Sun, 12 Oct 2008, 02:10 PM Pro Modified Round 3 Eliminations

By Larry Sullivan

DINWIDDIE, Va. - Results of round 3 eliminations in Pro Modified at the NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series, Third annual Virginia NHRA Nationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    3 Jay Payne                             501 Mike Knowles                 
E3   ****WINNER****  0.083  6.001 238.30                     0.295  6.044 240.59
 Prior rounds:
E2    (T Gray      ) 0.064  5.963 239.31      (T Pontieri  ) 0.327  6.031 235.68
E1    (S Cannon Jr ) 0.048  5.987 238.81      (M Castellana) 0.148  5.968 241.97
 Qualified:            #14  6.004 238.43                       #10  5.979 242.02

2:07 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 74 degrees, relative humidity 55 percent, barometer 30.25 inches, adjusted altitude 1,286 feet, track temperature 97 degrees.

Payne left first for the third round in a row, Knowles was once again late, and Payne made a nice run to advance to the final round.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
   66 Kenny Lang                           1212 Scott Ray                    
E3                   0.085  5.961 240.94     ****WINNER****  0.097  5.943 240.34
 Prior rounds:
E2    (T Tindle    ) 0.115  5.930 240.64      (M Janis     ) 0.121  5.934 240.04
E1    (R Commisso  ) 0.180  5.984 241.63      (D Rowe      ) 0.121  5.919 238.22
 Qualified:             #4  5.919 242.23                        #9  5.967 236.96

This was a close drag race, Lang with the better l;ight, Ray with the better run and the win. Scott Ray's incremental margins (negative if behind): 60ft(-0.017), 330 ft(0.003), 660ft(0.005), 1,000ft(0.007). MOV: 0.0061 seconds (approximately 2 feet). Ray will have lane choice against Payne in the final round.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink