Sun, 19 Sep 2010, 04:18 PM Pro Modified Round 2 Eliminations

By Larry Sullivan

CONCORD, N.C. - Results of round 2 eliminations in Pro Modified at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, Third annual O'Reilly Auto Parts NHRA Nationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 1456 Mike Janis                              2 Roger Burgess                
E2   ****WINNER****  0.085  5.948 243.55                     0.057  5.988 244.87
 Prior rounds:
E1    (D Rowe      ) 0.112 11.786  73.79      (R Commisso  ) 0.003  5.982 243.63
 Qualified:             #6  5.950 243.99                        #3  5.922 246.66

4:03 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 88 degrees, relative humidity 38 percent, barometer 29.39 inches, adjusted altitude 3,186 feet, track temperature 131 degrees.

This is the first time Janis and Burgess have faced each other this year.

Burgess was away first, but Janis ran him down quickly and edged ahead to stay. Mike Janis' incremental margins (negative if behind): 60ft(-0.017), 330 ft(0.012), 660ft(0.021), 1,000ft(0.017). MOV: 0.0124 seconds (approximately 4 feet).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  507 Melanie Troxel                        314 Rick Stivers                 
E2   ****WINNER****  0.064  5.982 245.99                     0.061  8.409 111.67
 Prior rounds:
E1    (J Payne     ) 0.072  5.985 246.35      (T Gray      ) 0.062  5.979 240.51
 Qualified:            #12  5.987 246.57                        #4  5.925 241.50

They left together, but tire shake did Stivers in early in the run.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  348 Brad Personett                         14 Ed Hoover                    
E2                   0.097  7.998 121.85     ****WINNER****  0.058  6.016 240.12
 Prior rounds:
E1    (D Radford   ) 0.155  5.857 254.66      (R Smith     ) 0.005  5.988 240.34
 Qualified:             #1  5.843 249.26                        #9  5.969 241.45

Personett shook early and lifted. Hoover faces Troxel in the semifinals, Troxel has lane choice.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 321A Scott Ray                            2377 Von Smith                    
E2   ****WINNER****  0.028  7.626 214.72                     0.030  8.278 138.36
 Prior rounds:
E1    (T Coughlin  ) 0.191  6.763 200.20      (M Knowles   ) 0.065  5.920 244.38
 Qualified:             #7  5.959 240.34                        #2  5.894 245.67

Big upset! Both cars shook and got very loose early in the run, both drivers pedaled...and pedaled...and pedaled. Rsy got there first and Smith will have to go to Las Vegas to clinch the championship. Ray faces Janis in the semifinals, Janis has lane choice.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink