Mon, 01 Sep 2014, 09:11 AM Pro Modified Round 1 Eliminations

By Larry Sullivan

BROWNSBURG, Ind. - Results of round 1 eliminations in Pro Modified at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 60th annual Chevrolet Performance U.S. Nationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 220F Kevin Fiscus                          303 Dan Stevenson                
E1                  -0.226  5.902 245.58     ****WINNER****  0.066  7.628 128.32
 Qualified:             #9  5.937 246.17                        #8  5.935 242.10

8:48 a.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 75 degrees, relative humidity 83 percent, barometer 29.02 inches, adjusted altitude 3,022 feet, track temperature 80 degrees.

Rain forced the final qualifying session later on Sunday and that pushed the first round to Monday. Right now, conditions are excellent.

Fiscus is 1 - 0 against Stevenson in prior events.

Fiscus pulled the trigger way early and Stevenson got a break because his car got loose and he had to lift to stay in his own lane.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 5011 Mike Knowles                            3 Mike Castellana              
E1   ****WINNER****  0.051  5.957 215.72                     0.039  6.076 235.89
 Qualified:            #10  5.937 240.47                        #7  5.926 237.96

Knowles and Castellana have each won 2 times against the other in prior events.

Castellana left first and led past the 60-foot timing mark, but he was slowed by tire shake and Knowles took the lead to stay. Castellana was closing on the top end, but ran out of race track.

Mike Knowles' incremental margins (negative if behind): 60ft(-0.027), 330 ft(0.060), 660ft(0.105), 1,000ft(0.127). MOV: 0.1074 seconds (approximately 37 feet).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    2 Troy Coughlin                        1456 Mike Janis                   
E1   ****WINNER****  0.069  5.864 247.84                     0.057  5.929 242.84
 Qualified:             #2  5.866 248.52                       #15  5.971 243.37

Coughlin is 5 - 3 against Janis in prior events.

Janis led the first half of this race, but they were dead-even at half track and Coughlin's turbo car had too much on the top end for Janis to keep pace.

Troy Coughlin's incremental margins (negative if behind): 60ft(-0.008), 330 ft(-0.041), 660ft(0.000), 1,000ft(0.033). MOV: 0.0534 seconds (approximately 19 feet).

Coughlin will have lane choice against Knowles in round 2.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    6 Danny Rowe                              1 Rickie Smith                 
E1                   0.066  5.919 244.60     ****WINNER****  0.052  5.895 244.38
 Qualified:            #11  5.946 243.72                        #6  5.924 245.14

Smith is 3 - 2 against Rowe in prior events.

Smith led this one all the way, but it was close most of the way.

Rickie Smith's incremental margins: 60ft(0.004), 330 ft(0.006), 660ft(0.026), 1,000ft(0.036). MOV: 0.0382 seconds (approximately 14 feet).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 5450 Steve Matusek                        2377 Von Smith                    
E1   ****WINNER****  0.049  5.963 242.41                     0.133  5.931 241.93
 Qualified:            #12  5.947 243.33                        #5  5.906 240.89

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

Weather conditions: air temperature 78 degrees, relative humidity 77 percent, barometer 29.00 inches, adjusted altitude 3,289 feet, track temperature 85 degrees.

On a holeshot, Matusek puts Smith in the trailer. Smith was late and the margin was almost constant from half track on.

Steve Matusek's incremental margins: 60ft(0.083), 330 ft(0.050), 660ft(0.044), 1,000ft(0.046). MOV: 0.0524 seconds (approximately 19 feet).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 5200 Steven Whiteley                         8 Pete Farber                  
E1                   0.058  6.123 238.76     ****WINNER****  0.024  5.957 241.97
 Qualified:             #4  5.894 245.40                       #13  5.953 243.46

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

Farber left first and Whiteley could not match his qualifying pace, letting Farber win going away.

Farber will have lane choice against Matusek in round 2.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 4914 Jeff Naiser                          6967 Jim Bell                     
E1   ****WINNER****  0.063  5.898 239.87                    -0.169  8.517 124.11
 Qualified:             #3  5.892 241.54                       #14  5.964 245.76

This is the first time Naiser and Bell have faced each other in eliminations.

Bell was way red and Naiser got a free pass to round 2. He made a nice pass, but lost lane choice to Rickie Smith by three thousandths.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  324 Bill Glidden                         3382 Don Walsh                    
E1   ****WINNER****  0.034  5.902 237.71                     0.072  5.872 250.41
 Qualified:            #16  5.995 239.40                        #1  5.863 252.61

This is the first time Glidden and Walsh have faced each other in eliminations.

The crowd went wild!! Glidden nailed Walsh to the tree, then ran a career-best ET to secure the holeshot victory.

Bill Glidden's incremental margins: 60ft(0.061), 330 ft(0.119), 660ft(0.100), 1,000ft(0.054). MOV: 0.0088 seconds (approximately 3 feet).

Bill Glidden's incremental times: 60ft-0.979 sec., 330ft-2.583, 660ft-3.865/192.06 mph, 1,000ft-4.964.
Don Walsh's incremental times: 60ft-1.002 sec., 330ft-2.664, 660ft-3.927/199.14 mph, 1,000ft-4.980.

Glidden will have lane choice against Stevenson in round 2.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink



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