Mon, 02 Sep 2019, 15:26 PM Funny Car Round 2 Eliminations

By David Gerard

BROWNSBURG, Ind. - Results of round 2 eliminations in Funny Car at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 65th annual Chevrolet Performance U.S. Nationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    1 J.R. Todd                             663 Ray Martin                   
E2   ****WINNER****  0.089  3.900 329.10                     0.129  4.256   0.01 
 Prior rounds:
E1    (C Pedregon  ) 0.079  3.918 326.56      (R Capps     ) 0.133  3.979 323.04
 Qualified:             #5  3.883 331.20                       #13  3.962 325.22

2:03 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 78 degrees, relative humidity 59 percent, barometer 29.17 inches, adjusted altitude 2,894 feet, track temperature 115 degrees.

This is the first time Todd and Martin have faced each other in eliminations. Martin has only staged the car in eliminations two other times!

It's Todd from start to finish. He makes another great looking pass for the easy win.

Martin gave it a valiant try and was with Todd until after the 330 lights. The Camry moved towards the center line and he had to lift. [No speed recorded!]

J.R. Todd's incremental times: 60ft-0.880 sec., 330ft-2.246, 660ft-3.161/281.48 mph.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 2814 Matt Hagan                            333 Shawn Langdon                
E2   ****WINNER****  0.061  3.939 320.89                     0.050 12.468  68.70
 Prior rounds:
E1    (B Bode      ) 0.182  3.892 329.02      (T Johnson Jr) 0.081  3.895 328.70
 Qualified:             #2  3.874 327.66                        #7  3.887 330.63

Hagan is 5 - 1 against Langdon in prior events.

Langdon's Camry was up in smoke, big time, at the green. He has to coast on down.

Clean pass from start to finish for Hagan and an easy win.

Matt Hagan's incremental times: 60ft-0.879 sec., 330ft-2.251, 660ft-3.186/276.86 mph.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    9 John Force                              2 Robert Hight                 
E2   ****WINNER****  0.098  3.913 326.95                     0.062 13.016  71.18
 Prior rounds:
E1    (J Lindberg  ) 0.089  3.858 329.58      (T Wilkerson ) 0.058  3.891 326.48
 Qualified:             #3  3.876 332.67                        #6  3.884 330.07

Hight is 28 - 23 against Force in prior events.

In a repeat of the last pair, Hight is up in smoke instantly at the green.

Force makes another strong pass to the lights and will keep lane choice over Hagan in round three.

John Force's incremental times: 60ft-0.883 sec., 330ft-2.251, 660ft-3.171/280.72 mph.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
   77 Bob Tasca III                           7 Jack Beckman                 
E2                   0.050  3.943 326.95     ****WINNER****  0.070  3.922 325.61
 Prior rounds:
E1    (P Lee       ) 0.098  3.870 327.82      (J Schriefer ) 0.097  3.899 328.86
 Qualified:             #8  3.894 325.85                        #1  3.861 330.07

Beckman is 17 - 7 against Tasca III in prior events.

Nothing wrong with the right lane!

Tasca gets a 0.02 starting line advantage at the green and holds off Beckman to the 330 lights. It was all Beckman after that as they run absolutely together to the finish line. There is just 0.011 difference there!

What a great race! Todd made the quickest pass of the round and will have lane choice in round three.

Bob Tasca III's incremental times: 60ft-0.900 sec., 330ft-2.276, 660ft-3.199/279.15 mph. Jack Beckman's incremental times: 60ft-0.885 sec., 330ft-2.254, 660ft-3.178/280.37 mph.

2:18 p.m.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink