Sun, 31 Oct 2010, 05:16 PM Pro Modified Round 2 Eliminations

By Rick Green

LAS VEGAS - Results of round 2 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
 2377 Von Smith                               3 Jay Payne                    
E2                   0.036 13.356  70.34     ****WINNER****  0.057  5.941 239.48
 Prior rounds:
E1    (M Knowles   ) 0.046  5.933 243.81      (D Radford   ) 0.105  5.978 241.02
 Qualified:             #6  5.982 243.06                        #3  5.926 241.41

Smith is 2 - 0 against Payne in prior events. Smith was out of the gate first and then shook the tires hard and clicked it off. Payne was way out of the groove and real close to the centerline, but reeled it in.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
   24 Troy Coughlin                         314 Rick Stivers                 
E2   ****WINNER****  0.063  6.000 234.90                     0.067  6.008 240.08
 Prior rounds:
E1    (P Musi      ) 0.170  7.098 167.12      (E Hoover    ) 0.054  5.959 240.59
 Qualified:             #5  5.958 236.30                        #4  5.950 241.15

Stivers is 1 - 0 against Coughlin in prior events. Coughlin with a slight starting line advantage and never trailed for the win. Troy Coughlin's MOV: 0.0127 seconds (approximately 4 feet).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  348 Brad Personett                          2 Roger Burgess                
E2   ****WINNER****  0.135  5.884 254.52                     0.098  6.004 242.71
 Prior rounds:
E1    (J Baker     ) 0.125  5.929 251.86      (K Lang      ) 0.076  6.053 242.71
 Qualified:             #2  5.913 251.20                        #7  5.984 242.89

This is the first time Personett and Burgess have faced each other in eliminations. Burgess with the startig line advantage, but Personett chases him down for the win. Personett will have lane choice over Payne in the semifinal.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 1090 Raymond Commisso                      507 Melanie Troxel               
E2                   0.052  6.008 241.89     ****WINNER****  0.058  5.909 245.67
 Prior rounds:
E1    (D Rowe      ) 0.033  6.023 243.06      (C King      ) 0.076  5.895 247.07
 Qualified:             #8  5.987 242.41                        #1  5.907 246.30

This is the first time Commisso and Troxel have faced each other in eliminations. Commisso with a slight starting line advantage, but Troxel has the difference made up by 150 feet and blast on through for the win. She will have lane choice over Coughlin in the semifinal.

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