Sun, 14 Oct 2018, 14:28 PM Funny Car Round 2 Eliminations

By Bob Orme

CONCORD, N.C. - Results of round 2 eliminations in Funny Car at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 11th annual NHRA Carolina Nationals presented by WIX Filters:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  139 Dave Richards                           7 John Force                   
E2                   0.120  4.272 260.56     ****WINNER****  0.074  3.948 329.18
 Prior rounds:
E1    (T Johnson Jr) 0.092  4.283 279.27      (B Tasca III ) 0.037  3.970 325.45
 Qualified:            #16  4.248 272.94                        #8  3.914 330.72

2:10 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 66 degrees, relative humidity 65 percent, barometer 29.49 inches, adjusted altitude 1,581 feet, track temperature 101 degrees.

Force is 4 - 0 against Richards in prior events.

Richards was drifting to the left and he was close to the wall near the finish. Force was straight down the groove for the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    8 Tim Wilkerson                           5 Matt Hagan                   
E2   ****WINNER****  0.052  3.910 328.46                     0.072  3.903 323.58
 Prior rounds:
E1    (J Campbell  ) 0.099  3.915 308.28      (S Langdon   ) 0.064  3.891 328.62
 Qualified:             #3  3.876 323.74                        #6  3.903 325.14

Hagan is 20 - 9 against Wilkerson in prior events.

This was a good looking drag race! Both cars went straight down the groove and Wilkerson got the win on a holeshot. Tim Wilkerson's incremental margins: 60ft(0.011), 330 ft(0.003), 660ft(0.006). MOV: 0.0135 seconds (approximately 6 feet).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
   71 Cruz Pedregon                         373 J.R. Todd                    
E2                   0.076  3.943 306.46     ****WINNER****  0.057  3.919 325.53
 Prior rounds:
E1    (C Force     ) 0.015  4.019 270.00      (J Lindberg  ) 0.064  3.874 330.55
 Qualified:             #5  3.901 325.77                        #4  3.894 327.90

Todd is 3 - 0 against Pedregon in prior events.

Another good looking drag race. Todd left first and stayed ahead all the way down the track. Pedregon was slowing just before the finish. Todd will have lane choice over John Force in round three.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
   28 Ron Capps                               1 Robert Hight                 
E2   ****WINNER****  0.053  3.889 332.43                     0.075  3.953 285.23
 Prior rounds:
E1    (D Creasy Jr ) 0.080  3.926 328.86      (J Beckman   ) 0.062  3.877 330.96
 Qualified:             #2  3.875 329.42                        #7  3.911 330.31

Hight is 34 - 31 against Capps in prior events.

Hight started trailing smoke at about 850 feet and Capps got the win on a strong pass. Ron Capps' incremental times: 60ft-0.882 sec., 330ft-2.239, 660ft-3.152/284.03 mph. He'll have lane choice over Wilkerson in round three.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink