Sun, 28 Oct 2012, 17:49 PM Pro Modified Round 3 Eliminations

By Rick Green

LAS VEGAS - Results of round 3 eliminations in Pro Modified at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, 12th annual Big O Tires NHRA Nationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  777 Leah Pruett                          3382 Don Walsh                    
E3                   0.039  6.704 159.21     ****WINNER****  0.123  5.917 251.58
 Prior rounds:
E2    (R Smith     ) 0.043  6.199 241.63      (R Commisso  ) 0.059  5.884 255.29
E1    (D Radford   ) 0.044  5.967 250.09      (C Satterfiel) 0.048  5.883 248.39
 Qualified:             #4  5.912 250.27                        #1  5.824 250.78

Weather conditions: air temperature 83 degrees, relative humidity 20 percent, barometer 27.87 inches, adjusted altitude 4,341 feet, track temperature 103 degrees.

Pruett is 2 - 0 against Walsh in prior events. Pruett with the starting line advantage and the lead until the engine went pop around half track and Walsh drove around her for the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
   24 Troy Coughlin                           2 Danny Rowe                   
E3   ****WINNER****  0.068  5.903 253.14                    -0.063  5.968 242.50
 Prior rounds:
E2    (M Castellana) 0.035  5.860 249.07      (P Farber    ) 0.060  5.892 245.32
E1    (M Janis     ) 0.041  5.827 253.75      (K Lang      ) 0.056  5.960 219.08
 Qualified:             #3  5.880 252.71                        #2  5.878 245.27

Rowe is 3 - 1 against Coughlin in prior events. There is the staging battle and finally Coughlin goes in first, but the Rowe leaves too early and turns on the red light. Coughlin with another great pass and he will have lane choice in the final. Troy Coughlin's incremental times: 60ft-1.034 sec., 330ft-2.723, 660ft-3.964/199.97 mph, 1,000ft-5.015. If Coughlin wins the the final he will be the Pro Mod Champion.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink