Sun, 19 Sep 2010, 06:24 PM Pro Modified Final, Round 4 Eliminations

By Larry Sullivan

CONCORD, N.C. - Results of final, round 4 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
 321A Scott Ray                             507 Melanie Troxel               
E4                         No Time           ****WINNER****  0.118  5.938 245.94
 Prior rounds:
E3    (M Janis     ) 0.030  6.030 209.82      (E Hoover    ) 0.057  8.451 118.28
E2    (V Smith     ) 0.028  7.626 214.72      (R Stivers   ) 0.064  5.982 245.99
E1    (T Coughlin  ) 0.191  6.763 200.20      (J Payne     ) 0.072  5.985 246.35
 Qualified:             #7  5.959 240.34                       #12  5.987 246.57

6:18 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 87 degrees, relative humidity 38 percent, barometer 29.36 inches, adjusted altitude 3,168 feet, track temperature 112 degrees.

Ray was unable to repair the damage his car suffered when the engine let go in the semifinals, so Troxel for a free pass to the winner's circle. All she had to do was stage the car under its own power.

She did more than stage the car, she made a nice, smooth, fairly straight run with the win light flashing as soon as the tree was activated.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink