Sun, 07 Oct 2018, 11:23 AM Pro Modified Round 1 Eliminations

By Rick Green

ENNIS, Texas - Results of round 1 eliminations in Pro Modified at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 33rd annual AAA Texas NHRA FallNationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
   44 Mike Castellana                      1456 Mike Janis                   
E1   ****WINNER****  0.045  5.724 252.99                     0.028  5.850 243.41
 Qualified:             #9  5.809 250.46                        #8  5.808 245.23

Weather conditions: air temperature 80 degrees, relative humidity 82 percent, barometer 29.38 inches, adjusted altitude 3,063 feet, track temperature 92 degrees.

Janis is 5 - 4 against Castellana in prior events.

Janis with the starting line advantage, but is real loose and Castellana has the lead just past the 330-foot mark and never trails from there on for the win. Castellana runs his quickest pass of the weekend for the win. Mike Castellana's MOV: 0.1096 seconds (approximately 39 feet).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  473 Chad Green                            206 Rick Hord                    
E1                   0.006  5.798 245.81     ****WINNER****  0.051  5.747 256.36
 Qualified:            #10  5.814 247.47                        #7  5.808 256.89

Hord is 2 - 0 against Green in prior events.

Green with a great light and the lead until right in the lights when Hord chases him down to take the win in a close one. Rick Hord's MOV: 0.0065 seconds (approximately 2 feet). Hord runs his quickest pass of the weekend for the win.

Green runs his quickest pass of the weekend in the losing effort.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  202 Todd Tutterow                         318 Michael Biehle               
E1   ****WINNER**** -0.009  7.997 119.23                    -0.020  5.816 254.57
 Qualified:            #15  5.848 246.17                        #2  5.780 256.89

This is the first time Tutterow and Biehle have faced each other in eliminations.

Biehle goes red to give Tutterow the win.

Tutterow was then real loose and clicked it off. He will give up lane choice to Hord in the next round.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 7390 Danny Rowe                            288 Sidnei Frigo                 
E1                  -0.006  6.285 215.82     ****WINNER****  0.082  5.973 251.25
 Qualified:            #16  5.852 249.49                        #1  5.779 256.50

Rowe and Frigo have each won 1 times against the other in prior events.

Rowe goes red and then is real loose and gets close to the wall before he clicked it off.

Frigo was loose earl and pedaled it...he will give up lane choice to Castellana in the next round.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 4958 Keith Haney                          6280 Justin Bond                  
E1                   0.099  6.928 138.50     ****WINNER****  0.043  5.747 255.68
 Qualified:            #14  5.842 246.84                        #3  5.793 255.82

This is the first time Haney and Bond have faced each other in eliminations.

Bond with the starting line advantage and never trailed for the win. He runs his quickest pass of the weekend for the win.

Haney gets loose and pedals it before he clicks it off.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 2004 Jeremy Ray                            280 Steve Jackson                
E1   ****WINNER****  0.055  5.767 247.57                     0.024  7.582 126.48
 Qualified:             #5  5.803 246.80                       #12  5.824 246.62

Jackson with the great light, but is real loose and makes a move toward the centerline before he clicks it off.

Ray with his quickest pass of the weekend for the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    7 Steven Whiteley                       200 Jader Krolow                 
E1   ****WINNER****  0.063  5.794 251.67                     0.370  5.894 253.85
 Qualified:             #4  5.803 251.25                       #13  5.825 252.43

This is the first time Whiteley and Krolow have faced each other in eliminations.

Whiteley with the starting line advantage and never trailed for the win. Whiteley with his quickest pass of the weekend for the win. He will give up lane choice to Ray in the next round.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
   10 Khalid alBalooshi                      43 Rickie Smith                 
E1                   0.238 13.135  64.44     ****WINNER****  0.155  5.792 249.12
 Qualified:            #11  5.815 250.27                        #6  5.804 248.71

alBalooshi is 2 - 1 against Smith in prior events.

Smith with the starting line advantage and never trailed for the win. Smith with his quickest pass of the weekend. He will give up lane choice to Bond in the next round.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink



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