Sun, 20 Jun 2010, 01:40 PM Pro Modified Round 2 Eliminations

By Dave Rowe

BRISTOL, Tenn. - Results of round 2 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
  314 Rick Stivers                         2377 Von Smith                    
E2                   0.076  6.156 236.51     ****WINNER****  0.035  6.014 242.28
 Prior rounds:
E1    (R Smith     ) 0.060  6.182 236.05      (T Pontieri  ) 0.019  6.054 239.61
 Qualified:            #13  6.102 236.75                        #5  6.030 240.51

1:31 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 87 degrees, relative humidity 44 percent, barometer 28.52 inches, adjusted altitude 4,226 feet, track temperature 124 degrees.

Smith gets off the line first and makes his quickest pass of the weekend to take the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
   14 Ed Hoover                               3 Jay Payne                    
E2                   0.029  6.086 235.68     ****WINNER****  0.072  6.012 240.00
 Prior rounds:
E1    (R Burgess   ) 0.040  7.019 211.59      (B Personett ) 0.107  6.015 239.70
 Qualified:            #10  6.083 234.98                        #2  5.998 237.13

Hoover does all he can do, getting off the line first, but Payne starts to reel him in and is ablt to drive around him a little past half-track.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 5012 Kenny Lang                           321A Scott Ray                    
E2                   0.091  6.051 236.80     ****WINNER****  0.028  6.046 234.74
 Prior rounds:
E1    (D Rowe      ) 0.002  6.075 236.75      (M Janis     ) 0.026  6.008 236.63
 Qualified:            #14  6.106 236.46                        #6  6.041 236.17

Ray drifts a little to the left but is able to keep the car off the centerline and take the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 1090 Raymond Commisso                     1794 Mike Castellana              
E2   ****WINNER****  0.049  6.012 242.80                     0.045  7.505 124.76
 Prior rounds:
E1    (T Coughlin  ) 0.079  6.076 240.81      (J Baker     ) 0.033  6.002 238.30
 Qualified:             #8  6.074 240.98                        #1  5.993 239.10

Castellana gets out of the groove early, starts skating around, then wisely backs off the throttle just before half track. Commisso goes right down the groove with his quickest pass of the weekend.

In the next round it will be Commisso with lane choice over Smith and Payne vs. Ray.

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