Sat, 18 Jun 2011, 08:30 PM
Pro Modified Round 1 Eliminations
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By Rick Green
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BRISTOL, Tenn. - Results of round 1 eliminations in Pro Modified at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, 11th
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
6294 Dennis Radford 2 Danny Rowe
E1 0.041 6.002 234.66 ****WINNER**** 0.044 5.973 242.28
Qualified: #9 6.030 235.60 #8 6.030 241.63
Weather conditions: air temperature 73 degrees, relative humidity 69 percent, barometer 28.37
inches, adjusted altitude 35,743,560 feet, track temperature 93 degrees.They leave together and
then it is Rowe as he runs his quickest pass of the weekend for the win. Danny Rowe's MOV: 0.0265
seconds (approximately 9 feet). Radford 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
5011 Mike Knowles 507 Melanie Troxel
E1 0.050 6.051 236.51 ****WINNER**** 0.067 6.007 221.78
Qualified: #15 6.174 236.22 #2 5.962 252.66
Knowles with the starting line advantage and the lead until around 800 feet where Troxel is
able to chase him down. Melanie Troxel's MOV: 0.0278 seconds (approximately 10 feet). Knowles
with his quickest pass of the weekend in the losing effort.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
1456 Mike Janis 1090 Raymond Commisso
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.028 6.027 237.46 0.060 6.045 241.24
Qualified: #10 6.088 237.09 #7 6.023 241.80
Janis with the starting line advantage and runs his quickest pass of the weekend for the win
light. Janis will give up lane choice to Troxel in the next round.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
6 Kenny Lang 272 Roger Burgess
E1 0.123 6.011 239.95 ****WINNER**** 0.030 6.040 221.31
Qualified: #11 6.115 238.64 #6 6.016 231.56
Burgess is out the gate first and then got real close to the center line and when he reeled it
in the car dart across his lane. It was headed toward the wall and when he saved it from hitting
the wall the car jet back across both lanes and slammed into the left wall. The was a quick burst
of fire and the car bounced off the wall and head down track. The Safety Safari was there when the
car came to a stop. Burgess is out of the car and was checked out by the track medical staff and
released. Lang with his quickest pass in a losing effort.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
7 Jay Payne 327 Khalid Balooshi
E1 0.040 6.124 239.48 ****WINNER**** 0.064 5.960 239.31
Qualified: #12 6.119 237.30 #5 6.014 242.15
Balooshi with little nitrous fire as he is starting the car....he get the fire out and the car
started. Payne with the starting line adavantage, Balooshi has the difference made up by the time
the y go by the Christmas tree. Balooshi with his quickest pass of the weekend for the
win.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
8 Ed Hoover 4 Troy Coughlin
E1 0.206 No Time ****WINNER**** 0.042 6.034 245.94
Qualified: #17 6.191 234.17 #13 6.127 243.37
Hoover is in for Rickie Smith and then has problems as soon as the light turns green. Coughlin
with his quickest pass of the wekeend for the win. Coughlin will give up lane choice to Balooshi
in the next round.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
213 Chip King 777 Leah Pruett-LeDuc
E1 0.107 6.151 250.09 ****WINNER**** 0.070 5.979 243.33
Qualified: #14 6.163 250.97 #3 5.987 241.89
Pruett-LeDuc with the starting line advantage and never trailed for the win. She runs her
quickest pass of the weekend and will have lane choice over her Boss, Burgess. King with his
quickest pass of the weekend in the losing effort.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
5450 Steve Matusek 348 Brad Personett
E1 0.091 6.164 243.50 ****WINNER**** 0.133 6.068 248.43
Qualified: #18 6.567 237.21 #1 5.961 252.80
Matusek with the starting line advantage, but Personett has the difference made up by the time
they go by the Christmas tree. Personett slows from his qualifying time, but still gets the win.
He will give up lane choice to rowe in the next round. Matusek with his quickest pass in a losing
effort.
Timing data courtesy of
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