Sun, 2 Nov 2008, 05:10 PM Pro Modified Round 2 Eliminations

By Bob Orme

LAS VEGAS - Results of round 2 eliminations in Pro Modified at the NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series, Eighth annual ACDelco Las Vegas NHRA Nationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  501 Mike Knowles                          763 Kirk Kuhns                   
E2   ****WINNER****  0.055  6.076 236.96                     0.089  6.097 234.45
 Prior rounds:
E1    (R Commisso  ) 0.082  6.123 233.60      (J Payne     ) 0.055  6.090 234.74
 Qualified:            #16  6.163 232.91                        #9  6.116 232.71

1:55 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 74 degrees, relative humidity 33 percent, barometer 27.76 inches, adjusted altitude 3,981 feet, track temperature 94 degrees.

Both drivers were skating around quite a bit.

Mike Knowles' incremental margins: 60ft(0.047), 330 ft(0.035), 660ft(0.039), 1,000ft(0.045). MOV: 0.0558 seconds (approximately 19 feet).

Mike Knowles' incremental times: 60ft-0.991 sec., 330ft-2.664, 660ft-3.995/186.79mph, 1,000ft-5.125
Kirk Kuhns' incremental times: 60ft-1.004 sec., 330ft-2.665, 660ft-4.000/185.46mph, 1,000ft-5.136

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
   66 Kenny Lang                             51 Tommy Gray                   
E2                   0.109  8.120 120.42     ****WINNER****  0.052  6.034 238.93
 Prior rounds:
E1    (R Stivers   ) 0.219  6.124 232.47      (T Coughlin  ) 0.071  6.104 238.05
 Qualified:             #4  6.057 237.17                       #12  6.128 236.63

Lang was out of shape right away, and he was close to the wall at 400 feet before he lifted. Gray will have lane choice over Knowles in round three.

Kenny Lang's incremental times: 60ft-1.044 sec., 330ft-2.846, 660ft-4.540/132.36mph, 1,000ft-6.344
Tommy Gray's incremental times: 60ft-1.009 sec., 330ft-2.656, 660ft-3.970/188.10mph, 1,000ft-5.091

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  402 Taylor Lastor                          38 Danny Rowe                   
E2   ****WINNER****  0.057  6.067 239.27                     0.067  6.070 239.74
 Prior rounds:
E1    (T Tindle    ) 0.057  6.552 193.85      (S Ray       ) 0.049  6.091 239.91
 Qualified:             #6  6.095 235.19                        #3  6.034 237.96

Rowe was to the right of the groove for most of this pass.

Taylor Lastor's incremental margins: 60ft(0.009), 330 ft(0.025), 660ft(0.023), 1,000ft(0.017). MOV: 0.0131 seconds (approximately 5 feet).

Taylor Lastor's incremental times: 60ft-1.029 sec., 330ft-2.682, 660ft-4.002/187.50mph, 1,000ft-5.124
Danny Rowe's incremental times: 60ft-1.028 sec., 330ft-2.697, 660ft-4.015/188.81mph, 1,000ft-5.131

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  102 Mike Moran                              1 Joshua Hernandez             
E2                   0.017  8.169 123.14     ****WINNER****  0.055  6.043 237.63
 Prior rounds:
E1    (R Distefano ) 0.040  6.682 235.31      (J Baker     ) 0.011  6.050 237.96
 Qualified:            #10  6.117 245.99                        #2  6.015 236.75

Moran had problems backing up from his burnout, and his problems didn't end there. Hernandez will have lane choice over Lastor in round three.

Joshua Hernandez's incremental times: 60ft-1.001 sec., 330ft-2.644, 660ft-3.968/187.29mph, 1,000ft-5.094

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink