Sat, 19 Jun 2010, 04:58 PM Pro Modified Round 1 Eliminations |
By Dave Rowe |
BRISTOL, Tenn. - Results of round 1 eliminations in Pro Modified at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, 10th annual NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals:
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed 24 Troy Coughlin 1090 Raymond Commisso E1 0.054 6.363 214.66 ****WINNER**** 0.079 6.076 240.81 Qualified: #9 6.081 233.76 #8 6.074 240.984:41 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 88 degrees, relative humidity 45 percent, barometer 28.45 inches, adjusted altitude 4,372 feet, track temperature 133 degrees.
Coughlin gets out of the gate first and starts to pull
away. Commisso reels him in before they reach the 330 foot mark, then drives around and pulls away for the win.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
2 Roger Burgess 14 Ed Hoover
E1 -0.071 8.838 103.44 ****WINNER**** 0.040 7.019 211.59
Qualified: #7 6.053 238.05 #10 6.083 234.98
Burgess leaves a little too soon, then gets to half-track and gets out of the groove. Hoover gets out of the groove
early, backs off the throttle, then gets back on it around half-track.Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed 1456 Mike Janis 321A Scott Ray E1 0.089 6.211 195.14 ****WINNER**** 0.026 6.008 236.63 Qualified: #11 6.086 236.84 #6 6.041 236.17Janis drifts a little to the left early, then starts moving around a little, getting close to the wall about 1000 feet down. Ray goes right down the groove with his quickest pass of the weekend to take the win.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed 1152 Tony Pontieri 2377 Von Smith E1 0.080 6.044 240.72 ****WINNER**** 0.019 6.054 239.61 Qualified: #12 6.090 238.43 #5 6.030 240.51Smith gets a great move off the line, then Pontieri starts to make up ground. Pontieri makes his quickest pass of the weekend but can't make up the difference on the line.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed 314 Rick Stivers 43 Rickie Smith E1 ****WINNER**** 0.060 6.182 236.05 0.074 No Time Qualified: #13 6.102 236.75 #4 6.006 237.05Smith gets out of the groove early and makes a move to the left. He fights to get it back in the groove, then makes another hard move and crosses the center line just past half-track. Stivers makes a nice pass for the win.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed 5012 Kenny Lang 4 Danny Rowe E1 ****WINNER**** 0.002 6.075 236.75 0.027 6.109 240.89 Qualified: #14 6.106 236.46 #3 5.999 241.80Lang gets out of the gate first then makes his quickest pass of the weekend to take the win. Rowe makes a decent pass but not up to his qualifying standards.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed 348 Brad Personett 3 Jay Payne E1 0.093 6.091 248.02 ****WINNER**** 0.107 6.015 239.70 Qualified: #15 6.107 247.25 #2 5.998 237.13Personett gets a little advantage off the line, then Payne drives around him quickly and extends his lead all the way through the run.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
5 Joe Baker 1794 Mike Castellana
E1 0.061 6.112 235.56 ****WINNER**** 0.033 6.002 238.30
Qualified: #16 6.133 234.86 #1 5.993 239.10
Castellana gets the hole-shot and pulls away for the win with the quickest pass of the session.In the next round
it will be Castellana with lane choice over Commisso, Smith vs. Stivers, Payne vs. Hoover, and Ray vs. Lang.
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