Sun, 1 Nov 2009, 04:40 PM Pro Modified Round 1 Eliminations

By Rick Green

LAS VEGAS - Results of round 1 eliminations in Pro Modified at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, Ninth annual NHRA Las Vegas Nationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  272 Roger Burgess                          11 Kenny Lang                   
E1   ****WINNER****  0.064  6.045 240.21                     0.540  5.992 241.11
 Qualified:             #8  6.016 239.70                        #9  6.021 239.57

Burgess with a huge starting line advantage and the power to hold on for the hole shot win. Lang with his quickest pass of the weekend in a losing effort.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 1313 Chip King                               5 Kirk Kuhns                   
E1   ****WINNER****  0.063  7.266 165.60                     0.094 27.487 412.84
 Qualified:             #7  6.014 238.72                       #10  6.029 238.55

King with the starting line advantage and then gets real loose, but is able to reel it in and take the win. Kuhns with a lot of tire shake and real loose before he clicks it off.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 1970 Dennis Radford                        507 Melanie Troxel               
E1   ****WINNER****  0.059  6.040 233.76                     0.069  6.033 240.25
 Qualified:            #14  6.065 231.75                        #3  5.974 242.15

Weather conditions: air temperature 79 degrees, relative humidity 21 percent, barometer 27.92 inches, adjusted altitude 3,988 feet, track temperature 97 degrees.

Radford with the starting line advantage and the power to hold on for the hole shot win. Dennis Radford's MOV: 0.0032 seconds (approximately 14 inches). Radford with his quickest pass of the weekend for the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
   38 Danny Rowe                           1090 Raymond Commisso             
E1                   0.073  6.030 242.10     ****WINNER****  0.042  6.019 239.57
 Qualified:             #4  5.975 243.55                       #13  6.052 239.65

Commisso is out of the gate first and never trails to take the win by 0.0422 seconds (approximately 15 feet).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
   43 Rickie Smith                            7 Joe Baker                    
E1                   0.051  6.073 229.66     ****WINNER****  0.036  6.046 238.60
 Qualified:            #12  6.042 232.79                        #5  5.998 238.13

Baker with the starting line advantage and never trails for the win by Joe 0.0428 seconds (approximately 14 feet). Smith had a little tire shake around 250 feet. Baker will give up lane choice to Commisso in the next round.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
   44 Mike Castellana                      1237 Burton Auxier                
E1                   0.462  6.299 174.82     ****WINNER****  0.101  6.111 232.87
 Qualified:             #6  5.999 236.75                       #11  6.029 234.41

Auxier with the starting line advantage and takes the win. Auxier will give up lane choice to Radford in the next round.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  348 Brad Personett                       4356 Kirk Wilmes                  
E1   ****WINNER****  0.113  5.990 250.92                     0.057  6.184 229.94
 Qualified:             #1  5.965 245.45                       #16  6.125 231.52

Wilmes with a big starting line advantage, but Personett has the difference made up by 750 feet. Personett with the quickest pass of the round and he will have lane choice over Burgess in the next round.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  217 Tim Tindle                              3 Jay Payne                    
E1                  -0.056  6.018 237.96     ****WINNER****  0.098 12.019  78.32
 Qualified:            #15  6.093 235.02                        #2  5.971 240.38

Tindle turns on the red light and Payne gets the break here when has a lot of tire shake. Payne will give up lane choice to King in the next round.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink



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