Sun, 03 Nov 2019, 17:21 PM Pro Modified Round 3 Eliminations

By Rick Green

LAS VEGAS - Results of round 3 eliminations in Pro Modified at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 19th annual Dodge NHRA Nationals presented by Pennzoil:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    9 Todd Tutterow                        5450 Steve Matusek                
E3   ****WINNER****  0.024  5.804 246.89                     0.036  6.299 176.51
 Prior rounds:
E2    (J Whiteley  ) 0.018  5.816 247.16      (E Latino    ) 0.037  5.813 252.33
E1    (B Rahaim    ) 0.045  5.765 248.57      (C Satterfiel) 0.056  5.784 253.75
 Qualified:             #2  5.751 250.04                        #3  5.757 254.52

Weather conditions: air temperature 78 degrees, relative humidity 11 percent, barometer 27.84 inches, adjusted altitude 3,919 feet, track temperature 97 degrees.

Tutterow and Matusek have each won 1 times against the other in prior events.

Tutterow with the starting line advantage and never trailed for the win. He is advancing to his fifth career final round, third this season and second at this event.

Matusek starts drifting out of the groove and over by the centerline, the engine lets go on the top end. In the shut down area the engine was on fire, the Safety Safari was right there to get the fire put out. Matusek is out of the car and is okay, can't say so much for the car.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  280 Steve Jackson                          44 Mike Castellana              
E3   ****WINNER****  0.011  5.770 250.00                     0.044  5.777 248.66
 Prior rounds:
E2    (S Oksas     ) 0.028  5.784 249.26      (S Whiteley  ) 0.008  5.751 249.35
E1    (M Janis     ) 0.059  5.767 247.34      (A Laughlin  ) 0.039  5.725 249.76
 Qualified:             #1  5.735 250.37                        #4  5.762 248.07

Jackson is 2 - 1 against Castellana in prior events.

Jackson with the starting line advantage, he started to drift out of the groove toward the wall. He reeled it in for the win. Steve Jackson's MOV: 0.0408 seconds (approximately 15 feet). Jackson is going to his 14th career final round, seventh this season and second at this event. He will have lane choice over Tutterow in the final.

Castellana with a great pass in the losing effort.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink