Sun, 27 Sep 2020, 13:50 PM Funny Car Round 2 Eliminations

By Rick Green

GAINESVILLE, Fla. - Results of round 2 eliminations in Funny Car at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 51st annual Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    2 Jack Beckman                         2814 Matt Hagan                   
E2                   0.051  4.134 242.67     ****WINNER****  0.066  3.954 325.37
 Prior rounds:
E1    (P Lee       ) 0.075  3.921 325.92                     0.073  3.915 327.90
 Qualified:             #9  4.123 254.18                        #1  3.975 321.35

Weather conditions: air temperature 85 degrees, relative humidity 75 percent, barometer 29.75 inches, adjusted altitude 3,022 feet, track temperature 97 degrees.

Beckman with the starting line advantage and then lead until right in the lights when he started to haze the tires and Hagan drove by for the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
   33 Tommy Johnson Jr.                      10 Tim Wilkerson                
E2                   0.092  3.957 318.84     ****WINNER****  0.086  3.949 325.22
 Prior rounds:
E1    (J Todd      ) 0.051  3.962 320.66      (T Haddock   ) 0.099  3.987 314.83
 Qualified:            #10  4.129 249.44                        #2  4.003 318.47

Johnson Jr. is 26 - 7 against Wilkerson in prior events.

Wilkerson with a slight starting line advantage, Johnson grabs the lead as they go by the Christmas tree. Wilkerson drives around him right in the lights for the win. Tim Wilkerson's MOV: 0.0141 seconds (approximately 7 feet).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  256 Blake Alexander                         5 Bob Tasca III                
E2                   0.067  4.084 309.34     ****WINNER****  0.061  3.967 323.89
 Prior rounds:
E1    (C Pedregon  ) 0.080  5.118 183.52      (D Richards  ) 0.078  3.971 323.97
 Qualified:             #6  4.097 301.94                        #3  4.020 317.57

Tasca III is 5 - 2 against Alexander in prior events.

Tasca with a slight starting line advantage and never trailed for the win. He will give up lane choice to Wilkerson in the semifinal.

Alexander with his quickest pass of the weekend in the losing effort.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  771 Alexis DeJoria                         28 Ron Capps                    
E2                   0.133  4.014 319.98     ****WINNER****  0.065  3.968 325.22
 Prior rounds:
E1    (J Campbell  ) 0.121  4.051 312.28      (J Smith     ) 0.075  3.999 325.14
 Qualified:             #5  4.088 269.67                        #4  4.025 309.27

Capps is 15 - 4 against DeJoria in prior events.

Capps with the starting line advantage and never trailed for the win. He runs his quickest pass of the weekend for the win. He will give up lane choice to Hagan in the semifinal.

DeJoria with her quickest pass of the weekend in the losing effort.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink

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