Sun, 01 Nov 2015, 17:14 PM Pro Modified Round 3 Eliminations

By Rick Green

LAS VEGAS - Results of round 3 eliminations in Pro Modified at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 15th annual NHRA Toyota Nationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    8 Pete Farber                             2 Troy Coughlin                
E3   ****WINNER****  0.057  5.967 242.98                     0.034 No Time      
 Prior rounds:
E2    (D Walsh Jr  ) -0.054  5.891 245.67      (S Frigo     ) 0.035  5.867 252.85
E1    (E Latino    ) 0.068  5.933 244.12      (D Rowe      ) 0.021  5.867 248.02
 Qualified:             #8  5.890 245.54                        #5  5.871 252.66

Coughlin is 2 - 0 against Farber in prior events. Coughlin with the starting line advantage, but then started drifting out of the groove and toward the centerline. He collects the 1/8 mile cones and Farber gets the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 708R Rick Snavely                          327 Khalid alBalooshi            
E3                   0.050  5.911 247.97     ****WINNER****  0.054  5.860 246.35
 Prior rounds:
E2    (B Rahaim    ) 0.057  5.886 254.14      (S Whiteley  ) 0.057  5.833 246.98
E1    (C King      ) 0.135  5.837 257.09      (R Smith     ) 0.108  5.829 247.16
 Qualified:             #2  5.845 257.83                        #3  5.847 246.89

Weather conditions: air temperature 82 degrees, relative humidity 29 percent, barometer 27.82 inches, adjusted altitude 4,473 feet, track temperature 106 degrees.

This is the first time Snavely and alBalooshi have faced each other in eliminations. Snavely with the slight starting line advantage, but alBalooshi has the difference made up by the time they go by the Christmas tree and never trails from there on for the win. He will have lane choice over Farber in the final.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink



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