Sun, 31 Oct 2010, 01:38 PM Pro Modified Round 1 Eliminations

By Rick Green

LAS VEGAS - Results of round 1 eliminations in Pro Modified at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, 10th annual NHRA Las Vegas Nationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    4 Danny Rowe                           1090 Raymond Commisso             
E1                  -0.131  5.934 244.43     ****WINNER****  0.033  6.023 243.06
 Qualified:             #9  6.001 242.19                        #8  5.987 242.41

Weather conditions: air temperature 63 degrees, relative humidity 38 percent, barometer 28.02 inches, adjusted altitude 2,873 feet, track temperature 71 degrees.

This is the first time Rowe and Commisso have faced each other in eliminations. Rowe turns on the red light and Commisso takes the easy win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 5012 Kenny Lang                              2 Roger Burgess                
E1                   0.044 11.420  76.58     ****WINNER****  0.076  6.053 242.71
 Qualified:            #10  6.006 238.93                        #7  5.984 242.89

Lang is 1 - 0 against Burgess in prior events. Lang with the starting line advantage, but has a lot tire shake and Burgess has the difference made up by the time they go by the Christmas tree.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 2377 Von Smith                            5011 Mike Knowles                 
E1   ****WINNER****  0.046  5.933 243.81                     0.025  6.026 239.02
 Qualified:             #6  5.982 243.06                       #11  6.040 237.38

Smith is 1 - 0 against Knowles in prior events. Knowles with the starting line advantage and the lead until around 400 feet when Smith blasted by him. Smith takes the win and he wins the inaugural Get Screened America Pro Mod Series championship.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  133 Pat Musi                               24 Troy Coughlin                
E1                   0.046 12.046  70.14     ****WINNER****  0.170  7.098 167.12
 Qualified:            #12  6.047 234.09                        #5  5.958 236.30

Musi is 1 - 0 against Coughlin in prior events. Musi with the starting line advantage and then had a lot of the tire shake, and coughlin was able to chase him down for the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  314 Rick Stivers                           14 Ed Hoover                    
E1   ****WINNER****  0.054  5.959 240.59                     0.057  6.001 237.30
 Qualified:             #4  5.950 241.15                       #13  6.058 234.21

This is the first time Stivers and Hoover have faced each other in eliminations. They left together and he never was behind for the win. He was just a tick off his qualifying time. Hoover with his quickest pass of the weekend in a losing effort. Stivers will have lane choice over Coughlin in the next round.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    3 Jay Payne                            6294 Dennis Radford               
E1   ****WINNER****  0.105  5.978 241.02                     0.050  7.409 138.36
 Qualified:             #3  5.926 241.41                       #14  6.065 231.12

This is the first time Payne and Radford have faced each other in eliminations. Radford with the starting line advantage and then problems and clicks it off early. Payne was out of the groove early and got real close to the wall before he reeled it in. Payne will give up lane choice to Smith in the next round.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  348 Brad Personett                          5 Joe Baker                    
E1   ****WINNER****  0.125  5.929 251.86                     0.034  6.028 237.09
 Qualified:             #2  5.913 251.20                       #15  6.113 233.16

Personett and Baker have each won 1 times against the other in prior events. Baker with the starting line advantage and the lead until right in the lights when Personett chases him down. Brad Personett's MOV: 0.0087 seconds (approximately 3 feet). Personett will have lane choice over Burgess in the next round.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  213 Chip King                             507 Melanie Troxel               
E1                   0.056  6.058 233.64     ****WINNER****  0.076  5.895 247.07
 Qualified:            #16  6.182 233.44                        #1  5.907 246.30

Troxel is 1 - 0 against King in prior events. King with the starting line advantage, but Troxel has the difference made up by 400 feet and blasted on through the quarter mile with the quickest pass of the event. She will have lane choice over Commisso in the next round. Melanie Troxel's incremental times: 60ft-0.981 sec., 330ft-2.610, 660ft-3.898/193.46 mph, 1,000ft-4.983.

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