Sun, 02 Nov 2025, 16:52 PM Funny Car Round 2 Eliminations

By Dave Rowe

LAS VEGAS - Results of round 2 eliminations in Funny Car at the NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series, 25th annual Dodge NHRA Nevada Nationals powered by Direct Connection:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    9 Chad Green                             14 Matt Hagan                   
E2                   0.090  4.606 179.78     ****WINNER****  0.074  3.879 328.86
 Prior rounds:
E1    (R Capps     ) 0.056  3.921 327.35      (C Pedregon  ) 0.108  3.927 324.12
 Qualified:            #11  3.956 320.81                        #3  3.897 329.75

1:36 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 83 degrees, relative humidity 15 percent, barometer 29.97 inches, adjusted altitude 4,031 feet.

Hagan is 8 - 4 against Green in prior events.

Hagan gets out of the gate first and starts pulling away. green loses a cylinder, the car starts pushing to the right, then he backs off of the throttle about 700 feet out. Hagan goes through with the quickest pass of the weekend to take the win.

Matt Hagan's incremental times: 60ft-0.870 sec., 330ft-2.233, 660ft-3.142/284.27 mph.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    2 Jack Beckman                            7 Daniel Wilkerson             
E2                   0.098  3.909 330.88     ****WINNER****  0.057  3.932 320.58
 Prior rounds:
E1    (D Richards  ) 0.085  3.912 331.12      (P Lee       ) 0.068  3.967 322.50
 Qualified:             #2  3.892 331.61                        #7  3.919 329.02

Beckman is 8 - 1 against Wilkerson in prior events.

Wilkerson gets the holeshot, extends his lead to the 660 foot mark, then loses a cylinder and starts to slow. Beckman starts making up ground but Wilkerson hangs on and takes the stripe for the holeshot win.

Daniel Wilkerson's incremental margins: 60ft(0.017), 330 ft(0.022), 660ft(0.030). MOV: 0.0183 seconds (approximately 9 feet).

Hagan will have lane choice over Wilkerson in the next round.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    1 Austin Prock                            8 J.R. Todd                    
E2   ****WINNER****  0.053  3.922 333.25                     0.073  3.944 329.10
 Prior rounds:
E1    (J Rupert    ) 0.057  3.895 334.65      (A DeJoria   ) 0.062  3.926 328.14
 Qualified:             #1  3.885 335.23                        #8  3.930 329.10

Prock is 6 - 2 against Todd in prior events.

Prock gets out of the gate first but Todd starts making up ground. Prock starts pulling away again pas the 330 foot mark, then pulls away for the win.

Austin Prock's incremental margins: 60ft(0.027), 330 ft(0.020), 660ft(0.034). MOV: 0.0428 seconds (approximately 21 feet).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  391 Spencer Hyde                            5 Bob Tasca III                
E2                   0.090  4.165 245.27     ****WINNER****  0.081  3.921 330.15
 Prior rounds:
E1    (D Worsham   ) 0.072  3.931 320.81      (B Alexander ) 0.097  4.059 260.97
 Qualified:             #5  3.917 324.75                        #4  3.906 333.08

Hyde and Tasca III have each won 1 times against the other in prior events.

Hyde is a little behind off of the line but makes up ground and goes around Tasca by the time they reach the 330 foot mark. Hyde starts hazing the tires, backs off of the throttle, then Tasca goes back around and pulls away for the win.

Bob Tasca III's incremental margins (negative if behind): 60ft(0.002), 330 ft(-0.007), 660ft(0.055). MOV: 0.2535 seconds (approximately 91 feet).

Tasca will have lane choice over Prock in the next round.

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