Sat, 4 Jun 2011, 07:12 PM Pro Modified Round 1 Eliminations

By Rick Green

ENGLISHTOWN, N.J. - Results of round 1 eliminations in Pro Modified at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, 42nd annual NHRA SuperNationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  272 Roger Burgess                           6 Kenny Lang                   
E1   ****WINNER****  0.122  5.850 255.24                     0.055  5.942 246.53
 Qualified:             #9  5.902 254.90                        #8  5.901 247.07

Lang is out of the gate first and has the lead until right in the lights when Burgess catches him and takes the win. Roger Burgess' incremental margins (negative if behind): 60ft(-0.067), 330 ft(-0.099), 660ft(-0.054), 1,000ft(-0.009). MOV: 0.0257 seconds (approximately 9 feet).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  507 Melanie Troxel                       6294 Dennis Radford               
E1                   0.433  5.792 258.22     ****WINNER****  0.172  5.931 240.38
 Qualified:             #1  5.772 258.37                       #16  6.004 238.68

Radford with a big starting line advantage and the power to hold on for the hole shot win. Then he after the finish line Radford's car made a quick move across his lane and Troxel's before hitting the left wall. Radford will give up lane choice to Burgess in round two if he can get the car fixed by tomorrow.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 1518 Pete Farber                           777 Leah Pruett-LeDuc            
E1                   0.111  6.446 166.23     ****WINNER****  0.111  5.945 248.11
 Qualified:            #10  5.943 241.15                        #7  5.901 248.98

They left together and then increased her lead at every incremental down the track for the win. Then after the finish line the chutes didn't come out for a long time and then they came out before she got into the sand trap. The car turned sideways in the sand trap and hit the net and barrel rolled back into the sand trap. She is out of the car and okay.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 5011 Mike Knowles                            8 Ed Hoover                    
E1                   0.079  5.939 247.75     ****WINNER****  0.059  5.939 244.07
 Qualified:            #17  6.024 247.02                       #13  5.945 243.24

Hoover with the starting line and wins on a hole shot as they run identical E.T.s. Ed Hoover's MOV: 0.0207 seconds (approximately 8 feet).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  348 Brad Personett                         43 Rickie Smith                 
E1   ****WINNER****  0.105  5.772 258.07                     0.126  5.833 244.21
 Qualified:            #11  5.944 254.62                        #6  5.881 242.50

Personett with the starting line advantage and then ties the National E.T. record for the win. Brad Personett's incremental times: 60ft-0.966 sec., 330ft-2.602, 660ft-3.844/200.05 mph, 1,000ft-4.896. Smith with a great pass in a losing effort. Rickie Smith's incremental times: 60ft-0.962 sec., 330ft-2.573, 660ft-3.836/196.36 mph, 1,000ft-4.914.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 1090 Raymond Commisso                        2 Danny Rowe                   
E1                         No Time           ****WINNER****  0.085  5.860 248.34
 Qualified:            #12  5.944 248.43                        #5  5.880 247.52

Commisso can't get the car to fire...rowe with the freebie and runs his quickest pass of the weekend. Danny Rowe's incremental times: 60ft-0.968 sec., 330ft-2.592, 660ft-3.870/194.80 mph, 1,000ft-4.951.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  327 Khalid Balooshi                      1794 Mike Castellana              
E1                   0.053  5.879 244.52     ****WINNER****  0.051  5.781 243.41
 Qualified:            #15  5.970 241.76                        #2  5.823 243.63

They leave together and then it is all Castellana with the quickest Nitrous run in Get Screened America Pro Mod history. Mike Castellana's incremental times: 60ft-0.954 sec., 330ft-2.542, 660ft-3.791/198.32 mph, 1,000ft-4.863. Balooshi with his quickest of the weekend in a losing effort. Khalid Balooshi's incremental times: 60ft-0.980 sec., 330ft-2.609, 660ft-3.879/194.88 mph, 1,000ft-4.961.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 1456 Mike Janis                           321A Scott Ray                    
E1   ****WINNER****  0.096  5.861 246.26                     0.049  5.991 237.00
 Qualified:             #3  5.837 246.57                       #14  5.963 232.23

Ray with the starting line and the lead until right before half track...Janis catches him and takes the win.

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