Sun, 21 Sep 2008, 06:02 PM Pro Modified Final, Round 4 Eliminations

By Dave Rowe

ENNIS, Texas - Results of final, round 4 eliminations in Pro Modified at the NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series, 23rd annual O'Reilly Super Start Batteries NHRA Fall Nationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 1152 Tony Pontieri                           1 Joshua Hernandez             
E4                   0.010  6.245 234.82     ****WINNER****  0.021  6.036 237.21
 Prior rounds:
E3    (S Ray       ) -0.173 15.546  56.80      (J Payne     ) 0.048  6.001 233.56
E2    (T Tindle    ) 0.008  6.025 237.88      (V Smith     ) 0.085  5.990 240.12
E1    (R Distefano ) 0.038  6.046 237.38      (T Lastor    ) 0.095  6.027 239.95
 Qualified:             #3  6.007 238.68                        #1  5.964 242.02

4:59 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 95 degrees, relative humidity 36 percent, barometer 29.49 inches, adjusted altitude 3,603 feet, track temperature 124 degrees.

Pontieri gets the hole-shot, but Hernandez drives around him quickly and pulls away for the win.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink