Sat, 18 Jun 2011, 08:30 PM Pro Modified Round 1 Eliminations

By Rick Green

BRISTOL, Tenn. - Results of round 1 eliminations in Pro Modified at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, 11th annual Ford NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals presented by Tri-Cities Area Ford Dealers:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 6294 Dennis Radford                          2 Danny Rowe                   
E1                   0.041  6.002 234.66     ****WINNER****  0.044  5.973 242.28
 Qualified:             #9  6.030 235.60                        #8  6.030 241.63

Weather conditions: air temperature 73 degrees, relative humidity 69 percent, barometer 28.37 inches, adjusted altitude 35,743,560 feet, track temperature 93 degrees.

They leave together and then it is Rowe as he runs his quickest pass of the weekend for the win. Danny Rowe's MOV: 0.0265 seconds (approximately 9 feet). Radford with his quickest pass of the weekend in a losing effort.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 5011 Mike Knowles                          507 Melanie Troxel               
E1                   0.050  6.051 236.51     ****WINNER****  0.067  6.007 221.78
 Qualified:            #15  6.174 236.22                        #2  5.962 252.66

Knowles with the starting line advantage and the lead until around 800 feet where Troxel is able to chase him down. Melanie Troxel's MOV: 0.0278 seconds (approximately 10 feet). Knowles with his quickest pass of the weekend in the losing effort.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 1456 Mike Janis                           1090 Raymond Commisso             
E1   ****WINNER****  0.028  6.027 237.46                     0.060  6.045 241.24
 Qualified:            #10  6.088 237.09                        #7  6.023 241.80

Janis with the starting line advantage and runs his quickest pass of the weekend for the win light. Janis will give up lane choice to Troxel in the next round.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    6 Kenny Lang                            272 Roger Burgess                
E1                   0.123  6.011 239.95     ****WINNER****  0.030  6.040 221.31
 Qualified:            #11  6.115 238.64                        #6  6.016 231.56

Burgess is out the gate first and then got real close to the center line and when he reeled it in the car dart across his lane. It was headed toward the wall and when he saved it from hitting the wall the car jet back across both lanes and slammed into the left wall. The was a quick burst of fire and the car bounced off the wall and head down track. The Safety Safari was there when the car came to a stop. Burgess is out of the car and was checked out by the track medical staff and released. Lang with his quickest pass in a losing effort.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    7 Jay Payne                             327 Khalid Balooshi              
E1                   0.040  6.124 239.48     ****WINNER****  0.064  5.960 239.31
 Qualified:            #12  6.119 237.30                        #5  6.014 242.15

Balooshi with little nitrous fire as he is starting the car....he get the fire out and the car started. Payne with the starting line adavantage, Balooshi has the difference made up by the time the y go by the Christmas tree. Balooshi with his quickest pass of the weekend for the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    8 Ed Hoover                               4 Troy Coughlin                
E1                   0.206 No Time           ****WINNER****  0.042  6.034 245.94
 Qualified:            #17  6.191 234.17                       #13  6.127 243.37

Hoover is in for Rickie Smith and then has problems as soon as the light turns green. Coughlin with his quickest pass of the wekeend for the win. Coughlin will give up lane choice to Balooshi in the next round.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  213 Chip King                             777 Leah Pruett-LeDuc            
E1                   0.107  6.151 250.09     ****WINNER****  0.070  5.979 243.33
 Qualified:            #14  6.163 250.97                        #3  5.987 241.89

Pruett-LeDuc with the starting line advantage and never trailed for the win. She runs her quickest pass of the weekend and will have lane choice over her Boss, Burgess. King with his quickest pass of the weekend in the losing effort.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 5450 Steve Matusek                         348 Brad Personett               
E1                   0.091  6.164 243.50     ****WINNER****  0.133  6.068 248.43
 Qualified:            #18  6.567 237.21                        #1  5.961 252.80

Matusek with the starting line advantage, but Personett has the difference made up by the time they go by the Christmas tree. Personett slows from his qualifying time, but still gets the win. He will give up lane choice to rowe in the next round. Matusek with his quickest pass in a losing effort.

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