Sun, 7 Oct 2007, 03:02 PM Pro Modified Round 3 Eliminations

By Larry Sullivan

DINWIDDIE, Va. - Results of round 3 eliminations in Pro Modified at the NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series, Second annual Torco Racing Fuels NHRA Nationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  217 Tim Tindle                              7 Rick Stivers                 
E3                   0.068  9.189 105.69     ****WINNER****  0.079  6.156 234.04
 Prior rounds:
E2    (S Payne     ) 0.122  7.406  99.28      (M Stawicki  ) 0.052  6.086 236.75
E1    (S Ray       ) 0.091  7.663 186.87      (J Payne     ) 0.036  6.099 237.00
 Qualified:            #11  6.171 231.95                        #7  6.103 234.57

2:53 p.m. Tindle's car shook, bucked, and snorted while Stivers's car went right down the groove for the third time today.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
   30 Mike Janis                           1090 Raymond Commisso             
E3                   0.080  6.866 156.03     ****WINNER****  0.090  6.044 238.47
 Prior rounds:
E2    (T Mauney    ) 0.066  7.045 228.73      (J Hernandez ) 0.096  6.075 237.05
E1    (H Laird     ) 0.045  6.284 235.39      (T Pontieri  ) 0.076  6.098 236.96
 Qualified:             #4  6.046 239.95                        #9  6.110 236.75

Janis came off the line first, then foiught tire shake while Commisso was making a clean, strong run, his best of the weekend. Commisso will have lane choice against Stivers in the final round.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink