Mon, 07 Sep 2026, 15:05 PM Funny Car Round 3 Eliminations

By Dave Rowe

INDIANAPOLIS - Results of round 3 eliminations in Funny Car at the NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series, 72nd annual Cornwell Quality Tools NHRA U.S. Nationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
   14 Matt Hagan                             28 Ron Capps                    
E3   ****WINNER****  0.040  4.020 327.35                     0.071  9.500  69.72
 Prior rounds:
E2    (P Lee       ) 0.065  3.959 330.96      (D Wilkerson ) 0.086  3.989 320.97
E1    (H Green     ) 0.068  3.917 333.25      (J Smith     ) 0.081  3.908 333.66
 Qualified:             #5  3.947 331.77                        #1  3.914 332.18

2:55 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 80 degrees, relative humidity 48 percent, barometer 30.07 inches, adjusted altitude 2,764 feet, track temperature 129 degrees.

Capps is 43 - 42 against Hagan in prior events.

Capps and Hagan have raced 85 times...Hagan has "left first" 46 times. Capps average R/T in those 85 races is .073 Hagan's average R/T in those 85 races is .065 In Rd. 3 races Matt Hagan is 15 - 14 against Capps

The winner of this race will win the regular season championship.

Hagan goes down the groove with a clean, straight pass to win the regular season championship ad move on to the final round. Capps hits the throttle and goes up in smoke.

Hagan is going to his 103rd final round.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    3 Jack Beckman                            1 Austin Prock                 
E3   ****WINNER****  0.074  3.962 327.35                     0.067 10.328  83.63
 Prior rounds:
E2    (A DeJoria   ) 0.075  3.924 329.75      (J Vandergrif) 0.049  3.935 328.86
E1    (J Arend     ) 0.069  3.885 328.94      (J Nataas    ) 0.057  3.917 330.15
 Qualified:             #3  3.937 326.79                        #2  3.921 317.87

Prock is 7 - 5 against Beckman in prior events.

Beckman and Prock have raced 12 times. In those 12 races Prock has "left first" 7 times.

Prock leaves first but goes up in smoke. Beckman goes down the groove with another good run to take the win.

Beckman is going to his 81st career final round.

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

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink