mph.

2:53 p.m.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink



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