Sun, 18 Oct 2020, 15:30 PM Pro Modified Round 2 Eliminations

By Rick Green

ENNIS, Texas - Results of round 2 eliminations in Pro Modified at the NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series, 35th annual AAA Texas NHRA FallNationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
   13 Jonathan Gray                        2105 Doug Winters                 
E2                         No Time           ****WINNER****  0.033  6.640 134.97
 Prior rounds:
E1    (L De Leon   ) 0.079  5.814 250.32      (B Pesz      ) 0.037  5.890 243.37
 Qualified:             #5  5.729 252.61                       #13  5.807 247.11

Weather conditions: air temperature 89 degrees, relative humidity 53 percent, barometer 29.33 inches, adjusted altitude 3,552 feet, track temperature 102 degrees.

Gray with problems getting the car to fire, he finally does. He does the burnout, but something is right and the crew shut him off.

Winters started to shake and clicked it off.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  473 Chad Green                              9 Brandon Snider               
E2                   0.029  5.847 245.49     ****WINNER****  0.044  5.817 245.27
 Prior rounds:
E1    (K Thorne    ) 0.043  5.744 249.86      (E Latino    ) 0.026  5.791 246.84
 Qualified:             #8  5.740 251.53                        #1  5.680 251.77

Green is 1 - 0 against Snider in prior events.

Green with the starting line advantage, but Snider has the lead as they go by the Christmas tree and never trails from there on for the win. Brandon Snider's MOV: 0.0154 seconds (approximately 6 feet). He will have lane choice over Winters in the semifinal.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
   43 Rickie Smith                            8 Khalid alBalooshi            
E2                   0.027  5.834 249.49     ****WINNER****  0.054  5.745 250.18
 Prior rounds:
E1    (J Whiteley  ) 0.060  5.795 250.78      (C Satterfiel) 0.091  5.811 247.47
 Qualified:            #10  5.755 251.06                        #2  5.685 253.75

Smith and alBalooshi have each won 3 times against the other in prior events.

Smith with the starting line advantage, but alBalooshi with the lead by the time they go by the Christmas tree and never trailed from there on for the win. Khalid alBalooshi's MOV: 0.0628 seconds (approximately 23 feet).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    1 Steve Jackson                           3 Mike Janis                   
E2   ****WINNER****  0.024  5.801 247.84                     0.021  5.930 231.24
 Prior rounds:
E1    (J Jones     ) 0.035  5.813 247.75      (A Laughlin  ) 0.016  5.797 247.88
 Qualified:             #3  5.694 248.02                       #11  5.764 247.88

Jackson is 6 - 1 against Janis in prior events.

Janis with a slight starting line advantage, but Jackson with the lead right off the starting line and never trailed from there on for the win.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink

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