Sun, 27 Jun 2010, 03:38 PM Pro Modified Round 3 Eliminations

By Rick Green

NORWALK, Ohio - Results of round 3 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
  133 Pat Musi                             1090 Raymond Commisso             
E3   ****WINNER****  0.028  6.052 238.68                     0.084  6.011 242.98
 Prior rounds:
E2    (E Hoover    ) 0.090  6.083 237.30      (B Auxier    ) 0.096  6.050 243.33
E1    (T Coughlin  ) 0.075  6.020 239.10      (R Stivers   ) 0.067  6.029 244.16
 Qualified:             #4  5.961 229.98                        #1  5.910 248.20

Musi with a big starting line advantage and the power to hold on for the hole shot win. Pat Musi's MOV: 0.0155 seconds (approximately 6 feet).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
   43 Rickie Smith                          348 Brad Personett               
E3                   0.081  6.111 232.19     ****WINNER****  0.113  6.045 250.46
 Prior rounds:
E2    (M Castellana) 0.081  6.174 230.84      (D Rowe      ) 0.122  5.993 251.95
E1    (V Smith     ) 0.041  6.075 230.96      (M Troxel    ) 0.101  6.020 253.52
 Qualified:            #14  6.019 235.97                       #15  6.020 250.55

Weather conditions: air temperature 88 degrees, relative humidity 56 percent, barometer 28.70 inches, adjusted altitude 4,269 feet, track temperature 127 degrees.

These two pre-stage and then neither one wants to stage...finally Stewart waves them back and has them stage again this time Smith goes right in. Smith with the starting line advantage and the lead until right in the lead when Personett goes blasting by him with the big mph car.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink