Sat, 11 Oct 2003, 12:39 PM AMS Pro Mod Shootout Round 1 Eliminations

By Dave Rowe

ENNIS, Texas - Results of round 1 eliminations in AMS Staff Leasing AMS Pro Mod Shootout at the NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series, AMS Staff Leasing Pro Mod Shootout:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    8 Thomas Patterson                     1211 Mike Ashley
E1   ****WINNER****  0.044  6.271 226.18                     0.118  6.377 223.71
 Qualified:             #5                         #4

Patterson gets a big holeshot and pulls away for the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
   43 Rickie Smith                            2 Mitch Stott
E1                   0.038 17.751  44.30     ****WINNER****  0.055  6.484 224.43
 Qualified:             #6                         #3

Smith shakes the tires hard off the line, makes a move toward the wall and has to abort the run. Stott started shaking the tires about 100 feet out, pedaled once, then drove on through for the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
   69 Al Billes                               6 Fred Hahn
E1   ****WINNER****  0.043  6.319 224.94                     0.087  6.402 221.18
 Qualified:             #7                         #2

A good run for both cars, just a little movement early, and Billes takes the win. Billes will have lane choice over Stott in round two.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    1 Shannon Jenkins                      1004 Tim McAmis
E1   ****WINNER****  0.045  6.257 224.27                     0.045  6.294 224.77
 Qualified:             #8                         #1

These two come off the line even but Jenkins starts pulling away. He starts pulling away and extending his lead and takes the win. He will have lane choice over Patterson in round two.

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