Sun, 26 Oct 2003, 05:57 PM Pro Modified Round 1 Eliminations |
By Jonathan Adams |
LAS VEGAS - Results of round 1 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
1 Shannon Jenkins 6294 Dennis Radford
E1 0.034 7.268 131.83 ****WINNER**** 0.027 6.381 220.87
Qualified: #5 6.297 222.14 #4 6.279 222.91
2:42 p.m. West Coast vs. East Coast here, as Radford takes on Jenkins. The Oregon runner moves on as Jenkins has
problems at half-track.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
8 Thomas Patterson 1004 Tim McAmis
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.054 6.336 221.31 0.058 6.347 222.33
Qualified: #3 6.271 222.80 #6 6.298 223.39
Patterson wins a close one. If he wins this race he can steal the season title from Hahn, who did not
qualify.Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed 237 Von Smith 44 Mike Castellana E1 ****WINNER**** 0.079 6.261 227.50 -0.025 6.285 222.58 Qualified: #1 6.247 228.11 #8 6.308 221.96Castellana wastes his best run of the event with a red-light. Smith was late, but he moves on to face Radford, Smith with lane choice.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed 1313 Chip King 6695 Rick Distefano E1 0.121 6.362 224.25 ****WINNER**** 0.070 6.338 205.82 Qualified: #2 6.262 226.77 #7 6.307 225.26Canada vs. USA in this one, as Distefano, the invader from the north, tries to pull off the upset.
And he does
it. King was late, and Distefano outran him at every incremental. Distefano was very loose at the finish line and
loses lane choice to Patterson.
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