Sun, 30 Oct 2011, 11:32 AM 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, 11th annual Big O Tires NHRA Nationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  777 Leah Pruett                           115 Joe Lepone Jr                
E1   ****WINNER****  0.085 13.665  59.46                    -0.365  6.549 233.40
 Qualified:             #2  5.855 252.24                       #15  6.095 236.22

Weather conditions: air temperature 77 degrees, relative humidity 17 percent, barometer 27.90 inches, adjusted altitude 3,859 feet, track temperature 84 degrees.

Lepone Jr. left way early and Pruett had problems...she coast on through for the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    5 Melanie Troxel                       7001 Clint Hairston               
E1   ****WINNER****  0.059  5.935 253.56                     0.059  6.045 245.18
 Qualified:             #3  5.897 253.28                       #14  6.077 243.72

They leave together and Hairston had the lead at 330 feet, but Troxel takes the lead around 500 feet and increases at every increment from there for the win. Hairston 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
    7 Jay Payne                               4 Troy Coughlin                
E1   ****WINNER****  0.077  5.983 240.68                     0.096 11.210  99.54
 Qualified:             #4  5.918 242.50                       #17  6.119 246.03

Coughlin in as an alternate for Scott Ray. Payne with the starting line advantage and never trailed for the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
   43 Rickie Smith                          770 Donald Martin                
E1                   0.064  7.376 131.34     ****WINNER****  0.001  5.946 244.12
 Qualified:            #11  6.013 237.05                        #6  5.924 244.78

Martin with a near perfect light and takes the win when Smith shook and clicked it off early. Martin 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
  327 Khalid Balooshi                      1456 Mike Janis                   
E1   ****WINNER****  0.088  5.956 240.59                     0.025  6.037 238.09
 Qualified:             #9  5.996 238.85                        #8  5.994 239.31

Janis with the starting line advantage, but Balooshi is able to chase him down around 1000 feet. Khalid Balooshi's MOV: 0.0188 seconds (approximately 7 feet). Balooshi with the round win here will wins the Get Screened America Pro Mod Series Championship.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    6 Kenny Lang                           1518 Pete Farber                  
E1                  -0.102  6.023 239.57     ****WINNER****  0.058  6.030 241.93
 Qualified:            #10  6.001 241.41                        #7  5.964 244.03

Lang turns on the red light and Farber gets the easy win. Farber will have lane choice over Pruett in the next round.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 6294 Dennis Radford                          2 Danny Rowe                   
E1                   0.046  9.758  92.16     ****WINNER****  0.072  5.961 243.06
 Qualified:            #12  6.026 232.35                        #5  5.919 244.25

Radford with the starting line advantage, but then clicks it off. Rowe will have lane choice over Payne in the next round.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  348 Brad Personett                        872 Adam Flamholc                
E1   ****WINNER****  0.088  5.967 247.75                     0.044  6.071 236.67
 Qualified:             #1  5.848 256.70                       #16  6.117 235.72

Flamholc with the starting line advantage, but Personett chases him down around 800 feet and take s the win. He will give up lane choice to Al-Balooshi in the next round.

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