Sun, 1 Nov 2009, 04:40 PM Pro Modified Round 1 Eliminations |
By Rick Green |
LAS VEGAS - Results of round 1 eliminations in Pro Modified at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, Ninth annual NHRA Las Vegas Nationals:
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed 272 Roger Burgess 11 Kenny Lang E1 ****WINNER**** 0.064 6.045 240.21 0.540 5.992 241.11 Qualified: #8 6.016 239.70 #9 6.021 239.57Burgess with a huge starting line advantage and the power to hold on for the hole shot win. Lang with his quickest pass of the weekend in a losing effort.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed 1313 Chip King 5 Kirk Kuhns E1 ****WINNER**** 0.063 7.266 165.60 0.094 27.487 412.84 Qualified: #7 6.014 238.72 #10 6.029 238.55King with the starting line advantage and then gets real loose, but is able to reel it in and take the win. Kuhns with a lot of tire shake and real loose before he clicks it off.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed 1970 Dennis Radford 507 Melanie Troxel E1 ****WINNER**** 0.059 6.040 233.76 0.069 6.033 240.25 Qualified: #14 6.065 231.75 #3 5.974 242.15Weather conditions: air temperature 79 degrees, relative humidity 21 percent, barometer 27.92 inches, adjusted altitude 3,988 feet, track temperature 97 degrees.
Radford with the starting
line advantage and the power to hold on for the hole shot win. Dennis Radford's MOV: 0.0032
seconds (approximately 14 inches). Radford with his quickest pass of the weekend for the
win.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed 38 Danny Rowe 1090 Raymond Commisso E1 0.073 6.030 242.10 ****WINNER**** 0.042 6.019 239.57 Qualified: #4 5.975 243.55 #13 6.052 239.65Commisso is out of the gate first and never trails to take the win by 0.0422 seconds (approximately 15 feet).
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed 43 Rickie Smith 7 Joe Baker E1 0.051 6.073 229.66 ****WINNER**** 0.036 6.046 238.60 Qualified: #12 6.042 232.79 #5 5.998 238.13Baker with the starting line advantage and never trails for the win by Joe 0.0428 seconds (approximately 14 feet). Smith had a little tire shake around 250 feet. Baker will give up lane choice to Commisso in the next round.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed 44 Mike Castellana 1237 Burton Auxier E1 0.462 6.299 174.82 ****WINNER**** 0.101 6.111 232.87 Qualified: #6 5.999 236.75 #11 6.029 234.41Auxier with the starting line advantage and takes the win. Auxier will give up lane choice to Radford in the next round.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed 348 Brad Personett 4356 Kirk Wilmes E1 ****WINNER**** 0.113 5.990 250.92 0.057 6.184 229.94 Qualified: #1 5.965 245.45 #16 6.125 231.52Wilmes with a big starting line advantage, but Personett has the difference made up by 750 feet. Personett with the quickest pass of the round and he will have lane choice over Burgess in the next round.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed 217 Tim Tindle 3 Jay Payne E1 -0.056 6.018 237.96 ****WINNER**** 0.098 12.019 78.32 Qualified: #15 6.093 235.02 #2 5.971 240.38Tindle turns on the red light and Payne gets the break here when has a lot of tire shake. Payne will give up lane choice to King in the next round.
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