Sun, 1 Jun 2003, 01:47 PM Pro Modified Round 1 Eliminations

By Rick Green

JOLIET, Ill. - Results of round 1 eliminations in Pro Modified at the NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series, Sixth annual Lucas Oil NHRA Route 66 Nationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  243 Roy Hill                             1512 Mike Stawicki
E1                   0.221  6.125 230.25     ****WINNER****  0.055  6.231 226.96
 Qualified:             #4  6.215 228.77                        #5  6.224 226.77

Current weather conditions: 61 degrees, 43 percent relative humidity, the barometer 30.11 inches, with a track temperature of 91 degrees.

Hill is way late on the line and Stawicki was able to hold on for the hole shot win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
   57 Troy Critchley                         43 Rickie Smith
E1   ****WINNER****  0.082  6.189 224.25                     0.052  6.270 214.55
 Qualified:             #3  6.181 225.30                        #6  6.262 224.47

Smith with the starting line advantage, but Critchley had the difference made up by 330 feet to put the only Nitrous car on the trailer.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 5049 Marty McGinnis                       1211 Mike Ashley
E1                  -0.259  6.335 221.09     ****WINNER****  0.074  8.763 103.14
 Qualified:             #7  6.270 222.91                        #2  6.165 227.65

McGinnis turned on a red light to give Ashley the win. Ashley launched with the front end in the air and got real loose. He had the car completely side ways before he clicked it off. Ashley will give up lane choice to Critchley in the next round.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    6 Fred Hahn                            1212 Scott Ray
E1   ****WINNER****  0.029  6.254 228.15                     0.120 13.711  74.50
 Qualified:             #1  6.128 230.76                        #8  6.270 222.66

Ray qualified for his AMS Staff Leasing race and gets rewarded with racing Hahn. Ray is dead late on the tree and Hahn will take the win, but will give up lane choice to Stawicki in the next round.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink