Sun, 29 Oct 2023, 15:34 PM Funny Car Round 1 Eliminations |
By Dave Rowe |
LAS VEGAS - Results of round 1 eliminations in Funny Car at the NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series, 23rd annual NHRA Nevada Nationals:
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed 473 Chad Green 116 Paul Lee E1 0.070 3.998 265.69 ****WINNER**** 0.107 3.899 326.08 Qualified: #6 3.888 324.75 #11 3.915 323.9711:54 a.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 55 degrees, relative humidity 19 percent, barometer 30.26 inches, adjusted altitude 1,784 feet, track temperature 76 degrees.
Chad Green is 11 - 8 in Rd. 1 this year. Paul Lee is 3 - 7 in Rd. 1 this year.
Green is 3 - 0 against Lee in prior events.
Green gets out of the gate first, stays in front through the 660 foot mark, then the car noses over and lee pulls around for the win.
Paul Lee's incremental margins (negative if behind): 60ft(-0.025), 330 ft(-0.028), 660ft(-0.024). MOV:
0.0623 seconds (approximately 24 feet).
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed 256 Blake Alexander 5 John Force E1 ****WINNER**** 0.061 3.940 319.52 0.080 5.468 134.22 Qualified: #12 3.948 323.50 #5 3.887 322.34John Force is 12 - 7 in Rd. 1 this year (that is his worst record in Rd. 1 since 2018).
Blake Alexander 0 - 4 against Force in Rd. 1.
Force is 6 - 0 against Alexander in prior events.
Alexander gets the
holeshot and starts pulling away. Force gets about 150 feet out and strikes the tires. He pedals once, then
again, then he gives up on the run. Alexander goes on through with his quickest pass of the weekend to take
the win.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
4 Bob Tasca III 700 Steven Densham
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.084 4.347 226.54 0.109 4.727 170.58
Qualified: #2 3.853 335.73 #15 4.044 309.42
Bob Tasca is 11 - 3 in Rd. 1 when qualified #2. Overall he is 167 - 125 in Rd. 1 races.This is the first time Tasca III and Densham have faced each other in eliminations.
Tasca gets out of the gate first,
gets about 500 feet out and strikes the tires. He pedals and gets the slicks to hook back up. Densham started
making up ground, then he makes a move toward the centerline and the flames go out. Tasca is able to hang on
and take the win.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed 717 Jeff Diehl 2 Robert Hight E1 -0.093 4.030 309.63 ****WINNER**** 0.096 3.816 332.67 Qualified: #16 4.089 278.23 #1 3.851 327.51Robert Hight has qualified #1 5 times this year and has not won a race from the top spot. Overall he is 71 - 11 in Rd. 1 when starting from the #1 spot.
Jeff Diehl is 1 - 13 against Hight and that 1 win came at Englishtown in 2016.
Diehl leaves the line too soon and goes red. Hight goes down the groove with an impressive pass, setting the track record and taking the win.
Robert Hight's incremental times: 60ft-0.858
sec., 330ft-2.201, 660ft-3.091/288.64 mph.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed 40 Alex Laughlin 1 Ron Capps E1 ****WINNER**** 0.048 4.089 309.06 0.082 4.090 254.04 Qualified: #13 3.998 317.64 #4 3.877 328.30Ron Capps is 15 - 4 (79%) in Rd. 1 this year.
Alex Laughlin lost to Capps in Rd. 2 in St. Louis and beat him in Rd. 1 in Dallas.
Capps is 3 - 0 against Laughlin in prior events.
Laughlin gets the advantage off of the line but Capps reels him in and goes around him before they reach the sixty foot mark. Capps continues to pull away, then he has traction problems about 600 feet out. laughlin is able to get around him and pull away for the win.
Alex Laughlin's incremental margins (negative if behind): 60ft(-0.058), 330 ft(-0.091), 660ft(-0.080). MOV: 0.0358 seconds (approximately 13 feet).
Alexander will have lane choice
over Laughlin in the next round.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed 121 Terry Haddock 14 Matt Hagan E1 0.109 6.844 98.13 ****WINNER**** 0.079 3.889 330.72 Qualified: #14 4.036 296.44 #3 3.871 322.58Matt Hagan wins 81% of his Rd. 1 races when he has lane choice.
Terry Haddock has 4 1st round wins this year, the most for him in any single season.
Hagan is 8 - 0 against Haddock in prior events.
Hagan leaves the line first and starts pulling away. Haddock gets about 300 feet out, strikes the tires and gives up on the run. Hagan goes on through with a good pass and takes the win.
Hagan will have lane choice over Lee in the
next round.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed 373 J.R. Todd 6 Cruz Pedregon E1 0.049 4.830 253.56 ****WINNER**** 0.062 4.749 275.06 Qualified: #10 3.909 329.58 #7 3.893 329.26Cruz Pedregon wins 74% of his Rd. 1 races when starting from the top half of the field.
J.R. Todd is 8 - 1 in Rd. 1 against Cruz (89%) and 3 - 0 against him this year.
This one was a pedal fest. Todd gets the holeshot and starts pulling away. Todd strikes the tires about 300 feet out, then Pedregon loses traction. They both start to pedal, Pedregon starts making up ground, then is able to get around Todd and take the win.
Cruz Pedregon's incremental margins (negative if behind): 60ft(-0.036), 330 ft(-0.049), 660ft(-0.014). MOV: 0.0688 seconds (approximately 26 feet).
Tasca will have lane choice over Pedregon in the next
round.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
9 Tim Wilkerson 7 Alexis DeJoria
E1 0.101 4.674 164.49 ****WINNER**** 0.105 3.923 326.16
Qualified: #9 3.907 332.18 #8 3.902 300.26
Alexis DeJoria is 7 - 7 against Tim Wilkerson in Rd. 1. Wilkerson is 17 - 25 in Rd. 1 when starting 9th.
DeJoria is 12 - 8 against Wilkerson in prior events.
A coin flip off of the line, Wilkerson gets the early lead. He starts pulling away, then gets about 500 feet out, loses traction, and the engine blows sending the burst panel into the air. DeJoria gets around him and pulls away for the win.
Alexis DeJoria's incremental margins (negative if behind): 60ft(-0.025), 330 ft(-0.040), 660ft(0.178). MOV: 0.7478 seconds (more than 100 feet).
Hight will have lane choice over DeJoria in the next round.
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