Sun, 5 Jun 2011, 02:06 PM Pro Modified Round 2 Eliminations

By Rick Green

ENGLISHTOWN, N.J. - Results of round 2 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
    8 Ed Hoover                               2 Danny Rowe                   
E2                   0.051  6.023 237.84     ****WINNER****  0.082  5.905 246.57
 Prior rounds:
E1    (M Knowles   ) 0.059  5.939 244.07      (R Commisso  ) 0.085  5.860 248.34
 Qualified:            #13  5.945 243.24                        #5  5.880 247.52

Weather conditions: air temperature 76 degrees, relative humidity 52 percent, barometer 29.96 inches, adjusted altitude 1,717 feet, track temperature 103 degrees.

Rowe is 1 - 0 against Hoover in prior events. Hoover with the starting line advantage and made a move toward the centerline. Rowe with another good looking pass.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 6294 Dennis Radford                        272 Roger Burgess                
E2   ****WINNER****  0.140  5.976 238.47                     0.012  6.578 256.60
 Prior rounds:
E1    (M Troxel    ) 0.172  5.931 240.38      (K Lang      ) 0.122  5.850 255.24
 Qualified:            #16  6.004 238.68                        #9  5.902 254.90

This is the first time Radford and Burgess have faced each other in eliminations. Burgess with problems and Radford is straight down the groove for the win...Radford will give up lane choice to Rowe in the semifinal.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  348 Brad Personett                       1456 Mike Janis                   
E2                   0.138  9.218 100.71     ****WINNER****  0.030  5.868 245.81
 Prior rounds:
E1    (R Smith     ) 0.105  5.772 258.07      (S Ray       ) 0.096  5.861 246.26
 Qualified:            #11  5.944 254.62                        #3  5.837 246.57

Janis is 1 - 0 against Personett in prior events. Personett was real loose right off the starting line and clicked it off early. Janis with a real nice pass...quick of the round. Mike Janis' incremental times: 60ft-0.995 sec., 330ft-2.595, 660ft-3.877/187.78 mph, 1,000ft-4.952.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  777 Leah Pruett-LeDuc                    1794 Mike Castellana              
E2                   0.087  6.040 245.63     ****WINNER****  0.069  5.908 241.20
 Prior rounds:
E1    (P Farber    ) 0.111  5.945 248.11      (K Balooshi  ) 0.051  5.781 243.41
 Qualified:             #7  5.901 248.98                        #2  5.823 243.63

Castellana is out of the gate first and never trailed for the win. He will give up lane choice to Janis in the semifinal.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink