Sun, 01 Nov 2020, 14:18 PM Funny Car Round 1 Eliminations |
By Rick Green |
LAS VEGAS - Results of round 1 eliminations in Funny Car at the NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series, 20th annual Dodge NHRA Finals presented by Pennzoil:
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
2 Jack Beckman 116 Paul Lee
E1 0.072 3.975 317.05 ****WINNER**** 0.079 3.933 327.82
Qualified: #10 3.996 309.70 #7 3.933 327.66
Weather conditions: air temperature 75 degrees, relative humidity 6 percent, barometer 30.24
inches, track temperature 89 degrees.Jack Beckman is 6 - 0 against Paul Lee and 5 - 0 in round 1. For his career Jack wins 71% of his first round matches.
He hasn't lost in round 1 in back-to-back events for 40 races.
Beckman with the starting line advantage and the lead until just past half track when Lee chased him down and took the win. Lee matched his qualifying E.T. for the win.
Paul Lee's MOV: 0.0353 seconds (approximately 16 feet).
Beckman's car started to
push over to toward the wall, he stays with it. He runs his quickest pass of the weekend, but with
the lost he is out of the Championship point chase.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed 121 Terry Haddock 771 Alexis DeJoria E1 0.141 4.178 275.28 ****WINNER**** 0.078 3.982 309.91 Qualified: #14 4.334 238.47 #3 3.915 322.42Alexia DeJoria has qualified in the top half of the field at her last 6 races and that's the first time in her career she has done that.
This is the first time Haddock and DeJoria have faced each other in eliminations.
DeJoria with the starting line advantage and never trailed for the win.
Haddock 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 71 Cruz Pedregon 2814 Matt Hagan E1 0.066 4.034 312.35 ****WINNER**** 0.067 3.901 328.38 Qualified: #15 4.359 244.56 #2 3.911 327.82Matt Hagan is 8 -5 against Cruz Pedregon in round 1.
Hagan is 19 - 10 against Pedregon in prior events.
For his career Matt Hagan is 189 - 81 in round 1 (70%). He is 9 - 1 this year in round 1.
Pedregon with a tick advantage on the tree, but Hagan had the lead by the time they go by the Christmas tree and never trailed from there on for the win. Hagan with the quickest and fastest pass of the event and will have lane choice over Lee in the next round.
Pedregon 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 775 Chris Morel 28 Ron Capps E1 No Time ****WINNER**** 0.097 6.031 109.69 Qualified: #16 4.617 191.73 #1 3.902 327.98Ron Capps is 22 -2 in round 1 after qualifying #1. For his career he wins 64% of his round 1 races.
Chris Morel is making his first start in the FC class. He is the 89th driver to face Capps in eliminations.
Morel with a fuel leak after the burnout and he is shut off.
Capps is up in
smoke around 330 feet, but gets the win.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed 703 Jim Campbell 33 Tommy Johnson Jr. E1 0.096 5.047 153.56 ****WINNER**** 0.090 3.942 323.74 Qualified: #13 4.126 312.13 #4 3.915 319.14Tommy Johnson is 10 - 0 against Jim Campbell. He beat Jim in round 1 at the last two races.
Johnson Jr. with the starting line advantage and never trailed for the win. he keeps his Championship hopes alive.
Campbell started mixing up cylinders early and clicked it off.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed 139 Dave Richards 5 Bob Tasca III E1 0.163 12.006 75.95 ****WINNER**** 0.088 3.916 328.14 Qualified: #12 4.035 282.54 #5 3.929 325.92Tasca III is 2 - 0 against Richards in prior events.
Tasca with the starting line advantage and never trailed as richards is up in smoke as soon as he hits the throttle.
Tasca with his
quickest pass of the weekend for the win and lane choice over Johnson Jr. in the next
round.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed 700 Steven Densham 256 Blake Alexander E1 0.074 5.874 117.57 ****WINNER**** 0.150 4.934 135.41 Qualified: #11 4.004 314.75 #6 3.929 321.50Steven Densham's first race was here last year (lost rd. 1). This is just his 4th race and it's his best start (#11).
Alexander is 1 - 0 against Densham in prior events.
Densham with the starting line advantage, but was up in smoke by 330 feet.
Alexander grabbed the lead around
half track, he dropped cylinder or two and the it had a big engine explosion. It blew the back
half of the body of it. Alexander still coasted past the finish line for the win. He did a great
job keeping the car in his lane. he will give up lane choice to DeJoria in the next
round.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed 373 J.R. Todd 10 Tim Wilkerson E1 ****WINNER**** 0.072 4.429 239.31 0.086 4.457 244.56 Qualified: #9 3.975 326.24 #8 3.940 322.88Todd is 7 - 6 against Wilkerson in prior events.
Tim Wilkerson and J.R. Todd are 3 - 3 in round 1 and 1 - 1 in round 1 this year.
Todd with the starting line advantage, he was behind at 330 feet. Wilkerson started to haze the tires around half track and Todd had the lead at the 1/8 mile mark. Todd started to haze the tires, but held on for the win.
After the finish line
Wilkerson's car darted across the centerline, he got real close to Todd before he reeled it back
into his lane. This will cost Wilkerson five points.
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