Sat, 8 Oct 2005, 07:41 PM Pro Modified Round 1 Eliminations

By Rick Green

ENNIS, Texas - Results of round 1 eliminations in Pro Modified at the NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series, 20th annual O'Reilly NHRA Fall Nationals presented by Castrol Syntec:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 5083 Zach Barklage                         463 Brandon Pesz                 
E1                   0.061  7.318 140.17     ****WINNER****  0.053  6.190 227.08
 Qualified:             #8  6.143 231.00                        #9  6.185 226.96

Barklage was shaking the tires hard and was on and off the throttle a couple times. Pesz with a good looking pass.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  320 Steve Engel                          1010 Troy Critchley               
E1   ****WINNER****  0.061  6.075 235.60                     0.102 16.890  46.85
 Qualified:             #7  6.137 232.03                       #10  6.186 228.04

Critchley with a lot of tire shake and clicked it off. Engel with his quickest pass of the weekend for the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 1313 Chip King                             102 Mike Moran                   
E1                  -0.368  6.148 222.91     ****WINNER****  0.043  8.754 111.81
 Qualified:             #2  6.093 234.66                       #15  8.643 140.15

King goes red real red, and Moran takes the win. Moran will give up lane choice to Engel in the next round.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 4015 Frankie Taylor                        247 Mike Bell                    
E1                   0.094  6.175 224.32     ****WINNER****  0.065  6.116 234.21
 Qualified:            #11  6.217 225.15                        #6  6.129 233.80

Bell with a great run his quickest of the weekend to take the win. taylor with a great effort, his quickest pass of the weekend.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 4302 Doug Palmer                            57 Joshua Hernandez             
E1   ****WINNER****  0.111  6.246 227.54                     0.053  6.623 202.94
 Qualified:            #12  6.280 225.15                        #5  6.118 229.70

Palmer with his quickest pass of the weekend and the win light.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 1853 Thomas Patterson                        1 Mike Ashley                  
E1   ****WINNER****  0.238  7.281 128.92                           No Time      
 Qualified:            #13  6.534 173.63                        #4  6.107 232.55

Ashley couldn't his car to start and Patterson with freebie. Patterson will give up lane choice to Palmer in the next round.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
   84 Annette Summer                        671 Glen Kerunsky                
E1                         No Time           ****WINNER****  0.187 10.396  82.61
 Qualified:            #14  6.665 192.28                        #3  6.095 232.91

Summer couldn't get the car to do a burnout and finally shut it off. Kerunsky then shook the tires hard and clicked it off, he will give up lane choice to Bell in the next round.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  710 Jay Payne                            4610 Harold Laird                 
E1   ****WINNER****  0.194  6.011 238.51                     0.127  6.466 206.23
 Qualified:             #1  6.000 239.23                       #16 14.331  57.03

Payne with another great pass and he will have lane choice against Pesz in the next round.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink