Sat, 20 Sep 2014, 18:34 PM Funny Car Final, Round 4 Eliminations

By Rick Green

CONCORD, N.C. - Results of final, round 4 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                              1 John Force                   
E4   ****WINNER****  0.067  4.212 297.81                    -0.053  4.140 309.77
 Prior rounds:
E3    (R Hight     ) 0.081  4.176 300.86      (B Tasca III ) 0.069  4.271 293.79
E2    (T Wilkerson ) 0.077  4.180 298.21      (D Richards  ) 0.129  4.757 183.69
E1    (T Pedregon  ) 0.063  4.087 313.29      (C Force     ) 0.074  4.058 315.49
 Qualified:             #3  4.114 304.25                        #9  4.141 287.66

Weather conditions: air temperature 94 degrees, relative humidity 40 percent, barometer 29.35 inches, adjusted altitude 3,763 feet, track temperature 129 degrees.

Force is 12 - 10 against Hagan in prior events and each has won 3 times against the other in final rounds. Force is too quick on the tree and turns on the red light. Hagan wins his second race this year and the 12th of his career.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink