Fri, 21 Oct 2005, 02:59 PM Pro Modified Round 1 Eliminations

By Larry Sullivan

LAS VEGAS - Results of round 1 eliminations in AMS Staff Leasing Pro Modified at the NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series, Third annual FLOWMASTER Pro Mod CLASH:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 1313 Chip King                            1010 Troy Critchley               
E1                   0.166  6.212 229.31     ****WINNER****  0.059  6.257 230.72
 Qualified:             #5 115                                  #4 128          

11:30 a.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 70 degrees, relative humidity 40 percent, barometer 28.46 inches, adjusted altitude 2,411 feet, track temperature 93 degrees.

King was late and Critchley got a nice holeshot win to open the Clash. Troy Critchley's incremental margins: 60ft(0.066), 330 ft(0.055), 660ft(0.056), 1,000ft(0.058). MOV: 0.0628 seconds (approximately 21 feet).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  710 Jay Payne                            1853 Thomas Patterson             
E1   ****WINNER****  0.093  6.195 231.12                     0.059  6.803 196.79
 Qualified:             #3 154                                  #6 114          

Patterson had the better light, but shook on the launch and had to back off.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
   77 Troy Coughlin                          57 Joshua Hernandez             
E1                   0.112 27.878 668.31     ****WINNER****  0.069  6.096 231.44
 Qualified:             #8 100                                  #1 169          

Coughlin's car shook and spun the tires hard, then coasted throug, stopping on the hill in the shutdown area. Hernandez easily set low ET of the round and will have lane choice against Critchley in the semifinals.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    1 Mike Ashley                           671 Glen Kerunsky                
E1   ****WINNER****  0.018  6.280 226.58                     0.060  6.277 227.23
 Qualified:             #2 159                                  #7 105          

Two good runs, but Ashley took the holeshot win with an excellent reaction time. However, we was off his usual pace and will not have lane choice when he faces Payne in the semifinals. Mike Ashley's incremental margins: 60ft(0.056), 330 ft(0.037), 660ft(0.042), 1,000ft(0.043). MOV: 0.0392 seconds (approximately 13 feet).

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink