Sun, 05 May 2019, 12:54 PM Pro Modified Round 1 Eliminations

By Rick Green

COMMERCE, Ga. - Results of round 1 eliminations in Pro Modified at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 39th annual Arby's NHRA Southern Nationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
   44 Mike Castellana                      2069 Brandon Snider               
E1   ****WINNER****  0.027  5.883 248.11                     0.032  6.016 239.14
 Qualified:             #9  5.859 247.93                        #8  5.851 243.77

Weather conditions: air temperature 80 degrees, relative humidity 63 percent, barometer 28.97 inches, adjusted altitude 3,367 feet, track temperature 107 degrees.

This is the first time Castellana and Snider have faced each other in eliminations.

Castellana with the starting line advantage and never trailed for the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
   43 Rickie Smith                         2105 Doug Winters                 
E1                   0.044  5.903 248.75     ****WINNER****  0.051  5.874 247.25
 Qualified:            #10  5.861 254.62                        #7  5.840 251.16

Smith is 2 - 1 against Winters in prior events.

Smith with the starting line advantage, but Winters had the difference made up by the time they went by the Christmas tree and never trailed from there on for the win. Doug Winters' MOV: 0.0229 seconds (approximately 8 feet).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    8 Khalid alBalooshi                       9 Todd Tutterow                
E1                   0.059  5.997 202.52     ****WINNER****  0.049  5.803 247.75
 Qualified:            #13  5.878 253.14                        #4  5.796 248.02

alBalooshi and Tutterow have each won 1 times against the other in prior events.

Tutterow with the starting line advantage and never trailed for the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  280 Steve Jackson                        2004 Jeremy Ray                   
E1                  -0.200 13.885 112.42     ****WINNER****  0.030  9.778  89.19
 Qualified:             #1  5.768 250.69                       #16  5.885 245.49

Jackson and Ray have each won 1 times against the other in prior events.

Jackson goes red to give Ray the win. Ray then has tire shake and he clicks it off , but gets the win. He will give up lane choice to Castellana in the next round.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  701 Clint Satterfield                       5 Chad Green                   
E1                   0.065  7.499 158.58     ****WINNER****  0.039  5.816 250.37
 Qualified:            #15  5.885 251.81                        #2  5.778 251.91

Green is 1 - 0 against Satterfield in prior events.

Green with a great light and never trailed for the win. Green's chute didn't blossom as he crossed the finish line and he is on the brakes. One chute starts to blossom, but not enough to keep him from going into the sand trap. The word from the top end is he is okay and out of the car. He will have lane choice over Winters in the next round.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  203 Jose Gonzalez                          40 Alex Laughlin                
E1   ****WINNER****  0.022  5.844 249.86                     0.066  6.397 232.19
 Qualified:            #14  5.879 255.19                        #3  5.790 256.84

This is the first time Gonzalez and Laughlin have faced each other in eliminations.

Gonzalez with a great light and never trailed for the win. gonzalez with his quickest pass of the weekend for the win.

Laughlin with severe tire shake right at the hit...

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 5200 Steven Whiteley                         1 Mike Janis                   
E1                   0.010 12.181  71.45     ****WINNER****  0.030  6.278 200.14
 Qualified:            #12  5.873 247.11                        #5  5.814 246.26

Janis is 3 - 1 against Whiteley in prior events.

Whiteley with a great light, but then has severe tire shake and clicks it off.

Janis started to drift out of the groove and got close to the centerline before he clicked it off. He still gets the win. He will give up lane choice to Tutterow in the next round.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  288 Sidnei Frigo                          430 Erica Enders                 
E1   ****WINNER****  0.012  5.853 254.47                     0.065  6.062 252.57
 Qualified:             #6  5.835 254.71                       #11  5.871 255.53

This is the first time Frigo and Enders have faced each other in eliminations.

Frigo with problems getting the car to fire, but finally does get it to fire and he does a short burnout.

Frigo with a great light and never trailed for the win. He will give up lane choice to Gonzalez in the next round.

Enders was real loose right at the hit and pedaled it, but couldn't chase him down.

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