Sun, 30 Oct 2011, 04:18 PM Pro Modified Round 2 Eliminations

By Rick Green

LAS VEGAS - Results of round 2 eliminations in Pro Modified at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, 11th annual Big O Tires NHRA Nationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  777 Leah Pruett                          1518 Pete Farber                  
E2   ****WINNER****  0.055  5.927 249.95                     0.073  6.152 237.38
 Prior rounds:
E1    (J Lepone Jr ) 0.085 13.665  59.46      (K Lang      ) 0.058  6.030 241.93
 Qualified:             #2  5.855 252.24                        #7  5.964 244.03

Weather conditions: air temperature 77 degrees, relative humidity 18 percent, barometer 28.00 inches, adjusted altitude 3,745 feet, track temperature 103 degrees.

Pruett is 2 - 0 against Farber in prior events. Pruett was 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                               2 Danny Rowe                   
E2                  -0.007  7.790 124.28     ****WINNER****  0.094  5.960 243.19
 Prior rounds:
E1    (T Coughlin  ) 0.077  5.983 240.68      (D Radford   ) 0.072  5.961 243.06
 Qualified:             #4  5.918 242.50                        #5  5.919 244.25

Payne is too quick on the tree and turned on the red light...Rowe with another good pass for the easy win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  327 Khalid Balooshi                       348 Brad Personett               
E2                   0.129  6.007 241.32     ****WINNER****  0.083  5.956 251.72
 Prior rounds:
E1    (M Janis     ) 0.088  5.956 240.59      (A Flamholc  ) 0.088  5.967 247.75
 Qualified:             #9  5.996 238.85                        #1  5.848 256.70

Balooshi is 1 - 0 against Personett in prior events. Personett with the starting line advantage and never trailed for the win....Personett will have lane choice over Rowe in the semifinal.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    5 Melanie Troxel                        770 Donald Martin                
E2   ****WINNER****  0.062  5.908 253.66                     0.066  5.956 243.19
 Prior rounds:
E1    (C Hairston  ) 0.059  5.935 253.56      (R Smith     ) 0.001  5.946 244.12
 Qualified:             #3  5.897 253.28                        #6  5.924 244.78

This is the first time Troxel and Martin have faced each other in eliminations. Troxel with the slight starting line advantage and then Martin grabbed the lead until around 800 feet when Troxel chased him down. Troxel will have lane choice over Pruett in the semifinal...

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