Sun, 2 Nov 2008, 07:26 PM Pro Modified Final, Round 4 Eliminations

By Bob Orme

LAS VEGAS - Results of final, round 4 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                            1 Joshua Hernandez             
E4                   0.015  6.046 238.47     ****WINNER****  0.016  6.001 238.55
 Prior rounds:
E3    (T Gray      ) 0.049  6.033 237.30      (T Lastor    ) 0.067  6.031 236.55
E2    (K Kuhns     ) 0.055  6.076 236.96      (M Moran     ) 0.055  6.043 237.63
E1    (R Commisso  ) 0.082  6.123 233.60      (J Baker     ) 0.011  6.050 237.96
 Qualified:            #16  6.163 232.91                        #2  6.015 236.75

4:16 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 76 degrees, relative humidity 30 percent, barometer 27.77 inches, adjusted altitude 4,116 feet, track temperature 86 degrees.

Hernandez has a 77% win ratio, which would explain why he just clinched his second Jeg's Pro Mod Challenge Championship. A win here would be icing on the cake.

Knowles moved well to the left of the groove, but he stayed on the throttle. Josh Hernandez runs a track record elapsed time for the win.

Joshua Hernandez's incremental margins (negative if behind): 60ft(-0.019), 330 ft(0.019), 660ft(0.031), 1,000ft(0.041). MOV: 0.0444 seconds (approximately 16 feet).

Mike Knowles' incremental times: 60ft-0.983 sec., 330ft-2.644, 660ft-3.970/186.72mph, 1,000ft-5.099
Joshua Hernandez's incremental times: 60ft-1.001 sec., 330ft-2.624, 660ft-3.938/188.86mph, 1,000ft-5.057

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink