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Friday Results for Qualifying Round 1

DINWIDDIE, Va. - RICHMOND - Notes from round 1 qualifying in Pro Modified at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, Fourth annual Virginia NHRA Nationals listing lane, driver name, elapsed time, top speed, and position in order following run: Left Lane: Adam Flamholc No Time, Now #2 Right Lane: Kirk Kuhns Runs 9.348/96.00, Now #1 1:35 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 82 degrees, relative humidity 55 percent, barometer 29.69 inches, adjusted altitude 2,571 feet, track temperature 104 degrees. A pair of '67 Camaros open the Pro Mod action today, Kuhns making his first appearance of the year. Not a pretty start, Kuhns with lots of tire shake and an early shutoff, Flamholc taking too long staging the car and getting no time for his efforts. He also shook, and the car wagged its tail a couple times. Left Lane: Scott Ray Runs 6.070/234.09, Now #1 Right Lane: Rick Distefano Runs 6.240/232.91, Now #2 A pair of '53 Corvettes made up the second pair...and both made full passes, with "Ricky D" having to pedal his way through tire shake. Left Lane: Chip King Runs 6.018/236.42, Now #1 Right Lane: Dennis Radford Runs 6.027/234.17, Now #2 How about a pair of Mopar nostalgiacs? A '69 Daytona and a '70 Duster. How about two full passes? Chip King's incremental times: 60ft-0.992 sec., 330ft-2.625, 660ft-3.940/187.81 mph, 1,000ft-5.066. Dennis Radford's incremental times: 60ft-0.992 sec., 330ft-2.641, 660ft-3.952/188.73 mph, 1,000ft-5.071. Left Lane: Tommy Gray Runs 5.961/239.36, Now #1 Right Lane: Melanie Troxel Runs 6.022/240.77, Now #3 Gray's new "Undertaker" Camaro made a nice pass to record the first five of the weekend and Troxel's first effort in the "Voodoo" Corvette also resulted in a full pass with no visible problems. Tommy Gray's incremental times: 60ft-0.991 sec., 330ft-2.616, 660ft-3.913/190.46 mph, 1,000ft-5.022. Melanie Troxel's incremental times: 60ft-1.013 sec., 330ft-2.667, 660ft-3.977/190.16 mph, 1,000ft-5.087. Left Lane: Rickie Smith Runs 6.156/237.05, Now #7 Right Lane: Rick Stivers Runs 5.977/239.70, Now #2 Smith's car left harder, then shook, and Stivers pulled away for good on a very nice run. Rickie Smith's incremental times: 60ft-0.982 sec., 330ft-2.731, 660ft-4.084/185.87 mph, 1,000ft-5.208. Rick Stivers' incremental times: 60ft-1.017 sec., 330ft-2.633, 660ft-3.929/189.82 mph, 1,000ft-5.039. Left Lane: Mike Knowles Runs 14.208/62.36, Now #11 Right Lane: Brad Personett Runs 6.715/193.99, Now #9 Oh-for-two. Both cars lost traction at the "hit." Knowles shut off and coasted through, Personett lifted, got the car straightened out, and ran it through. Left Lane: Tim Tindle Runs 6.068/234.17, Now #7 Right Lane: Jay Payne Runs 5.949/240.21, Now #1 Tindle drove through some early shake, Payne made a flawless-looking run to move to the head of the list. Jay Payne's incremental times: 60ft-1.001 sec., 330ft-2.617, 660ft-3.909/191.21 mph, 1,000ft-5.014. Left Lane: Raymond Commisso Runs 10.666/80.94, Now #14 Right Lane: Joe Baker Runs 6.027/239.10, Now #6 Commisso shook hard and lifted. Baker drove through some initial looseness to make a full pass. Left Lane: Mike Castellana Runs 5.995/236.26, Now #5 Right Lane: Danny Rowe Runs 5.963/244.56, Now #3 Castellana's car sound weak when he started his burnout, but it sounded a lot better when the green came on and he was quicker than Rowe to half track, but Rowe's car made a hard charge on the "back half" and recorded the quicker ET of the two. Mike Castellana's incremental times: 60ft-0.980 sec., 330ft-2.629, 660ft-3.936/189.66 mph, 1,000ft-5.047. Danny Rowe's incremental times: 60ft-1.004 sec., 330ft-2.651, 660ft-3.947/192.17 mph, 1,000ft-5.042. Left Lane: Roger Burgess Runs 5.936/241.20, Now #1 Right Lane: Burton Auxier Runs 6.002/233.72, Now #7 Burgess saved the best for last, moving right into the top spot on a flawless run. Auxier wasn't far behind all the way down the strip, but failed to get into the fives. Roger Burgess' incremental times: 60ft-0.979 sec., 330ft-2.606, 660ft-3.902/190.43 mph, 1,000ft-5.004. Burton Auxier's incremental times: 60ft-0.994 sec., 330ft-2.643, 660ft-3.943/190.92 mph, 1,000ft-5.050.

Friday Order for Qualifying Round 1

DINWIDDIE, Va. - SUMMIT FastNews - Order after one round of qualifying in Pro Modified at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, Fourth annual Virginia NHRA Nationals: Psn Driver Vehicle ET Speed 1. Roger Burgess ProCare RX *'67 Camaro 5.936 241.20 2. Jay Payne FireIce *'68 Camaro 5.949 240.21 3. Tommy Gray Undertaker *'68 Camaro 5.961 239.36 4. Danny Rowe *'67 Camaro 5.963 244.56 5. Rick Stivers Trane *'06 Stratus 5.977 239.70 6. Mike Castellana Al-Anabi '70 Camaro 5.995 236.26 7. Burton Auxier Al-Anabi '68 Firebird 6.002 233.72 8. Chip King '69 Daytona 6.018 236.42 9. Melanie Troxel *'63 Corvette 6.022 240.77 10. Joe Baker Mike Ashley *'68 Camaro 6.027 239.10 11. Dennis Radford '70 Duster 6.027 234.17 12. Tim Tindle *'67 Mustang 6.068 234.17 13. Scott Ray Ohio Crankshaft *'53 Corvette 6.070 234.09 14. Rickie Smith Al-Anabi '68 Camaro 6.156 237.05 15. Rick Distefano *'53 Corvette 6.240 232.91 16. Brad Personett Big Stuff *'68 Camaro 6.715 193.99 --------- Not Qualified --------- 17. Kirk Kuhns *'67 Camaro 9.348 96.00 18. Raymond Commisso *'68 Corvette 10.666 80.94 19. Mike Knowles *'63 Corvette 14.208 62.36 * = Supercharged Engine

Friday Results for Qualifying Round 2

DINWIDDIE, Va. - RICHMOND - Notes from round 2 qualifying in Pro Modified at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, Fourth annual Virginia NHRA Nationals 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: Frank Patille Runs 6.404/194.04, Now #16 No Prior Run 3:48 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 82 degrees, relative humidity 58 percent, barometer 29.62 inches, adjusted altitude 2,719 feet, track temperature 104 degrees. Patille didn't make a run in the first session. The car went right down the lane, but he was well off the pace set at the top of the list. Left Lane: Kirk Kuhns Runs 6.092/236.92, Now #14 Best prior run: 9.348/96.00, Was #18 Right Lane: Adam Flamholc Runs 6.135/232.23, Now #15 No Prior Run Flamholc made an attempt in the first session, but took too long staging and was timed out. Kuhns was in the other lane in that session also, shook violently. Both drivers fared a lot better in this session and bumped their way into the increasingly quick field. Now Rickie Smith is on the bump spot at 6.156. Left Lane: Brad Personett Runs 5.967/246.75, Now #5 Best prior run: 6.715/193.99, Was #19 Right Lane: Mike Knowles Runs 6.153/234.45, Now #17 Best prior run: 14.208/62.36, Was #21 There was a lot of throttle action going on in both lanes as both drivers battled shake and loose race cars, Personett taking the long way to the stripe, Knowles battling tire shake. Personett didn't lose much time and bumped in, going all the way to the top half, but Knowles lost too much time and came up short. Now Adam Flamholc is on the bump spot at 6.135. Left Lane: Rick Distefano Runs 11.636/73.64, Now #20 Best prior run: 6.240/232.91, Was #19 Right Lane: Raymond Commisso Runs 5.948/239.31, Now #2 Best prior run: 10.666/80.94, Was #21 Distefano shook hard and lifted. Commisso did neither and made a very strong run, moving into the second spot. That puts Kirk Kuhns on the bump spot at 6.092. Left Lane: Dennis Radford Runs 10.138/85.42, Now #13 Best prior run: 6.027/234.17, Was #13 Right Lane: Rickie Smith Runs 10.258/83.37, Now #19 Best prior run: 6.156/237.05, Was #19 Both cars shook, both headed for the centerline, and both lifted before things got very ugly. Left Lane: Joe Baker Runs 6.260/238.51, Now #12 Best prior run: 6.027/239.10, Was #12 Right Lane: Scott Ray Runs 6.122/233.68, Now #15 Best prior run: 6.070/234.09, Was #15 Both drivers lost time right off the starting line with tire shake, both did a good job of driving through it. Left Lane: Melanie Troxel Runs 5.969/241.97, Now #7 Best prior run: 6.022/240.77, Was #11 Right Lane: Tim Tindle Runs 6.013/237.67, Now #11 Best prior run: 6.068/234.17, Was #14 Good runs in both lanes, Troxel going into the top half. Right Lane: Chip King Runs 6.063/237.50, Now #12 Best prior run: 6.018/236.42, Was #12 King had problems getting the engine up to launch RPM and lost a lot of time early in the run. Left Lane: Rick Stivers Runs 5.906/242.32, Now #1 Best prior run: 5.977/239.70, Was #8 Right Lane: Mike Castellana Runs 6.042/233.44, Now #9 Best prior run: 5.995/236.26, Was #9 Stivers' car made a hard move toward the wall on the launch and he yanked it back without lifting to move into the #1 spot. Castellana's run looked better, but the results weren't as good as his first run today. Rick Stivers' incremental times: 60ft-0.990 sec., 330ft-2.593, 660ft-3.879/192.22 mph, 1,000ft-4.978. Left Lane: Danny Rowe Runs 5.948/244.47, Now #3 Best prior run: 5.963/244.56, Was #6 Right Lane: Tommy Gray Runs 6.004/238.81, Now #6 Best prior run: 5.961/239.36, Was #5 Two more good-looking runs, but Gray lost a lot of ground to Rowe in the first 60 feet. Left Lane: Jay Payne Runs 9.484/85.68, Now #5 Best prior run: 5.949/240.21, Was #5 Right Lane: Roger Burgess Runs 5.911/243.59, Now #2 Best prior run: 5.936/241.20, Was #2 Last pair. Payne's car shook hard and he lifted. Burgess made a very nice run, better than his earlier very good run, but could not quite catch Stivers atop the list. Roger Burgess' incremental times: 60ft-0.983 sec., 330ft-2.598, 660ft-3.888/192.58 mph, 1,000ft-4.985. With one session left, Stivers is #1 at 5.902 and Kirk Kuhns is on the bump spot at 6.092.

Friday Order for Qualifying Round 2

DINWIDDIE, Va. - SUMMIT FastNews - Order after 2 rounds of qualifying in Pro Modified at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, Fourth annual Virginia NHRA Nationals: Psn Driver Vehicle ET Speed 1. Rick Stivers Trane *'06 Stratus 5.906 242.32 2. Roger Burgess ProCare RX *'67 Camaro 5.911 243.59 3. Danny Rowe *'67 Camaro 5.948 244.56 4. Raymond Commisso *'68 Corvette 5.948 239.31 5. Jay Payne FireIce *'68 Camaro 5.949 240.21 6. Tommy Gray Undertaker *'68 Camaro 5.961 239.36 7. Brad Personett Big Stuff *'68 Camaro 5.967 246.75 8. Melanie Troxel *'63 Corvette 5.969 241.97 9. Mike Castellana Al-Anabi '70 Camaro 5.995 236.26 10. Burton Auxier Al-Anabi '68 Firebird 6.002 233.72 11. Tim Tindle *'67 Mustang 6.013 237.67 12. Chip King '69 Daytona 6.018 237.50 13. Joe Baker Mike Ashley *'68 Camaro 6.027 239.10 14. Dennis Radford '70 Duster 6.027 234.17 15. Scott Ray Ohio Crankshaft *'53 Corvette 6.070 234.09 16. Kirk Kuhns *'67 Camaro 6.092 236.92 --------- Not Qualified --------- 17. Adam Flamholc *'67 Camaro 6.135 232.23 18. Mike Knowles *'63 Corvette 6.153 234.45 19. Rickie Smith Al-Anabi '68 Camaro 6.156 237.05 20. Rick Distefano *'53 Corvette 6.240 232.91 21. Frank Patille '57 Buick 6.404 194.04 * = Supercharged Engine

Saturday Results for Qualifying Round 3

DINWIDDIE, Va. - RICHMOND - Notes from final, round 3 qualifying in Pro Modified at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, Fourth annual Virginia NHRA Nationals 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: Right Lane: Burton Auxier Runs 5.973/236.01, Now #9 Best prior run: 6.002/233.72, Was #10 2:58 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 73 degrees, relative humidity 58 percent, barometer 29.74 inches, adjusted altitude 1,834 feet, track temperature 91 degrees. Nice effort by Auxier, staying in the throttle when the car made a big wiggle at half track. But he only moved up one spot and stayed in the bottom half of the field. Left Lane: Rickie Smith Runs 5.982/235.76, Now #10 Best prior run: 6.156/237.05, Was #19 Right Lane: Rick Distefano Runs 6.685/189.20, Now #20 Best prior run: 6.240/232.91, Was #20 Distefano's car shook hard and he had to get out of the throttle. He got back on it, but missed the cut. meanwhile, Smith made a very nice run and bumped into the field. That put Kirk Kuhns on the outside and Scott Ray on the bump spot at 6.070. Left Lane: Mike Knowles Runs 11.725/73.71, Now #19 Best prior run: 6.153/234.45, Was #19 Right Lane: Dennis Radford Runs 5.924/237.13, Now #3 Best prior run: 6.027/234.17, Was #15 Knowles lost traction, pedaled, lost traction again, and coasted through, his weekend over. Radford made a very nice run to move way up near the top of the field. Left Lane: Adam Flamholc Runs 10.617/81.63, Now #18 Best prior run: 6.135/232.23, Was #18 Right Lane: Jay Payne Runs 5.870/242.67, Now #1 Best prior run: 5.949/240.21, Was #6 Flamholc's car shook the tires and made a hard right turn, forcing him to lift to stay in his own lane. He is also done for the weekend. Meanwhile, Payne made the best run of the event so far,to take over the top spot. Jay Payne's incremental times: 60ft-0.987 sec., 330ft-2.574, 660ft-3.851/193.24 mph, 1,000ft-4.946. Left Lane: Scott Ray Runs 6.199/229.94, Now #16 Best prior run: 6.070/234.09, Was #16 Right Lane: Frank Patille Runs 6.154/227.34, Now #20 Best prior run: 6.404/194.04, Was #21 Not much to say here... Left Lane: Chip King Runs 6.018/239.27, Now #14 Best prior run: 6.018/236.42, Was #14 Right Lane: Joe Baker Runs 10.512/99.53, Now #15 Best prior run: 6.027/239.10, Was #15 King matched his earlier time, with a faster speed. Baker shook, pedaled, shook again. Left Lane: Mike Castellana Runs 5.933/240.17, Now #5 Best prior run: 5.995/236.26, Was #12 Right Lane: Kirk Kuhns Runs 7.051/144.40, Now #17 Best prior run: 6.092/236.92, Was #17 After a few minutes waiting for sprinkled to stop, these two got their chance. Kuhns started the round on the bump spot, was bumped out a couple pairs ago. Kuhns had a good start, but the car started dancing around before half track and he did not get back in. Castellana made his best run of the weekend to move into the top half of the field. Left Lane: Tim Tindle Runs 5.938/240.04, Now #7 Best prior run: 6.013/237.67, Was #14 Right Lane: Melanie Troxel Runs 5.891/244.69, Now #2 Best prior run: 5.891/244.69, Was #2 Nice runs in both lanes, Troxel dipping into the eighties to move to the second spot and Tindle moving into the top half. Left Lane: Tommy Gray Runs 10.281/75.12, Now #11 Best prior run: 5.961/239.36, Was #10 Right Lane: Brad Personett Runs 5.843/253.28, Now #1 Best prior run: 5.967/246.75, Was #11 With the improved conditions (about 1,000 feet better than yesterday), personett should make lots of power. Gray shook hard. Personett hooked it up and made a smooth, quiet run to move to the top of the list on an awesome run. Brad Personett's incremental times: 60ft-0.986 sec., 330ft-2.642, 660ft-3.896/198.52 mph, 1,000ft-4.954. Left Lane: Raymond Commisso Runs 5.891/243.55, Now #4 Best prior run: 5.948/239.31, Was #10 Right Lane: Danny Rowe Runs 7.689/125.17, Now #10 Best prior run: 5.948/244.47, Was #9 These two were right together until Rowe started shaking the tires. Commisso moved way up in the top half on a nice run. Left Lane: Roger Burgess Runs 12.222/69.14, Now #6 Best prior run: 5.911/243.59, Was #6 Right Lane: Rick Stivers Runs 5.837/245.81, Now #1 Best prior run: 5.906/242.32, Was #5 Last pair. Burgess shook hard and lifted. Stivers went right down the lane and moved ahead of Personett to take over the top spot. Rick Stivers' incremental times: 60ft-0.978 sec., 330ft-2.564, 660ft-3.836/194.41 mph, 1,000ft-4.921. That's it for qualifying, Stivers leads the field at 5.837 and Scott Ray is on the bump spot at 6.070.

Saturday Order for Qualifying Round 3

DINWIDDIE, Va. - SUMMIT FastNews - Final order after 3 rounds of qualifying in Pro Modified at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, Fourth annual Virginia NHRA Nationals: Psn Driver Vehicle ET Speed 1. Rick Stivers Trane *'06 Stratus 5.837 245.81 2. Brad Personett Big Stuff *'68 Camaro 5.843 253.28 3. Jay Payne FireIce *'68 Camaro 5.870 242.67 4. Melanie Troxel *'63 Corvette 5.891 244.69 5. Raymond Commisso *'68 Corvette 5.891 243.55 6. Roger Burgess ProCare RX *'67 Camaro 5.911 243.59 7. Dennis Radford '70 Duster 5.924 237.13 8. Mike Castellana Al-Anabi '70 Camaro 5.933 240.17 9. Tim Tindle *'67 Mustang 5.938 240.04 10. Danny Rowe *'67 Camaro 5.948 244.56 11. Tommy Gray Undertaker *'68 Camaro 5.961 239.36 12. Burton Auxier Al-Anabi '68 Firebird 5.973 236.01 13. Rickie Smith '68 Camaro 5.982 237.05 14. Chip King '69 Daytona 6.018 239.27 15. Joe Baker Mike Ashley *'68 Camaro 6.027 239.10 16. Scott Ray Ohio Crankshaft *'53 Corvette 6.070 234.09 --------- Not Qualified --------- 17. Kirk Kuhns *'67 Camaro 6.092 236.92 18. Adam Flamholc *'67 Camaro 6.135 232.23 19. Mike Knowles *'63 Corvette 6.153 234.45 20. Frank Patille '57 Buick 6.154 227.34 21. Rick Distefano *'53 Corvette 6.240 232.91 * = Supercharged Engine

Saturday Results for Elimination Round 1

DINWIDDIE, Va. - SUMMIT FastNews - Results of round 1 eliminations in Pro Modified at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, Fourth annual Virginia NHRA Nationals: W/L Driver R-Time E-Time Speed (W) Rick Stivers (Trane *'06 Stratus) 0.062 5.835 246.03 (L) Scott Ray (Ohio Crankshaft *'53 Corvette) 0.070 5.998 235.93 6:01 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 69 degrees, relative humidity 54 percent, barometer 29.80 inches, adjusted altitude 1,397 feet, track temperature 84 degrees. Wow! Ray made his best run of the weekend and was more than a tenth behind at the stripe. That's the quickest run in NHRA Pro Mod competition history. Rick Stivers' incremental times: 60ft-1.001 sec., 330ft-2.577, 660ft-3.840/195.34 mph, 1,000ft-4.921. (W) Melanie Troxel (*'63 Corvette) 0.095 5.877 245.63 (L) Rickie Smith ('68 Camaro) 0.046 5.949 237.63 "Tricky Rickie" versus a Pro Mod "rookie," but Troxel is an experienced racer and she was able to run him down past the 1,000-foot marker to take the win. Melanie Troxel's incremental margins (negative if behind): 60ft(-0.037), 330 ft(-0.024), 660ft(-0.017), 1,000ft(-0.001). MOV: 0.0237 seconds (approximately 8 feet). (W) Jay Payne (FireIce *'68 Camaro) 0.114 6.019 242.84 (L) Chip King ('69 Daytona) 0.283 6.007 240.25 Horrible lights for what should have been a very close drag race. Payne wins on a holeshot. (W) Tim Tindle (*'67 Mustang) 0.052 5.905 240.42 (L) Mike Castellana (Al-Anabi '70 Camaro) 0.041 5.919 240.17 THis was a close drag race, Tindle with the lead most of the way, but not by much. Tim Tindle's incremental margins (negative if behind): 60ft(-0.001), 330 ft(0.025), 660ft(0.017), 1,000ft(0.006). MOV: 0.0031 seconds (approximately 13 inches). He will not have lane choice when he faces Stivers in round two. (W) Roger Burgess (ProCare RX *'67 Camaro) 0.028 5.929 246.12 (L) Tommy Gray (Undertaker *'68 Camaro) 0.049 9.056 90.87 Gray got the wheels up, then shook hard when they came down and the rear tires unloaded. Burgess will have lane choice against Payne in round two. (W) Danny Rowe (*'67 Camaro) 0.116 5.872 246.89 (L) Dennis Radford ('70 Duster) 0.066 11.733 87.28 Radford shook hard and lifted. Rowe made his best run of the event to advance to the quarterfinals. (W) Raymond Commisso (*'68 Corvette) 0.069 5.843 245.54 (L) Burton Auxier (Al-Anabi '68 Firebird) -0.013(R) 5.933 237.25 Auxier was a few ticks too early and Commisso will face Troxel in the quarterfinals. He will have lane choice. (W) Joe Baker (Mike Ashley *'68 Camaro) 0.038 5.873 244.34 (L) Brad Personett (Big Stuff *'68 Camaro) 0.140 5.866 249.49 Personett left a tenth on the tree and Baker won on a holeshot. He also ran his best time of the event to go with that excellent light, but he lost lane choice to Rowe by a thousandth of a second. * = Supercharged Engine

Sunday Results for Elimination Round 2

DINWIDDIE, Va. - SUMMIT FastNews - Results of round 2 eliminations in Pro Modified at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, Fourth annual Virginia NHRA Nationals: W/L Driver R-Time E-Time Speed (W) Raymond Commisso (*'68 Corvette) 0.071 5.817 246.03 (L) Melanie Troxel (*'63 Corvette) 0.069 5.829 247.79 2:36 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 72 degrees, relative humidity 40 percent, barometer 29.97 inches, adjusted altitude 1,315 feet, track temperature 99 degrees. The first round yesterday was spectacular and conditions are even better today, so hang on to your hats. THis was an extremely close race, almost dead even at the green and the two quickest runs ever, making this the quickest side-by-side race ever. Commisso's 5.843 yesterday is quick enough to back his 5.817 up as a record. Raymond Commisso's incremental margins (negative if behind): 60ft(-0.002), 330 ft(0.013), 660ft(0.018), 1,000ft(0.015). MOV: 0.0101 seconds (approximately 4 feet). Melanie Troxel's incremental times: 60ft-0.966 sec., 330ft-2.568, 660ft-3.840/195.19 mph, 1,000ft-4.920. Raymond Commisso's incremental times: 60ft-0.966 sec., 330ft-2.553, 660ft-3.820/195.42 mph, 1,000ft-4.903. (W) Jay Payne (FireIce *'68 Camaro) 0.105 5.836 244.43 (L) Roger Burgess (ProCare RX *'67 Camaro) 0.044 5.911 246.30 Payne was late, but had the muscle to run Burgess down by half track and take the win anyway. Jay Payne's incremental margins (negative if behind): 60ft(-0.057), 330 ft(-0.004), 660ft(0.013), 1,000ft(0.017). MOV: 0.0142 seconds (approximately 5 feet). Jay Payne's MOV: 0.0142 seconds (approximately 5 feet). Jay Payne's incremental times: 60ft-0.978 sec., 330ft-2.560, 660ft-3.830/194.46 mph, 1,000ft-4.917. (W) Joe Baker (Mike Ashley *'68 Camaro) 0.063 5.865 244.92 (L) Danny Rowe (*'67 Camaro) 0.124 5.854 248.43 Two great runs, but almost ho-hum after the first two pairs...Joe Baker's incremental margins: 60ft(0.078), 330 ft(0.093), 660ft(0.080), 1,000ft(0.064). MOV: 0.0506 seconds (approximately 18 feet). He races Payne in the semifinals, Payne has pane choice. (W) Rick Stivers (Trane *'06 Stratus) 0.001 5.836 247.11 (L) Tim Tindle (*'67 Mustang) 0.039 5.914 240.81 Stivers held the ET record from last night until Commisso toook it away a few minutes ago. He ran within four thousandths of his record pace here, but that's not good enough any more.He nailed the tree and won by almost two car lengths, but he won't even have lane choice against Commisso in the semifinals. * = Supercharged Engine

Sunday Results for Elimination Round 3

DINWIDDIE, Va. - SUMMIT FastNews - Results of round 3 eliminations in Pro Modified at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, Fourth annual Virginia NHRA Nationals: W/L Driver R-Time E-Time Speed (W) Jay Payne (FireIce *'68 Camaro) 0.038 5.944 244.43 (L) Joe Baker (Mike Ashley *'68 Camaro) 0.039 8.411 116.51 3:57 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 73 degrees, relative humidity 39 percent, barometer 29.97 inches, adjusted altitude 1,341 feet, track temperature 101 degrees. The list of quickest and fastest runs ever took a beating last round and conditions aren't much worse, so they could take another beating here. Baker's car shook and skated around, heading for the centerline and that was a break for Payne because his car also went through tire shake early in the run. But Payne was able to drive through it and complete the run for the win. (W) Rick Stivers (Trane *'06 Stratus) 0.072 5.823 246.93 (L) Raymond Commisso (*'68 Corvette) 0.055 5.998 235.35 This started out with the potential to be the quickest side-by-side ever, but Commisso had some tire shake early in the run and he lost a lot of ground. Stivers, however, took a shot at Commisso's ET record, but only managed the second-quickest run ever and his speed is only the 11th fastest. Stivers will have lane choice against payne in the final and will have another shot at the record. * = Supercharged Engine

Sunday Results for Final Round

DINWIDDIE, Va. - SUMMIT FastNews - Results of final, round 4 eliminations in Pro Modified at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, Fourth annual Virginia NHRA Nationals: W/L Driver R-Time E-Time Speed (W) Jay Payne (FireIce *'68 Camaro) 0.183 6.259 165.27 (L) Rick Stivers (Trane *'06 Stratus) 0.090 DQ-Centerline 5:02 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 70 degrees, relative humidity 42 percent, barometer 29.97 inches, adjusted altitude 1,178 feet, track temperature 94 degrees. Payne was late, but Stivers' car headed straight foe the half-track timing markers and he took them out, taking a bite out of the front of his Stratus, giving the win to Payne. On a day when the record book was completely rewritten, a 6.25 was good enough to win the big prize. * = Supercharged Engine

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