Sat, 20 Sep 2014, 17:40 PM Funny Car Round 3 Eliminations

By Rick Green

CONCORD, N.C. - Results of round 3 eliminations in Funny Car at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, Seventh annual Pep Boys NHRA Carolina Nationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    2 Matt Hagan                              5 Robert Hight                 
E3   ****WINNER****  0.081  4.176 300.86                     0.075  4.228 301.07
 Prior rounds:
E2    (T Wilkerson ) 0.077  4.180 298.21      (J Arend     ) 0.095  4.544 198.47
E1    (T Pedregon  ) 0.063  4.087 313.29      (C Head      ) 0.082  4.078 310.27
 Qualified:             #3  4.114 304.25                        #2  4.108 308.14

Weather conditions: air temperature 95 degrees, relative humidity 37 percent, barometer 29.37 inches, adjusted altitude 3,704 feet, track temperature 142 degrees.

Hagan is 9 - 8 against Hight in prior events. Hight with the starting line advantage, Hagan has the lead by the time they go by the Christmas tree and then never trails for the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
   77 Bob Tasca III                           1 John Force                   
E3                   0.104  4.337 262.69     ****WINNER****  0.069  4.271 293.79
 Prior rounds:
E2    (R Capps     ) 0.081  4.376 252.66      (D Richards  ) 0.129  4.757 183.69
E1    (C Pedregon  ) 0.083  4.083 311.27      (C Force     ) 0.074  4.058 315.49
 Qualified:            #13  4.204 297.29                        #9  4.141 287.66

Tasca III is 10 - 8 against Force in prior events. Force with the starting line advantage and never trailed for the win light. Hagan will have lane choice over Force in the final.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink