Sun, 15 Oct 2023, 17:26 PM Funny Car Round 3 Eliminations

By Dave Rowe

ENNIS, Texas - Results of round 3 eliminations in Funny Car at the NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series, 38th annual Texas NHRA FallNationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    9 Tim Wilkerson                          14 Matt Hagan                   
E3                   0.081  3.897 328.95     ****WINNER****  0.056  3.875 328.85
 Prior rounds:
E2    (B Tasca III ) 0.078  3.866 327.58      (T Haddock   ) 0.073  3.868 331.30
E1    (A DeJoria   ) 0.079  4.416 202.42      (P Lee       ) 0.067  3.895 318.88
 Qualified:             #9  3.879 324.25                        #5  3.848 319.24

4:15 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 68 degrees, relative humidity 45 percent, barometer 30.18 inches, adjusted altitude 1,237 feet, track temperature 103 degrees.

Hagan is 31 - 12 against Wilkerson in prior events.

Hagan gets the advantage off of the line and extended his lead all the way through the run. Wilkerson makes a clean, straight pass but couldn't reel in Hagan.

With the win, Hagan takes over the points lead.

Matt Hagan's incremental margins: 60ft(0.027), 330 ft(0.036), 660ft(0.045).

Hagan is going to his eighth final round this year and the 87th of his career.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    5 John Force                            373 J.R. Todd                    
E3   ****WINNER****  0.050  4.711 288.31                     0.036  6.830 106.21
 Prior rounds:
E2    (C Pedregon  ) 0.102  3.845 327.68      (T Haddock   ) 0.076  3.928 327.03
E1    (J Diehl     ) 0.113  3.839 331.74      (B Alexander ) 0.053  3.882 327.11
 Qualified:             #2  3.823 328.56                        #6  3.857 330.32

Force is 16 - 11 against Todd in prior events.

Todd leaves first, gets about 300 feet out and strikes the tires. Force follows suit and they both begin to pedal. Force is able to gets the slicks to bite, Todd pedals a couple of times, then he gives up on the run. Force stays on the throttle and blows it up as he goes through the lights.

Force is going to his second final round this year and the 266th of his career.

Hagan will have lane choice over Force in the final round.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink