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NHRA Carolinas Nationals Underway
First Round of Funny Car Qualifying
Friday
Order for Qualifying Round 1
CONCORD, N.C. - SUMMIT FastNews - Order after one round of qualifying in Funny Car at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, Second annual NHRA Carolinas Nationals: Psn Driver Vehicle ET Speed
1. Mike Neff JFR/Ford Mustang 4.122 304.46
2. Robert Hight AAA of So. Cal Mustang 4.132 284.93
3. Ashley Force Hood Castrol GTX Mustang 4.136 305.77
4. Matt Hagan Shelor Motor Mile Charger 4.145 292.14
5. Jerry Toliver Canidae Pet Food Monte Carlo 4.148 301.74
6. Tim Wilkerson Levi, Ray & Shoup Mustang 4.159 303.84
7. Bob Tasca III Motorcraft/Quick Lane Mustang 4.161 300.53
8. Jack Beckman Valvoline/MTS Charger 4.167 290.01
9. John Force Castrol GTX Mustang 4.168 301.60
10. Del Worsham Al-Anabi Racing Solara 4.187 296.70
11. Jim Head Head Racing Solara 4.240 299.66
12. Andy Kelley Serenity Limousine Stratus 4.292 282.54
--------- Not Qualified ---------
13. Bob Gilbertson Rinnai Tankless Water Heaters 4.307 289.26
14. Ron Capps NAPA Auto Parts Charger 4.497 286.25
15. Jeff Arend DHL Solara 4.680 175.37
16. Cruz Pedregon Advance Auto Parts Solara 7.627 86.47
Friday
Order for Qualifying Round 1
CONCORD, N.C. - SUMMIT FastNews - Order after one round of qualifying in Funny Car at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, Second annual NHRA Carolinas Nationals: Psn Driver Vehicle ET Speed
1. Mike Neff JFR/Ford Mustang 4.122 304.46
2. Robert Hight AAA of So. Cal Mustang 4.132 284.93
3. Ashley Force Hood Castrol GTX Mustang 4.136 305.77
4. Matt Hagan Shelor Motor Mile Charger 4.145 292.14
5. Jerry Toliver Canidae Pet Food Monte Carlo 4.148 301.74
6. Tim Wilkerson Levi, Ray & Shoup Mustang 4.159 303.84
7. Bob Tasca III Motorcraft/Quick Lane Mustang 4.161 300.53
8. Jack Beckman Valvoline/MTS Charger 4.167 290.01
9. John Force Castrol GTX Mustang 4.168 301.60
10. Del Worsham Al-Anabi Racing Solara 4.187 296.70
11. Jim Head Head Racing Solara 4.240 299.66
12. Andy Kelley Serenity Limousine Stratus 4.292 282.54
--------- Not Qualified ---------
13. Bob Gilbertson Rinnai Tankless Water Heaters 4.307 289.26
14. Ron Capps NAPA Auto Parts Charger 4.497 286.25
15. Jeff Arend DHL Solara 4.680 175.37
16. Cruz Pedregon Advance Auto Parts Solara 7.627 86.47
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Round Four of Qualifying
Saturday
Order for Qualifying Round 4
CONCORD, N.C. - SUMMIT FastNews -
Final order after 4 rounds of qualifying in Funny Car at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, Second annual NHRA Carolinas Nationals:
Psn Driver Vehicle ET Speed
1. Cruz Pedregon Advance Auto Parts Solara 4.087 303.91
2. John Force Castrol GTX Mustang 4.095 306.33
3. Robert Hight AAA of So. Cal Mustang
4.096 307.09 4. Tony Pedregon Quaker State Impala 4.099 304.94
5. Tim Wilkerson Levi, Ray & Shoup Mustang 4.100 306.95
6. Ron Capps NAPA Auto Parts Charger 4.105 307.79
7. Ashley Force Hood Castrol GTX Mustang 4.109 308.50
8. Jack Beckman Valvoline/MTS Charger 4.117 305.70
9. Del Worsham Al-Anabi Racing Solara 4.119 303.84
10. Mike Neff JFR/Ford Mustang 4.122 304.46
11. Bob Tasca III Motorcraft/Quick Lane Mustang 4.128 302.41
12. Jeff Arend DHL Solara 4.140 303.23
13. Matt Hagan Shelor Motor Mile Charger 4.145 300.33
14. Jerry Toliver Canidae Pet Food Monte Carlo 4.148 301.74
15. Jim Head Head Racing Solara 4.214 300.53
16. Bob Gilbertson Rinnai Tankless Water Heaters 4.223 293.54
--------- Not Qualified ---------
17. Andy Kelley Serenity Limousine Stratus 4.313 282.54
18. Justin Schriefer Creasy Family Camaro 7.036 93.86
Order for Qualifying Round 4
CONCORD, N.C. - SUMMIT FastNews -
Final order after 4 rounds of qualifying in Funny Car at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, Second annual NHRA Carolinas Nationals:
Psn Driver Vehicle ET Speed
1. Cruz Pedregon Advance Auto Parts Solara 4.087 303.91
2. John Force Castrol GTX Mustang 4.095 306.33
3. Robert Hight AAA of So. Cal Mustang
4.096 307.09 4. Tony Pedregon Quaker State Impala 4.099 304.94
5. Tim Wilkerson Levi, Ray & Shoup Mustang 4.100 306.95
6. Ron Capps NAPA Auto Parts Charger 4.105 307.79
7. Ashley Force Hood Castrol GTX Mustang 4.109 308.50
8. Jack Beckman Valvoline/MTS Charger 4.117 305.70
9. Del Worsham Al-Anabi Racing Solara 4.119 303.84
10. Mike Neff JFR/Ford Mustang 4.122 304.46
11. Bob Tasca III Motorcraft/Quick Lane Mustang 4.128 302.41
12. Jeff Arend DHL Solara 4.140 303.23
13. Matt Hagan Shelor Motor Mile Charger 4.145 300.33
14. Jerry Toliver Canidae Pet Food Monte Carlo 4.148 301.74
15. Jim Head Head Racing Solara 4.214 300.53
16. Bob Gilbertson Rinnai Tankless Water Heaters 4.223 293.54
--------- Not Qualified ---------
17. Andy Kelley Serenity Limousine Stratus 4.313 282.54
18. Justin Schriefer Creasy Family Camaro 7.036 93.86
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First three rounds of Funny Car
Sunday
Results for Elimination Round 1
CONCORD, N.C. - SUMMIT FastNews - Results of round 1 eliminations in Funny Car at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, Second annual NHRA Carolinas Nationals:
W/L Driver R-Time E-Time Speed (W) Jeff Arend (DHL Solara) 0.068 4.149 303.57 (L) Tim Wilkerson (Levi, Ray & Shoup Mustang) 0.074 5.294 143.28
12:29 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 78 degrees, relative humidity 63 percent, barometer 29.57 inches, adjusted altitude 2,468 feet, track temperature 89 degrees.
Wilkerson is 5 - 1 against Arend in prior events, 2-0 this year. All five of those wins have come in first round match-ups.
Arend gets a small advantage off the line, gets to the sixty first, then Wilkerson goes up in smoke about 300 feet out sealing the victory for Arend.
(W) Ashley Force Hood (Castrol GTX Mustang) 0.064 4.136 306.95 (L) Mike Neff (JFR/Ford Mustang) 0.166 4.133 302.21
Force Hood is 3 - 1 against Neff in prior events, 2-0 this year. They have never met in the first round.
Force-Hood gets a big advantage off the line and starts to pull away. Neff starts to make up ground, then starts mixing up cylinders late in the run.
(W) Matt Hagan (Shelor Motor Mile Charger) 0.069 4.141 305.91 (L) Tony Pedregon (Quaker State Impala) 0.080 4.169 292.46
Pedregon is 5 - 0 against Hagan in prior events.
Hagan gets out of the gate first but Pedregon starts to make up ground quickly. Pedregon pulls even at the 330, then Hagan starts to pull away again and goes on for the win.
(W) Jim Head (Head Racing Solara) 0.113 4.155 301.40 (L) John Force (Castrol GTX Mustang) 0.070 4.409 277.83
Force is 12 - 5 against Head in prior events, 8-4 in round one match-ups, the latest at the US Nationals this year.
Force gets out of the gate first but Head starts to make up ground quickly. Force gets about 400 feet out, the car makes a move to the right and starts spinning the tires. Force backs off the throttle and gives up on the run.
