Sun, 29 Jun 2003, 07:47 PM Pro Modified Round 1 Eliminations

By Rick Green

MADISON, Ill. - Results of round 1 eliminations in Pro Modified at the NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series, Seventh annual Sears Craftsman NHRA Nationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
   44 Mike Castellana                        43 Rickie Smith
E1   ****WINNER****  0.020  6.309 219.76                     0.015  6.332 221.92
 Qualified:             #5  6.295 220.12                        #4  6.286 222.22

6:32 PM Current weather conditions: 89 degrees, 39 percent relative humidity, the barometer 30.08 inches, with a track temperature of 117 degrees.

Smith gets the hole-shot but Castellana reels him in by the first marker and pulls away. Mike Castellana's incremental margins: 60ft(0.011), 330 ft(0.025), 660ft(0.028), 1,000ft(0.025). MOV: 0.0188 seconds (approximately 6 feet).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    1 Shannon Jenkins                      4015 Frankie Taylor
E1   ****WINNER**** -0.007  6.330 221.16                     0.077 No Time
 Qualified:             #3  6.278 221.45                        #6  6.311 223.06

Jenkins red-lights giving the win to Taylor....but wait...Taylor gets out of the groove, heads for the center-line and pedals, crosses the centerline and follows Jenkins through the lights, giving Jenkins the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    8 Thomas Patterson                     1313 Chip King
E1   ****WINNER****  0.054  6.430 222.95                     0.064  6.432 223.69
 Qualified:             #2  6.252 225.26                        #7  6.330 222.66

Thomas Patterson's incremental margins: 60ft(0.017), 330 ft(0.015), 660ft(0.008), 1,000ft(0.012). MOV: 0.0125 seconds (approximately 4 feet).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 1004 Tim McAmis                             57 Troy Critchley
E1   ****WINNER****  0.100  6.220 226.51                     0.134  6.486 217.14
 Qualified:             #1  6.231 226.51                        #8  6.349 220.87

McAmis gets the hole-shot, goes right down the groove and takes the win with the quickest time of the round. McAmis will have lane choice over Castellana and Jenkins will have lane choice over Patterson.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink