Sun, 30 Mar 2008, 04:56 PM Pro Modified Final, Round 4 Eliminations

By Larry Sullivan

BAYTOWN, Texas - Results of final, round 4 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
 2103 Joe Baker                            1152 Tony Pontieri                
E4   ****WINNER****  0.042  6.022 239.19                     0.052  6.048 237.42
 Prior rounds:
E3    (J Russo     ) 0.005  5.994 240.77      (E Ware      ) 0.044  6.094 237.46
E2    (D Rowe      ) 0.048  5.993 239.61      (M Ashley    ) 0.020  6.060 236.46
E1    (T Tindle    ) 0.058  6.000 241.11      (S Ray       ) 0.059 14.017  60.53
 Qualified:             #4  5.981 241.24                        #6  6.020 236.96

3:52 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 74 degrees, relative humidity 81 percent, barometer 29.95 inches, adjusted altitude 1,885 feet, track temperature 104 degrees.

Great race in the final round, Baker now leading by 80 points after starting the season as a last-second fill-in at Gainesville. Once again he was first off the line and Roger Birgess' car had the ponies to hold off Pontieri's hard charge to turn on the win light. Baker is 8-0 in eliminations this year. Joe Baker's incremental margins (negative if behind): 60ft(-0.013), 330 ft(0.008), 660ft(0.019), 1,000ft(0.030). MOV: 0.0365 seconds (approximately 13 feet).

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink