Sun, 01 Nov 2020, 18:05 PM Funny Car Round 3 Eliminations

By Rick Green

LAS VEGAS - Results of round 3 eliminations in Funny Car at the NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series, 20th annual Dodge NHRA Finals presented by Pennzoil:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
   28 Ron Capps                              33 Tommy Johnson Jr.            
E3   ****WINNER****  0.068  3.906 329.83                     0.090  3.943 324.20
 Prior rounds:
E2    (J Todd      ) 0.082  3.953 325.45      (B Tasca III ) 0.074  3.939 323.81
E1    (C Morel     ) 0.097  6.031 109.69      (J Campbell  ) 0.090  3.942 323.74
 Qualified:             #1  3.902 327.98                        #4  3.915 319.14

Weather conditions: air temperature 86 degrees, relative humidity 5 percent, barometer 30.12 inches, track temperature 94 degrees.

Capps is 21 - 20 against Johnson Jr. in prior events.

Capps with the starting line advantage and Capps never trailed for the win.

Hagan wins the 2020 Funny Car Championship with Johnson Jr. losing.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 2814 Matt Hagan                            771 Alexis DeJoria               
E3   ****WINNER****  0.064  3.915 326.48                     0.105  4.053 261.02
 Prior rounds:
E2    (P Lee       ) 0.092  3.934 321.81      (B Alexander ) 0.105  3.930 321.73
E1    (C Pedregon  ) 0.067  3.901 328.38      (T Haddock   ) 0.078  3.982 309.91
 Qualified:             #2  3.911 327.82                        #3  3.915 322.42

Hagan is 11 - 5 against DeJoria in prior events.

Hagan with the starting line advantage and never trailed for the win. He will give up lane choice to Capps in the final.

DeJoria's car goes silent on the top end.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink

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