Sun, 01 Nov 2020, 12:28 PM Pro Modified Round 1 Eliminations

By Rick Green

LAS VEGAS - Results of round 1 eliminations in Pro Modified at the NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series, 20th annual Dodge NHRA Finals presented by Pennzoil:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
        Bye                                   8 Khalid alBalooshi            
E1                                            ****WINNER****  0.212  5.734 250.04
 Qualified:                                                       #1  5.755 248.34

alBalooshi with the bye. He launched hard and was straight down the groove with the quickest and fastest pass of the event.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  468 Jeff Jones                            473 Chad Green                   
E1                   0.085  5.832 246.17     ****WINNER****  0.057  5.794 247.70
 Qualified:             #7  5.828 244.78                        #6  5.792 248.16

This is the first time Jones and Green have faced each other in eliminations.

Green with the starting line advantage and is just a couple ticks off his qualifying time for the win.

Jones is straight down the groove with a nice pass in the losing effort.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  463 Brandon Pesz                            9 Brandon Snider               
E1                         No Time           ****WINNER****  0.036  5.742 249.16
 Qualified:            #11  8.653 105.41                        #2  5.766 248.71

Pesz is a no-show to give Snider the freebie. snider launched hard and kept it hooked up to make his quickest pass of the weekend on the single.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 6280 Justin Bond                           701 Clint Satterfield            
E1   ****WINNER****  0.076  5.772 248.20                     0.054  5.927 223.95
 Qualified:             #3  5.772 247.34                       #10  6.248 171.62

Satterfield with the starting line advantage, but Bond had the lead by 500 feet and never trailed from there on for the win.

Satterfield used up an engine in the lost. Clint Satterfield was charged with an oildown, #2 for the season. That will cost 10 points.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 5087 Jim Whiteley                            1 Steve Jackson                
E1                   0.005  5.780 246.71     ****WINNER****  0.011  5.770 248.48
 Qualified:             #8  5.836 244.65                        #5  5.788 249.07

Whiteley and Jackson have each won 2 times against the other in prior events.

Whiteley with a great light and the lead until right in the lights when Jackson chased him down for the win in a close one. Steve Jackson's MOV: 0.0048 seconds (approximately 21 inches). He will give up lane choice to Snider in the next round.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    3 Mike Janis                            460 Justin Jones                 
E1   ****WINNER****  0.040  5.771 248.29                     0.048  6.326 217.70
 Qualified:             #9  5.882 244.25                        #4  5.784 248.98

This is the first time Janis and Jones have faced each other in eliminations.

Janis with the starting line advantage and never trailed for the win. He will have lane choice over bond by 0.0001 seconds.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink

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