Sun, 16 Jun 2013, 17:14 PM
Pro Modified Final, Round 4 Eliminations
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By Larry Sullivan
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BRISTOL, Tenn. - Results of final, round 4 eliminations in Pro Modified at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 13th annual Ford NHRA Thunder
Valley Nationals presented by Tri-Cities Area Ford Dealers:
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
43 Rickie Smith 1 Troy Coughlin
E4 ****WINNER**** 0.061 5.991 240.47 0.081 5.984 246.26
Prior rounds:
E3 (R Patrick Jr) 0.132 6.418 163.29 (D Rowe ) 0.102 6.001 246.53
E2 (P Farber ) 0.087 5.994 240.38 (M Janis ) 0.043 6.001 245.54
E1 (C Juliano ) 0.076 6.230 239.10 (M Knowles ) 0.079 6.020 246.08
Qualified: #3 6.007 241.45 #4 6.023 246.30
4:56 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 83 degrees, relative humidity 51 percent, barometer 28.46 inches, adjusted
altitude 4,093 feet, track temperature 118 degrees.Coughlin is 2 - 1 against Smith in prior events and this is the first time
they have faced each other in a final round. Smith is the defending event champion.
What a race...and Smith wins it on a holeshot.
It was a small one, only two hundredths, but that was enough to win by just over a hundredth. Smith is now 1-0 in final rounds this
year, 3-1 career.
Rickie Smith's incremental margins: 60ft(0.049), 330 ft(0.094), 660ft(0.060), 1,000ft(0.035). MOV: 0.0137
seconds (approximately 5 feet).
Timing data courtesy of CompuLink
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