Mon, 14 Oct 2019, 14:13 PM Funny Car Round 3 Eliminations

By Rick Green

CONCORD, N.C. - Results of round 3 eliminations in Funny Car at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 12th annual NTK NHRA Carolina Nationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 2814 Matt Hagan                              2 Robert Hight                 
E3                   0.066  3.947 327.35     ****WINNER****  0.078  3.912 328.78
 Prior rounds:
E2    (B Tasca III ) 0.062  3.922 331.53      (T Wilkerson ) 0.077  3.929 324.67
E1    (D Richards  ) 0.078  3.937 330.55      (M McIntire J) 0.070  3.908 324.44
 Qualified:             #3  3.880 331.69                        #2  3.878 334.07

Weather conditions: air temperature 76 degrees, relative humidity 38 percent, barometer 29.36 inches, adjusted altitude 2,206 feet, track temperature 2206 degrees.

Hagan is 17 - 14 against Hight in prior events.

Hagan with the starting line advantage, but Hight has the lead by 330 feet and never trails from there on for the win. Hight is advancing to his eighth final this season and the 79th of his career.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
   28 Ron Capps                               7 Jack Beckman                 
E3                   0.083  4.025 293.41     ****WINNER****  0.071  3.957 324.44
 Prior rounds:
E2    (J Force     ) 0.069  3.908 329.58      (T Johnson Jr) 0.077  3.932 323.27
E1    (J Campbell  ) 0.071  3.962 308.92      (D Creasy    ) 0.093  3.864 329.99
 Qualified:             #4  3.882 330.55                        #1  3.873 334.07

Capps is 38 - 19 against Beckman in prior events.

Beckman with the starting line advantage and never trailed for the win. Beckman will give up lane choice to Hight in the final.

Beckman is advancing to his sixth final round this season and 62nd career final round.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink