Sun, 28 Oct 2007, 08:02 PM Pro Modified Final, Round 4 Eliminations

By Bob Orme

LAS VEGAS - Results of final, round 4 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
 1152 Tony Pontieri                         320 Steve Engel                  
E4   ****WINNER****  0.027  6.159 230.57                     0.068  6.119 237.50
 Prior rounds:
E3    (J Payne     ) 0.017  6.199 230.13      (H Laird     ) 0.061  6.159 237.25
E2    (K Kuhns     ) 0.018  6.198 224.40      (D Rowe      ) 0.049  6.135 238.60
E1    (G Kerunsky  ) 0.031  6.145 232.27      (M Knowles   ) 0.111  6.132 237.50
 Qualified:            #10  6.142 232.83                        #5  6.076 238.89

4:57 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 89 degrees, relative humidity 12 percent, barometer 29.72 inches, adjusted altitude 2,294 feet, track temperature 101 degrees.

Pontieri was a little to the left of the groove for much of this pass, but his superior reaction time was enough to get him the win. Tony Pontieri's incremental margins: 60ft(0.014), 330 ft(0.049), 660ft(0.048), 1,000ft(0.027). MOV: 0.0016 seconds (approximately 7 inches).

Tony Pontieri's incremental times: 60ft-1.041 sec., 330ft-2.695, 660ft-4.032/184.40mph, 1,000ft-5.184
Steve Engel's incremental times: 60ft-1.014 sec., 330ft-2.703, 660ft-4.039/186.20mph, 1,000ft-5.170

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink