Sun, 13 Oct 2024, 18:23 PM Funny Car Final, Round 4 Eliminations

By Dave Rowe

ENNIS, Texas - Results of final, round 4 eliminations in Funny Car at the NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series, 39th annual Texas NHRA FallNationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
   14 Matt Hagan                              4 Ron Capps                    
E4   ****WINNER****  0.064  3.943 327.65                     0.084  3.934 328.28
 Prior rounds:
E3    (D Wilkerson ) 0.088  3.965 326.16      (A Prock     ) 0.133  3.900 328.83
E2    (D Wilkerson ) 0.074  3.974 327.44      (B Alexander ) 0.085  3.945 307.34
E1    (B Bode      ) 0.050  3.974 325.64      (D Richards  ) 0.087  3.912 328.42
 Qualified:             #2  3.823 335.20                        #5  3.862 331.44

5:17 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 95 degrees, relative humidity 23 percent, barometer 29.93 inches, adjusted altitude 3,273 feet, track temperature 119 degrees.

Capps is 42 - 38 against Hagan in prior events and Hagan is 7 - 6 against Capps in prior final rounds.

Hagan gets out of the gate first but Capps reels him in at the 330 foot mark. Hagan starts pulling away again and pulls away for the win.

Matt Hagan's incremental margins: 60ft(0.025), 330 ft(0.003), 660ft(0.010). MOV: 0.0110 seconds (approximately 5 feet).

Hagan wins his third national event of the year, his 52nd career victory.

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