Sun, 27 Sep 2020, 16:26 PM Funny Car Final, Round 4 Eliminations

By Rick Green

GAINESVILLE, Fla. - Results of final, round 4 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
   28 Ron Capps                              10 Tim Wilkerson                
E4   ****WINNER****  0.057  3.937 323.12                     0.079  3.945 325.92
 Prior rounds:
E3    (M Hagan     ) 0.073  3.898 329.99      (B Tasca III ) 0.079  3.958 325.61
E2    (A DeJoria   ) 0.065  3.968 325.22      (T Johnson Jr) 0.086  3.949 325.22
E1    (J Smith     ) 0.075  3.999 325.14      (T Haddock   ) 0.099  3.987 314.83
 Qualified:             #4  4.025 309.27                        #2  4.003 318.47

Weather conditions: air temperature 86 degrees, relative humidity 73 percent, barometer 29.66 inches, adjusted altitude 3,194 feet, track temperature 98 degrees.

Capps is 44 - 20 against Wilkerson in prior events and Capps is 5 - 2 against Wilkerson in prior final rounds.

Capps with the starting line advantage and never trailed for the win. Ron Capps' MOV: 0.0305 seconds (approximately 15 feet).

This is Capps wins his 66th National event Wally and his 65th Funny Car Wally.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink

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