Sun, 19 Sep 2021, 13:32 PM Funny Car Round 2 Eliminations

By Dave Rowe

CONCORD, N.C. - Results of round 2 eliminations in Funny Car at the NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series, 13th annual DeWalt NHRA Carolina Nationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
   71 Cruz Pedregon                         373 J.R. Todd                    
E2   ****WINNER****  0.081  3.962 324.20                     0.043  7.389 110.11
 Prior rounds:
E1    (D Richards  ) 0.104  3.903 325.77      (M McIntire J) 0.057  3.913 325.85
 Qualified:             #3  3.879 323.58                        #6  3.899 326.08

1:06 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 85 degrees, relative humidity 57 percent, barometer 30.14 inches, adjusted altitude 2,942 feet.

Todd is 10 - 2 against Pedregon in prior events.

Todd leaves first but goes up in smoke as the hit. he pedals a couple of times and gives up on the run. Pedregon goes right down the groove with a clean pass to take the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
   28 Ron Capps                               1 Matt Hagan                   
E2   ****WINNER****  0.069  3.949 315.71                     0.092  3.938 327.74
 Prior rounds:
E1    (J Campbell  ) 0.076  3.901 328.46      (T Jurado    ) 0.059  3.929 327.43
 Qualified:             #5  3.895 326.00                        #4  3.891 330.55

Capps is 35 - 31 against Hagan in prior events.

A good side-by-side, both right down the groove with clean, straight passes. Capps gets out of the gate first and starts pulling away. Hagan starts making up ground past the 330 foot mark but Capps hangs on and takes the win.

Ron Capps' incremental margins: 60ft(0.018), 330 ft(0.046), 660ft(0.037). MOV: 0.0122 seconds (approximately 6 feet).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  771 Alexis DeJoria                        121 Terry Haddock                
E2   ****WINNER****  0.071  3.960 318.32                     0.135 10.239  91.63
 Prior rounds:
E1    (B Alexander ) 0.086  3.913 324.98      (R Hight     ) 0.100  5.991 253.37
 Qualified:             #7  3.907 328.62                       #15  4.190 287.17

DeJoria is 1 - 0 against Haddock in prior events.

Haddock hits the throttle and goes up in smoke ending his day. DeJoria goes right down the groove with a good pass to take the win.

DeJoria will have lane choice over Pedregon in the next round.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    7 Tim Wilkerson                         723 John Force                   
E2   ****WINNER****  0.102  3.953 326.79                     0.078 No Time      
 Prior rounds:
E1    (B Tasca III ) 0.101  3.931 323.58                     0.101  3.983 312.86
 Qualified:             #8  3.913 327.27                        #1  3.860 332.18

Force is 43 - 22 against Wilkerson in prior events.

This was a great side-by-side...until the very end. Force gets out of the gate first and starts pulling away. Wilkerson starts making up ground but can't reel in Force. Force starts drifting to the left, gets to the last timing block and takes it out DQ'ing his run and giving Wilkerson the win.

This infraction will cost Force 15 points.

Capps will have lane choice over Wilkerson in the next round.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink

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