Sun, 13 Nov 2016, 16:23 PM Funny Car Round 2 Eliminations

By David Gerard

POMONA, Calif. - Results of round 2 eliminations in Funny Car at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 52nd annual Auto Club NHRA Finals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    7 John Force                             28 Ron Capps                    
E2   ****WINNER****  0.051  3.940 324.44                     0.061  3.938 324.67
 Prior rounds:
E1    (C Pedregon  ) 0.045  3.964 327.98      (C Head      ) 0.094  4.140 234.90
 Qualified:             #4  3.879 330.96                        #5  3.883 323.66

Two solid runs. Force gets a small lead and gives it up by sixty feet. Capps starts to pull ahead, but Force is just out in front at the six sixty and holds on for the narrow hole shot win.

John Force's incremental margins (negative if behind): 60ft(-0.007), 330 ft(-0.013), 660ft(0.002). MOV: 0.0085 seconds (approximately 4 feet).

John Force's incremental times: 60ft-0.897 sec., 330ft-2.281, 660ft-3.196/280.43 mph.
Ron Capps' incremental times: 60ft-0.880 sec., 330ft-2.258, 660ft-3.188/278.69 mph.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  746 Courtney Force                        170 Jeff Arend                   
E2   ****WINNER****  0.083  3.922 319.75                     0.083  3.979 323.97
 Prior rounds:
E1    (J Campbell  ) 0.095  4.137 260.56      (M Hagan     ) 0.101  3.971 314.97
 Qualified:             #2  3.869 324.83                       #10  3.930 317.19

Arend is 2 - 1 against Force in prior events.

Identical RT's and Force starts a steady pull to the finish line. She looked to be in trouble, as the Camaro drove way out of the groove going down the track, but holds on for the win.

Courtney Force's incremental margins: 60ft(0.015), 330 ft(0.032), 660ft(0.053). MOV: 0.0571 seconds (approximately 27 feet).

Courtney Force's incremental times: 60ft-0.881 sec., 330ft-2.259, 660ft-3.172/281.13 mph.
Jeff Arend's incremental times: 60ft-0.896 sec., 330ft-2.291, 660ft-3.225/275.45 mph.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    6 Robert Hight                            3 Tommy Johnson Jr.            
E2                   0.059  3.921 330.96     ****WINNER****  0.073  3.897 325.37
 Prior rounds:
E1    (P Lee       ) 0.072  3.929 326.40      (D Richards  ) 0.069  4.373 235.23
 Qualified:             #6  3.889 329.75                        #3  3.873 326.95

Hight is 14 - 8 against Johnson Jr. in prior events.

Hight gets the early lead, but Johnson drives on by for the win. Big speed for Hight , but quick ET for TJ

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Tommy Johnson Jr.'s incremental margins (negative if behind): 60ft(-0.006), 330 ft(0.017), 660ft(0.014). MOV: 0.0105 seconds (approximately 5 feet).

Robert Hight's incremental times: 60ft-0.882 sec., 330ft-2.258, 660ft-3.175/280.49 mph.
Tommy Johnson Jr.'s incremental times: 60ft-0.874 sec., 330ft-2.227, 660ft-3.147/279.32 mph.

TJ will have lane choice over Courtney Force next round.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    2 Jack Beckman                           10 Tim Wilkerson                
E2   ****WINNER****  0.067  3.910 327.82                     0.175  4.007 276.69
 Prior rounds:
E1    (J Bojec     )       No Time            (D Worsham   ) 0.069  3.922 325.77
 Qualified:             #1  3.825 332.10                        #9  3.920 328.38

Wilkerson is 15 - 14 against Beckman in prior events.

Wilkerson has problems at the green and is way late. The car is lazy going down the track too.

Beckman makes a full pass this time and takes the easy win. He will have lane choice over John Force later.

Jack Beckman's incremental times: 60ft-0.866 sec., 330ft-2.239, 660ft-3.166/280.31 mph.
Tim Wilkerson's incremental times: 60ft-0.882 sec., 330ft-2.271, 660ft-3.201/275.45 mph.

1:18 p.m.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink