Sun, 02 Oct 2022, 12:42 PM Funny Car Round 1 Eliminations |
By Dave Rowe |
MADISON, Ill. - Results of round 1 eliminations in Funny Car at the NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series, 11th annual NHRA Midwest Nationals:
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
3 Bob Tasca III 3095 Bobby Bode
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.085 3.896 330.80 0.103 9.066 83.31
Qualified: #5 3.890 331.20 #12 4.189 228.85
11:10 a.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 62 degrees, relative humidity 69 percent, barometer 30.29
inches, adjusted altitude 626 feet, track temperature 85 degrees.Bob Tasca is 3-4 in Rd. 1 at this event. Bobby Bode is making his 18th start and his 8th this year.
Tasca is 2 - 0 against Bode in prior events.
Bode hits the throttle, strikes the tires and has to give up on the run. Tasca goes right down the groove
with a clean, straight pass to take the win.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
8 Robert Hight Bye
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.079 4.076 238.60
Qualified: #1 3.853 336.32 Bye
This is just the 2nd time that Robert Hight qualified #1 based on speed. This is the fifth time this year
and the 76th time in his career that he has qualified in the top spot.Hight leaves the line, gets about 500
feet out and drives into tire smoke. he backs off of the throttle about 600 feet out and goes on through to
the next round.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
5 John Force 121 Terry Haddock
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.125 3.925 326.24 0.127 13.006 74.36
Qualified: #2 3.853 334.15 #15 5.532 128.84
This is the 5th time in his career (and first time since 2009) that John Force has qualified #2 based on
speed. Terry Haddock is 1-8 against Force in Rd. 1. Force is 9 - 1 against Haddock in prior events. Haddock goes up in smoke as soon as he hit the throttle and gives up on the run quickly. Force went right down the groove with a clean pass tot ake the win.
John Force's incremental times: 60ft-0.884 sec., 330ft-2.264,
660ft-3.181/281.36 mph.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
1 Ron Capps 348 Daniel Wilkerson
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.062 3.938 328.86 0.058 4.055 284.56
Qualified: #3 3.863 331.94 #14 4.786 149.30
Tim Wilkerson is 264-264 in Rd. 1 overall but he is 6-12 this year. Blake Alexander is 1-2 against
Wilkerson.A good side-by-side here, Wilkerson was with Capps until the 660 foot mark. Wilkerson gets about 700 feet out, the car starts dancing around, then he loses traction just a little before the finish line. Capps was moving around near the end of the run but keeps the candles lit and takes the win.
Ron Capps'
incremental margins (negative if behind): 60ft(0.001), 330 ft(0.018), 660ft(0.046). MOV: 0.1135 seconds
(approximately 47 feet).
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed 14 Matt Hagan 10 Jim Campbell E1 ****WINNER**** 0.084 4.121 275.62 0.127 5.336 137.15 Qualified: #4 3.867 335.48 #13 4.358 210.41Matt Hagan's 19 round wins at this event are the most for any FC driver. Jim Campbell is 2-6 against Hagan.
Hagan gets out of the gate first and starts to pull away. Campbell gets about 400 feet out, starts hazing the tires, then he backs off of the throttle. Hagan gets about 700 feet out, hazes the tires, but he hangs on for the win.
Tasca will have lane choice over hagan in the next round.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
4 Cruz Pedregon 302 Dale Creasy Jr.
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.099 4.324 249.49 0.087 5.805 122.38
Qualified: #6 3.897 331.36 #11 4.027 290.32
Cruz Pedregon is 333-267 in Rd. 1 (56%). He is 11-7 this year (61%). The last time Dale Creasy Jr. raced Cruz Pedregon was at Indy in 2002.
Pedregon is 3 - 0 against Creasy Jr. in prior events.
Dueling tire smoke on this one. Creasy gets the holeshot, gets about 400 feet out and goes up in smoke. He pedals, can't recover and gives up on the run. Pedregon gets about 700 feet out, hazes the tires, but hangs on for the win.
Capps will have lane choice over Pedregon in the next round.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
6 Alexis DeJoria 373 J.R. Todd
E1 0.111 3.928 328.62 ****WINNER**** 0.060 3.928 318.24
Qualified: #7 3.914 332.67 #10 3.989 309.84
Alexis DeJoria is 6-5 against J.R. Todd overall and 3-0 this year. J.R. Todd has won 298 rounds, 149 in TF & 149 in FC. He lost to Alexis in Rd. 1 at Charlotte.
Todd gets out of the gate first and needed all of it. He gets about 800 feet out, the rear of the car starts moving around, but he stays on the throttle. DeJoria starts making up ground after the 330 foot mark but she can't run down Todd.
J.R. Todd's incremental margins: 60ft(0.063), 330 ft(0.068), 660ft(0.072). MOV: 0.0513 seconds (approximately 25 feet).
Force will
have lane choice over Todd in the next round.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
9 Tim Wilkerson 256 Blake Alexander
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.085 4.310 218.94 0.077 4.402 291.57
Qualified: #8 3.928 324.59 #9 3.941 323.66
Tim Wilkerson is 264-264 in Rd. 1 overall but he is 6-12 this year. Blake Alexander is 1-2 against
Wilkerson.Alexander gets the advantage off of the line but Wilkerson reeled him in before they reached the sixty foot mark. Alexander gets about 400 feet out and strikes the tires. Wilkerson gets a little further, loses traction and backs off of the throttle. Alexander gets back on the throttle, starts making up ground, but runs out of room.
Tim Wilkerson's incremental margins (negative if behind): 60ft(0.005), 330 ft(0.159), 660ft(0.249). MOV: 0.0844 seconds (approximately 36 feet).
Hight will have lane choice over Wilkerson in
the next round.
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