Sun, 12 Sep 2021, 13:36 PM Funny Car Round 2 Eliminations

By Rick Green

MOHNTON, Pa. - Results of round 2 eliminations in Funny Car at the NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series, 36th annual Mopar Express Lane NHRA Nationals presented by Pennzoil:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  373 J.R. Todd                              71 Cruz Pedregon                
E2   ****WINNER****  0.068  3.931 328.86                     0.083  3.981 315.86
 Prior rounds:
E1    (A DeJoria   ) 0.057  3.919 332.75                     0.103  3.908 318.62
 Qualified:             #7  3.916 330.31                        #1  3.875 326.00

Weather conditions: air temperature 78 degrees, relative humidity 67 percent, barometer 30.09 inches, adjusted altitude 2,372 feet, track temperature 111 degrees.

Todd is 9 - 2 against Pedregon in prior events.

Todd with the starting line advantage and never trailed for the win. J.R. Todd's MOV: 0.0652 seconds (approximately 30 feet).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  116 Paul Lee                              723 John Force                   
E2                   0.079  3.909 333.99     ****WINNER****  0.101  3.861 332.67
 Prior rounds:
E1    (B Tasca III ) 0.077  3.911 331.77      (T Wilkerson ) 0.059  3.875 334.65
 Qualified:             #9  3.941 330.47                       #12  4.096 256.84

Force is 9 - 3 against Lee in prior events.

Lee with the starting line advantage, but Force had the difference made up by 150 and never trailed from there on for the win. John Force's MOV: 0.0268 seconds (approximately 13 feet).

Lee with a great looking pass in the losing effort, he runs his career fastest pass in the losing effort.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
        Bye                                7000 Robert Hight                 
E2                                            ****WINNER****  0.080  3.880 332.92
 Prior rounds:
E1                                           (C Lee       ) 0.091  3.889 330.72
 Qualified:                                                       #2  3.883 330.39

Hight with the bye...he is straight down the groove to the semifinal. He will give up lane choice to Force.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
   28 Ron Capps                              33 Tommy Johnson Jr.            
E2                   0.047  3.924 331.12     ****WINNER****  0.050  3.892 332.02
 Prior rounds:
E1    (B Alexander ) 0.069  3.929 327.82      (J Campbell  ) 0.083  3.892 333.58
 Qualified:             #5  3.896 328.86                        #4  3.895 333.82

Capps is 22 - 20 against Johnson Jr. in prior events.

Capps with a slight starting line advantage, but Johnson Jr. had the difference made up by the time they went by the Christmas tree and never trailed from there on for the win. Tommy Johnson Jr.'s MOV: 0.0294 seconds (approximately 14 feet). Johnson Jr. runs the same E.T. as he did in the previous round. He will have lane choice over Todd in the semifinal.

Capps with a great pass in the losing effort.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink

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