Mon, 24 May 2021, 12:58 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, 34th annual Mopar Express Lane NHRA SpringNationals presented by Pennzoil:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  771 Alexis DeJoria                          7 Tim Wilkerson                
E2                   0.092  4.204 229.16     ****WINNER****  0.059  3.972 321.42
 Prior rounds:
E1    (T Simpson   ) 0.092  3.931 314.53      (B Alexander ) 0.094  4.481 205.41
 Qualified:             #2  3.912 307.44                        #7  3.975 319.07

Weather conditions: air temperature 78 degrees, relative humidity 100 percent, barometer 30.09 inches, adjusted altitude 2,139 feet, track temperature 108 degrees.

DeJoria is 7 - 4 against Wilkerson in prior events.

Wilkerson with the starting line advantage and never trailed for the win. wilkerson with his quickest pass of the weekend.

DeJoria was right there with him until just past half track the car went silent.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  373 J.R. Todd                               5 Bob Tasca III                
E2                   0.061  3.993 323.43     ****WINNER****  0.100  3.923 327.98
 Prior rounds:
E1    (J Force     ) 0.067  3.916 327.43      (J Campbell  ) 0.108  5.268 138.98
 Qualified:             #8  3.994 322.58                        #1  3.908 331.53

Todd is 6 - 2 against Tasca III in prior events.

Todd with the starting line advantage, but Tasca III chased him down around half track and held on for the win. Bob Tasca III's MOV: 0.0316 seconds (approximately 15 feet).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
   28 Ron Capps                               1 Matt Hagan                   
E2   ****WINNER****  0.073  3.929 325.30                     0.077  3.964 317.87
 Prior rounds:
E1    (P Lee       ) 0.093  3.894 327.51      (C Green     ) 0.082  3.946 312.78
 Qualified:             #3  3.941 315.42                        #6  3.961 324.12

Capps is 34 - 30 against Hagan in prior events.

Capps with the slight starting line advantage and never trailed for the win. Ron Capps' MOV: 0.0397 seconds (approximately 19 feet).

Capps will have lane choice over Wilkerson in the semifinal.

Hagan with a good looking pass in the losing effort.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 7000 Robert Hight                           71 Cruz Pedregon                
E2   ****WINNER****  0.059  3.913 327.43                     0.082  3.991 319.14
 Prior rounds:
E1    (B Bode      ) 0.137  3.933 328.94      (T Haddock   ) 0.106  3.971 318.24
 Qualified:             #5  3.954 324.05                        #4  3.943 323.12

Hight is 33 - 15 against Pedregon in prior events.

Hight with the starting line advantage and never trailed for the win. He will have lane choice over Tasca in the semifinal.

Pedregon with a clean pass in the losing effort.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink

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