Mon, 5 Sep 2005, 05:05 PM Pro Modified Round 3 Eliminations

By Larry Sullivan

CLERMONT, Ind. - Results of round 3 eliminations in Pro Modified at the NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series, 51st annual Mac Tools U.S. Nationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  710 Jay Payne                               1 Mike Ashley                  
E3   ****WINNER****  0.057  6.193 230.21                     0.105  6.149 230.37
 Prior rounds:
E2    (T Patterson ) 0.061  6.183 233.64      (T Coughlin  ) 0.057  6.142 230.29
E1    (B Bray      ) 0.085  6.167 234.13      (D Palmer    ) 0.045  6.147 231.00
 Qualified:             #2  6.105 235.93                        #3  6.127 231.95

3:47 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 81 degrees, relative humidity 31 percent, barometer 29.82 inches, adjusted altitude 1,771 feet, track temperature 108 degrees.

Payne won on a huge holeshot - write that one down! It was very close at the finish line - Jay Payne's incremental margins: 60ft(0.019), 330 ft(0.019), 660ft(0.018), 1,000ft(0.008). MOV: 0.0048 seconds (approximately 19 inches).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  314 Rick Stivers                           57 Joshua Hernandez             
E3                   0.059 20.000  37.11     ****WINNER****  0.042  6.118 231.48
 Prior rounds:
E2    (G Kerunsky  ) 0.082  6.147 231.48      (M Bell      ) 0.080  6.085 231.44
E1    (B Seward    ) 0.105  6.194 232.11      (Z Barklage  ) 0.093  6.119 230.57
 Qualified:             #4  6.141 233.92                        #1  6.089 231.40

Stivers shook violently and Hernandez sailed to the fionals unopposed. He will have lane choice against Payne in the final round.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink



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