Mon, 7 Jul 2008, 12:02 PM Pro Modified Final, Round 4 Eliminations

By Larry Sullivan

EDMONTON, Alb. - Results of final, round 4 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
 1853 Thomas Patterson                     1057 Carl Spiering                
E4                   0.116  6.848 192.36     ****WINNER****  0.174  6.555 214.25
 Prior rounds:
E3    (J DELEHAY   ) 0.136  6.372 227.84      (T D'APRILE  ) 0.177  6.249 227.61
E2    (K LANG      ) 0.071  6.298 229.16      (S CANNON    ) 0.116  8.234 209.75
E1    (R HOGENSON  ) 0.023  6.165 229.51      (G MASON     ) 0.163  6.197 228.58
 Qualified:             #6  6.240 228.81                        #7  6.243 207.94

9:54 a.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 67 degrees, relative humidity 52 percent, barometer 27.51 inches, adjusted altitude 3,937 feet, track temperature 82 degrees.

These two are not currently in contention for the championship, Patterson seventh and Spiering 13th coming in.

Patterson had a big holeshot and was well ahead until his car made a sudden move toward the wall about 300 feet out. Meanwhile, Spiering was fighting tire shake early in the run, buit got it settled down and took the lead when Patterson lifted to save his car. Carl Spiering's incremental margins (negative if behind): 60ft(-0.073), 330 ft(-0.103), 660ft(0.109), 1,000ft(0.177). MOV: 0.2354 seconds (approximately 66 feet).

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink