Sun, 17 Nov 2024, 19:32 PM Funny Car Round 3 Eliminations

By Rick Green

POMONA, Calif. - Results of round 3 eliminations in Funny Car at the NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series, 59th annual In-N-Out NHRA Finals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  374 Austin Prock                           14 Matt Hagan                   
E3   ****WINNER****  0.052  3.812 331.04                     0.087  3.866 324.44
 Prior rounds:
E2    (J Todd      ) 0.047  3.850 332.26      (D Wilkerson ) 0.060  3.856 333.66
E1    (J Rupert    ) 0.059  3.828 341.68      (S Densham   ) 0.090  3.874 329.18
 Qualified:             #1  3.804 334.57                        #4  3.838 331.94

Weather conditions: air temperature 63 degrees, relative humidity 28 percent, barometer 29.90 inches, adjusted altitude 1,665 feet, track temperature 73 degrees.

Prock is 3 - 0 against Hagan in prior events.

Prock with the starting line advantage and never trailed for the win. Prock started to drift out of the groove and was over by the wall. He stayed with for the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    7 Jack Beckman                            4 Ron Capps                    
E3   ****WINNER****  0.068  3.845 330.39                     0.064  6.885 103.87
 Prior rounds:
E2    (B Alexander ) 0.071  3.831 332.10      (C Green     )       No Time      
E1    (T Haddock   ) 0.092  3.847 336.23      (J Diehl     ) 0.095  3.842 332.18
 Qualified:             #3  3.828 334.82                        #2  3.821 332.75

Capps is 40 - 25 against Beckman in prior events.

Capps with a slight starting line advantage, but was up in smoke. Beckman kept it hooked up and takes the win. He will give up lane choice to Prock in the final.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink

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