Mon, 01 Sep 2014, 17:01 PM Funny Car Final, Round 4 Eliminations

By Larry Sullivan

BROWNSBURG, Ind. - Results of final, round 4 eliminations in Funny Car at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 60th annual Chevrolet Performance U.S. Nationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    1 John Force                            771 Alexis DeJoria               
E4                   0.071  4.039 319.67     ****WINNER****  0.037  4.038 310.34
 Prior rounds:
E3    (R Capps     ) 0.080  4.033 322.04      (C Force     ) 0.074  4.057 311.77
E2    (M Hagan     ) 0.066  5.386 163.02      (B Alexander ) 0.101  4.039 315.49
E1    (R Hight     ) 0.099  4.029 321.35      (C Pedregon  ) 0.096  4.077 313.22
 Qualified:             #8  4.042 319.75                        #7  4.033 316.52

4:54 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 83 degrees, relative humidity 66 percent, barometer 28.94 inches, adjusted altitude 3,728 feet, track temperature 100 degrees.

DeJoria has two wins and two runner-ups in four prior final rounds, is 2-1 for this season. Force has 141 career wins and 92 runner-ups, is 3-5 over the 2014 season. Force has won Indy four times (2002, 1998, 1996 and 1993) and has been runner-up three times (2010, 1995 and 1991).

The starting line went wild with the traditional Kalitta Mosh Pit when DeJoria's win light came on. She had a nice advantage at the green and ran a thousandth quicker than Force (so it's not a holeshot win).

Alexis DeJoria's incremental margins: 60ft(0.044), 330 ft(0.051), 660ft(0.051). MOV: 0.0358 seconds (approximately 17 feet).

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink