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HOOVER FINISHES RUNNER-UP IN EPPING |
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Tuesday, 15 September 2009 |
Surprise, surprise – Ed Hoover and Kenny Lang met in the final of an IHRA Pro Modified national  event.
In what has become quite the rivalry, the top two drivers in IHRA Pro
Mod points – and perhaps two of the best quarter-mile drag racers in
the world – went head-to-head for the sixth time this season and the
fourth time in an IHRA national event final round.
Lang (Grande Pointe, Manitoba) ran a solid 6.017 elapsed time at a new
track record pace of 241.63 miles per hour in the final to drive around
Hoover (Gilbert, S.C.) who hit the cone at mid-track.
Hoover had a nice launch, but immediately veered left and almost took out Lang before giving up on the run.
PRO MODIFIED:
ROUND ONE -- Ed Hoover, Chevy Camaro, 6.037, 240.47 def. Pete
Farber, Dodge Daytona, 11.587, 92.53; Kenny Lang, Chevy Corvette,
6.009, 240.72 def. Tony Pontieri, Camaro, 9.140, 98.13; Andy Jensen,
Camaro, 6.175, 226.01 def. John Russo, Chevy S-10, 8.754, 105.46;
Fidelio Montrond, Corvette, 6.322, 227.96 def. Chris Russo, Corvette,
7.202, 206.01;
SEMIFINALS -- Hoover, 6.061, 239.02 def. Montrond, foul; Lang, 6.010, 241.02 def. Jensen, 6.206, 228.81;
FINAL -- Lang, 6.017, 241.63 def. Hoover, DQ.
Pro Modified
1. Kenny Lang, 768; 2. Ed Hoover, 694; 3. Chris Russo, 327; 4. Tony
Pontieri, 230; 5. Raymond Commisso, 202; 6. Harold Martin, 160; 7.
Taylor Lastor, 131; 8. Ike Maier, 120; 9. John Russo, 117; 10. Tim
Tindle, 114.
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