Sun, 30 Sep 2012, 15:14 PM Pro Modified Round 2 Eliminations

By Rick Green

MADISON, Ill. - Results of round 2 eliminations in Pro Modified at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, Inaugural AAA Insurance NHRA Midwest Nationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  770 Donald Martin                        1518 Pete Farber                  
E2                  -0.096  5.884 247.25     ****WINNER****  0.014 10.830  79.15
 Prior rounds:
E1    (C Satterfiel) 0.066  5.875 247.16      (M Knowles   ) 0.016  6.353 218.19
 Qualified:             #2  5.861 247.84                       #10  5.988 246.03

Weather conditions: air temperature 77 degrees, relative humidity 40 percent, barometer 29.43 inches, adjusted altitude 2,325 feet, track temperature 96 degrees.

Farber is 1 - 0 against Martin in prior events. Martin is too quick on the tree and turned on the red light...Farber with violent tire shake right at the hit and clicked it off, but gets the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    2 Danny Rowe                           1794 Mike Castellana              
E2   ****WINNER****  0.043  5.932 236.75                     0.022  5.955 242.76
 Prior rounds:
E1    (K Lang      ) 0.105  5.921 245.49      (S Matusek   ) 0.095  6.293 229.31
 Qualified:             #4  5.886 247.25                        #5  5.911 241.20

Castellana is 4 - 3 against Rowe in prior events. Castellana with the starting line advantage, but Rowe was able to chase him down right in the lights and take the win. Danny Rowe's MOV: 0.0021 seconds (approximately 9 inches).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  777 Leah Pruett                            24 Troy Coughlin                
E2                   0.053  5.912 251.58     ****WINNER****  0.025  5.922 255.97
 Prior rounds:
E1    (H Martin    ) 0.065  5.894 251.95      (R Smith     ) 0.025  5.910 257.97
 Qualified:             #3  5.880 251.06                        #6  5.924 248.43

Coughlin is 2 - 0 against Pruett in prior events. Coughlin is out of the gate first and never trailed to hold on for the hole shot win. This is his fifth hole shot win and fourth this year. Troy Coughlin's MOV: 0.0184 seconds (approximately 7 feet). Coughlin will have lane choice over Farber in the semifinal.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 3382 Don Walsh                            1456 Mike Janis                   
E2   ****WINNER****  0.012  5.860 253.28                     0.035  6.069 196.96
 Prior rounds:
E1    (S Ray       ) 0.030  5.856 252.57      (R Commisso  ) 0.124  5.883 245.00
 Qualified:             #1  5.816 255.43                        #9  5.969 244.07

Walsh is 3 - 0 against Janis in prior events. Walsh with a great light and the quickest pass of the round for the win and lane choice over Rowe in the semifinal.

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