Sun, 23 Sep 2007, 05:06 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, 22nd 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                          4610 Harold Laird                 
E3                   0.090  6.177 238.81     ****WINNER****  0.086  6.106 234.53
 Prior rounds:
E2    (R Vettel    ) 0.190  9.667 101.96      (J Russo     ) 0.810  6.267 181.57
E1    (S Ray       ) 0.385  6.138 239.44      (R Commisso  ) 0.081  6.088 235.80
 Qualified:             #6  6.097 239.87                        #7  6.098 235.80

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    1 Jay Payne                               3 Josh Hernandez               
E3                   0.031  6.046 239.57     ****WINNER****  0.029  6.012 240.21
 Prior rounds:
E2    (S Payne     ) 0.067  6.067 238.68      (T Pontieri  ) 0.001  6.020 239.65
E1                   0.098  6.011 239.27      (S Bailey    ) 0.033  6.080 239.02
 Qualified:             #1  6.012 239.02                        #4  6.063 238.09

They both have great lights and Hernandez with his quickest pass of the weekend to take the win light by 13 feet. He will have lane choice in the final.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink