Sun, 03 Nov 2024, 16:01 PM Pro Modified Round 2 Eliminations

By Rick Green

LAS VEGAS - Results of round 2 eliminations in Pro Modified at the NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series, 24th annual Ford Performance NHRA Nationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 6280 Justin Bond                          6042 Jordan Lazic                 
E2                   0.182  5.778 242.28     ****WINNER****  0.068  5.793 245.00
 Prior rounds:
E1    (S Shelton   ) 0.025  5.801 239.82      (B Banaka    ) 0.017  5.788 245.72
 Qualified:             #3  5.739 246.30                        #6  5.765 247.52

Weather conditions: air temperature 63 degrees, relative humidity 26 percent, barometer 29.79 inches, adjusted altitude 2,988 feet.

This is the first time Bond and Lazic have faced each other in eliminations.

Lazic with the starting line advantage and the power to hold on for the hole-shot win. He takes the point lead into the semifinals.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
   44 Mike Castellana                      6911 Mike Thielen                 
E2                   0.041  5.777 248.43     ****WINNER****  0.019  5.779 247.84
 Prior rounds:
E1    (N Januik    ) 0.047  5.746 247.70      (S Frigo     ) 0.017  5.761 248.11
 Qualified:             #4  5.755 248.48                       #12  5.803 246.84

Castellana and Thielen have each won 1 times against the other in prior events.

Thielen with the starting line advantage and the power to hold on for the hole-shot win. Mike Thielen's MOV: 0.0207 seconds (approximately 8 feet).

That knocks Castellana out of the Road to the Championship chase.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 1456 Mike Janis                            168 Ken Quartuccio               
E2   ****WINNER****  0.039  5.729 245.85                    -0.088  9.886  99.05
 Prior rounds:
E1    (D Samorukov ) 0.064  5.733 245.54      (J Gray Jr   ) 0.034  5.765 244.03
 Qualified:             #1  5.708 246.89                        #9  5.777 243.72

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

Quartuccio goes red to give Janis the win. Janis launched hard and kept it hooked up to make the quickest pass of race day. He will have lane choice over Thielen in the semifinal.

Quartuccio is out of the chase for the Road to the Championship.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  225 Kevin Rivenbark                         3 Kris Thorne                  
E2                   0.013  5.791 246.03     ****WINNER****  0.040  5.748 248.57
 Prior rounds:
E1    (K AlBalooshi) 0.054  5.754 247.25      (M Wright    ) 0.039  5.747 248.84
 Qualified:             #7  5.770 247.34                        #2  5.719 249.90

Thorne is 2 - 0 against Rivenbark in prior events.

Rivenbark with a great light, but Thorne chased him down by 1000 feet and takes the win. Kris Thorne's MOV: 0.0164 seconds (approximately 6 feet).

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink

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