Sat, 19 Mar 2005, 07:25 PM Pro Modified Round 1 Eliminations

By Larry Sullivan

GAINESVILLE, Fla. - Results of round 1 eliminations in Pro Modified at the NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series, 36th annual MAC Tools NHRA Gatornationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
   19 Mike Janis                           1051 Jim Halsey                   
E1                   0.198  8.150 140.82     ****WINNER****  0.053  6.174 225.62
 Qualified:             #9  6.244 194.00                        #8  6.244 225.79

7:01 p.m. Janis shook and had to lift, handing the win to Halsey. Probably didn't matter, the only nitrous car in the field made a very nice run anyway.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 5083 Cody Barklage                        4302 Doug Palmer                  
E1   ****WINNER****  0.114  6.143 232.73                     0.229  6.743 138.93
 Qualified:            #10  6.255 200.49                        #7  6.244 227.73

Palmer's car headed for the centerline and he had the chutes out way before the finish line. Very nice run by young barklage, his first round win ever (in his first professional race ever) and a full tenth quicker than he qualified.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  763 Kirk Kuhns                             57 Joshua Hernandez             
E1   ****WINNER****  0.088  6.346 222.88                     0.067  7.320 138.44
 Qualified:            #12  6.317 223.38                        #5  6.198 228.89

Weather conditions: air temperature 64 degrees, relative humidity 56 percent, barometer 29.93 inches, adjusted altitude 508 feet, track temperature 74 degrees.

Hernandez had the better light and led past 330 feet, but then Kuhns reeled him in and led the rest of the way, pulling away on the top end when Hernandez slowed at half track.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 1010 Troy Critchley                          7 Quain Stott                  
E1   ****WINNER****  0.097  6.176 227.33                     0.107  7.149 134.46
 Qualified:            #14  6.662 222.77                        #3  6.135 231.54

Stott's car made several hard moves toward the centerline. Quain fought it all the way, allowing Critchley to drive away for the win. Give Critchley credit, after two horrible qualifying runs, he went right down the groove on a very nice run for the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
   14 Ed Hoover                            1853 Thomas Patterson             
E1                   0.112  7.189 172.28     ****WINNER****  0.095  7.107 201.92
 Qualified:             #1  6.093 234.61                       #16  6.914 206.37

This was wild, Hoover way out in front and pulling away while Patterson's car did everything but cross the center line. Then Hoover's car slowed markedly and Patterson drove by for the win. Thomas Patterson's incremental margins (negative if behind): 60ft(-0.078), 330 ft(-0.392), 660ft(-0.269), 1,000ft(-0.092). MOV: 0.0998 seconds (approximately 25 feet). Patterson faces Halsey in round two and Halsey has lane choice.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  710 Jay Payne                               4 Zach Barklage                
E1   ****WINNER****  0.141  6.100 234.86                     0.114  6.298 224.43
 Qualified:             #2  6.116 233.28                       #15  6.859 222.71

Holy cow!! barklage had the better light and Payne made that up in the first 60 feet, then pulled away to win by about two car lengths. Payne faces Cody Barklage next round and will pick the lanes, running low elapsed time of the weekend so far.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  775 Shelly Payne                          314 Rick Stivers                 
E1                   0.009 10.655 104.28     ****WINNER****  0.174  6.974 155.81
 Qualified:            #11  6.292 216.39                        #6  6.229 222.33

Shelly cut the tree down, but her car was all over the lane and she had to lift, letting Stivers run free for the win. Stivers shook and pedaled a couple of times, but a win is a win and there are no style points. Stivers faces Critchley next round and Critchley will pick the lanes.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    1 Mike Ashley                            77 Troy Coughlin                
E1   ****WINNER****  0.100  6.253 229.41                     0.200 18.568  48.74
 Qualified:             #4  6.176 230.06                       #13  6.564 172.28

Coughlin's first round of eliminations in Pro Mod finds him racing his teammate. Sounds just like Pro Stock!. Troy's car shook and he slowed almost instantly. Ashley made a clean run and will have lane choice against Kuhns.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink



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