Sun, 03 Nov 2019, 16:37 PM Funny Car Round 2 Eliminations

By Dave Rowe

LAS VEGAS - Results of round 2 eliminations in Funny Car at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 19th annual Dodge NHRA Nationals presented by Pennzoil:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
   71 Cruz Pedregon                         801 Jonnie Lindberg              
E2                   0.075  4.039 290.26     ****WINNER****  0.078  3.899 328.54
 Prior rounds:
E1    (S Langdon   ) 0.047  4.015 289.82      (J Todd      ) 0.083  3.893 326.00
 Qualified:            #12  3.920 329.10                       #13  3.943 325.45

1:11 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 76 degrees, relative humidity 12 percent, barometer 27.86 inches, adjusted altitude 3,780 feet, track temperature 97 degrees.

Pedregon is 1 - 0 against Lindberg in prior events.

Not much difference off of the line, Lindberg starts pulling away and gets out in front quickly. Lindberg continues to pull away and extends his lead the rest of the way through the run. Pedregon drifted a little to the right, then back to the left, and got close to the wall as he went through the lights.

Jonnie Lindberg's incremental margins (negative if behind): 60ft(0.028), 330 ft(0.059), 660ft(0.086). MOV: 0.1373 seconds (approximately 58 feet).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 2814 Matt Hagan                              3 Tommy Johnson Jr.            
E2   ****WINNER****  0.085  3.869 330.31                     0.069  3.907 328.54
 Prior rounds:
E1    (P Lee       ) 0.063  3.909 332.34      (J Campbell  ) 0.105  3.894 327.27
 Qualified:             #7  3.872 332.34                        #2  3.840 331.04

Hagan is 17 - 14 against Johnson Jr. in prior events.

Johnson gets the advantage off of the line but Hagan is able to pull even at the sixty foot mark. Hagan starts pulling away at that point and goes on through with the quickest run of the day so far to take the win.

Matt Hagan's incremental times: 60ft-0.870 sec., 330ft-2.235, 660ft-3.136/286.56 mph.

Matt Hagan's incremental margins (negative if behind): 60ft(0.001), 330 ft(0.007), 660ft(0.017). MOV: 0.0222 seconds (approximately 11 feet).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    2 Robert Hight                            7 Jack Beckman                 
E2                   0.072  3.891 329.75     ****WINNER****  0.047  3.907 325.92
 Prior rounds:
E1    (T Wilkerson ) 0.066  3.893 329.75      (T Haddock   ) 0.070  3.879 329.67
 Qualified:             #8  3.876 332.84                        #1  3.835 331.94

Hight is 26 - 19 against Beckman in prior events.

Hight is leading the points and Beckman is 66 points back so he really needs this win.

Beckman gets the holeshot but Hight starts to reel him in quickly. hight continues to make up ground but Beckman is able to hold him off and take the holeshot win.

Jack Beckman's incremental margins: 60ft(0.022), 330 ft(0.021), 660ft(0.013). MOV: 0.0091 seconds (approximately 4 feet).

Lindberg will have lane choice over Beckman in the next round.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    9 John Force                             77 Bob Tasca III                
E2                   0.018  4.027 321.73     ****WINNER****  0.071  3.891 331.61
 Prior rounds:
E1    (S Densham   ) 0.086  3.927 325.92      (R Capps     ) 0.068  3.911 329.83
 Qualified:             #3  3.853 330.72                        #6  3.862 332.02

Tasca III is 17 - 14 against Force in prior events.

Force gets a big holeshot but Tasca gets around him before they reach the sixty foot mark. Tasca goes down the groove with another clean pass to take the win.

Bob Tasca III's incremental margins (negative if behind): 60ft(0.019), 330 ft(0.037), 660ft(0.061). MOV: 0.0837 seconds (approximately 39 feet).

Hagan will have lane choice over Tasca in the next round.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink