Sun, 30 Jun 2013, 14:50 PM Pro Mod Round 2 Eliminations

By Larry Sullivan

MARTIN, Mich. - Results of round 2 eliminations in Aeromotive Fuel Systems Pro Mod at the 2013 ADRL Tour presented by Speedtech, ADRL Summer Drags IX:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 2008 Kevin Rivenbark                         3 Jeff Lutz                    
E2                   0.012  4.052 186.43     ****WINNER****  0.066  3.991 195.97
 Prior rounds:
E1    (M GONDZIOLA ) 0.068  4.447 131.76      (H MARTIN    ) 0.013  3.995 197.10
 Qualified:             #2  3.890 190.41                       #10  3.961 196.75

2:37 p.m. Rivenbark almost pulled off a holeshot win here, leading by a tenth at the 330-foot marker, but Lutz nipped him at the stripe for the win.

Jeff Lutz's incremental margins (negative if behind): 60ft(-0.112), 330 ft(-0.064). MOV: 0.0074 seconds (approximately 2 feet).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
1957H Larry Higginbotham                    297 Travis Harvey                
E2                  -0.005  8.808  47.49     ****WINNER****  0.006  5.521  88.90
 Prior rounds:
E1    (T SAVELL    ) 0.006  4.007 181.26      (K LANG      ) 0.015  3.979 189.33
 Qualified:            #13  3.998 179.10                        #5  3.928 189.59

Higginbotham went red, then almost crossed the centerline. Harvey had problems of his own, shaking and pedaling.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 2995 Jimmy Keen                            872 Adam Flamholc                
E2   ****WINNER****  0.096  3.987 188.81                           No Time      
 Prior rounds:
E1    (C KING      ) 0.073  3.991 187.83      (S MATUSEK   ) 0.051  3.935 191.03
 Qualified:             #6  3.929 190.17                        #3  3.924 191.26

Flamholc broke on the burnout. Keen made a nice run and will have lane choice against Lutz in the semifinals.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  277 Raymond Matos                          43 Rickie Smith                 
E2                   0.097  3.970 191.23     ****WINNER****  0.059  3.933 193.37
 Prior rounds:
E1    (M JANIS     ) 0.032  3.967 191.00      (J HAMSTRA   ) 0.048  3.935 192.62
 Qualified:             #8  3.931 191.24                        #1  3.873 193.79

Smith led as he passed the tre and kept widening the gap the rest of the way to win by about a car length. He will have lane choice against Harvey in the semifinals.