Fri, 29 Oct 2004, 09:11 PM AMS Pro Mod Challenge Round 2 Eliminations

By Dave Rowe

LAS VEGAS - Results of round 2 eliminations in AMS Staff Leasing AMS Pro Mod Challenge at the NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series, Fourth annual ACDelco Las Vegas NHRA Nationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  237 Von Smith                              69 Al Billes
E2                   0.061 11.039  78.01     ****WINNER****  0.054  6.300 225.22
 Prior rounds:
E1    (T Patterson ) 0.074  6.285 227.00      (M Castellana) 0.051  6.297 226.13
 Qualified:             #2 7                                    #3 6

6:00 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 69 degrees, relative humidity 45 percent, barometer 28.04 inches, adjusted altitude 3,081 feet, track temperature 76 degrees.

Smith rattles the tires off the line, makes a move for the centerline about 200 feet out, then has to abort the run.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 1211 Mike Ashley                             4 Shannon Jenkins
E2                   0.062  6.249 225.45     ****WINNER****  0.052  6.259 223.39
 Prior rounds:
E1    (D Rowe      ) 0.125  6.272 224.47      (Z Barklage  ) 0.162  6.428 181.59
 Qualified:             #1 8                                    #4 5

Ashley gets out of the groove, makes a mone for the centerline, but hangs on for a decent pass. Jenkins gets the hole-shot and hangs on to win by MOV: 0.0001 seconds (less than one inch).

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink