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Mon, 02 Sep 2019, 16:37 PM

Funny Car Final, Round 4 Eliminations

By David Gerard

BROWNSBURG, Ind. - Results of final, round 4 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
    9 John Force                              7 Jack Beckman                 
E4   ****WINNER****  0.079  3.919 324.44                     0.072  3.940 325.92
 Prior rounds:
E3    (M Hagan     ) 0.044  3.940 330.88      (J Todd      ) 0.076  4.065 250.09
E2    (R Hight     ) 0.098  3.913 326.95      (B Tasca III ) 0.070  3.922 325.61
E1    (J Lindberg  ) 0.089  3.858 329.58      (J Schriefer ) 0.097  3.899 328.86
 Qualified:             #3  3.876 332.67                        #1  3.861 330.07

4:29 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 79 degrees, relative humidity 56 percent, barometer 29.15 inches, adjusted altitude 3,005 feet, track temperature 120 degrees.
Beckman, the number one qualifier, was the winner here in 2015 and runner-up in 2008 and 2013. He has 3 runner-ups for 2019 and a career history of 28 wins and 31 runner-us. Force, the number three qualifier, has one win, his 150th at Sonoma, and one runner-up in 2019. His career record is now 150 wins and 103 runner-ups. He won here in 2002, 1998, 1996, and 1993. He was runner-up in 2014, 2010, 1995, and 1991. Don Schumacher Racing vs. John Force Racing in the Finals!
They leave right together, just 0.007 apart, and Force slowly pulls back ahead and creeps further ahead to the finish line for the seven foot win. That will tie him with Ed McCulloch for total Indy wins.

There will be party time tonight!

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink