Sat, 10 Apr 2010, 05:56 PM Pro Modified Round 1 Eliminations

By Rick Green

BAYTOWN, Texas - Results of round 1 eliminations in Pro Modified at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, 23rd annual O'Reilly NHRA Spring Nationals presented by Pennzoil:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  314 Rick Stivers                           24 Troy Coughlin                
E1   ****WINNER****  0.072  6.041 211.43                     0.075  6.071 231.75
 Qualified:             #8  5.941 243.90                        #9  5.943 238.60

Weather conditions: air temperature 70 degrees, relative humidity 59 percent, barometer 30.15 inches, adjusted altitude 1,074 feet, track temperature 97 degrees.

Here we go round one and Stivers gets a slight starting line advantage and never trails for the win. Rick Stivers' MOV: 0.0333 seconds (approximately 11 feet).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    5 Joe Baker                               9 Tim Tindle                   
E1   ****WINNER****  0.032  5.976 240.51                     0.071  9.568 100.34
 Qualified:            #10  5.951 243.50                        #7  5.923 241.45

Baker was out of the gate first and never trail with a good clean pass for the win. Tindle made a quick move toward the wall and had the car completely side ways before he lifted.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 1794 Mike Castellana                      1152 Tony Pontieri                
E1   ****WINNER****  0.206  5.912 241.89                           No Time      
 Qualified:             #6  5.913 240.64                       #11  5.960 243.46

Pontieri got timed out...Castellana with his quickest pass of the weekend and the easy win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 6294 Dennis Radford                       5011 Mike Knowles                 
E1   ****WINNER****  0.016  5.948 237.84                    -0.160  5.984 240.94
 Qualified:            #12  5.978 237.88                        #5  5.895 245.81

Knowles turned on the red light and gave Radford the easy win. Radford with his quickest pass of the weekend. Dennis Radford wins on a red light. Dennis Radford's incremental times: 60ft-0.987 sec., 330ft-2.601, 660ft-3.895/191.35 mph, 1,000ft-5.005.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
   43 Rickie Smith                         2377 Von Smith                    
E1                   0.034  5.943 241.20     ****WINNER****  0.036  5.881 247.16
 Qualified:            #13  5.989 237.75                        #4  5.879 246.62

A couple real good lights and Rickie has the lead as they go by the Christmas tree and then it is all Von Smith. Rickie with his quickest pass in a losing effort. Von takes the win by 22 feet. Von will have lane choice over Radford in the next round.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 1088 Burton Auxier                        1090 Raymond Commisso             
E1   ****WINNER****  0.017  6.872 155.06                    -0.157  5.895 251.30
 Qualified:            #15  6.010 234.98                        #2  5.852 251.20

Commisso turned on the red light and Auxier with the freebie. auxier will give up lane choice to Baker in the next round.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  213 Chip King                               4 Danny Rowe                   
E1                   0.073  5.909 243.11     ****WINNER****  0.048  5.919 247.84
 Qualified:            #14  5.992 241.54                        #3  5.864 249.35

Rowe is out of the gate first and has the power to hold on for the hole shot win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  507 Melanie Troxel                          3 Jay Payne                    
E1   ****WINNER****  0.115  6.222 242.50                     0.073  6.402 173.25
 Qualified:            #16  6.072 243.99                        #1  5.813 246.21

Payne is out of the gate first and then right in the lights Payne's car just went silent and Troxel was able to chase him down. Melanie Troxel's incremental margins (negative if behind): 60ft(-0.010), 330 ft(-0.181), 660ft(-0.296), 1,000ft(-0.166). MOV: 0.1388 seconds (approximately 35 feet). Troxel will give up lane choice to Stivers in the next round.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink



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