Sun, 6 Jul 2008, 10:18 PM Pro Modified Round 2 Eliminations

By Larry Sullivan

EDMONTON, Alb. - Results of round 2 eliminations in Torco Pro Modified at the 2008 Knoll-Gas Nitro Jam Drag Racing Series, CARS RV & Marine & Motorsports Rocky Mountain Nationals presented by TORCO Racing Fuels:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    1 Scott Cannon                         1057 Carl Spiering                
E2                   0.070 10.524  84.57     ****WINNER****  0.116  8.234 209.75
 Prior rounds:
E1    (D VOGT      ) 0.117  6.373 231.28      (G MASON     ) 0.163  6.197 228.58
 Qualified:             #3  6.211 231.28                        #7  6.243 207.94

7:59 p.m. Both cars chattered the tires, Spiering immediately, Cannon a bit further down the track. Both pedaled, but Cannon appeared to have the edge until his car made a hard move toward the wall. He managed to keep it off the wall, but had to abandon the run to do so and Spiering managed to run him down for the win. Carl Spiering's incremental margins (negative if behind): 60ft(-0.196), 330 ft(-0.955), 660ft(-0.410), 1,000ft(0.797). MOV: 2.2445 seconds (more than 100 feet).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  698 Joe Delehay                            44 Mike Castellana              
E2   ****WINNER****  0.141  6.430 226.20                     0.054  6.522 228.15
 Prior rounds:
E1    (E HOOVER    ) 0.064  7.900 156.99      (P STOKEN    ) 0.077  6.933 196.96
 Qualified:            #12  6.344 227.04                        #8  6.291 219.15

By contrast, both drivers here got off the line just fine and it was a good race, Delehay coming from behind when Castellana shook as he neared half track. Delehay took the lead before half track, then hung on as Castellana closed the gap. Joe Delehay's incremental margins (negative if behind): 60ft(-0.134), 330 ft(-0.001), 660ft(0.034), 1,000ft(0.020). MOV: 0.0056 seconds (approximately 22 inches).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    6 Kenny Lang                           1853 Thomas Patterson             
E2                   0.202 10.003  92.13     ****WINNER****  0.071  6.298 229.16
 Prior rounds:
E1    (L FRANK     ) 0.179  6.316 229.24      (R HOGENSON  ) 0.023  6.165 229.51
 Qualified:             #2  6.207 231.36                        #6  6.240 228.81

Lang boiled the tires at the hit and Patterson went right down the groove, making a solid run. Patterson will have lane choice against Delehay in the semifinals.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 3710 Jason Stock                          1962 Tommy D'Aprile               
E2                   0.070  6.341 224.58     ****WINNER****  0.112  6.136 225.37
 Prior rounds:
E1    (M JANIS     ) 0.013  6.292 225.67      (Q STOTT     ) 0.065  6.096 233.76
 Qualified:             #9  6.292 221.34                        #5  6.235 230.57

Tommy D set a track ET record in the first round and was close enough this time to win handily after spotting Stock a few hundredths on the tree. He will have lane choice against Spiering in the semifinals.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink