Sun, 22 Jun 2008, 05:34 PM Pro Modified Round 2 Eliminations

By Larry Sullivan

ENGLISHTOWN, N.J. - Results of round 2 eliminations in Pro Modified at the NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series, 39th annual Lucas Oil NHRA SuperNationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    1 Joshua Hernandez                        6 Tim Tindle                   
E2   ****WINNER****  0.055  6.065 235.64                     0.080  6.081 234.74
 Prior rounds:
E1    (V Budano    ) 0.132  6.047 239.87      (R Burgess   ) 0.087  6.145 234.17
 Qualified:             #4  6.043 240.72                       #12  6.265 229.51

5:23 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 86 degrees, relative humidity 58 percent, barometer 29.81 inches, adjusted altitude 2,807 feet, track temperature 116 degrees. Giant cumulo-numbus clouds have been building all afternoon, but are still scattered and do not look threatening.

Hernandez had this one wire to wire and 2007 winner Tindle is headed home. Joshua Hernandez's MOV: 0.0418 seconds (approximately 14 feet).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 1152 Tony Pontieri                        1090 Raymond Commisso             
E2   ****WINNER****  0.112  6.109 235.60                     0.088  6.631 194.58
 Prior rounds:
E1    (J Baker     ) 0.023  6.124 235.15      (N Montana   ) 0.092  6.099 235.60
 Qualified:             #9  6.099 239.31                        #1  5.989 239.36

Commisso was away first, but shook hard almost immediately and it looked like he was backing up the rest of the way down the track. Pontieri made a nice run to advance to the semifinals, but he lost lane choice to Hernandez.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  763 Kirk Kuhns                             44 Mike Castellana              
E2                   0.180  6.052 234.78     ****WINNER****  0.066  6.098 235.60
 Prior rounds:
E1    (B Personett ) 0.102  6.138 233.44      (T Lastor    ) 0.050  6.089 238.98
 Qualified:             #3  6.018 236.59                       #11  6.196 232.35

Castellana had a tenth in hand at the tree and held on for another holeshot win. Mike Castellana's incremental margins: 60ft(0.082), 330 ft(0.052), 660ft(0.049), 1,000ft(0.058). MOV: 0.0684 seconds (approximately 24 feet).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
   38 Danny Rowe                           1986 John Russo                   
E2                   0.097 14.883  70.02     ****WINNER****  0.031  6.049 240.59
 Prior rounds:
E1    (S Payne     ) 0.105  6.058 233.68      (T Gray      ) 0.087  6.095 240.29
 Qualified:             #7  6.076 219.22                        #2  5.993 242.80

Rowe shoiok hard right off the starting line and Russo won easily, posting low ET of the round. He will have lane choice against Castellana in the semifinals.

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