Sun, 18 Oct 2020, 16:39 PM Funny Car Round 3 Eliminations

By Rick Green

ENNIS, Texas - Results of round 3 eliminations in Funny Car at the NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series, 35th annual AAA Texas NHRA FallNationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    2 Jack Beckman                            5 Bob Tasca III                
E3   ****WINNER****  0.101  3.903 329.34                     0.084  3.934 328.22
 Prior rounds:
E2    (T Wilkerson ) 0.094  3.908 327.35      (T Johnson Jr) 0.096  3.972 324.83
E1    (C Pedregon  ) 0.081  3.933 326.16      (B Alexander ) 0.100  3.949 324.83
 Qualified:             #6  3.917 328.70                        #7  3.924 326.71

Beckman is 18 - 8 against Tasca III in prior events.

Tasca III with the starting line advantage, but Beckman had the lead at the christmas tree and never trailed from there on for the win. Jack Beckman's MOV: 0.0146 seconds (approximately 7 feet).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
   28 Ron Capps                            2814 Matt Hagan                   
E3                   0.067  3.958 318.84     ****WINNER****  0.062  3.907 326.08
 Prior rounds:
E2    (A DeJoria   ) 0.109  3.903 327.35      (J Todd      ) 0.055  3.928 326.63
E1    (T Haddock   ) 0.103  3.907 327.98      (T Simpson   ) 0.082  3.885 330.63
 Qualified:             #4  3.885 326.79                        #1  3.860 328.54

Capps is 34 - 27 against Hagan in prior events.

Hagan with a slight starting line advantage and never trailed for the win. Matt Hagan's MOV: 0.0567 seconds (approximately 27 feet).

Hagan will give up lane choice to Beckman in the final by 0.004 seconds.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink

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