Fri, 30 Oct 2026, 15:46 PM Pro Modified Qualifying Notes, Session #1

By Rick Green

LAS VEGAS - Notes from round 1 qualifying in Pro Modified at the NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series, 26th annual MOPAR NHRA Las Vegas Nationals powered by Dodge listing lane, driver name, elapsed time, top speed, and position in order following run:

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Left Lane: Shane Gray Runs 5.865/241.32, Now #2
Right Lane: Alex Laughlin Runs 5.860/240.12, Now #1

Weather conditions: air temperature 66 degrees, relative humidity 71 percent, barometer 29.83 inches, adjusted altitude 3,455 feet, track temperature 120 degrees.

Gray with a good pass to start the weekend.

Laughlin is straight down the groove.

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Left Lane: Jason Collins Runs 5.894/215.48, Now #4
Right Lane: Nick Januik Runs 5.879/237.34, Now #3

Collins with a good pass early, but appeared to use up an engine in the lights with huge cloud of smoke.

Januik starts to lose traction on the top end and clicks it off.

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Left Lane: Mike Castellana Runs 5.968/241.97, Now #6
Right Lane: Chip King Runs 5.860/243.77, Now #1

Castellana with a clean pass.

King is straight down the groove with a good pass.

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Left Lane: Kevin Rivenbark Runs 5.831/245.45, Now #2
Right Lane: Mike Thielen Runs 5.800/244.56, Now #1

Rivenbark with a good clean pass to go to the number two spot.

Thielen kept it hooked up to go to the number one spot. Mike Thielen's incremental times: 60ft-0.957 sec., 330ft-2.550, 660ft-3.808/196.53 mph, 1,000ft-4.884.

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Left Lane: Stan Shelton Runs 5.781/248.16, Now #2
Right Lane: Billy Banaka Runs 5.766/249.86, Now #1

Shelton is straight down the groove to go to the number two spot.

Banaka launched hard and kept it hooked up to go to the number one spot. Billy Banaka's incremental times: 60ft-0.946 sec., 330ft-2.543, 660ft-3.798/197.36 mph, 1,000ft-4.866.

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Left Lane: JR Gray Runs 5.786/245.18, Now #3
Right Lane: Derek Menholt Runs 5.823/242.63, Now #5

Gray with a good clean pass to go to the number three spot.

Menholt with a good pass.

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Left Lane: Mike Stavrinos Runs 5.797/243.81, Now #5
Right Lane: Justin Bond Runs 5.766/248.02, Now #2

Stavrinos is straight down the groove with a good clean pass.

Bond kept it hooked up and hit in all eight to go to the number two spot.

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