Sun, 19 Jul 2020, 12:53 PM Pro Modified Round 2 Eliminations

By Rick Green

BROWNSBURG, Ind. - Results of round 2 eliminations in Pro Modified at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, Inaugural Lucas Oil NHRA Summernationals at Indianapolis:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  468 Jeff Jones                            701 Clint Satterfield            
E2                   0.013  8.206 124.02     ****WINNER****  0.065  5.838 239.53
 Prior rounds:
E1    (M Janis     ) 0.053  5.864 245.40      (S Matusek   ) 0.049  5.854 243.90
 Qualified:             #6  5.854 247.38                        #3  5.848 242.36

Weather conditions: air temperature 88 degrees, relative humidity 64 percent, barometer 29.00 inches, adjusted altitude 4,062 feet, track temperature 110 degrees.

Jones with a great light, but then got real loose and out of the groove before he clicked it off. Satterfield with his quickest pass of the weekend for the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  460 Justin Jones                         288K Kris Thorne                  
E2                         No Time           ****WINNER****  0.014  5.859 244.16
 Prior rounds:
E1    (K Albalooshi) 0.033  5.923 244.78      (J Gray      ) 0.037  5.837 255.15
 Qualified:            #16  5.941 245.72                        #8  5.868 254.66

Jones couldn't get the car to fire.

Thorne is on the freebie. He is making a great looking pass until right in the lights when there is a lot of smoke. The word from the top end is the track is clean.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  473 Chad Green                              9 Brandon Snider               
E2   ****WINNER****  0.028  5.833 249.35                     0.023  5.853 242.02
 Prior rounds:
E1    (T Tutterow  ) 0.029  5.823 249.76      (S Jackson   ) 0.030  5.850 243.06
 Qualified:             #4  5.851 248.84                        #5  5.853 243.59

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

A couple great lights with Snider getting the slight advantage. Snider has the lead until right in the lights when Green chased him down for the win. Chad Green's MOV: 0.0152 seconds (approximately 5 feet). Green will have lane choice over Thorne in the semifinal.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
   44 Mike Castellana                      4000 Jason Scruggs                
E2                   0.028  5.870 243.19     ****WINNER****  0.035  5.836 246.66
 Prior rounds:
E1    (J Barker    ) 0.035  5.889 242.63      (B Butner    ) 0.055  5.835 246.80
 Qualified:            #15  5.939 242.67                        #7  5.859 247.11

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

Castellana with a great light and the lead until right before half tack. Scruggs also with a good light and chased him down right before half track and takes the win. Jason Scruggs' MOV: 0.0274 seconds (approximately 10 feet). He will have lane choice over Satterfield in the semifinal by 0.002 seconds.

Castellana with his quickest and fastest pass in the losing effort.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink

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