Sun, 31 Oct 2004, 05:37 PM Pro Modified Round 3 Eliminations

By Rick Green

LAS VEGAS - Results of round 3 eliminations in Pro Modified 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
 1211 Mike Ashley                             4 Shannon Jenkins
E3                   0.084 13.069 116.36     ****WINNER****  0.088  6.277 222.58
 Prior rounds:
E2    (D Rowe      ) 0.100  8.003 113.11      (C King      ) 1.024  6.283 222.14
E1    (T Patterson ) 0.032  6.210 225.45      (W Torkelson ) 0.094  6.241 223.80
 Qualified:             #2  6.249 225.45                        #3  6.259 223.39

Weather conditions: air temperature 74 degrees, relative humidity 33 percent, barometer 27.91 inches, adjusted altitude 3,602 feet, track temperature 88 degrees.

ashley with problems as soon as the light turns green and Jenkins with the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 5082 Zach Barklage                        2813 Scott Cannon Jr
E3                   0.075  6.321 226.54     ****WINNER****  0.038  6.332 224.36
 Prior rounds:
E2    (R Stevens Jr) 0.053  6.303 227.23      (J Payne     ) 0.091  6.229 226.70
E1    (T Critchley ) 0.038  6.410 222.22      (V Smith     ) 0.083  6.274 225.94
 Qualified:            #12  6.314 226.32                        #9  6.296 226.39

Cannon Jr is out of the gate first and has the power to hold on for the hole shot win. Scott Cannon Jr's incremental times: 60ft-1.069 sec., 330ft-2.766, 660ft-4.143/178.38mph, 1,000ft-5.330. Cannon will give up lane choice to Jenkins in the final.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink