Sat, 25 Jun 2011, 07:28 PM Pro Modified Round 1 Eliminations |
By Rick Green |
NORWALK, Ohio - Results of round 1 eliminations in Pro Modified at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, Fifth annual Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals:
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed 5011 Mike Knowles 1090 Raymond Commisso E1 ****WINNER**** 0.067 5.986 240.29 No Time Qualified: #9 5.953 240.81 #8 5.947 246.66Weather conditions: air temperature 75 degrees, relative humidity 52 percent, barometer 29.00 inches, adjusted altitude 2,749 feet, track temperature 96 degrees.
Commisso with problems before he does the burnout and they can't get the car to refire....Knowles
was straight the groove with a good pass for the easy win.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed 213 Chip King 770 Donald Martin E1 0.077 6.121 245.23 ****WINNER**** 0.053 5.997 244.07 Qualified: #10 5.968 253.28 #7 5.938 245.00Martin is out of the gate first and never trailed for the win...
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
7 Jay Payne 6 Kenny Lang
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.060 5.986 240.77 0.024 No Time
Qualified: #11 5.988 241.93 #6 5.937 245.14
This is the first time Payne and Lang have faced each other in eliminations. Lang got real
loose and out of the groove and scraped the wall. Payne with his quickest pass of the weekend for
the win
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
4 Troy Coughlin 6294 Dennis Radford
E1 0.043 6.096 240.38 ****WINNER**** 0.073 5.974 236.96
Qualified: #12 5.990 247.97 #5 5.913 238.93
Coughlin and Radford have each won 1 times against the other in prior events. Coughlin with the
starting line advantage, but Radford had the difference made up by the time they went by the
Christmas tree.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
8 Ed Hoover 327 Khalid Balooshi
E1 0.027 6.098 223.43 ****WINNER**** 0.090 5.942 240.64
Qualified: #13 6.021 239.06 #4 5.879 241.97
Hoover with the starting line advantage, and Balooshi chased him down around 500 feet and takes
the win. Balooshi will have lane choice over Radford in the next round.Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed 328 Chuck Cheeseman 1794 Mike Castellana E1 0.134 6.051 234.00 ****WINNER**** 0.066 5.900 239.19 Qualified: #14 6.072 235.97 #3 5.871 241.93Castellana is out of the gate first and never trailed for the win. Castellana will have lane choice over Payne in the next round
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed 1518 Pete Farber 375 Rickie Jones E1 No Time ****WINNER**** 0.063 5.912 240.55 Qualified: #15 6.079 238.09 #2 5.868 241.93Farber with problems getting the car to fire and is shut off. Jones with another nice pass for the win.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed 1456 Mike Janis 2 Danny Rowe E1 0.176 32.558 62.17 ****WINNER**** 0.092 5.904 246.57 Qualified: #16 6.130 238.93 #1 5.863 246.93Rowe is out of the gate first and never trailed for the win...Rowe will have lane choice over Knowles in the next round.
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