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Sun, 22 May 2016, 14:20 PM

Funny Car Round 2 Eliminations

By Bob Orme

TOPEKA, Kan. - Results of round 2 eliminations in Funny Car at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 28th annual NHRA Kansas Nationals:


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
   10 Tim Wilkerson                           1 Del Worsham                  
E2   ****WINNER****  0.074  3.972 324.44                     0.084  5.624 141.82
 Prior rounds:
E1    (J Hale      ) 0.081  3.935 325.45      (J Force     ) 0.047  3.953 327.27
 Qualified:             #3  3.869 333.74                        #6  3.880 332.67

1:05 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 84 degrees, relative humidity 52 percent, barometer 28.83 inches, adjusted altitude 3,690 feet, track temperature 112 degrees.
Worsham is 25 - 20 against Wilkerson in prior events.
Worsham was up in smoke at about 150 feet. He pedaled through it but then he gave up on the run. A good looking pass for Wilkerson.

Tim Wilkerson's incremental times: 60ft-0.901 sec., 330ft-2.290, 660ft-3.218/278.06 mph.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    2 Jack Beckman                            3 Tommy Johnson Jr.            
E2   ****WINNER****  0.085  3.956 316.75                     0.076  4.045 309.34
 Prior rounds:
E1    (D Creasy Jr ) 0.068  3.933 327.19      (C Pedregon  ) 0.066  4.006 319.60
 Qualified:             #2  3.866 332.10                        #7  3.889 320.66

Beckman is 13 - 7 against Johnson Jr. in prior events.
Johnson left first but Beckman caught and passed him by the 60-foot mark. Beckman will have lane choice over Wilkerson in round three. Jack Beckman's incremental margins (negative if behind): 60ft(0.020), 330 ft(0.046), 660ft(0.060). MOV: 0.0801 seconds (approximately 36 feet).

Jack Beckman's incremental times: 60ft-0.865 sec., 330ft-2.250, 660ft-3.193/275.00 mph.
Tommy Johnson Jr.'s incremental times: 60ft-0.894 sec., 330ft-2.305, 660ft-3.262/268.44 mph.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    6 Robert Hight                            5 Matt Hagan                   
E2                   0.053  3.963 325.37     ****WINNER****  0.056  3.942 323.81
 Prior rounds:
E1    (R Capps     ) 0.062  3.926 329.67      (B Stewart   ) 0.066  3.943 325.69
 Qualified:             #9  3.907 332.84                        #1  3.862 335.57

Hagan is 11 - 9 against Hight in prior events.
A very good looking drag race! Hight had a slight advantage at the tree but Hagan was able to pull ahead for the win. Matt Hagan's incremental margins (negative if behind): 60ft(-0.002), 330 ft(0.013), 660ft(0.017). MOV: 0.0189 seconds (approximately 9 feet).

Robert Hight's incremental times: 60ft-0.885 sec., 330ft-2.275, 660ft-3.210/276.69 mph.
Matt Hagan's incremental times: 60ft-0.884 sec., 330ft-2.259, 660ft-3.190/277.83 mph.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  746 Courtney Force                        771 Alexis DeJoria               
E2   ****WINNER****  0.065  3.961 324.05                     0.092  3.981 318.69
 Prior rounds:
E1    (B Tasca III ) 0.081  3.943 324.44      (C Head      ) 0.078  3.963 321.81
 Qualified:             #4  3.871 331.12                        #5  3.875 332.18

Force and DeJoria have each won 7 times against the other in prior events.
Force left first and stayed ahead for the win. She will give lane choice to Hagan in the semi's. Courtney Force's incremental margins: 60ft(0.034), 330 ft(0.042), 660ft(0.040). MOV: 0.0471 seconds (approximately 22 feet).

Courtney Force's incremental times: 60ft-0.884 sec., 330ft-2.267, 660ft-3.204/275.96 mph.
Alexis DeJoria's incremental times: 60ft-0.891 sec., 330ft-2.282, 660ft-3.217/274.78 mph.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink