Sun, 28 Oct 2007, 05:52 PM Pro Modified Round 3 Eliminations

By Bob Orme

LAS VEGAS - Results of round 3 eliminations in Pro Modified at the NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series, Seventh annual ACDelco Las Vegas NHRA Nationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 4610 Harold Laird                          320 Steve Engel                  
E3                  -0.019  6.161 232.23     ****WINNER****  0.061  6.159 237.25
 Prior rounds:
E2    (B Harper    ) 0.110  6.217 229.82      (D Rowe      ) 0.049  6.135 238.60
E1    (J Russo     ) 0.036  6.096 233.32      (M Knowles   ) 0.111  6.132 237.50
 Qualified:             #9  6.132 230.88                        #5  6.076 238.89

2:45 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 91 degrees, relative humidity 13 percent, barometer 29.77 inches, adjusted altitude 2,426 feet, track temperature 109 degrees.

Harold Laird's incremental times: 60ft-1.039 sec., 330ft-2.704, 660ft-4.048/184.25mph, 1,000ft-5.194
Steve Engel's incremental times: 60ft-1.041 sec., 330ft-2.747, 660ft-4.082/186.38mph, 1,000ft-5.210

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 1152 Tony Pontieri                           1 Jay Payne                    
E3   ****WINNER****  0.017  6.199 230.13                     0.038 13.152  71.76
 Prior rounds:
E2    (K Kuhns     ) 0.018  6.198 224.40      (K Lang      ) 0.092  6.076 237.96
E1    (G Kerunsky  ) 0.031  6.145 232.27      (R Burgess   ) 0.047  6.050 237.00
 Qualified:            #10  6.142 232.83                        #3  6.035 237.55

Payne made a hard right after the hit and he did a heck of a job keeping the car from hitting the retaining wall.

Tony Pontieri's incremental times: 60ft-1.041 sec., 330ft-2.713, 660ft-4.062/183.29mph, 1,000ft-5.220

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink