Sun, 26 Jun 2011, 04:04 PM Pro Modified Round 3 Eliminations

By Rick Green

NORWALK, Ohio - Results of round 3 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
 6294 Dennis Radford                          2 Danny Rowe                   
E3                         No Time           ****WINNER****  0.217  5.955 244.65
 Prior rounds:
E2    (K Balooshi  ) 0.084  6.051 235.43      (M Knowles   ) 0.109  5.949 245.94
E1    (T Coughlin  ) 0.073  5.974 236.96      (M Janis     ) 0.092  5.904 246.57
 Qualified:             #5  5.913 238.93                        #1  5.863 246.93

Weather conditions: air temperature 80 degrees, relative humidity 49 percent, barometer 29.05 inches, adjusted altitude 3,047 feet, track temperature 121 degrees.

Rowe is 2 - 0 against Radford in prior events. Radford is leaking on the burnout and is shut off.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 1794 Mike Castellana                       375 Rickie Jones                 
E3   ****WINNER****  0.044  6.019 235.02                     0.032  6.347 214.35
 Prior rounds:
E2    (J Payne     ) 0.050  5.997 238.34      (D Martin    ) 0.062  5.944 239.23
E1    (C Cheeseman ) 0.066  5.900 239.19      (P Farber    ) 0.063  5.912 240.55
 Qualified:             #3  5.871 241.93                        #2  5.868 241.93

Jones is out of the gate first and then was out of the groove and reeled it in, but Castellana with a good clean pass for the win. Castellana will give up lane choice to Rowe in the final.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink