Sun, 01 Oct 2017, 13:56 PM Pro Modified Round 2 Eliminations

By Rick Green

MADISON, Ill. - Results of round 2 eliminations in Pro Modified at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, sixth annual AAA Insurance NHRA Midwest Nationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 5087 Jim Whiteley                            7 Khalid alBalooshi            
E2                   0.039  6.442 170.43     ****WINNER****  0.079  5.778 250.00
 Prior rounds:
E1    (S Jackson   ) 0.053 11.283 103.95      (C Stevens Jr) 0.122  5.850 247.84
 Qualified:            #15  5.803 251.34                       #10  5.781 251.53

Weather conditions: air temperature 78 degrees, relative humidity 32 percent, barometer 29.66 inches, adjusted altitude 2,142 feet, track temperature 100 degrees.

alBalooshi is 1 - 0 against Whiteley in prior events.

Whiteley with the starting line advantage, but alBalooshi had the difference made off by 100 feet and never trailed from there on for the win. alBalooshi with his quickest pass of the weekend for the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    5 Steve Matusek                        1938 Eric Latino                  
E2   ****WINNER****  0.051  5.831 250.74                     0.079  6.760 157.65
 Prior rounds:
E1    (D Stevenson ) 0.056  5.835 239.82      (S Molinari  ) 1.885  5.809 250.97
 Qualified:            #11  5.781 250.18                        #3  5.736 254.95

Latino is 2 - 1 against Matusek in prior events.

Matusek with the starting line advantage, but never trailed for the win. He will give up lane choice to alBalooshi in the semifinal.

Latino was loose around 330 feet and pedaled it but couldn't chase Matusek down.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 1518 Pete Farber                           288 Sidnei Frigo                 
E2   ****WINNER****  0.194  5.821 250.74                     0.112  5.928 245.18
 Prior rounds:
E1    (M Castellana) 0.066  5.823 249.39      (C Little    ) 0.065  5.774 255.10
 Qualified:            #16  5.804 249.67                        #9  5.781 255.68

Frigo is 1 - 0 against Farber in prior events.

Frigo with the starting line advantage, but Farber chased him down around 1000 feet and took the win. Pete Farber's MOV: 0.0254 seconds (approximately 9 feet).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 5200 Steven Whiteley                         2 Troy Coughlin                
E2                   0.061  5.777 252.05     ****WINNER****  0.029  5.783 255.29
 Prior rounds:
E1    (D Rowe      ) 0.081  5.744 252.71      (R Smith     ) 0.043  5.752 257.33
 Qualified:             #4  5.757 248.02                       #12  5.788 254.81

Coughlin is 2 - 1 against Whiteley in prior events.

Coughlin with the starting line advantage and the power to hold on for the hole shot win. Troy Coughlin's MOV: 0.0269 seconds (approximately 10 feet). Coughlin with the win moves within 14 points of Castellana for the Championship.

Whiteley with the quickest pass of round two in the losing effort.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink