ACDelco NHRA Gatornationals SATURDAY PRO MOD

Saturday
Pro Mod

Results for Qualifying Round 3
GAINESVILLE, Fla. - GAINESVILLE - Notes from final, round 3 qualifying in Pro Modified at the NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series, 38th annual ACDelco NHRA Gatornationals listing lane, driver name, elapsed time/top speed this round, position in order following run, best prior elapsed time/speed, and position in order prior to run:
 
      Left Lane: Chip King        Runs 16.356/44.16, Now #23
                                  Best prior run: 16.881/55.91, Was #23
     Right Lane: Tony Pontieri    Runs 6.007/240.89, Now #1
                                  Best prior run: 10.870/80.50, Was #22 
Weather conditions: air temperature 71 degrees, relative humidity 17 percent, barometer 28.87 inches, adjusted altitude 2,169 feet, track temperature 110 degrees.

The big brutes fire up for their last session. If we've learned anything from the previous sessions, it's that there is a great track for the taking if the setup is right.

Just like the other classes, the racers who don't overpower the starting line should go fast.

Pontieri gets SO close.

King rattles the tires hard.
      Left Lane: Mike Janis       Runs 6.012/217.98, Now #2
                                  Best prior run: 6.906/151.63, Was #20
     Right Lane: Matt Hagan       Runs 7.756/168.32, Now #21
                                  Best prior run: 8.506/113.41, Was #21 
The track has been under full sun all day, but is still only a very raceable 110 degrees.

Janis tiptoes off the line and it pays off. Hagan is all over the track.
      Left Lane: William Rojas    Runs 8.542/121.98, Now #20
                                  Best prior run: 6.874/234.21, Was #20
     Right Lane: Isaias Rojas     Runs 6.224/224.58, Now #16
                                  Best prior run: 6.255/224.96, Was #18 
      Left Lane: Jay Payne        Runs 6.825/222.66, Now #19
                                  Best prior run: 6.716/152.28, Was #19
     Right Lane: Mike Bell        Runs 6.076/234.37, Now #10
                                  Best prior run: 6.251/228.46, Was #18 
Bell makes a nice pass, but Payne's was real ugly. The car shook hard and moved to the left. Probably a less-experienced driver would have collected the wall but Jay managed to tiptoe along it a few inches away.

All that for nothing, as Payne fails to qualify.
      Left Lane: Zach Barklage    Runs 6.084/232.43, Now #11
                                  Best prior run: 6.219/229.66, Was #16
     Right Lane: Eddie Ware       Runs 12.941/70.94, Now #18
                                  Best prior run: 6.232/231.36, Was #18 
Ware heads straight right but manages to keep it off the wall. Barklage makes a nice pass.
      Left Lane: Steve Engel      Runs 6.062/239.53, Now #8
                                  Best prior run: 6.130/238.51, Was #13
     Right Lane: Bryan Seward     Runs 6.429/224.81, Now #16
                                  Best prior run: 6.185/234.04, Was #16 
That gives us 13 cars in the 6.0 bracket.
      Left Lane: Tim Tindle       Runs 6.940/231.99, Now #13
                                  Best prior run: 6.096/236.71, Was #13
     Right Lane: Rick Stivers     Runs 6.458/226.51, Now #15
                                  Best prior run: 6.165/233.16, Was #15 
Stivers is very loose, fishtailing all the way to half track. From that point on, he threatened to cross the center line but from what I could see here, he stayed off it.
      Left Lane: Shelly Payne     Runs 9.919/119.62, Now #10
                                  Best prior run: 6.064/236.13, Was #9
     Right Lane: Mike Stawicki    Runs 6.064/236.22, Now #9
                                  Best prior run: 6.145/231.87, Was #14 
Shelly has much the same problems as her husband, but at least she's already qualified.

Stawicki makes one of the session's better looking passes.
      Left Lane: Dan Rowe         Runs 16.613/46.90, Now #6
                                  Best prior run: 6.042/236.17, Was #4
     Right Lane: Cody Barklage    No Time, Now #11
                                  Best prior run: 6.068/236.75, Was #7 
Barklage breaks and pushes back.

Rowe blows the tires off and coasts to the first turnoff.
      Left Lane: Raymond Commisso Runs 12.061/107.97, Now #6
                                  Best prior run: 6.033/240.42, Was #5
     Right Lane: Troy Critchley   Runs 5.946/245.27, Now #1
                                  Best prior run: 6.054/240.98, Was #7 
Critchley has an answer for the Pro Stock cars and motorcycles.

We were wondering if he could bump into the five second zone. He blasted into it.

Commisso never got traction and coasted through.
      Left Lane: John Russo       Runs 12.363/87.15, Now #5
                                  Best prior run: 6.019/240.08, Was #5
     Right Lane: Josh Hernandez   Runs 5.951/243.68, Now #2
                                  Best prior run: 6.015/240.68, Was #4 
And Hernandez gets his Five at a booming 243 miles per hour.
       
