Sun, 20 Sep 2015, 15:40 PM Pro Modified Round 2 Eliminations

By Rick Green

CONCORD, N.C. - Results of round 2 eliminations in Pro Modified at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, Eighth annual NHRA Carolina Nationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  701 Clint Satterfield                     327 Khalid alBalooshi            
E2                   0.081  8.987 123.27     ****WINNER****  0.167  5.982 243.41
 Prior rounds:
E1    (P Farber    ) 0.104  6.161 242.80      (M Knowles   ) 0.080  6.034 245.72
 Qualified:             #8  5.918 248.34                        #1  5.859 247.70

Weather conditions: air temperature 91 degrees, relative humidity 42 percent, barometer 29.24 inches, adjusted altitude 3,621 feet, track temperature 121 degrees.

This is the first time Satterfield and alBalooshi have faced each other in eliminations. Satterfield with the starting line advantage, but then shakes the tires and clicks it off. alBalooshi was straight down the groove to go to the semifinal.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    2 Troy Coughlin                        1938 Eric Latino                  
E2                   0.040  6.012 231.08     ****WINNER****  0.077  5.929 245.23
 Prior rounds:
E1    (M Janis     ) 0.028  5.935 253.99      (T Coughlin J) 0.042  5.936 246.39
 Qualified:            #13  5.945 252.19                       #12  5.939 244.29

Coughlin is 2 - 0 against Latino in prior events. Coughlin with the starting line advantage, Coughlin's engine started to go away and then there was big fire on the top end. Latino grabbed the lead around 200 feet and never trailed from there on for the win. Latino will have lane choice over alBalooshi in the semifinal.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    5 Danny Rowe                           5087 Jim Whiteley                 
E2   ****WINNER****  0.058  6.004 245.14                     0.053 10.114  86.73
 Prior rounds:
E1    (D Stevenson ) 0.093  5.998 246.26      (B Rahaim    ) 0.082  5.930 245.54
 Qualified:             #2  5.885 247.66                       #10  5.927 245.85

This is the first time Rowe and Whiteley have faced each other in eliminations. Whiteley with the slight starting line advantage and then had severe tire shake and clicked it off. Rowe os straight down the groove for the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  324 Bill Glidden                         5200 Steven Whiteley              
E2                   0.055  6.024 240.59     ****WINNER****  0.086  5.932 247.52
 Prior rounds:
E1    (S Matusek   ) 0.047 10.279  88.30      (C King      ) 0.074  5.923 247.79
 Qualified:            #14  5.946 240.89                        #6  5.895 247.93

This is the first time Glidden and Whiteley have faced each other in eliminations. Glidden with the starting line advantage, but Whiteley has the lead by 330 feet and never trailed from there on for the win. He will have lane choice over Rowe in the semifinal.

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