Sun, 30 Mar 2008, 04:02 PM Pro Modified Round 3 Eliminations

By Larry Sullivan

BAYTOWN, Texas - Results of round 3 eliminations in Pro Modified at the NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series, 21st annual O'Reilly NHRA Spring Nationals presented by Pennzoil:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 1941 Eddie Ware                           1152 Tony Pontieri                
E3                   0.050  6.878 229.59     ****WINNER****  0.044  6.094 237.46
 Prior rounds:
E2    (J Payne     ) 0.074  6.109 233.03      (M Ashley    ) 0.020  6.060 236.46
E1    (R Commisso  ) 0.087  6.423 235.35      (S Ray       ) 0.059 14.017  60.53
 Qualified:            #15  6.163 230.69                        #6  6.020 236.96

2:55 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 76 degrees, relative humidity 77 percent, barometer 29.95 inches, adjusted altitude 2,011 feet, track temperature 104 degrees.

Both cars shook and danced, both drivers got out of the throttle, both realized the other car was in trouble, but Pontieri was able to get it hooked back up immediately, Ware took longer to do so.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 2103 Joe Baker                            1986 John Russo                   
E3   ****WINNER****  0.005  5.994 240.77                    -0.058 10.582  90.35
 Prior rounds:
E2    (D Rowe      ) 0.048  5.993 239.61      (J Hernandez ) 0.018  6.084 236.46
E1    (T Tindle    ) 0.058  6.000 241.11      (K Kuhns     ) 0.122  6.081 237.96
 Qualified:             #4  5.981 241.24                        #8  6.058 241.50

Russo shook and slowed immediately, Baker went down the groove with another five, giving him lane choice against Pontieri in the finals.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink