Sun, 30 Oct 2022, 18:41 PM Funny Car Round 3 Eliminations

By Dave Gerard

LAS VEGAS - Results of round 3 eliminations in Funny Car at the NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series, 22nd annual NHRA Nevada Nationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    3 Bob Tasca III                          14 Matt Hagan                   
E3                   0.063  3.904 328.86     ****WINNER****  0.040  3.924 330.07
 Prior rounds:
E2    (R Capps     ) 0.060  3.914 329.75      (C Green     ) 0.075  3.909 331.77
E1    (B Bode      ) 0.090  3.884 325.30      (S Densham   ) 0.089  4.123 254.62
 Qualified:             #3  3.865 330.80                        #2  3.862 330.23

3:28 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 79 degrees, relative humidity 9 percent, barometer 29.97 inches, adjusted altitude 3,652 feet, track temperature 100 degrees.

Hagan is 25 - 15 against Tasca III in prior events. Big point impact for these two!

WOW! What a great ol' race!

Hagan gets the starting line advantage and just holds off a quicker Tasca by just 0.0033 second for his eighth trip to the final round this year!

Matt Hagan's incremental margins: 60ft(0.025), 330 ft(0.020), 660ft(0.004). MOV: 0.0033 seconds (approximately 19 inches).

Bob Tasca III's incremental times: 60ft-0.887 sec., 330ft-2.257, 660ft-3.165/284.45 mph.
Matt Hagan's incremental times: 60ft-0.885 sec., 330ft-2.260, 660ft-3.184/280.72 mph.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  373 J.R. Todd                               8 Robert Hight                 
E3                   0.082  3.898 324.05     ****WINNER****  0.086  3.878 330.15
 Prior rounds:
E2    (J Force     ) 0.068  3.889 329.83      (A DeJoria   ) 0.074  3.894 327.03
E1    (C Pedregon  ) 0.058  3.944 328.54      (J Arend     ) 0.093  3.881 331.04
 Qualified:             #4  3.870 333.33                        #1  3.857 331.77

Hight is 11 - 10 against Todd in prior events.

Just 0.004 difference at the green and Todd's advantage expires just before the 330 lights, as Hight slowly pulls ahead for a really close finish. He goes to his 12th final round of the year and will have lane choice over Hagan.

Robert Hight's incremental margins (negative if behind): 60ft(-0.003), 330 ft(0.001), 660ft(0.006). MOV: 0.0162 seconds (approximately 8 feet).

J.R. Todd's incremental times: 60ft-0.876 sec., 330ft-2.248, 660ft-3.151/284.75 mph.
Robert Hight's incremental times: 60ft-0.875 sec., 330ft-2.243, 660ft-3.141/285.35 mph.

3:36 p.m.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink

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