Pro Mod

Order for Qualifying Round 3
GAINESVILLE, Fla. - SUMMIT FastNews - Final order after 3 rounds of qualifying in Pro Modified at the NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series, 38th annual ACDelco NHRA Gatornationals:
 Psn  Driver               Vehicle                            ET   Speed
   1. Troy Critchley       AMS Staff Leasing '70 Barracud  5.946  245.27 
   2. Josh Hernandez       '68 Camaro                      5.951  243.68 
   3. Tony Pontieri        '57 Bel Air                     6.007  240.89 
   4. Mike Janis           Eaton *'06 Cobalt               6.012  217.98 
   5. John Russo           '68 Camaro                      6.019  240.08 
   6. Raymond Commisso     '67 Camaro                      6.033  240.42 
   7. Dan Rowe             InfiNet *'63 Corvette           6.042  236.17 
   8. Steve Engel          Diamond Heavy Haul '63 Corvett  6.062  239.53 
   9. Mike Stawicki        Snapcase *'63 Corvette          6.064  236.22 
  10. Shelly Payne         Valvoline/BAE '05 Stratus       6.064  236.13 
  11. Cody Barklage        Mark Barklage Drywall '05 GTO   6.068  236.75 
  12. Mike Bell            Roy Hill Racing *'07 Mustang    6.076  234.37 
  13. Zach Barklage        '57 Chevy                       6.084  232.43 
  14. Tim Tindle           '67 Mustang                     6.096  236.71 
  15. Rick Stivers         Stivers HVAC '67 Camaro         6.165  233.16 
  16. Bryan Seward         Value Performance '04 Mustang   6.185  234.04 
          --------- Not Qualified ---------
  17. Isaias Rojas         '06 Cobalt                      6.224  224.96 
  18. Eddie Ware           Rapture Street Wear *'67 Camar  6.232  231.36 
  19. Jay Payne            Valvoline/BAE '05 Stratus       6.716  222.66 
  20. William Rojas        '00 Trans Am                    6.874  234.21 
  21. Matt Hagan           '63 Corvette                    7.756  168.32 
  22. Angel Garcia         '05 Stratus                     9.019  102.76 
  23. Chip King            '69 Charger                    16.356   55.91 
 
 * = Supercharged Engine
Pro Mod

Results for Elimination Round 1
GAINESVILLE, Fla. - SUMMIT FastNews - Results of round 1 eliminations in Pro Modified at the NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series, 38th annual ACDelco NHRA Gatornationals:
 W/L  Driver                                     R-Time    E-Time  Speed
 
 (W) Steve Engel (Diamond Heavy Haul '63 Corvett 0.066      6.009 239.36
 (L) Mike Stawicki (Snapcase *'63 Corvette)      0.091      6.038 237.38
Well, we should have plenty of track if the crew chiefs can get the starting line right.
I wouldn't be surprised to see some big MPH rolling in during this session.
Good leave for both cars and Engel gets very close to the fives.
 (W) Dan Rowe (InfiNet *'63 Corvette)            0.080      6.006 225.33
 (L) Shelly Payne (Valvoline/BAE '05 Stratus)    -0.035(R)  6.839 163.81
Rowe uses his lane choice to take the right lane.
Shelly lights the bulb and Rowe almost gives it back as he almost crosses the center line at the big end. No harm, no foul, but it was a nasty looking correction.
 (W) Raymond Commisso ('67 Camaro)               0.109      5.986 242.63
 (L) Cody Barklage (Mark Barklage Drywall '05 GT 0.100      7.803 139.73
Here's a couple of hitters matching up so watch the mile per hour.
Lane choice to Raymond and he's in the right.
Cody is loose off the line and watches Commisso get his five.
 (W) Mike Bell (Roy Hill Racing *'07 Mustang)    0.071      6.049 235.64
 (L) John Russo ('68 Camaro)                     0.098      6.101 238.89
Bell has been a winner in just about every class he's raced and is looking to further his rep as a tough driver here in Roy Hill's Mustang.
And Bell pulls off the upset against the higher qualified car. Bell made a strong move off the line where Russo was running in and out of shake.
 (W) Mike Janis (Eaton *'06 Cobalt)              0.068      5.964 237.67
 (L) Zach Barklage ('57 Chevy)                   0.024      6.090 230.33
Barklage is very loose of the line and loses to Janis' first five.
Janis has lane choice over Bell tomorrow in second round.
 (W) Tony Pontieri ('57 Bel Air)                 0.112      6.120 201.49
 (L) Tim Tindle ('67 Mustang)                    0.085     15.483  50.39
Pontieri got about as close to a five with his 6.007 as you can get. With a good setup, he's due.
It's not going to happen.
Tindall broke before 100 feet. Pontieri made a lurid move at about 900 feet and they're checking the track to see if he crossed the lane.
We get the word that he did not cross the line. He'll lose lane choice to fellow Canadian Commisso next time up.
 (W) Josh Hernandez ('68 Camaro)                 0.075      5.912 242.63
 (L) Rick Stivers (Stivers HVAC '67 Camaro)      0.104      7.120 186.25
Hernandez had the huge MPH last time out. Can he improve?
No, he doesn't run the MPH but he does run the quickest ET in AMS history.
Yes, he has lane choice against Rowe.
 (W) Troy Critchley (AMS Staff Leasing '70 Barra 0.071      5.924 245.81
 (L) Bryan Seward (Value Performance '04 Mustang 0.135      6.524 222.80
Stivers' white cloud past half track wasn't good for anybody. The Safari is rolling everything they have. 7:18 p.m.
7:31 p.m. and the signal to fire the cars is given.
The track has been in full shade for quite a while as the sun is setting behind the tower. It's cooling rapidly.
Can Critchely get hooked up enough to improve on that earlier 245?
Yes he can, by a little bit. He picks lanes over Engel.
Troy Critchley's incremental times: 60ft-0.999 sec., 330ft-2.621, 660ft-3.913/193.18mph, 1,000ft-5.005
That ends round one.
 * = Supercharged Engine

       
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