Sun, 05 May 2019, 14:29 PM Pro Modified Round 2 Eliminations

By Rick Green

COMMERCE, Ga. - Results of round 2 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                      2004 Jeremy Ray                   
E2   ****WINNER****  0.043  5.851 247.25                     0.053  6.717 145.99
 Prior rounds:
E1    (B Snider    ) 0.027  5.883 248.11      (S Jackson   ) 0.030  9.778  89.19
 Qualified:             #9  5.859 247.93                       #16  5.885 245.49

Weather conditions: air temperature 86 degrees, relative humidity 51 percent, barometer 28.98 inches, adjusted altitude 3,654 feet, track temperature 125 degrees.

Ray is 1 - 0 against Castellana in prior events.

Castellana with the starting line advantage but Ray had the lead when they went by the Christmas tree. Castellana grabbed the lead by 330 feet and never trailed from there on for the win. Castellan with his quickest pass of the weekend for the win.

Ray got loose around half track and clicked it off.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  203 Jose Gonzalez                         288 Sidnei Frigo                 
E2   ****WINNER****  0.131  7.965 133.54                           No Time      
 Prior rounds:
E1    (A Laughlin  ) 0.022  5.844 249.86      (E Enders    ) 0.012  5.853 254.47
 Qualified:            #14  5.879 255.19                        #6  5.835 254.71

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

Frigo rolled through the beams to give Gonzalez the win. Gonzalez with severe tire shake and the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    9 Todd Tutterow                           1 Mike Janis                   
E2                   0.005  7.917 120.63     ****WINNER****  0.047  5.856 247.07
 Prior rounds:
E1    (K AlBalooshi) 0.049  5.803 247.75      (S Whiteley  ) 0.030  6.278 200.14
 Qualified:             #4  5.796 248.02                        #5  5.814 246.26

Tutterow is 2 - 0 against Janis in prior events.

Tutterow with a great light, but then has severe tire shake and Janis has the lead by 330 feet and never trailed from there on for the win. Janis will give up lane choice to Castellana in the semifinal.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 2105 Doug Winters                            5 Chad Green                   
E2   ****WINNER**** -0.019  6.044 223.91                     0.055 No Time      
 Prior rounds:
E1    (R Smith     ) 0.051  5.874 247.25      (C Satterfiel) 0.039  5.816 250.37
 Qualified:             #7  5.840 251.16                        #2  5.778 251.91

This is the first time Winters and Green have faced each other in eliminations. Winters goes red and then Green gets really loose and takes out the 330-foot timing blocks to give Winters the win.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink