Sun, 18 Oct 2015, 14:42 PM Funny Car Round 2 Eliminations

By Dave Rowe

ENNIS, Texas - Results of round 2 eliminations in Funny Car at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 30th annual AAA Texas NHRA FallNationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    3 Tommy Johnson Jr.                       1 Matt Hagan                   
E2   ****WINNER****  0.090  3.975 321.65                     0.077  3.993 321.73
 Prior rounds:
E1    (C Head      ) 0.063  3.947 322.27      (B Alexander ) 0.082  4.381 246.08
 Qualified:             #6  3.951 321.27                        #3  3.921 323.43

1:27 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 79 degrees, relative humidity 28 percent, barometer 29.77 inches, adjusted altitude 1,911 feet, track temperature 106 degrees.

Hagan is 7 - 3 against Johnson Jr. in prior events.

Hagan is third in the points, Johnson is eight points behind in fourth.

A good side-by-side, hagan gets the advantage off the line, stays in front to the 660 foot mark, then Johnson goes around and pulls away for the win.

Tommy Johnson Jr.'s incremental margins (negative if behind): 60ft(-0.028), 330 ft(-0.015), 660ft(-0.002). MOV: 0.0054 seconds (approximately 3 feet).

with the win, Johnson moves into third place in the points, Hagan drops back to fourth.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
   28 Ron Capps                               5 Robert Hight                 
E2   ****WINNER****  0.070  3.957 322.73                     0.073  3.974 321.50
 Prior rounds:
E1    (C Pedregon  ) 0.099  3.940 322.73      (C Lee       ) 0.073  3.971 321.19
 Qualified:             #5  3.942 324.67                        #4  3.941 325.14

Hight is 28 - 19 against Capps in prior events.

Capps if fifth in the points and could go around Hagan for fourth with a win here.

Capps gets the early lead, Hight makes up a little ground, but Capps hangs on for the win and moves into fourth place in the points.

Ron Capps' incremental margins: 60ft(0.011), 330 ft(0.021), 660ft(0.021). MOV: 0.0203 seconds (approximately 10 feet).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  711 Jack Beckman                            2 John Force                   
E2   ****WINNER****  0.082  4.281 261.83                     0.062  5.570  99.68
 Prior rounds:
E1    (T Pedregon  ) 0.074  3.909 326.32      (C Force     ) 0.042  3.998 324.83
 Qualified:             #2  3.919 323.97                        #7  3.960 320.28

Beckman is 24 - 8 against Force in prior events.

Beckman is in second place in the points, Force is in sixth.

Beckman gets a break on this one. Force loses a cylinder early in the run, gets about 400 feet out and bangs the blower. Beckman gets about 500 feet out, hazes the tires and has to pedal. He finally recovers and takes the win.

Johnson will have lane choice over Beckman in the next round.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  750 Del Worsham                           771 Alexis DeJoria               
E2   ****WINNER****  0.107  3.970 321.65                     0.135  4.737 169.02
 Prior rounds:
E1    (J Hale      ) 0.171  3.925 324.67      (T Wilkerson ) 0.005  4.007 320.20
 Qualified:             #1  3.917 323.58                        #9  3.969 318.09

Worsham and DeJoria have each won 4 times against the other in prior events.

Worsham is the current points leader. He needs this win to stay in front of Beckman.

Worsham gets out in front early and starts to extend his lead. DeJoria gets out of the groove early, gets about 400 feet out and strikes the tires. She has to back off the throttle and Worsham pulls away for the win.

Capps will have lane choice over Worsham in the next round.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink