Sun, 09 Feb 2014, 19:37 PM Funny Car Final, Round 4 Eliminations |
By David Gerard |
POMONA, Calif. - Results of final, round 4 eliminations in Funny Car at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 54th annual Circle K NHRA Winternationals:
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
1 John Force 2 Matt Hagan
E4 ****WINNER**** 0.087 3.965 323.58 0.025 6.613 117.88
Prior rounds:
E3 (B Tasca III ) 0.038 4.025 322.27 (D Worsham ) 0.064 4.030 318.32
E2 (T Johnson Jr) 0.054 4.020 321.27 (R Hight ) 0.063 4.035 322.04
E1 (P Lee ) 0.092 3.989 319.90 (C Force ) 0.062 4.036 322.73
Qualified: #1 3.966 324.12 #10 4.077 316.01
4:26 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 66 degrees, relative humidity 52 percent, barometer 29.00 inches, adjusted
altitude 2,033 feet, track temperature 72 degrees.This is a rematch of the final Funny Car race of 2013, that was won by Hagan. He has a 10-14 win/loss record in final rounds to date. Force has a 138-87 record and has won here at Pomona six times before. This will be his sixth final round appearance in a row. The last time he did that was in the 1996 season. Hagan is 9 - 8 against Force in prior events and Hagan is 3 - 2 against Force in prior final rounds.
JFR vs. DSR in the final round.
It's quickly over, as Hagan shakes and spins right off the line after a great head start.
The Prock Rocket was ready for anything and powers on by Hagan right after the sixty foot lights and flies on down the track on a near perfect run to reset the National ET Record, running close to his best speed to boot. John Force is ready for 2014.
John Force's incremental margins (negative if behind): 60ft(-0.033), 330 ft(0.697), 660ft(1.452). MOV: 2.5861 seconds (more than 100 feet).
John Force's
incremental times: 60ft-0.885 sec., 330ft-2.263, 660ft-3.207/274.27 mph.
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