Sun, 14 Nov 2021, 17:21 PM Funny Car Round 3 Eliminations

By Dave Gerard

POMONA, Calif. - Results of round 3 eliminations in Funny Car at the NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series, 56th annual Auto Club NHRA Finals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    1 Matt Hagan                            771 Alexis DeJoria               
E3                   0.054  3.975 317.79     ****WINNER****  0.081  3.940 321.04
 Prior rounds:
E2    (R Capps     ) 0.074  3.948 322.34      (T Wilkerson ) 0.094  3.988 318.92
E1    (T Jurado    ) 0.081  3.935 323.04      (B Bode      ) 0.092  3.936 327.66
 Qualified:             #7  3.956 319.75                        #3  3.919 326.32

2:07 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 89 degrees, relative humidity 13 percent, barometer 30.01 inches, adjusted altitude 3,215 feet, track temperature 107 degrees.

Hagan is 14 - 6 against DeJoria in prior events.

WOW! Ron Capps is the 2021 Funny Car Champion, as DeJoria goes to her 71st final round.

Hagan gets the starting line advantage and they are dead even at the 330' lights. They are just 0.008 apart at the 660' lights and stay that way to the finishing line.

Alexis DeJoria's incremental margins (negative if behind): 60ft(-0.012), 330 ft(0.000), 660ft(0.008). MOV: 0.0087 seconds (approximately 4 feet).

Matt Hagan's incremental times: 60ft-0.896 sec., 330ft-2.282, 660ft-3.219/276.13 mph.
Alexis DeJoria's incremental times: 60ft-0.881 sec., 330ft-2.255, 660ft-3.184/278.12 mph.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    5 Bob Tasca III                         723 John Force                   
E3   ****WINNER****  0.091  3.950 322.58                     0.063  3.982 323.58
 Prior rounds:
E2    (J Campbell  ) 0.098  3.946 323.50      (P Lee       ) 0.080  4.038 313.37
E1    (J Todd      ) 0.078  3.955 321.65      (C Green     ) 0.050  3.938 329.75
 Qualified:             #9  3.975 318.24                        #5  3.939 328.14

Tasca III is 21 - 14 against Force in prior events.

Force gets away first and leads Tasca to the 660' lights, where the Mustang just noses out in front and stays there for the two foot win. This will be Tasca's 21st final round, but he give up lane choice to DeJoria by 0.010!

Bob Tasca III's incremental margins (negative if behind): 60ft(-0.005), 330 ft(-0.008), 660ft(0.002). MOV: 0.0049 seconds (approximately 2 feet).

Bob Tasca III's incremental times: 60ft-0.879 sec., 330ft-2.265, 660ft-3.198/277.94 mph.
John Force's incremental times: 60ft-0.902 sec., 330ft-2.285, 660ft-3.228/274.16 mph.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink

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