Sun, 19 May 2024, 15:20 PM Pro Modified Round 3 Eliminations

By Reporter

JOLIET, Ill. - Results of round 3 eliminations in Pro Modified at the NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series, 24th annual Gerber Collision & Glass Route 66 NHRA Nationals presented by PEAK Performance:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    3 Kris Thorne                           327 Khalid alBalooshi            
E3                  -0.006  9.688  94.65     ****WINNER****  0.061  5.788 248.80
 Prior rounds:
E2    (J Lazic     ) 0.021  5.762 250.64      (K Quartuccio) 0.055  8.086 111.07
E1    (J Gray Jr   ) 0.041  5.777 248.52      (J Lee       ) 0.064  5.725 248.75
 Qualified:             #4  5.737 251.20                        #8  5.766 247.88

Weather conditions: air temperature 82 degrees, relative humidity 41 percent, barometer 29.95 inches, adjusted altitude 2,640 feet, track temperature 126 degrees.

Thorne is 1 - 0 against alBalooshi in prior events.

Thore goes red to give alBalooshi the win. alBalooshi is advancing to his ninth final round.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 2890 Eric Dillard                          269 Billy Banaka                 
E3   ****WINNER****  0.085  5.765 249.67                     0.163  5.824 246.62
 Prior rounds:
E2    (J Bond      ) 0.053  5.758 250.09      (L Barnett   ) 0.131  6.019 193.68
E1    (S Shelton   ) 0.056  5.769 250.69      (D Samorukov ) 0.010  5.741 249.67
 Qualified:             #2  5.732 246.62                        #3  5.736 249.72

This is the first time Dillard and Banaka have faced each other in eliminations.

Dillard with the starting line advantage and never trailed to advance to the final round. He will have lane choice over alBalooshi in the final. He is advancing to his second final round.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink

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