Sun, 19 May 2019, 13:57 PM Pro Modified Round 1 Eliminations

By Rick Green

DINWIDDIE, Va. - Results of round 1 eliminations in Pro Modified at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, Second annual Virginia NHRA Nationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
   40 Alex Laughlin                          44 Mike Castellana              
E1   ****WINNER****  0.126  5.885 255.34                           No Time      
 Qualified:            #10  5.828 257.04                        #7  5.797 249.12

Weather conditions: air temperature 89 degrees, relative humidity 54 percent, barometer 29.79 inches, adjusted altitude 3,058 feet, track temperature 123 degrees.

This is the first time Laughlin and Castellana have faced each other in eliminations.

Castellana double stepped it and left before the tree was activated to give Laughlin the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  203 Jose Gonzalez                        2004 Jeremy Ray                   
E1   ****WINNER****  0.040  5.781 258.07                     0.056  5.971 244.60
 Qualified:             #6  5.793 258.47                       #11  5.829 246.12

Gonzalez is 1 - 0 against Ray in prior events.

Gonzalez with the starting line advantage and the win. He runs his quickest pass of the weekend for the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
   43 Rickie Smith                          280 Steve Jackson                
E1                   0.029  6.678 168.91     ****WINNER****  0.019  5.825 249.81
 Qualified:            #12  5.836 248.93                        #5  5.789 250.04

Jackson is 2 - 0 against Smith in prior events.

Jackson 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
    8 Khalid alBalooshi                     430 Erica Enders                 
E1   ****WINNER****  0.049  5.789 257.97                     0.032  6.072 222.29
 Qualified:             #1  5.774 257.28                       #16  5.876 256.65

Enders with the starting line advantage, but alBalooshi had the difference made up by the time they went by the Christmas tree and never trailed from there on for the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  288 Sidnei Frigo                          213 Chip King                    
E1   ****WINNER****  0.038  5.826 255.15                     0.051  5.905 248.52
 Qualified:             #2  5.774 256.02                       #15  5.858 249.58

King is 1 - 0 against Frigo in prior events.

Frigo with the starting line advantage and never trailed for the win. He will have lane choice over Laughlin in the next round.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 1938 Eric Latino                             1 Mike Janis                   
E1   ****WINNER****  0.109  5.888 242.67                    -0.042  5.846 247.52
 Qualified:            #14  5.854 247.88                        #3  5.776 248.39

Janis is 3 - 0 against Latino in prior events.

Janis goes red to give Latino the win. He will give up lane choice to Gonzalez in the next round.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 2069 Brandon Snider                          9 Todd Tutterow                
E1                   0.037  7.499 127.87     ****WINNER****  0.011  5.863 247.38
 Qualified:            #13  5.836 244.25                        #4  5.783 249.30

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

Tutterow with a great light and never trailed for the win. He will give up lane choice to Jackson in the next round.

Snider got loose and over by the wall before he clicked it off.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 5450 Steve Matusek                           5 Chad Green                   
E1   ****WINNER****  0.045  5.845 255.87                     0.056  8.899 101.32
 Qualified:             #8  5.817 257.58                        #9  5.821 250.78

This is the first time Matusek and Green have faced each other in eliminations.

Matusek with the starting line advantage and never trailed for the win. He will give up lane choice to alBalooshi in the next round.

Green made and quick move toward the centerline and the car was sideways before he clicked it off.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink



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