Sat, 19 Sep 2015, 16:01 PM Pro Modified Round 1 Eliminations

By Rick Green

CONCORD, N.C. - Results of round 1 eliminations in Pro Modified at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, Eighth annual NHRA Carolina Nationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    8 Pete Farber                           701 Clint Satterfield            
E1                   0.289 10.716  90.90     ****WINNER****  0.104  6.161 242.80
 Qualified:             #9  5.923 246.71                        #8  5.918 248.34

Farber and Satterfield have each won 1 times against the other in prior events. Satterfield with the starting line advantage and never trailed as Farber had a lot of tire shake right at the hit and clicked it off.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 1938 Eric Latino                           394 Troy Coughlin Jr.            
E1   ****WINNER****  0.042  5.936 246.39                     0.046  6.091 252.33
 Qualified:            #12  5.939 244.29                        #5  5.894 254.62

This is the first time Latino and Coughlin Jr. have faced each other in eliminations. Latino with the slight starting line advantage and never trailed for the win. Latino with his quickest pass of the weekend for the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  324 Bill Glidden                            6 Steve Matusek                
E1   ****WINNER****  0.047 10.279  88.30                    -0.027  5.948 246.98
 Qualified:            #14  5.946 240.89                        #3  5.886 248.52

Matusek is 2 - 1 against Glidden in prior events. Matusek goes red and gives Glidden the win. Glidden then shakes and clicks it off.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 5087 Jim Whiteley                          360 Bob Rahaim                   
E1   ****WINNER****  0.082  5.930 245.54                     0.085  5.942 246.08
 Qualified:            #10  5.927 245.85                        #7  5.916 247.47

This is the first time Whiteley and Rahaim have faced each other in eliminations. Whiteley with the starting line advantage and never trailed for the win. Jim Whiteley's MOV: 0.0151 seconds (approximately 5 feet).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  213 Chip King                            5200 Steven Whiteley              
E1                   0.201  9.379  94.22     ****WINNER****  0.074  5.923 247.79
 Qualified:            #11  5.932 242.28                        #6  5.895 247.93

This is the first time King and Whiteley have faced each other in eliminations. Whiteley with the starting line advantage and never trailed for the win as King has tire shake and clicks it off. Whiteley will have lane choice over Glidden in the next round.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  303 Dan Stevenson                           5 Danny Rowe                   
E1                   0.078  6.514 205.22     ****WINNER****  0.093  5.998 246.26
 Qualified:            #15  5.961 245.81                        #2  5.885 247.66

Rowe is 1 - 0 against Stevenson in prior events. Stevenson with the starting line advantage, but starts to shake and pedals it and that was all Rowe needed to get the win. Rowe will give up lane choice to Jim Whiteley in the next round.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    2 Troy Coughlin                           4 Mike Janis                   
E1   ****WINNER****  0.028  5.935 253.99                     6.852 No Time      
 Qualified:            #13  5.945 252.19                        #4  5.887 244.78

Weather conditions: air temperature 86 degrees, relative humidity 44 percent, barometer 29.20 inches, adjusted altitude 3,336 feet, track temperature 128 degrees.

Coughlin is 8 - 5 against Janis in prior events. Coughlin with a great light and the win as Janis breaks right on the line. He will have lane choice over Latino by 0.001 seconds in the next round.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 5011 Mike Knowles                          327 Khalid alBalooshi            
E1                  -0.008  5.967 238.93     ****WINNER****  0.080  6.034 245.72
 Qualified:            #16  5.971 243.24                        #1  5.859 247.70

alBalooshi is 2 - 0 against Knowles in prior events. Knowles goes red and gives alBalooshi the win. alBalooshi will have lane choice over Satterfield in the next round.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink



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