Sun, 02 Nov 2025, 18:22 PM Funny Car Round 3 Eliminations

By Dave Rowe

LAS VEGAS - Results of round 3 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
    1 Austin Prock                            5 Bob Tasca III                
E3   ****WINNER****  0.053  3.878 330.88                     0.059  3.924 331.77
 Prior rounds:
E2    (J Todd      ) 0.053  3.922 333.25      (S Hyde      ) 0.081  3.921 330.15
E1    (J Rupert    ) 0.057  3.895 334.65      (B Alexander ) 0.097  4.059 260.97
 Qualified:             #1  3.885 335.23                        #4  3.906 333.08

3:12 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 82 degrees, relative humidity 13 percent, barometer 29.93 inches, adjusted altitude 4,064 feet.

Prock is 6 - 3 against Tasca III in prior events.

Prock gets the advantage off of the line and extends his lead all the way through with the quickest run of the weekend. Tasca makes a clean straight pass.

Austin Prock's incremental margins: 60ft(0.047), 330 ft(0.045), 660ft(0.053). MOV: 0.0523 seconds (approximately 25 feet).

Austin Prock's incremental times: 60ft-0.874 sec., 330ft-2.248, 660ft-3.147/286.80 mph.

Bob Tasca III's incremental times: 60ft-0.915 sec., 330ft-2.287, 660ft-3.194/287.60 mph.

Prock is going to his 32st career final round, his 12th this year.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
   14 Matt Hagan                              7 Daniel Wilkerson             
E3   ****WINNER****  0.068  3.912 327.43                     0.069  4.695 213.43
 Prior rounds:
E2    (C Green     ) 0.074  3.879 328.86      (J Beckman   ) 0.057  3.932 320.58
E1    (C Pedregon  ) 0.108  3.927 324.12      (P Lee       ) 0.068  3.967 322.50
 Qualified:             #3  3.897 329.75                        #7  3.919 329.02

They leave the line together and Wilkerson gets the early lead. Wilkerson gets about 300 feet out and strikes the tires. Hagan drives around him at that point and pulls away for the win.

Matt Hagan's incremental margins (negative if behind): 60ft(-0.008), 330 ft(0.099), 660ft(0.452). MOV: 0.7843 seconds (more than 100 feet).

Hagan is going to his 98th career final round, his fifth this year.

Prock will have lane choice over Hagan in the final round.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink

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