Sat, 23 Mar 2024, 21:41 PM Funny Car Challenge Round 1 Eliminations

By Reporter

POMONA, Calif. - Results of round 1 eliminations in #2Fast2Tasty Funny Car Challenge at the NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series, 64th annual NHRA Winternationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    3 Bob Tasca III                           8 J.R. Todd                    
E1                   0.095  6.366 104.40     ****WINNER****  0.057  4.207 223.80
 Qualified:            #99 100                                 #99 100          

Weather conditions: air temperature 55 degrees, relative humidity 60 percent, barometer 29.81 inches, adjusted altitude 1,460 feet. Todd with the starting line advantage as Tasca is up in smoke right off the starting line and clicked it off. Todd started to haze the tires and clicked it off early.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    5 Chad Green                            374 Austin Prock                 
E1                   0.059  6.565  97.79     ****WINNER****  0.064  5.466 182.97
 Qualified:            #99 100                                 #99 100          

Green with the starting line advantage, but then lost traction and clicked it off. Prock started to lose traction and pedaled it multiple times to get it down the track for the win.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink

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