Sun, 25 Oct 2020, 14:41 PM Funny Car Round 2 Eliminations

By Rick Green

BAYTOWN, Texas - Results of round 2 eliminations in Funny Car at the NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series, 33rd annual Mopar Express Lane NHRA SpringNationals presented by Pennzoil:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 2814 Matt Hagan                            256 Blake Alexander              
E2   ****WINNER****  0.092  3.914 328.78                     0.077 13.014  54.58
 Prior rounds:
E1    (D Richards  ) 0.073  4.286 301.00      (B Bode      ) 0.084  3.949 321.35
 Qualified:             #2  3.907 327.74                       #10  4.077 302.62

Weather conditions: air temperature 78 degrees, relative humidity 69 percent, barometer 29.89 inches, adjusted altitude 2,047 feet, track temperature 88 degrees.

Hagan is 5 - 1 against Alexander in prior events.

Alexander with the starting line advantage, but was up in smoke right at the hit and clicked it off.

Hagan was straight down the groove with a great looking pass for the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    5 Bob Tasca III                         771 Alexis DeJoria               
E2                   0.096  3.970 296.96     ****WINNER****  0.138  3.912 323.19
 Prior rounds:
E1    (P Lee       ) 0.090  4.271 317.34      (T Wilkerson ) 0.153  3.874 330.39
 Qualified:             #4  3.928 325.22                        #5  3.958 308.21

Tasca III is 4 - 2 against DeJoria in prior events.

Tasca with the starting line advantage and the lead until around 800 feet when DeJoria chased him down and took the win. Alexis DeJoria's MOV: 0.0163 seconds (approximately 7 feet).

DeJoria with another great pass for the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
   33 Tommy Johnson Jr.                     373 J.R. Todd                    
E2   ****WINNER****  0.057  3.934 327.51                     0.078  3.979 326.00
 Prior rounds:
E1    (J Campbell  ) 0.089  6.373 110.91      (T Haddock   ) 0.075  3.894 333.49
 Qualified:             #6  3.973 317.94                        #3  3.923 328.62

Johnson Jr. and Todd have each won 7 times against the other in prior events.

Johnson Jr. with the starting line advantage and never trailed for the win. He will give up lane choice to Hagan in the semifinal.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
   28 Ron Capps                              71 Cruz Pedregon                
E2   ****WINNER****  0.073  3.962 326.87                     0.077  3.961 324.36
 Prior rounds:
E1    (J Beckman   ) 0.055  4.158 320.51      (C Green     ) 0.080  3.926 327.19
 Qualified:            #16  5.295 136.44                        #8  4.041 298.47

Capps is 46 - 27 against Pedregon in prior events.

Capps with a slight starting line advantage and the power to hold on for hole shot win in a close one. Ron Capps' MOV: 0.0035 seconds (approximately 20 inches). He will give up lane choice to DeJoria in the semifinal.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink

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