Sun, 9 Oct 2005, 03:03 PM Pro Modified Round 2 Eliminations

By Rick Green

ENNIS, Texas - Results of round 2 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
 4302 Doug Palmer                          1853 Thomas Patterson             
E2                   0.081  6.308 225.33     ****WINNER****  0.152  6.119 231.79
 Prior rounds:
E1    (J Hernandez ) 0.111  6.246 227.54      (M Ashley    ) 0.238  7.281 128.92
 Qualified:            #12  6.280 225.15                       #13  6.534 173.63

Weather conditions: air temperature 71 degrees, relative humidity 36 percent, barometer 29.78 inches, adjusted altitude 1,149 feet, track temperature 101 degrees.

Patterson with a great pass for the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  247 Mike Bell                             671 Glen Kerunsky                
E2                  -0.092  7.298 138.80     ****WINNER****  0.058  6.133 229.31
 Prior rounds:
E1    (F Taylor    ) 0.065  6.116 234.21      (A Summer    ) 0.187 10.396  82.61
 Qualified:             #6  6.129 233.80                        #3  6.095 232.91

Bell turned on the red light and Kerunsky with another good looking pass.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  320 Steve Engel                           102 Mike Moran                   
E2   ****WINNER****  0.256  6.213 233.08                     0.046  8.533 117.52
 Prior rounds:
E1    (T Critchley ) 0.061  6.075 235.60      (C King      ) 0.043  8.754 111.81
 Qualified:             #7  6.137 232.03                       #15  8.643 140.15

Moran with a huge starting line advantage when Engel is real late, but then has problems and Engel will take the win. Engel will give up lane choice against Kerunsky.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  710 Jay Payne                             463 Brandon Pesz                 
E2   ****WINNER****  0.127  6.073 236.88                     0.042  6.242 226.20
 Prior rounds:
E1    (H Laird     ) 0.194  6.011 238.51      (Z Barklage  ) 0.053  6.190 227.08
 Qualified:             #1  6.000 239.23                        #9  6.185 226.96

Payne with the quickest pass of the session and will have lane choice over Patterson in the semifinal.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink