Mon, 6 Sep 2010, 04:34 PM Pro Modified Round 3 Eliminations

By Larry Sullivan

CLERMONT, Ind. - Results of round 3 eliminations in Pro Modified at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, 56th annual Mac Tools U.S. Nationals presented by Lucas Oil:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 1090 Raymond Commisso                        5 Joe Baker                    
E3                  -0.144 11.077  78.92     ****WINNER****  0.013  6.027 236.80
 Prior rounds:
E2    (R Smith     ) 0.004  6.023 242.15      (D Rowe      ) 0.045  6.004 238.47
E1    (M Janis     ) 0.003  6.042 241.84      (T Coughlin  ) 0.033  6.003 237.17
 Qualified:            #16  6.048 240.72                       #13  6.006 236.17

3:22 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 84 degrees, relative humidity 30 percent, barometer 29.07 inches, adjusted altitude 3,136 feet, track temperature 121 degrees.

This is the first time these two have faced each other this season.

Commisso went way red and Baker goes to the final round.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
   14 Ed Hoover                             348 Brad Personett               
E3                   0.024  6.024 239.74     ****WINNER****  0.087  5.958 250.78
 Prior rounds:
E2    (D Pierce    ) 0.024  6.040 240.47      (K Lang      ) 0.086  5.897 255.39
E1    (V Smith     ) 0.020  5.981 240.98      (R Stivers   ) 0.601  6.006 248.93
 Qualified:            #11  5.994 240.38                        #2  5.896 252.33

This is also the first time these two have faced each other this season.

Hoover had six hundredths in hand as he passed the tree, but that wasn't enough against Personett's turbocharged freight train. It took him the full length of the track to do it, but "Bad Brad" ran him down.

Brad Personett's incremental margins (negative if behind): 60ft(-0.085), 330 ft(-0.127), 660ft(-0.087), 1,000ft(-0.038). MOV: 0.0036 seconds (approximately 15 inches).

Perspnett has lane choice against baker in the final round.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink