Sat, 10 Apr 2010, 05:56 PM Pro Modified Round 1 Eliminations |
By Rick Green |
BAYTOWN, Texas - Results of round 1 eliminations in Pro Modified at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, 23rd annual O'Reilly NHRA Spring Nationals presented by Pennzoil:
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed 314 Rick Stivers 24 Troy Coughlin E1 ****WINNER**** 0.072 6.041 211.43 0.075 6.071 231.75 Qualified: #8 5.941 243.90 #9 5.943 238.60Weather conditions: air temperature 70 degrees, relative humidity 59 percent, barometer 30.15 inches, adjusted altitude 1,074 feet, track temperature 97 degrees.
Here we go round one and
Stivers gets a slight starting line advantage and never trails for the win. Rick Stivers' MOV:
0.0333 seconds (approximately 11 feet).
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
5 Joe Baker 9 Tim Tindle
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.032 5.976 240.51 0.071 9.568 100.34
Qualified: #10 5.951 243.50 #7 5.923 241.45
Baker was out of the gate first and never trail with a good clean pass for the win. Tindle
made a quick move toward the wall and had the car completely side ways before he lifted.Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed 1794 Mike Castellana 1152 Tony Pontieri E1 ****WINNER**** 0.206 5.912 241.89 No Time Qualified: #6 5.913 240.64 #11 5.960 243.46Pontieri got timed out...Castellana with his quickest pass of the weekend and the easy win.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed 6294 Dennis Radford 5011 Mike Knowles E1 ****WINNER**** 0.016 5.948 237.84 -0.160 5.984 240.94 Qualified: #12 5.978 237.88 #5 5.895 245.81Knowles turned on the red light and gave Radford the easy win. Radford with his quickest pass of the weekend. Dennis Radford wins on a red light. Dennis Radford's incremental times: 60ft-0.987 sec., 330ft-2.601, 660ft-3.895/191.35 mph, 1,000ft-5.005.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed 43 Rickie Smith 2377 Von Smith E1 0.034 5.943 241.20 ****WINNER**** 0.036 5.881 247.16 Qualified: #13 5.989 237.75 #4 5.879 246.62A couple real good lights and Rickie has the lead as they go by the Christmas tree and then it is all Von Smith. Rickie with his quickest pass in a losing effort. Von takes the win by 22 feet. Von will have lane choice over Radford in the next round.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed 1088 Burton Auxier 1090 Raymond Commisso E1 ****WINNER**** 0.017 6.872 155.06 -0.157 5.895 251.30 Qualified: #15 6.010 234.98 #2 5.852 251.20Commisso turned on the red light and Auxier with the freebie. auxier will give up lane choice to Baker in the next round.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed 213 Chip King 4 Danny Rowe E1 0.073 5.909 243.11 ****WINNER**** 0.048 5.919 247.84 Qualified: #14 5.992 241.54 #3 5.864 249.35Rowe is out of the gate first and has the power to hold on for the hole shot win.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed 507 Melanie Troxel 3 Jay Payne E1 ****WINNER**** 0.115 6.222 242.50 0.073 6.402 173.25 Qualified: #16 6.072 243.99 #1 5.813 246.21Payne is out of the gate first and then right in the lights Payne's car just went silent and Troxel was able to chase him down. Melanie Troxel's incremental margins (negative if behind): 60ft(-0.010), 330 ft(-0.181), 660ft(-0.296), 1,000ft(-0.166). MOV: 0.1388 seconds (approximately 35 feet). Troxel will give up lane choice to Stivers in the next round.
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