Sun, 26 Oct 2003, 08:07 PM Pro Modified Final, Round 3 Eliminations

By Jonathan Adams

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

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  237 Von Smith                               8 Thomas Patterson
E3   ****WINNER****  0.038  6.249 228.31                     0.074  6.315 222.25
 Prior rounds:
E2    (D Radford   ) 0.041  6.262 228.15      (R Distefano ) 0.041  6.336 221.27
E1    (M Castellana) 0.079  6.261 227.50      (T Mc Amis   ) 0.054  6.336 221.31
 Qualified:             #1  6.247 228.11                        #3  6.271 222.80

Big-time drama here, as Patterson needs to win to take the championship in Pro Mod. He'll have to step it up in the performance department, as Smith has been seven hundredths quicker than him in the first two rounds.

Smith gets the holeshot and the win, as both drivers make their quickest runs of eliminations. The season title goes to Fred Hahn.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink