Sun, 05 Sep 2021, 14:32 PM Pro Modified Round 2 Eliminations

By Rick Green

BROWNSBURG, Ind. - Results of round 2 eliminations in Pro Modified at the NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series, 67th annual Dodge//SRT NHRA U.S. Nationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 2343 Jeffery Barker                          2 Brandon Snider               
E2   ****WINNER****  0.031  5.777 250.09                     0.002  5.841 246.39
 Prior rounds:
E1    (D Winters   ) 0.022  5.782 248.25      (D Wolfe     ) 0.027  5.838 242.89
 Qualified:             #4  5.797 247.79                        #5  5.877 237.50

Weather conditions: air temperature 74 degrees, relative humidity 58 percent, barometer 29.93 inches, adjusted altitude 2,547 feet, track temperature 103 degrees.

Snider is 2 - 0 against Barker in prior events.

Snider with a near perfect light, but Barker chases him down just past half track and takes the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
   43 Rickie Smith                           44 Mike Castellana              
E2   ****WINNER****  0.038  5.769 248.71                     0.064  5.795 247.11
 Prior rounds:
E1    (S Frigo     ) 0.016  5.745 248.71      (J Gonzalez  ) 0.056  5.876 244.65
 Qualified:             #1  5.750 249.35                        #8  5.952 240.72

Smith is 7 - 6 against Castellana in prior events.

Smith with the starting line advantage and never trails for the win. He will have lane choice over Barker in the semifinal by 0.008 seconds.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    1 Steve Jackson                        5087 Jim Whiteley                 
E2   ****WINNER****  0.012  5.817 246.62                     2.798 No Time      
 Prior rounds:
E1    (J Gray Jr   ) 0.018  5.784 245.40      (K AlBalooshi) 0.038  5.895 240.81
 Qualified:             #3  5.782 247.34                        #6  5.907 243.94

Jackson is 4 - 3 against Whiteley in prior events.

Jackson with a great light and the win as Whiteley's car never moved when the light turned green.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  205 Lyle Barnett                         2051 Jerico Balduf                
E2                   0.020  5.905 242.58     ****WINNER****  0.032  5.888 242.50
 Prior rounds:
E1    (J Scruggs   ) 0.012  5.883 242.89      (J Bond      ) 0.036  7.632 143.98
 Qualified:             #7  5.915 240.85                       #15 11.983  69.46

This is the first time Barnett and Balduf have faced each other in eliminations.

Barnett with the starting line advantage, but Balduf chases him down at a 1000 feet and takes the win in a close one. Jerico Balduf's MOV: 0.0056 seconds (approximately 24 inches). He will give up lane choice to Jackson in the semifinal.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink

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