Mon, 14 Oct 2019, 12:08 PM Pro Modified Round 1 Eliminations

By Rick Green

CONCORD, N.C. - Results of round 1 eliminations in Pro Modified at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 12th annual NTK NHRA Carolina Nationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    1 Mike Janis                           2069 Brandon Snider               
E1                   0.031  9.237  96.47     ****WINNER****  0.040  5.710 250.83
 Qualified:             #8  5.771 249.95                        #9  5.774 247.93

Weather conditions: air temperature 75 degrees, relative humidity 55 percent, barometer 29.39 inches, adjusted altitude 2,393 feet, track temperature 77 degrees.

Janis is 1 - 0 against Snider in prior events.

Janis with the starting line advantage, but shakes and clicks it off.

Snider is straight down the groove with a great pass, low E.T. of the event for the win. His career quickest and fastest pass for the win

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 1938 Eric Latino                           280 Steve Jackson                
E1                   0.060  9.076  93.78     ****WINNER****  0.003  5.727 252.19
 Qualified:            #10  5.787 249.81                        #7  5.770 251.20

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

Jackson with a near perfect light and the win. He runs his quickest pass of the weekend for the win.

Latino with tire shake right at the hit and clicked it off.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 1590 Dwanye Wolfe                          318 Michael Biehle               
E1                   0.056  8.564 107.75     ****WINNER****  0.030  5.744 255.05
 Qualified:            #11  5.795 246.44                        #6  5.768 254.23

This is the first time Wolfe and Biehle have faced each other in eliminations.

Biehle with the starting line advantage and never trailed for the win. He runs his quickest pass of the weekend for the win.

Wolfe with tire shake early and clicks it off.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 5087 Jim Whiteley                           44 Mike Castellana              
E1                   0.025  5.783 246.84     ****WINNER****  0.040  5.759 249.81
 Qualified:            #14  5.805 246.08                        #3  5.754 249.90

Whiteley is 1 - 0 against Castellana in prior events.

Whiteley with the starting line advantage and the lead until Castellan chases him down on the top end for the win in a close one. Mike Castellana's MOV: 0.0097 seconds (approximately 4 feet).

Castellana will give up lane choice to Biehle in the next round.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 5450 Steve Matusek                        5200 Steven Whiteley              
E1                   0.028  5.980 251.58     ****WINNER****  0.015  5.756 251.25
 Qualified:            #12  5.801 253.75                        #5  5.765 250.46

Matusek is 3 - 0 against Whiteley in prior events.

Whiteley with a great light and never trailed for the win. He runs his quickest pass of the weekend for the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 7050 Scott Oksas                            43 Rickie Smith                 
E1                   0.082  8.361 111.12     ****WINNER****  0.040  5.751 253.61
 Qualified:            #13  5.803 253.04                        #4  5.755 252.80

This is the first time Oksas and Smith have faced each other in eliminations.

Smith with the starting line advantage and never trailed for the win. He runs his quickest and fastest pass of the weekend for the win. He will have lane choice over Steven Whiteley in the next round.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 2105 Doug Winters                         6280 Justin Bond                  
E1                   0.040  6.905 144.32     ****WINNER****  0.067  5.793 240.51
 Qualified:            #15  5.807 246.84                        #2  5.752 255.00

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

Winters with the starting line advantage, but then drove into tire shake and clicked it off.

Bond was on a good pass, but it appeared he used up an engine on the top end, but still gets the win. He will give up lane choice to Jackson in the next round.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  360 Bob Rahaim                              9 Todd Tutterow                
E1                   0.080  8.875 117.89     ****WINNER****  0.043  5.946 248.61
 Qualified:            #16  5.819 248.07                        #1  5.744 251.30

Tutterow is 1 - 0 against Rahaim in prior events.

Tutterow with the starting line advantage and never trailed for the win. He will have lane choice over Snider in the next round.

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