Sun, 19 Jun 2011, 05:32 PM Pro Modified Round 2 Eliminations

By Rick Green

BRISTOL, Tenn. - Results of round 2 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
 1456 Mike Janis                            507 Melanie Troxel               
E2                   0.051  6.388 179.28     ****WINNER****  0.048  5.996 251.95
 Prior rounds:
E1    (R Commisso  ) 0.028  6.027 237.46      (M Knowles   ) 0.067  6.007 221.78
 Qualified:            #10  6.088 237.09                        #2  5.962 252.66

Weather conditions: air temperature 77 degrees, relative humidity 64 percent, barometer 28.30 inches, adjusted altitude 3,872 feet, track temperature 3872 degrees.

Troxel is 1 - 0 against Janis in prior events. Janis with the starting line advantage and the lead until just pass half track when he had problems. Troxel with a great pass for the win. Melanie Troxel's incremental times: 60ft-1.085 sec., 330ft-2.782, 660ft-4.041/199.37 mph, 1,000ft-5.102.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  272 Roger Burgess                         777 Leah Pruett-LeDuc            
E2                         No Time           ****WINNER****  0.076  5.997 243.15
 Prior rounds:
E1    (K Lang      ) 0.030  6.040 221.31      (C King      ) 0.070  5.979 243.33
 Qualified:             #6  6.016 231.56                        #3  5.987 241.89

Pruett-LeDuc will get the bye here because Burgess had that terrible wreck yesterday. He was interviewed earlier today and said his heel was hurting, but other wise he was okay. Pruett-LeDuc with a great pass and she will give up lane choice to Troxel in the next round. Leah Pruett-LeDuc's incremental times: 60ft-0.976 sec., 330ft-2.638, 660ft-3.952/189.31 mph, 1,000ft-5.067.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  348 Brad Personett                          2 Danny Rowe                   
E2                   0.074  6.188 223.99     ****WINNER****  0.025  5.978 242.84
 Prior rounds:
E1    (S Matusek   ) 0.133  6.068 248.43      (D Radford   ) 0.044  5.973 242.28
 Qualified:             #1  5.961 252.80                        #8  6.030 241.63

Personett and Rowe have each won 1 times against the other in prior events. Rowe with a big starting line advantage and never trailed with the quickest pass of the round for the win. Danny Rowe's incremental times: 60ft-0.987 sec., 330ft-2.639, 660ft-3.945/191.24 mph, 1,000ft-5.049.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    4 Troy Coughlin                         327 Khalid Balooshi              
E2                         No Time           ****WINNER****  0.211  5.957 239.19
 Prior rounds:
E1    (E Hoover    ) 0.042  6.034 245.94      (J Payne     ) 0.064  5.960 239.31
 Qualified:            #13  6.127 243.37                        #5  6.014 242.15

Coughlin with problems right at the green light. Balooshi with a great pass, the quickest of the round for the win. He will have lane choice over Rowe in the next round.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink