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Sun, 23 Apr 2017, 14:48 PM

Pro Modified Round 3 Eliminations

By Bob Orme

BAYTOWN, Texas - Results of round 3 eliminations in Pro Modified at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 30th annual NHRA SpringNationals:


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
   13 Jonathan Gray                        6718 Shane Molinari               
E3                   0.015  9.355  94.35     ****WINNER****  0.081  5.843 240.38
 Prior rounds:
E2    (T Coughlin  ) 0.027  5.801 250.04      (M Janis     ) 0.076  5.811 255.92
E1    (S Jenkins   ) 0.023  5.815 223.17      (C Little    ) 0.053  5.815 254.76
 Qualified:             #2  5.788 250.97                        #3  5.792 257.24

1:38 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 72 degrees, relative humidity 46 percent, barometer 29.99 inches, adjusted altitude 1,348 feet, track temperature 113 degrees.
This is the first time Gray and Molinari have faced each other in eliminations.

Gray lost traction at about 300 feet and he moved very close to the wall before he lifted. A good looking pass for Molinari and he is going to the final round. Shane Molinari's incremental times: 60ft-0.989 sec., 330ft-2.655, 660ft-3.890/201.49 mph, 1,000ft-4.941.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
   44 Mike Castellana                         5 Steve Matusek                
E3                   0.021  7.361 130.30     ****WINNER****  0.065  5.804 251.95
 Prior rounds:
E2                   0.036  5.685 252.99      (D Rowe      ) 0.056  5.793 251.77
E1    (M Biehle II ) 0.029  5.722 251.77      (S Whiteley  ) 0.026  5.817 250.18
 Qualified:             #1  5.759 250.46                        #5  5.813 252.28

Matusek is 2 - 1 against Castellana in prior events. Castellana moved to the left shortly after the launch and he had to lift to keep from hitting the wall. A solid run by Matusek gives him lane choice over Molinari in the final round. Steve Matusek's incremental times: 60ft-0.978 sec., 330ft-2.589, 660ft-3.845/199.02 mph, 1,000ft-4.910.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink