Sun, 1 Nov 2009, 07:58 PM Pro Modified Round 3 Eliminations

By Rick Green

LAS VEGAS - Results of round 3 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
    3 Jay Payne                            1970 Dennis Radford               
E3   ****WINNER****  0.076  6.045 238.98                     0.060  6.142 205.10
 Prior rounds:
E2    (C King      ) 0.043  6.081 238.55      (B Auxier    ) 1.305 16.807  65.88
E1    (T Tindle    ) 0.098 12.019  78.32      (M Troxel    ) 0.059  6.040 233.76
 Qualified:             #2  5.971 240.38                       #14  6.065 231.75

Weather conditions: air temperature 84 degrees, relative humidity 21 percent, barometer 27.90 inches, adjusted altitude 4,392 feet, track temperature 89 degrees.

Radford with the starting line advantage and the lead until right before the finish line when Payne drove around him.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  348 Brad Personett                          7 Joe Baker                    
E3   ****WINNER****  0.077  5.927 250.64                     0.027  6.022 239.65
 Prior rounds:
E2    (R Burgess   ) 0.078  5.922 250.78      (R Commisso  ) 0.027  6.038 238.89
E1    (K Wilmes    ) 0.113  5.990 250.92      (R Smith     ) 0.036  6.046 238.60
 Qualified:             #1  5.965 245.45                        #5  5.998 238.13

Baker with a great light and has the lead until around 900 feet and that was when Personett drove around him for the win. Brad Personett's MOV: 0.0456 seconds (approximately 16 feet). Personett with another great pass and will have lane choice in the final.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink