Sat, 26 Jun 2010, 02:32 PM Pro Modified Round 1 Eliminations

By Rick Green

NORWALK, Ohio - Results of round 1 eliminations in Pro Modified at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, Fourth annual Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 5011 Mike Knowles                            1 Burton Auxier                
E1                  -0.188  6.039 240.12     ****WINNER****  0.022  5.994 237.17
 Qualified:             #9  5.990 242.54                        #8  5.989 237.30

Weather conditions: air temperature 83 degrees, relative humidity 55 percent, barometer 28.94 inches, adjusted altitude 3,508 feet, track temperature 123 degrees.

Knowles is way early and turns on the red light. Auxier is just a few ticks off his qualifying time.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    5 Joe Baker                               4 Danny Rowe                   
E1                   0.107  6.058 237.05     ****WINNER****  0.044  6.104 243.06
 Qualified:             #7  5.976 239.48                       #10  5.994 244.16

Rowe is out of the gate first and has the power to hold of for the hole shot win. Danny Rowe's MOV: 0.0174 seconds (approximately 6 feet).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 2377 Von Smith                              43 Rickie Smith                 
E1                   0.037  8.716 102.89     ****WINNER****  0.041  6.075 230.96
 Qualified:             #3  5.951 245.05                       #14  6.019 235.97

Von Smith with a slight starting line advantage, but then is out of the groove early and clicks it off. Rickie Smith with a lot of engine smoke right in the lights.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 1794 Mike Castellana                      321A Scott Ray                    
E1   ****WINNER****  0.085  6.050 238.47                    -0.334 19.559  39.05
 Qualified:            #11  6.002 238.98                        #6  5.969 237.63

Ray is way red and Castellana gets the freebie. Castellana will have lane choice over Rickie Smith in the next round.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  348 Brad Personett                        507 Melanie Troxel               
E1   ****WINNER****  0.101  6.020 253.52                     0.103  6.062 242.76
 Qualified:            #15  6.020 250.55                        #2  5.940 245.40

They leave together and then Melanie has the lead until around 1000 feet when Personett drives around her for the win. Personett will have lane choice over Rowe in the next round.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 5012 Kenny Lang                             14 Ed Hoover                    
E1                   0.070  6.056 238.38     ****WINNER****  0.040  6.081 236.84
 Qualified:            #12  6.004 239.36                        #5  5.963 239.02

Hoover is out of the gate first and has the power to hold on for the hole shot win. Ed Hoover's MOV: 0.0057 seconds (approximately 24 inches).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  133 Pat Musi                               24 Troy Coughlin                
E1   ****WINNER****  0.075  6.020 239.10                     0.094 13.078  63.87
 Qualified:             #4  5.961 229.98                       #13  6.018 235.43

Musi is out of the gate first and never trailed as Coughlin has big nitrous back fire. He used up an engine as the Safety Safari is rolling. Musi will have lane choice over Hoover in the next round.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  314 Rick Stivers                         1090 Raymond Commisso             
E1                   0.067 12.164  68.41     ****WINNER****  0.067  6.029 244.16
 Qualified:            #16  6.033 239.70                        #1  5.910 248.20

They leave together and then Stivers with violent tire shake and clicks it off. Commisso with a real nice pass for the easy win. He will give up lane choice to Auxier in the next round.

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