Sun, 9 Oct 2005, 04:27 PM Pro Modified Round 3 Eliminations

By Rick Green

ENNIS, Texas - Results of round 3 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
  320 Steve Engel                           671 Glen Kerunsky                
E3   ****WINNER****  0.033  6.210 233.12                     0.048  9.835  90.13
 Prior rounds:
E2    (M Moran     ) 0.256  6.213 233.08      (M Bell      ) 0.058  6.133 229.31
E1    (T Critchley ) 0.061  6.075 235.60      (A Summer    ) 0.187 10.396  82.61
 Qualified:             #7  6.137 232.03                        #3  6.095 232.91

Weather conditions: air temperature 84 degrees, relative humidity 29 percent, barometer 29.74 inches, adjusted altitude 2,038 feet, track temperature 106 degrees.

Kerunsky with problems early and clicked it off. Engel with a good looking pass to move on to the final.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  710 Jay Payne                            1853 Thomas Patterson             
E3                   0.092  6.087 236.38     ****WINNER****  0.060  6.112 232.67
 Prior rounds:
E2    (B Pesz      ) 0.127  6.073 236.88      (D Palmer    ) 0.152  6.119 231.79
E1    (H Laird     ) 0.194  6.011 238.51      (M Ashley    ) 0.238  7.281 128.92
 Qualified:             #1  6.000 239.23                       #13  6.534 173.63

Patterson with the starting line advantage and the power to hold on for the hole shot win. Thomas Patterson's incremental margins: 60ft(0.012), 330 ft(0.028), 660ft(0.024), 1,000ft(0.020). MOV: 0.0079 seconds (approximately 3 feet).

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink