Sun, 23 Feb 2020, 17:06 PM Funny Car Round 3 Eliminations

By David Gerard

CHANDLER, Ariz. - Results of round 3 eliminations in Funny Car at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 36th annual NHRA Arizona Nationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    2 Jack Beckman                            4 John Force                   
E3   ****WINNER****  0.076  3.882 329.91                     0.068  3.917 326.63
 Prior rounds:
E2    (J Campbell  ) 0.095  3.895 329.42      (T Wilkerson ) 0.090  3.894 332.43
E1    (C Pedregon  ) 0.090  4.051 318.02      (T Haddock   ) 0.067  3.848 335.90
 Qualified:             #6  3.889 329.42                        #2  3.861 331.94

2:53 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 71 degrees, relative humidity 41 percent, barometer 28.89 inches, adjusted altitude 2,439 feet, track temperature 98 degrees.

Beckman is 33 - 19 against Force in prior events. There was just 0.001 difference in their ET's in the last round.

Force goes in deep and gets the numerical advantage early, but Beckman is out in front before sixty feet . They basically stay even all the rest of the way to the finish line. This will be Beckman's 65th final round.

Jack Beckman's incremental margins (negative if behind): 60ft(0.018), 330 ft(0.017), 660ft(0.019). MOV: 0.0273 seconds (approximately 13 feet).

Jack Beckman's incremental times: 60ft-0.869 sec., 330ft-2.243, 660ft-3.149/286.56 mph.
John Force's incremental times: 60ft-0.895 sec., 330ft-2.268, 660ft-3.176/283.55 mph.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
   28 Ron Capps                              33 Tommy Johnson Jr.            
E3                   0.089  3.864 328.06     ****WINNER****  0.079  3.871 319.98
 Prior rounds:
E2    (J Diehl     ) 0.100  4.184 232.19      (B Tasca III ) 0.075  3.864 323.74
E1    (J Todd      ) 0.070  3.905 329.02      (P Lee       ) 0.058  3.878 325.85
 Qualified:             #8  3.896 327.66                        #4  3.868 323.81

The rest of Team DSR comes to the line.

Johnson gets a dime advantage at the green and Capps just barely gets in front at sixty feet. Johnson's Charges slowly moves a little further ahead all the way to the finish line for the narrow victory. He is going to his 53rd final round, but Beckman will have lane choice.

Tommy Johnson Jr.'s incremental margins (negative if behind): 60ft(-0.001), 330 ft(0.007), 660ft(0.015). MOV: 0.0031 seconds (approximately 18 inches).

Ron Capps' incremental times: 60ft-0.858 sec., 330ft-2.216, 660ft-3.127/283.91 mph.
Tommy Johnson Jr.'s incremental times: 60ft-0.869 sec., 330ft-2.219, 660ft-3.122/284.56 mph.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink

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