(W) Cruz Pedregon (Advance Auto Parts Solara) 0.104 4.090 307.16 (L) Bob Gilbertson (Rinnai Tankless Water Heate 0.054 4.165 296.83
Pedregon is 5 - 1 against Gilbertson in prior events, 2-0 in round one match-ups.
Gilbertson gives it a good try, getting off the line first, he hangs on to the lead through the 660 foot mark, then Pedregon powers by and goes on for the win.
Cruz Pedregon's incremental margins (negative if behind): 60ft(-0.052), 330 ft(-0.036), 660ft(-0.002). MOV: 0.0251 seconds (approximately 11 feet).
(W) Robert Hight (AAA of So. Cal Mustang) 0.093 4.105 308.99 (L) Jerry Toliver (Canidae Pet Food Monte Carlo 0.138 4.147 304.46
Hight is 3 - 0 against Toliver in prior events, 2-0 in first round match-ups. They have only met once this year.
Hight gets a big advantage off the line, starts extending his lead, then Toliver makes a move near the top end but comes up short.
Robert Hight's incremental margins: 60ft(0.078), 330 ft(0.083), 660ft(0.080). MOV: 0.0874 seconds (approximately 39 feet).
(W) Bob Tasca III (Motorcraft/Quick Lane Mustan 0.067 4.160 300.46 (L) Ron Capps (NAPA Auto Parts Charger) 0.075 4.950 173.72
Capps is 6 - 1 against Tasca III in prior events, 2-1 this year.
Tasca gets out of the gate first and is never behind. Capps gets about 400 feet out, strikes the tires, then has to give up on the run.
(W) Jack Beckman (Valvoline/MTS Charger) 0.084 4.673 275.56 (L) Del Worsham (Al-Anabi Racing Solara) 0.094 NT-Broke After Staging
Beckman is 7 - 1 against Worsham in prior events. They have met once this year, in Brainerd, Beckman winning that one.
Worsham hits the throttle, goes about 10 feet and loses power, not sure why. Beckman was there for the taking, getting about 300 feet out, losing traction, then pedals and goes on through.
Another interesting round, only four of the countdown cars are left in competition, Hight, Beckman, Tasca, and Force-Hood. Force-Hood has moved into second in the points, Hight has moved up to eighth. In the next round it will be Cruz Pedregon with lane choice over Beckman, Hagan vs. Arend, Force-Hood vs. Head, and Hight vs. Tasca.
Sunday
Results for Elimination Round 2
CONCORD, N.C. - SUMMIT FastNews - Results of round 2 eliminations in Funny Car at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, Second annual NHRA Carolinas Nationals:
W/L Driver R-Time E-Time Speed
(W) Matt Hagan (Shelor Motor Mile Charger) 0.083 4.143 304.67 (L) Jeff Arend (DHL Solara) 0.064 5.518 139.56
2:28 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 80 degrees, relative humidity 58 percent, barometer 29.54 inches, adjusted altitude 2,640 feet, track temperature 94 degrees.
Hagan is 1 - 0 against Arend in prior events.
Arend leaves first, starts to increase his lead, then goes up in smoke about 300 feet out and gives up on the run. Hagan goes right down the groove and almost equals his first pass.
(W) Ashley Force Hood (Castrol GTX Mustang) 0.070 4.159 303.71 (L) Jim Head (Head Racing Solara) 0.077 5.501 134.02
Hood-Force is now second in the points, just 21 behind the leader Tony Pedregon. Head is not in the countdown.
Force Hood is 3 - 2 against Head in prior events.
These two leave the line almost even, stay even until about 300 feet out, then Head strikes the tires and goes up in smoke. Force-Hood takes the win and is now just one point behind Pedregon in the points chase.
(W) Robert Hight (AAA of So. Cal Mustang) 0.085 4.142 305.15 (L) Bob Tasca III (Motorcraft/Quick Lane Mustan 0.057 4.367 242.84
Hight is now eighth in points, tasca has moved up to fourth and the winner of this match will move up another notch.
Tasca III is 2 - 1 against Hight in prior events.
Tasca ges the advantage off the line but Hight starts to reel him in quickly. Hight drives around him at the sixty foot mark, then tasca puts a cylinder out and slows quickly. hight takes the win and passes his boss John Force to move up into the seventh spot.
Tasca must have hurt the engine on this pass. The Safety Safari is rolling for a clean-up.
(W) Cruz Pedregon (Advance Auto Parts Solara) 0.036 4.155 306.53 (L) Jack Beckman (Valvoline/MTS Charger) 0.073 4.424 219.40
Pedregon is 6 - 5 against Beckman in prior events. Pedregon gets off the line first, Beckman starts to pull even, then has traction problems and Cruz goes on for the win. The only two countdown drivers left in competition are Hight and Force-Hood and they will face off in the next round, Hight with the lane choice. In the other matchup it will be Hagan with lane choice over Pedregon.
Sunday
Results for Elimination Round 3
CONCORD, N.C. - SUMMIT FastNews - Results of round 3 eliminations in Funny Car at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, Second annual NHRA Carolinas Nationals:
W/L Driver R-Time E-Time Speed
(W) Matt Hagan (Shelor Motor Mile Charger) 0.085 4.102 307.72 (L) Cruz Pedregon (Advance Auto Parts Solara) 0.091 4.204 279.04
4:28 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 81 degrees, relative humidity 56 percent, barometer 29.50 inches, adjusted altitude 2,751 feet, track temperature 98 degrees.
Pedregon and Hagan have each won 2 times against the other in prior events. Neither driver is in the countdown.
Hagan gets out of the gate first and starts to pull away. Pedregon makes up a little ground, then Pedregon starts having problems around half-track, flames coming from under the car. Hagan stays in the groove and pulls away for the win and a trip to his second career final round.
(W) Robert Hight (AAA of So. Cal Mustang) 0.079 4.128 305.63 (L) Ashley Force Hood (Castrol GTX Mustang) 0.072 4.138 306.67
The last two in the countdown left in competition, Force just one point out of first, Hight in the sixth spot. Force Hood and Hight have each won 3 times against the other in prior events.
Hight gets the lane choice here but there isn't much difference between these two in performance today.
This was a great side-by-side, they come off the line together, Hight takes a small lead at the sixty foot mark, then Force-Hood stays right with him all the way through the run.
Force-Hood will leave the race in second place, behind by one point. With this win, Hight is just three points out of fifth and just 15 points from the third spot. Robert Hight's incremental margins (negative if behind): 60ft(0.008), 330 ft(0.002), 660ft(0.002). MOV: 0.0036 seconds (approximately 19 inches).
Results for Elimination Round 1
CONCORD, N.C. - SUMMIT FastNews - Results of round 1 eliminations in Funny Car at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, Second annual NHRA Carolinas Nationals:
W/L Driver R-Time E-Time Speed (W) Jeff Arend (DHL Solara) 0.068 4.149 303.57 (L) Tim Wilkerson (Levi, Ray & Shoup Mustang) 0.074 5.294 143.28
12:29 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 78 degrees, relative humidity 63 percent, barometer 29.57 inches, adjusted altitude 2,468 feet, track temperature 89 degrees.
Wilkerson is 5 - 1 against Arend in prior events, 2-0 this year. All five of those wins have come in first round match-ups.
Arend gets a small advantage off the line, gets to the sixty first, then Wilkerson goes up in smoke about 300 feet out sealing the victory for Arend.
(W) Ashley Force Hood (Castrol GTX Mustang) 0.064 4.136 306.95 (L) Mike Neff (JFR/Ford Mustang) 0.166 4.133 302.21
Force Hood is 3 - 1 against Neff in prior events, 2-0 this year. They have never met in the first round.
Force-Hood gets a big advantage off the line and starts to pull away. Neff starts to make up ground, then starts mixing up cylinders late in the run.
(W) Matt Hagan (Shelor Motor Mile Charger) 0.069 4.141 305.91 (L) Tony Pedregon (Quaker State Impala) 0.080 4.169 292.46
Pedregon is 5 - 0 against Hagan in prior events.
Hagan gets out of the gate first but Pedregon starts to make up ground quickly. Pedregon pulls even at the 330, then Hagan starts to pull away again and goes on for the win.
(W) Jim Head (Head Racing Solara) 0.113 4.155 301.40 (L) John Force (Castrol GTX Mustang) 0.070 4.409 277.83
Force is 12 - 5 against Head in prior events, 8-4 in round one match-ups, the latest at the US Nationals this year.
Force gets out of the gate first but Head starts to make up ground quickly. Force gets about 400 feet out, the car makes a move to the right and starts spinning the tires. Force backs off the throttle and gives up on the run.
(W) Cruz Pedregon (Advance Auto Parts Solara) 0.104 4.090 307.16 (L) Bob Gilbertson (Rinnai Tankless Water Heate 0.054 4.165 296.83
Pedregon is 5 - 1 against Gilbertson in prior events, 2-0 in round one match-ups.
Gilbertson gives it a good try, getting off the line first, he hangs on to the lead through the 660 foot mark, then Pedregon powers by and goes on for the win.
Cruz Pedregon's incremental margins (negative if behind): 60ft(-0.052), 330 ft(-0.036), 660ft(-0.002). MOV: 0.0251 seconds (approximately 11 feet).
(W) Robert Hight (AAA of So. Cal Mustang) 0.093 4.105 308.99 (L) Jerry Toliver (Canidae Pet Food Monte Carlo 0.138 4.147 304.46
Hight is 3 - 0 against Toliver in prior events, 2-0 in first round match-ups. They have only met once this year.
Hight gets a big advantage off the line, starts extending his lead, then Toliver makes a move near the top end but comes up short.
Robert Hight's incremental margins: 60ft(0.078), 330 ft(0.083), 660ft(0.080). MOV: 0.0874 seconds (approximately 39 feet).
(W) Bob Tasca III (Motorcraft/Quick Lane Mustan 0.067 4.160 300.46 (L) Ron Capps (NAPA Auto Parts Charger) 0.075 4.950 173.72
Capps is 6 - 1 against Tasca III in prior events, 2-1 this year.
Tasca gets out of the gate first and is never behind. Capps gets about 400 feet out, strikes the tires, then has to give up on the run.
(W) Jack Beckman (Valvoline/MTS Charger) 0.084 4.673 275.56 (L) Del Worsham (Al-Anabi Racing Solara) 0.094 NT-Broke After Staging
Beckman is 7 - 1 against Worsham in prior events. They have met once this year, in Brainerd, Beckman winning that one.
Worsham hits the throttle, goes about 10 feet and loses power, not sure why. Beckman was there for the taking, getting about 300 feet out, losing traction, then pedals and goes on through.
Another interesting round, only four of the countdown cars are left in competition, Hight, Beckman, Tasca, and Force-Hood. Force-Hood has moved into second in the points, Hight has moved up to eighth. In the next round it will be Cruz Pedregon with lane choice over Beckman, Hagan vs. Arend, Force-Hood vs. Head, and Hight vs. Tasca.
Sunday
Results for Elimination Round 2
CONCORD, N.C. - SUMMIT FastNews - Results of round 2 eliminations in Funny Car at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, Second annual NHRA Carolinas Nationals:
W/L Driver R-Time E-Time Speed
(W) Matt Hagan (Shelor Motor Mile Charger) 0.083 4.143 304.67 (L) Jeff Arend (DHL Solara) 0.064 5.518 139.56
2:28 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 80 degrees, relative humidity 58 percent, barometer 29.54 inches, adjusted altitude 2,640 feet, track temperature 94 degrees.
Hagan is 1 - 0 against Arend in prior events.
Arend leaves first, starts to increase his lead, then goes up in smoke about 300 feet out and gives up on the run. Hagan goes right down the groove and almost equals his first pass.
(W) Ashley Force Hood (Castrol GTX Mustang) 0.070 4.159 303.71 (L) Jim Head (Head Racing Solara) 0.077 5.501 134.02
Hood-Force is now second in the points, just 21 behind the leader Tony Pedregon. Head is not in the countdown.
Force Hood is 3 - 2 against Head in prior events.
These two leave the line almost even, stay even until about 300 feet out, then Head strikes the tires and goes up in smoke. Force-Hood takes the win and is now just one point behind Pedregon in the points chase.
(W) Robert Hight (AAA of So. Cal Mustang) 0.085 4.142 305.15 (L) Bob Tasca III (Motorcraft/Quick Lane Mustan 0.057 4.367 242.84
Hight is now eighth in points, tasca has moved up to fourth and the winner of this match will move up another notch.
Tasca III is 2 - 1 against Hight in prior events.
Tasca ges the advantage off the line but Hight starts to reel him in quickly. Hight drives around him at the sixty foot mark, then tasca puts a cylinder out and slows quickly. hight takes the win and passes his boss John Force to move up into the seventh spot.
Tasca must have hurt the engine on this pass. The Safety Safari is rolling for a clean-up.
(W) Cruz Pedregon (Advance Auto Parts Solara) 0.036 4.155 306.53 (L) Jack Beckman (Valvoline/MTS Charger) 0.073 4.424 219.40
Pedregon is 6 - 5 against Beckman in prior events. Pedregon gets off the line first, Beckman starts to pull even, then has traction problems and Cruz goes on for the win. The only two countdown drivers left in competition are Hight and Force-Hood and they will face off in the next round, Hight with the lane choice. In the other matchup it will be Hagan with lane choice over Pedregon.
Sunday
Results for Elimination Round 3
CONCORD, N.C. - SUMMIT FastNews - Results of round 3 eliminations in Funny Car at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, Second annual NHRA Carolinas Nationals:
W/L Driver R-Time E-Time Speed
(W) Matt Hagan (Shelor Motor Mile Charger) 0.085 4.102 307.72 (L) Cruz Pedregon (Advance Auto Parts Solara) 0.091 4.204 279.04
4:28 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 81 degrees, relative humidity 56 percent, barometer 29.50 inches, adjusted altitude 2,751 feet, track temperature 98 degrees.
Pedregon and Hagan have each won 2 times against the other in prior events. Neither driver is in the countdown.
Hagan gets out of the gate first and starts to pull away. Pedregon makes up a little ground, then Pedregon starts having problems around half-track, flames coming from under the car. Hagan stays in the groove and pulls away for the win and a trip to his second career final round.
(W) Robert Hight (AAA of So. Cal Mustang) 0.079 4.128 305.63 (L) Ashley Force Hood (Castrol GTX Mustang) 0.072 4.138 306.67
The last two in the countdown left in competition, Force just one point out of first, Hight in the sixth spot. Force Hood and Hight have each won 3 times against the other in prior events.
Hight gets the lane choice here but there isn't much difference between these two in performance today.
This was a great side-by-side, they come off the line together, Hight takes a small lead at the sixty foot mark, then Force-Hood stays right with him all the way through the run.
Force-Hood will leave the race in second place, behind by one point. With this win, Hight is just three points out of fifth and just 15 points from the third spot. Robert Hight's incremental margins (negative if behind): 60ft(0.008), 330 ft(0.002), 660ft(0.002). MOV: 0.0036 seconds (approximately 19 inches).
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Finals
Sunday
Results for Final Round
CONCORD, N.C. - SUMMIT FastNews - Results of final, round 4 eliminations in Funny Car at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, Second annual NHRA Carolinas Nationals:
W/L Driver R-Time E-Time Speed
(W) Robert Hight (AAA of So. Cal Mustang) 0.066 4.097 307.02 (L) Matt Hagan (Shelor Motor Mile Charger) 0.074 4.103 308.07
6:11 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 80 degrees, relative humidity 59 percent, barometer 29.48 inches, adjusted altitude 2,704 feet, track temperature 92 degrees.
Hight is 2 - 1 against Hagan in prior events and this is the first time they have faced each other in a final round. hight is 11-12 in final rounds, 1-0 this year. Hight is the lone countdown car left. He has moved up to the sixth spot in this race. Hagan is not in the countdown. Hight gets off the line first and extends his lead for the first half of the run. Hagan begins to reel him in but runs out of room. With this win, unofficially, Hight has moved all the way to the third spot in the countdown.
Results for Final Round
CONCORD, N.C. - SUMMIT FastNews - Results of final, round 4 eliminations in Funny Car at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, Second annual NHRA Carolinas Nationals:
W/L Driver R-Time E-Time Speed
(W) Robert Hight (AAA of So. Cal Mustang) 0.066 4.097 307.02 (L) Matt Hagan (Shelor Motor Mile Charger) 0.074 4.103 308.07
6:11 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 80 degrees, relative humidity 59 percent, barometer 29.48 inches, adjusted altitude 2,704 feet, track temperature 92 degrees.
Hight is 2 - 1 against Hagan in prior events and this is the first time they have faced each other in a final round. hight is 11-12 in final rounds, 1-0 this year. Hight is the lone countdown car left. He has moved up to the sixth spot in this race. Hagan is not in the countdown. Hight gets off the line first and extends his lead for the first half of the run. Hagan begins to reel him in but runs out of room. With this win, unofficially, Hight has moved all the way to the third spot in the countdown.
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