Sun, 26 Jun 2005, 07:37 PM Pro Modified Final, Round 4 Eliminations

By Larry Sullivan

EDMONTON, Alb. - Results of final, round 4 eliminations in Torco Race Fuels Pro Modified at the 2005 Hooters IHRA Drag Racing Series, Third Annual Western RV Rocky Mountain Nationals presented by TORCO Race Fuels:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 1057 Carl Spiering                        1051 Jim Halsey                   
E4                   0.054  6.255 228.50     ****WINNER****  0.086  6.212 223.99
 Prior rounds:
E3    (Q STOTT     ) 0.063  6.231 227.34      (R DISTEFANO ) 0.052  6.201 224.70
E2    (M CASTELLANA) 0.047  6.265 227.38      (M JANIS     ) 0.059  6.177 224.25
E1    (S JENKINS   ) 0.095  6.316 226.35      (K LANG      ) 0.062  6.182 224.62
 Qualified:            #12  6.348 226.32                        #2  6.204 225.33

5:25 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 70 degrees, relative humidity 56 percent, barometer 27.69 inches, adjusted altitude 3,627 feet, track temperature 86 degrees.

This was Halsey's second-ever IHRA final round and he made it his first-ever win with a strong run. He made up the starting line deficit in the first 60 feet, then held on to the lead against an equally aggressive Spiering. Jim Halsey's incremental margins: 60ft(0.003), 330 ft(0.021), 660ft(0.027), 1,000ft(0.027). MOV: 0.0113 seconds (approximately 4 feet).

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink