Sun, 10 Mar 2024, 16:37 PM Funny Car Final, Round 4 Eliminations

By Dave Rowe

GAINESVILLE, Fla. - Results of final, round 4 eliminations in Funny Car at the NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series, 55th annual NHRA Gatornationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    8 J.R. Todd                             374 Austin Prock                 
E4   ****WINNER****  0.057  3.889 329.10                     0.061  5.360 145.03
 Prior rounds:
E3    (B Tasca III ) 0.042  4.963 180.26      (C Green     ) 0.060  3.871 334.40
E2    (R Capps     ) 0.020  9.107  84.72      (J Force     ) 0.064  3.899 332.43
E1    (B Alexander ) 0.048  4.203 221.92      (J Smith     ) 0.057  4.357 293.92
 Qualified:             #6  3.897 324.90                        #1  3.820 334.65

4:32 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 71 degrees, relative humidity 49 percent, barometer 29.98 inches, adjusted altitude 1,222 feet, track temperature 101 degrees.

A coin flip off of the line, Prock gets the early lead. Prock gets about 200 feet out, strikes the tires and has to pedal. Todd went right down the groove with his quickest pass of the weekend and pulls away for the win.

J.R. Todd's incremental margins (negative if behind): 60ft(-0.008), 330 ft(0.236), 660ft(0.689). MOV: 1.4751 seconds (more than 100 feet).

This is Todd's 21st national event win, 12th in a Funny Car.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink

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