Sun, 24 Mar 2024, 14:06 PM Funny Car Round 1 Eliminations |
By Reporter |
POMONA, Calif. - Results of round 1 eliminations in Funny Car 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 139 Dave Richards 3095 Bobby Bode E1 0.168 8.359 92.23 ****WINNER**** 0.095 3.964 291.51 Qualified: #14 4.502 205.44 #3 3.972 292.96Weather conditions: air temperature 51 degrees, relative humidity 66 percent, barometer 29.83 inches, adjusted altitude 1,053 feet, track temperature 78 degrees.
This is the 4th time in his 29 starts that Bobby Bode has been in the top half of the field. Dave Richards is making his 44th start.
This is the first time Richards and Bode have faced each other in eliminations.
Bode with the starting line advantage and never
trailed for the win. He make his quickest pass of the weekend for the win. Richards is up in smoke right at
the hit and clicks it off.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
3 Bob Tasca III 116 Paul Lee
E1 0.085 4.307 217.88 ****WINNER**** 0.089 3.902 321.73
Qualified: #12 4.201 247.93 #5 3.992 321.42
This is the 22nd time in his 116 starts that Paul Lee has in the top half of the field. Bob Tasca is 11
-2 overall against Lee and 8 - 2 in Rd. 1.Tasca III is 11 - 2 against Lee in prior events.
Tasca with a
slight starting line advantage, but Tasca starts haze the tires and drop cylinders. Lee chases him down and
runs his quickest pass of the weekend for the win.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
8 J.R. Todd 71 Cruz Pedregon
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.061 4.278 216.17 0.092 4.349 219.94
Qualified: #13 4.207 223.80 #4 3.982 309.27
Cruz Pedregon is 346 - 280 (55%) in Rd. 1. J.R. Todd is 8 - 2 in Rd. 1 against Pedregon.Todd is 17 - 5 against Pedregon in prior events.
Todd with the starting line advantage and never trailed for the win.
Pedregon's car goes silent just before todd's does and Todd wins the coasting contest. todd will give up lane
choice to Lee in the next round.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
4 Ron Capps 374 Austin Prock
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.081 3.891 328.86 0.059 4.138 236.22
Qualified: #2 3.893 326.71 #15 4.758 229.31
Ron Capps has been to the final round in the last 3 years at this event. The only FC driver to go to the
final round 4 years in a row here was Don Prudhomme (1975 - 1978). This (#15) is the lowest starting spot for
Austin Prock in either TF or FC.Prock with the starting line advantage and the lead until he started to
lose traction. Capps chases him down just past the 1/8 mile mark and takes the win. Capps with the quickest
pass of the event for the win.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed 10 Buddy Hull 14 Matt Hagan E1 0.102 4.700 178.90 ****WINNER**** 0.067 3.909 329.67 Qualified: #16 4.823 173.38 #1 3.893 330.15Matt Hagan is 44 - 6 in Rd. 1 when qualified #1. The last time the #16 FC qualifier won a round at this event was 2012 (T. Lesenko).
Hagan with starting line advantage and never trailed for the win. He banged it right in the lights, but held on for the win. He got over by the wall in the shut down area.
Hull started
to haze the tires and drop cylinders before he clicked it off.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed 703 Jim Campbell 7 John Force E1 0.144 7.842 83.03 ****WINNER**** 0.113 3.959 324.12 Qualified: #11 4.162 275.45 #6 3.996 318.99The only time John Force qualified #6 at this event he won it (2012). Jim Campbell is making his 130th start.
Force is 7 - 0 against Campbell in prior events.
Force with the starting line advantage and never trailed for the win. Force makes his quickest pass of the weekend for the win. He will have lane choice over Bode in the next round.
Campbell started to rattle the tires and pedaled, but couldn't get it to hook up and
clicked it off.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed 121 Terry Haddock 5 Chad Green E1 ****WINNER**** 0.117 4.459 229.51 0.058 5.867 150.33 Qualified: #7 3.999 308.50 #10 4.110 302.96This is the 2nd time in his 162 starts that Terry Haddock has been in the top half of the field. Chad Green is 3 - 1 against Haddock. In the last 20 years the #10 FC qualifier is 7 - 13 in Rd. 1.
Green with the starting line advantage, but started to lose traction and pedaled it, but couldn't get it to hook up.
Haddock was on a good looking pass until on the top end when it started to mix up cylinders, but he held
on for the win. He will give up lane choice to Capps in the next round.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed 717 Jeff Diehl 348 Daniel Wilkerson E1 ****WINNER**** 0.119 4.044 303.30 0.098 10.334 85.08 Qualified: #9 4.050 306.81 #8 4.014 314.31Daniel Wilkerson is making his 16th start. Jeff Diehl is making his 92nd start.
This is the first time Diehl and Wilkerson have faced each other in eliminations.
Wilkerson with the starting line advantage, but
is up in smoke right at the hit and he clicks it off. Diehl is straight down the groove with his quickest
pass of the weekend for the win. He will give up lane choice to Hagan in the next round.
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