Mon, 02 Sep 2019, 17:53 PM Pro Modified Round 3 Eliminations

By David Gerard

BROWNSBURG, Ind. - Results of round 3 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
   44 Mike Castellana                      2069 Brandon Snider               
E3   ****WINNER****  0.075  9.155  98.30                           No Time      
 Prior rounds:
E2    (D Winters   ) 0.035  5.801 248.39      (T Tutterow  ) 0.006  5.788 247.43
E1    (S Frigo     ) 0.032  5.765 248.89      (S Oksas     ) 0.038  5.754 247.93
 Qualified:             #2  5.751 248.93                        #3  5.760 247.16

5:46 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 85 degrees, relative humidity 50 percent, barometer 29.14 inches, adjusted altitude 3,397 feet, track temperature 120 degrees.

Castellana is 1 - 0 against Snider in prior events.

Castellana gets a single to the final round, as Snider can't get his Corvette to start.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    1 Mike Janis                             43 Rickie Smith                 
E3                   0.038  5.865 246.17     ****WINNER****  0.042  5.769 251.58
 Prior rounds:
E2    (D Wolfe     ) 0.031  5.909 221.09      (K AlBalooshi) 0.039  5.774 251.58
E1    (S Matusek   ) 0.051  5.887 208.65      (E Latino    ) 0.069  5.740 251.02
 Qualified:             #4  5.761 247.07                        #1  5.717 251.34

Janis gets a small starting line advantage, but Smith is quickly on by and takes the lead. He will have lane choice over Castallana in the final roud.

Mike Janis' incremental times: 60ft-1.005 sec., 330ft-2.608, 660ft-3.875/195.51 mph, 1,000ft-4.954. Rickie Smith's incremental times: 60ft-0.980 sec., 330ft-2.580, 660ft-3.822/200.11 mph, 1,000ft-4.877.

5:51 p.m.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink