Mon, 3 Sep 2007, 04:00 PM

Pro Modified Round 3 Eliminations
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By Dan Bennett
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CLERMONT, Ind. - Results of round 3 eliminations in Pro Modified at the NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series, 53rd
annual Mac Tools U.S. Nationals:
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
320 Steve Engel 3 Josh Hernandez
E3 0.044 6.138 240.08 ****WINNER**** 0.028 6.083 238.43
Prior rounds:
E2 (S Cannon ) 0.082 6.094 241.11 (S Payne ) 0.038 6.112 239.48
E1 (M Stawicki ) 0.095 6.053 242.15 (M Castellana) 0.065 6.053 239.10
Qualified: #3 6.062 241.41 #2 6.044 238.81
Hernandez goes to the final round with a decisive performance and another 240 mph
blast.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
4610 Harold Laird 1986 John Russo
E3 ****WINNER**** 0.083 6.202 223.84 0.130 6.175 233.56
Prior rounds:
E2 (M Knowles ) 0.056 6.085 235.35 (M Janis ) 0.033 6.156 226.35
E1 (J Payne ) 0.074 6.152 231.87 (S Ray ) 0.352 6.617 193.65
Qualified: #13 6.195 230.69 #9 6.085 238.76
That was pretty close. Laird quick staged and welded Russo to the tree. Both cars were
charging hard but Russo's Firebird did a quick wiggle or two approaching the 660.Harold Laird's
MOV: 0.0202 seconds (approximately 7 feet).
Timing data courtesy of
CompuLink


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