Sun, 05 May 2019, 16:51 PM Funny Car Final, Round 4 Eliminations

By Rick Green

COMMERCE, Ga. - Results of final, round 4 eliminations in Funny Car at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 39th annual Arby's NHRA Southern Nationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    5 Tim Wilkerson                          28 Ron Capps                    
E4                   0.090  4.052 310.05     ****WINNER****  0.064  4.068 315.34
 Prior rounds:
E3    (R Hight     ) 0.086  4.084 313.66      (T Johnson Jr) 0.047  4.071 317.19
E2    (B Tasca III ) 0.083  5.595 231.79      (J Force     ) 0.071  4.022 317.57
E1    (C Pedregon  ) 0.075  3.963 321.12      (S Langdon   ) 0.064  4.076 315.78
 Qualified:             #4  3.959 324.83                       #11  4.149 290.94

Weather conditions: air temperature 85 degrees, relative humidity 50 percent, barometer 28.96 inches, adjusted altitude 3,643 feet, track temperature 125 degrees.

Capps is 41 - 20 against Wilkerson in prior events and Capps is 4 - 2 against Wilkerson in prior final rounds.

Capps with the starting line advantage and never trailed and had the power to hold on for the hole shot win. Ron Capps' MOV: 0.0102 seconds (approximately 5 feet). Capps wins his first Wally this season and the 62nd career including his one in Top Fuel.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink