Sat, 29 Sep 2012, 18:28 PM
Pro Modified Round 1 Eliminations
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By Rick Green
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MADISON, Ill. - Results of round 1 eliminations in Pro Modified at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series,
Inaugural AAA Insurance NHRA Midwest Nationals:
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
1090 Raymond Commisso 1456 Mike Janis
E1 0.092 5.964 248.11 ****WINNER**** 0.124 5.883 245.00
Qualified: #8 5.968 243.63 #9 5.969 244.07
Weather conditions: air temperature 77 degrees, relative humidity 37 percent, barometer 29.56
inches, adjusted altitude 2,144 feet. Commisso with the starting line advantage, but Janis has
the difference made up by 250 feet and take the win by 0.0492 seconds (approximately 18 feet).
Janis with his quickest pass of the weekend for the win. Mike Janis' incremental times: 60ft-0.986
sec., 330ft-2.596, 660ft-3.876/193.43 mph, 1,000ft-4.965.
Commisso with his quickest pass in a losing effort. Raymond Commisso's incremental times:
60ft-0.984 sec., 330ft-2.659, 660ft-3.960/192.52 mph, 1,000ft-5.052.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
43 Rickie Smith 24 Troy Coughlin
E1 0.080 5.966 243.55 ****WINNER**** 0.025 5.910 257.97
Qualified: #11 6.009 212.23 #6 5.924 248.43
Smith is 1 - 0 against Coughlin in prior events. Coughlin with a big starting line advantage
and then runs his quickest pass of the weekend for the win. Coughlin with the big top end speed
for the track speed record. Troy Coughlin's incremental times: 60ft-1.045 sec., 330ft-2.753,
660ft-3.993/201.28 mph, 1,000ft-5.036. smith with his quickest pass of the weekend in the losing
effort.
Rickie Smith's incremental times: 60ft-0.990 sec., 330ft-2.655, 660ft-3.947/192.28 mph,
1,000ft-5.041.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
5011 Mike Knowles 1518 Pete Farber
E1 0.026 11.229 77.20 ****WINNER**** 0.016 6.353 218.19
Qualified: #7 5.954 246.75 #10 5.988 246.03
Knowles is 1 - 0 against Farber in prior events. Knowles with a big starting line advantage,
but then made a quick move toward the centerline and he clicked it off. Farber shook the tires
right at the hit and pedaled it and takes the win.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
770 Donald Martin 4720 Clint Satterfield
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.066 5.875 247.16 0.071 6.006 241.20
Qualified: #2 5.861 247.84 #15 6.130 236.84
This is the first time Martin and Satterfield have faced each other in eliminations. Martin
with a slight starting line advantage and never trailed for the win. Martin with a another great
pass for the win. Donald Martin's incremental times: 60ft-0.970 sec., 330ft-2.612,
660ft-3.882/194.41 mph, 1,000ft-4.964. Martin will have lane choice against Farber in the next
round. Satterfield with his quickest pass of the weekend in the losing effort.
Clint Satterfield's incremental times: 60ft-1.049 sec., 330ft-2.722, 660ft-3.994/195.19 mph,
1,000ft-5.078.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
1794 Mike Castellana 5450 Steve Matusek
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.095 6.293 229.31 0.057 6.358 183.00
Qualified: #5 5.911 241.20 #12 6.069 249.67
Matusek is 1 - 0 against Castellana in prior events. Matusek with the starting line advantage,
but Castellana has the lead when they go by the Christmas tree. Castellana then gets out of the
groove and real close to the wall. Castellana does a great job driving staying with it and driving
it back into the groove to take the win. Mike Castellana's MOV: 0.0272 seconds (approximately 7
feet). It appeared Matusek had the chutes out early...
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
2 Danny Rowe 4 Kenny Lang
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.105 5.921 245.49 0.026 6.039 243.11
Qualified: #4 5.886 247.25 #13 6.091 242.45
Rowe is 2 - 1 against Lang in prior events. Lang with a big starting line advantage, but Rowe
has him chased down by 300 feet and takes the win by 0.0392 seconds (approximately 14 feet). Rowe
will have lane choice over Castellana in the next round.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
777 Leah Pruett 377 Harold Martin
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.065 5.894 251.95 0.056 6.147 211.76
Qualified: #3 5.880 251.06 #14 6.125 215.62
This is the first time Pruett and Martin have faced each other in eliminations. Martin with a
slight starting line advantage, but Pruett has the difference made up by the time they go by the
time they go by the Christmas tree. she runs the second quickest pass of the round and will have
lane choice over Coughlin in the next round. Leah Pruett's incremental times: 60ft-1.029 sec.,
330ft-2.696, 660ft-3.947/199.55 mph, 1,000ft-5.001.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
321 Scott Ray 3382 Don Walsh
E1 No Time ****WINNER**** 0.030 5.856 252.57
Qualified: #16 12.965 62.84 #1 5.816 255.43
Ray is not able to make the call after slamming the wall hard yesterday. Walsh with the
quickest pass of the round and will lane choice over Janis in the next round. Don Walsh's
incremental times: 60ft-1.006 sec., 330ft-2.662, 660ft-3.922/199.43 mph, 1,000ft-4.972.
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