Sun, 19 May 2019, 16:00 PM Funny Car Round 3 Eliminations

By Rick Green

DINWIDDIE, Va. - Results of round 3 eliminations in Funny Car at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, Second annual Virginia NHRA Nationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
   28 Ron Capps                               3 Tommy Johnson Jr.            
E3   ****WINNER****  0.063  4.212 301.94                     0.096 10.184  90.53
 Prior rounds:
E2    (R Hight     ) 0.067  6.173 251.11      (J Beckman   ) 0.087  5.356 212.03
E1    (J Campbell  ) 0.081  3.997 313.58      (T Haddock   ) 0.095  4.027 316.52
 Qualified:             #3  3.927 321.50                        #2  3.922 323.58

Weather conditions: air temperature 94 degrees, relative humidity 41 percent, barometer 29.73 inches, adjusted altitude 3,357 feet, track temperature 132 degrees.

Capps is 19 - 15 against Johnson Jr. in prior events.

Capps with the starting line advantage, he dropped a cylinder right at the hit, but takes the win. Capps is going to his 120th final round.

Johnson Jr. is up in smoke right the hit and clicked it off.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    1 J.R. Todd                             801 Jonnie Lindberg              
E3   ****WINNER****  0.082  4.040 313.88                     0.091  5.543 133.55
 Prior rounds:
E2    (S Langdon   ) 0.064  4.044 310.41      (J Force     ) 0.116  4.157 269.94
E1    (B Tasca III ) 0.060  4.074 306.95      (B Alexander ) 0.084  4.088 314.39
 Qualified:             #4  3.961 318.47                        #8  4.001 322.04

Todd and Lindberg have each won 1 times against the other in prior events.

Todd with the starting line advantage and is straight down the groove with a great pass for the win. Todd will have lane choice over Capps in the final. Todd is advancing to his 32nd final round.

Lindberg starts to haze the tires and pedals it, but can't get it to hook up.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink