Sun, 15 Nov 2015, 18:31 PM Funny Car Round 3 Eliminations

By David Gerard

POMONA, Calif. - Results of round 3 eliminations in Funny Car at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 51st annual Auto Club NHRA Finals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
   28 Ron Capps                               3 Tommy Johnson Jr.            
E3                   0.053  4.052 323.50     ****WINNER****  0.088  3.891 326.08
 Prior rounds:
E2    (A DeJoria   ) 0.056  3.885 326.87      (M Hagan     ) 0.038  3.926 321.58
E1    (J Arend     ) 0.086  3.944 321.50      (G Densham   ) 0.058  4.010 310.84
 Qualified:             #1  3.886 326.87                        #5  3.917 324.67

3:17 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 65 degrees, relative humidity 54 percent, barometer 28.72 inches, adjusted altitude 2,350 feet, track temperature 72 degrees.

Capps has a six to one advantage in round three over TJ in round three races. Capps is 14 - 8 against Johnson Jr. in prior events.

Capps gets the starting line advantage and then has to do a quick pedal slap. Johnson gets on by around 100 feet out and pulls steadily ahead for the win. Both cars were drifting towards the center line, but keep them in their lanes.

Tommy Johnson Jr.'s incremental margins (negative if behind): 60ft(-0.045), 330 ft(0.065), 660ft(0.114). MOV: 0.1266 seconds (approximately 60 feet).

Ron Capps' incremental times: 60ft-0.864 sec., 330ft-2.332, 660ft-3.294/272.17 mph.
Tommy Johnson Jr.'s incremental times: 60ft-0.874 sec., 330ft-2.232, 660ft-3.145/282.01 mph.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  711 Jack Beckman                          750 Del Worsham                  
E3                   0.055  4.088 324.83     ****WINNER****  0.086  3.928 327.35
 Prior rounds:
E2    (C Pedregon  ) 0.070  3.884 326.16      (R Hight     ) 0.056  3.896 328.30
E1    (C Head      ) 0.067  3.897 328.38      (T Pedregon  ) 0.080  4.039 300.93
 Qualified:             #2  3.890 327.90                        #3  3.896 326.32

Beckman has won five of the six round three matchups with Worsham.Beckman is 17 - 7 against Worsham in prior events.

Just like the prior pair, Beckman gets a big starting line advantage and then has to pump. It's all over at that point, as Worsham drives on by and pulls steadily to the finish like. That settles the 2015 Championship in style. Worsham joins Scelzi and Bernstein as World Champions in both Top Fuel and Funny Car.

Del Worsham's incremental margins (negative if behind): 60ft(-0.048), 330 ft(0.066), 660ft(0.118). MOV: 0.1291 seconds (approximately 62 feet).

Jack Beckman's incremental times: 60ft-0.862 sec., 330ft-2.351, 660ft-3.330/269.24 mph.
Del Worsham's incremental times: 60ft-0.879 sec., 330ft-2.254, 660ft-3.181/279.32 mph.

3:26 p.m.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink