Sun, 13 Oct 2024, 17:03 PM Funny Car Round 3 Eliminations

By Dave Rowe

ENNIS, Texas - Results of round 3 eliminations in Funny Car at the NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series, 39th annual Texas NHRA FallNationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  348 Daniel Wilkerson                       14 Matt Hagan                   
E3                   0.073  7.727  96.18     ****WINNER****  0.088  3.965 326.16
 Prior rounds:
E2    (C Green     ) 0.092  3.944 322.74      (D Wilkerson ) 0.074  3.974 327.44
E1    (A DeJoria   ) 0.015  3.908 323.46      (B Bode      ) 0.050  3.974 325.64
 Qualified:             #6  3.871 327.68                        #2  3.823 335.20

3:52 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 96 degrees, relative humidity 23 percent, barometer 29.94 inches, adjusted altitude 3,303 feet, track temperature 126 degrees.

Hagan is 4 - 1 against Wilkerson in prior events.

Wilkerson gets the advantage off of the line but strikes the tires about 100 feet out. he pedals once, loses traction again, then gives up on the run. Hagan goes down the groove with a clean, straight pass and takes the win.

Hagan is going to his sixth final this season, the 93rd of his career.

Matt Hagan's incremental margins (negative if behind): 60ft(0.234), 330 ft(1.158), 660ft(2.208). MOV: 3.7470 seconds (more than 100 feet).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  374 Austin Prock                            4 Ron Capps                    
E3                         No Time           ****WINNER****  0.133  3.900 328.83
 Prior rounds:
E2    (P Lee       ) 0.051  3.945 327.92      (B Alexander ) 0.085  3.945 307.34
E1    (T Haddock   ) 0.070  4.380 275.23      (D Richards  ) 0.087  3.912 328.42
 Qualified:             #1  3.813 333.09                        #5  3.862 331.44

Prock is 3 - 1 against Capps in prior events.

Prock hits the throttle to do his burnout and the car barely moves. Word is the throttle linkage broke. Capps goes down the groove with a good pass to take the win.

Capps is going to his fifth final round this year, the 152nd of his career.

Capps will have lane choice over Hagan in the final round.

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