Sun, 20 Jun 2010, 03:44 PM Pro Modified Round 3 Eliminations

By Dave Rowe

BRISTOL, Tenn. - Results of round 3 eliminations in Pro Modified at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, 10th annual NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    3 Jay Payne                            321A Scott Ray                    
E3   ****WINNER****  0.075  5.991 240.68                     0.069  6.023 234.37
 Prior rounds:
E2    (E Hoover    ) 0.072  6.012 240.00      (K Lang      ) 0.028  6.046 234.74
E1    (B Personett ) 0.107  6.015 239.70      (M Janis     ) 0.026  6.008 236.63
 Qualified:             #2  5.998 237.13                        #6  6.041 236.17

3:22 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 87 degrees, relative humidity 41 percent, barometer 28.49 inches, adjusted altitude 4,217 feet, track temperature 137 degrees.

Ray gets a little advantage off the line but it isn't enough. Payne drives around him at the 1000 foot mark and pulls away for the win.

Jay Payne's incremental margins (negative if behind): 60ft(-0.012), 330 ft(-0.016), 660ft(-0.007), 1,000ft(0.005). MOV: 0.0261 seconds (approximately 9 feet).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 1090 Raymond Commisso                     2377 Von Smith                    
E3                   0.080  8.520 109.28     ****WINNER****  0.009  6.033 241.37
 Prior rounds:
E2    (M Castellana) 0.049  6.012 242.80      (R Stivers   ) 0.035  6.014 242.28
E1    (T Coughlin  ) 0.079  6.076 240.81      (T Pontieri  ) 0.019  6.054 239.61
 Qualified:             #8  6.074 240.98                        #5  6.030 240.51

Commisso gets about 200 feet out, the car loses traction and makes a move to the left and he backs off the throttle. Smith goes right down the groove and takes the win.

Payne will have lane choice over Smith in the final round.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink



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