Sun, 27 Sep 2020, 15:09 PM Funny Car Round 3 Eliminations

By Rick Green

GAINESVILLE, Fla. - Results of round 3 eliminations in Funny Car at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 51st annual Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    5 Bob Tasca III                          10 Tim Wilkerson                
E3                   0.083  3.955 324.51     ****WINNER****  0.079  3.958 325.61
 Prior rounds:
E2    (B Alexander ) 0.061  3.967 323.89      (T Johnson Jr) 0.086  3.949 325.22
E1    (D Richards  ) 0.078  3.971 323.97      (T Haddock   ) 0.099  3.987 314.83
 Qualified:             #3  4.020 317.57                        #2  4.003 318.47

Weather conditions: air temperature 86 degrees, relative humidity 73 percent, barometer 29.67 inches, adjusted altitude 3,223 feet, track temperature 106 degrees.

Wilkerson is 19 - 13 against Tasca III in prior events.

Wilkerson with a slight starting line advantage and the power to hold on for the hole shot win. Tim Wilkerson's MOV: 0.0011 seconds (approximately 6 inches).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
   28 Ron Capps                            2814 Matt Hagan                   
E3   ****WINNER****  0.073  3.898 329.99                     0.020  4.016 312.64
 Prior rounds:
E2    (A DeJoria   ) 0.065  3.968 325.22      (J Beckman   ) 0.066  3.954 325.37
E1    (J Smith     ) 0.075  3.999 325.14                     0.073  3.915 327.90
 Qualified:             #4  4.025 309.27                        #1  3.975 321.35

Capps is 33 - 27 against Hagan in prior events.

This is the 101st semi-final round for Hagan (61 - 39).

Hagan is 12 -11 against Capps in semi-finals.

Hagan with a great light, but Capps chases him down around half track and takes the win. After the finish line the engine let go with a big bang...he did a great job getting the car to a stop. He spun out in his own oil...Ron Capps was charged with an oildown, #1 for the season. That will cost 5 points.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink

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