Mon, 02 Sep 2019, 10:58 AM Pro Modified Round 1 Eliminations |
By David Gerard |
BROWNSBURG, Ind. - Results of round 1 eliminations in Pro Modified at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 65th annual Chevrolet Performance U.S. Nationals:
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed 4000 Jason Scruggs 8 Khalid alBalooshi E1 0.021 5.966 244.16 ****WINNER**** 0.061 5.764 251.81 Qualified: #9 5.795 249.35 #8 5.794 251.8610:28 a.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 75 degrees, relative humidity 73 percent, barometer 29.17 inches, adjusted altitude 2,741 feet, track temperature 85 degrees.
Scruggs' Camaro starts to skate around about 100 feet out after a great light. There is smoke out from underneath the car in the lights and it costs him.
Khalid alBalooshi's makes his best pass of the weekend in the easy win.
Khalid alBalooshi's MOV: 0.1622 seconds (approximately 58 feet).b
Jason Scruggs' incremental times: 60ft-0.960 sec., 330ft-2.663, 660ft-3.961/192.55 mph,
1,000ft-5.051.
Khalid alBalooshi's incremental times: 60ft-0.972 sec., 330ft-2.571,
660ft-3.814/199.76 mph, 1,000ft-4.870.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed 360 Bob Rahaim 2105 Doug Winters E1 0.079 6.180 182.26 ****WINNER**** 0.042 5.793 248.80 Qualified: #10 5.795 245.90 #7 5.776 249.72This is the first time Rahaim and Winters have faced each other in eliminations.
Winters gets a big starting line advantage and stays way out in front for the win, as Rahaim slows down track.
Bob Rahaim's incremental times: 60ft-0.971 sec., 330ft-2.557, 660ft-3.819/193.43 mph,
1,000ft-5.007.
Doug Winters' incremental times: 60ft-0.962 sec., 330ft-2.536, 660ft-3.799/195.53
mph, 1,000ft-4.879.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
9 Todd Tutterow 280 Steve Jackson
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.008 5.751 249.53 -0.015 5.772 247.66
Qualified: #11 5.799 248.66 #6 5.767 247.84
Jackson is 3 - 1 against Tutterow in prior events. Jackson misses the tree by fifteen and gives the win to Tutterow. He was ready for him with a great eight light.
Todd Tutterow's
incremental times: 60ft-0.957 sec., 330ft-2.526, 660ft-3.780/197.65 mph, 1,000ft-4.849.
Steve
Jackson's incremental times: 60ft-0.956 sec., 330ft-2.532, 660ft-3.787/197.10 mph,
1,000ft-4.862.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed 1590 Dwanye Wolfe 206 Rick Hord E1 ****WINNER**** 0.049 5.796 246.44 0.060 6.061 197.65 Qualified: #12 5.804 246.89 #5 5.762 254.04This is the first time Wolfe and Hord have faced each other in eliminations.
They leave close together, but Hord is coasting early. Strong run for Wolfe and the easy win.
Dwanye Wolfe's
incremental times: 60ft-0.961 sec., 330ft-2.541, 660ft-3.805/195.31 mph, 1,000ft-4.885.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed 5450 Steve Matusek 1 Mike Janis E1 0.035 5.938 232.55 ****WINNER**** 0.051 5.887 208.65 Qualified: #13 5.805 254.57 #4 5.761 247.07Matusek is 3 - 2 against Janis in prior events.
Matusek gets the starting line advantage and then has to do a pump down track.
Janis was ahead, but smoke starts to pore out from under the car down track.He stays in front for the twelve foot win.
Wolfe will have lane choice next round
Steve Matusek's incremental times: 60ft-0.998 sec., 330ft-2.635, 660ft-3.874/196.79 mph,
1,000ft-4.978.
Mike Janis' incremental times: 60ft-0.979 sec., 330ft-2.545, 660ft-3.796/197.48
mph, 1,000ft-4.879.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed 7050 Scott Oksas 2069 Brandon Snider E1 0.071 5.812 242.32 ****WINNER**** 0.038 5.754 247.93 Qualified: #14 5.810 250.97 #3 5.760 247.16This is the first time Oksas and Snider have faced each other in eliminations.
Brandon Snider is out in front at the green and holds off a charging Oksas for the win. He will give up lane choice to Tutterow by just 0.003!
Scott Oksas' incremental times: 60ft-0.973 sec.,
330ft-2.586, 660ft-3.822/199.58 mph, 1,000ft-4.891.
Brandon Snider's incremental times:
60ft-0.949 sec., 330ft-2.517, 660ft-3.772/196.90 mph, 1,000ft-4.846.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed 288 Sidnei Frigo 44 Mike Castellana E1 0.009 5.790 253.66 ****WINNER**** 0.032 5.765 248.89 Qualified: #15 5.816 253.52 #2 5.751 248.93Frigo and Castellana have each won 2 times against the other in prior events.
Just a good old drag race! Frigo nails the tree with a stellar nine light, but Mike Castellana is quickly out in front until after half track. Frigo starts to reel him back in, but runs out of race track. MOV: 0.0027 seconds (approximately 12 inches).
He will have lane choice over Winters later.
Mike Castellana's incremental margins: 60ft(0.001), 330 ft(0.046), 660ft(0.037), 1,000ft(0.019). MOV: 0.0027 seconds (approximately 12 inches).
Sidnei Frigo's incremental times:
60ft-0.987 sec., 330ft-2.606, 660ft-3.849/200.14 mph, 1,000ft-4.902.
Mike Castellana's
incremental times: 60ft-0.963 sec., 330ft-2.537, 660ft-3.789/197.57 mph, 1,000ft-4.860.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed 1938 Eric Latino 43 Rickie Smith E1 0.070 5.779 246.89 ****WINNER**** 0.069 5.740 251.02 Qualified: #16 5.819 246.21 #1 5.717 251.34Smith is 1 - 0 against Latino in prior events.
They leave just 0.001 apart, but Latino is quickly out in front and stays there until near the 1000 foot lights, where Smith powers on by for the win.
Rickie Smith's incremental margins (negative if behind): 60ft(-0.022), 330 ft(-0.027), 660ft(-0.003), 1,000ft(0.022). MOV: 0.0404 seconds (approximately 15 feet).
Eric Latino's
incremental times: 60ft-0.941 sec., 330ft-2.524, 660ft-3.788/195.53 mph, 1,000ft-4.868.
Rickie
Smith's incremental times: 60ft-0.964 sec., 330ft-2.552, 660ft-3.792/200.23 mph, 1,000ft-4.847.
10:50 a.m. Smith will keep lane choice over alBalooshi next round.
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