Sun, 23 Feb 2020, 15:42 PM Funny Car Round 2 Eliminations

By David Gerard

CHANDLER, Ariz. - Results of round 2 eliminations in Funny Car at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 36th annual NHRA Arizona Nationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    2 Jack Beckman                          703 Jim Campbell                 
E2   ****WINNER****  0.095  3.895 329.42                     0.088  8.959  70.61
 Prior rounds:
E1    (C Pedregon  ) 0.090  4.051 318.02      (R Hight     ) 0.093  4.591 248.16
 Qualified:             #6  3.889 329.42                       #14  4.352 269.67

1:25 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 71 degrees, relative humidity 41 percent, barometer 28.92 inches, adjusted altitude 2,472 feet, track temperature 96 degrees.

Beckman is 6 - 1 against Campbell in prior events.

Really short burnout for Campbell. He gets a small starting line advantage, but was spinning right after that and had to lift.

Beckman makes his second best pass of the weekend, matching his best speed, to take the easy win.

Jack Beckman's incremental times: 60ft-0.859 sec., 330ft-2.230, 660ft-3.154/281.48 mph.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
   10 Tim Wilkerson                           4 John Force                   
E2                  -0.014  3.887 329.91     ****WINNER****  0.090  3.894 332.43
 Prior rounds:
E1    (A DeJoria   ) 0.057  3.979 286.25      (T Haddock   ) 0.067  3.848 335.90
 Qualified:             #7  3.889 329.10                        #2  3.861 331.94

Force is 41 - 21 against Wilkerson in prior events.

Like the upsets in TF, Wilkerson goes red and then runs a better ET, with his best run of the weekend!

Both cars run strong and Force will get lane choice over Becknan next round by just 0.001!

Tim Wilkerson's incremental times: 60ft-0.868 sec., 330ft-2.248, 660ft-3.152/285.23 mph.
John Force's incremental times: 60ft-0.882 sec., 330ft-2.252, 660ft-3.160/284.09 mph.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    5 Bob Tasca III                          33 Tommy Johnson Jr.            
E2                  -0.053  3.918 331.77     ****WINNER****  0.075  3.864 323.74
 Prior rounds:
E1    (B Alexander ) 0.079  4.211 318.99      (P Lee       ) 0.058  3.878 325.85
 Qualified:             #5  3.883 328.86                        #4  3.868 323.81

Johnson Jr. is 9 - 0 against Tasca III in prior events.

Johnson runs up the score to ten wins with the quickest ET of the session.

Tasca joins the Red Light Club.

Bob Tasca III's incremental times: 60ft-0.876 sec., 330ft-2.264, 660ft-3.180/283.13 mph.
Tommy Johnson Jr.'s incremental times: 60ft-0.864 sec., 330ft-2.211, 660ft-3.121/282.54 mph.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
   28 Ron Capps                             717 Jeff Diehl                   
E2   ****WINNER****  0.100  4.184 232.19                    -0.005  8.236  82.57
 Prior rounds:
E1    (J Todd      ) 0.070  3.905 329.02      (M Hagan     )       No Time      
 Qualified:             #8  3.896 327.66                       #16  6.987  94.65

Capps is 9 - 0 against Diehl in prior events.

I think I am seeing a pattern here! Diehl goes red and Capps goes 10-0! That is Capps 250th win. His firstt was here too.

He leaves hard and runs hard to near the 660 lights before slowing.

1:37 p.m. Johnson will have lane choice next round.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink

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