Sun, 05 May 2019, 15:46 PM Pro Modified Round 3 Eliminations

By Rick Green

COMMERCE, Ga. - Results of round 3 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                         1 Mike Janis                   
E3   ****WINNER****  0.052  5.809 248.48                     0.029  5.860 240.98
 Prior rounds:
E2    (J Ray       ) 0.043  5.851 247.25      (T Tutterow  ) 0.047  5.856 247.07
E1    (B Snider    ) 0.027  5.883 248.11      (S Whiteley  ) 0.030  6.278 200.14
 Qualified:             #9  5.859 247.93                        #5  5.814 246.26

Weather conditions: air temperature 83 degrees, relative humidity 51 percent, barometer 28.97 inches, adjusted altitude 3,477 feet, track temperature 126 degrees.

Castellana and Janis have each won 5 times against the other in prior events.

Janis with the starting line advantage and the lead until just past half track when Castellana chased him down and took the win. Mike Castellana's MOV: 0.0283 seconds (approximately 10 feet).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 2105 Doug Winters                          203 Jose Gonzalez                
E3                         No Time           ****WINNER****  0.066  5.865 254.71
 Prior rounds:
E2    (C Green     ) -0.019  6.044 223.91      (S Frigo     ) 0.131  7.965 133.54
E1    (R Smith     ) 0.051  5.874 247.25      (A Laughlin  ) 0.022  5.844 249.86
 Qualified:             #7  5.840 251.16                       #14  5.879 255.19

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

Winters can't make the call and Gonzalez gets the single.

Gonzalez is straight down the groove with a good, clean pass. He will give up lane choice to Castellana in the final.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink