ESTN Elimination Finals at SGMP
by Marvin T. Smith
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In Sunday’s Chicago style eliminations finals, the low elapsed time competitors from two rounds of qualifying faced off for the bragging rights.
In Pro Modified, Joshua Hernandez was low qualifier 6.18 giving him lane choice over Matt Hagan’s 6.21. Hernandez took a holeshot victory over Hagan, his 6.228 232.83 beating Hagan’s better 6.188 at 228.11.
In IHRA Pro Stock, current World Champ Steve Spiess showed why he has the number one on his window. Spiess qualified number one and beat Rick Jones 6.45 218 to 6.46 218.
In NHRA Pro Stock, surprise finalists'Allen Johnson beat Dave Connolly. Kurt Johnson, Warren Johnson (who ran the best time of the day 6.68 in practice when it didn't count) Rickie Smith, Richie Stevens, Ron Krisher, Shaun Carlson, Barry Grant and others failed to qualify for the final round. Allen Johnson used a telepathic .001 r.t. and a fine 6.73 205 to beat Connolly’s 6.737 206.20.
In Pro Stock Motorcycle, the eliminations boiled down to teammates Matt Smith vs. Chip Ellis. Smith fouled away a find 7.036 188 to lost to Ellis' 7.07 193.77. Shaun Gann, Karen Stoffer, and Matt Guidera all tried to qualify for the finals.
In Pro Street, Pat Musi saved the best for last and ran a fine 6.530 215.17 to beat Troy Coughlin's 6.63 211.73.
Mick Snyder singled for the Alcohol FC crown when his competition failed to make the finals. He ran a fine 5.752 at a new track speed record 251.81. Snyder had earlier beaten Jay Paynes track elapsed time record with a nice 5.706.
Tommy Johnson, Jr. wowed the record crowd with four runs in Don Prudhomme's Skoal Bandit nitro funny car. The crowd loved the nitro burner. Unfortunately, TJ either shut off or smoked the tires on all four attempts. His best run was his first with a 5.532 at 182.53 mph shutting off very early. His eighth mile time was 3.338 at 239mph. TJ said that run would have been about a 4.80 if he had kept his foot in it all the way. Look for TJ to reset the track record on Monday.
This was a great day of drag racing action.
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In Sunday’s Chicago style eliminations finals, the low elapsed time competitors from two rounds of qualifying faced off for the bragging rights.
In Pro Modified, Joshua Hernandez was low qualifier 6.18 giving him lane choice over Matt Hagan’s 6.21. Hernandez took a holeshot victory over Hagan, his 6.228 232.83 beating Hagan’s better 6.188 at 228.11.
In IHRA Pro Stock, current World Champ Steve Spiess showed why he has the number one on his window. Spiess qualified number one and beat Rick Jones 6.45 218 to 6.46 218.
In NHRA Pro Stock, surprise finalists'Allen Johnson beat Dave Connolly. Kurt Johnson, Warren Johnson (who ran the best time of the day 6.68 in practice when it didn't count) Rickie Smith, Richie Stevens, Ron Krisher, Shaun Carlson, Barry Grant and others failed to qualify for the final round. Allen Johnson used a telepathic .001 r.t. and a fine 6.73 205 to beat Connolly’s 6.737 206.20.
In Pro Stock Motorcycle, the eliminations boiled down to teammates Matt Smith vs. Chip Ellis. Smith fouled away a find 7.036 188 to lost to Ellis' 7.07 193.77. Shaun Gann, Karen Stoffer, and Matt Guidera all tried to qualify for the finals.
In Pro Street, Pat Musi saved the best for last and ran a fine 6.530 215.17 to beat Troy Coughlin's 6.63 211.73.
Mick Snyder singled for the Alcohol FC crown when his competition failed to make the finals. He ran a fine 5.752 at a new track speed record 251.81. Snyder had earlier beaten Jay Paynes track elapsed time record with a nice 5.706.
Tommy Johnson, Jr. wowed the record crowd with four runs in Don Prudhomme's Skoal Bandit nitro funny car. The crowd loved the nitro burner. Unfortunately, TJ either shut off or smoked the tires on all four attempts. His best run was his first with a 5.532 at 182.53 mph shutting off very early. His eighth mile time was 3.338 at 239mph. TJ said that run would have been about a 4.80 if he had kept his foot in it all the way. Look for TJ to reset the track record on Monday.
This was a great day of drag racing action.
posted by David @ 1:01 AM
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