Sat, 27 Oct 2007, 03:02 PM Pro Modified Qualifying Notes, Final Session

By Bob Orme

LAS VEGAS - Notes from final, round 3 qualifying in Pro Modified at the NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series, Seventh annual ACDelco Las Vegas 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:

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Left Lane: Jay Payne Runs 6.035/237.55, Now #2; Best prior run: 6.068/235.51, Was #3
Right Lane: Steve Engel Runs 6.076/238.89, Now #5; Best prior run: 6.131/235.51, Was #5

11:33 a.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 83 degrees, relative humidity 18 percent, barometer 28.06 inches, adjusted altitude 3,874 feet, track temperature 95 degrees.

Engel was a little to the left of the groove for most of this pass.

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Left Lane: Tim Tindle Runs 6.058/235.89, Now #1; Best prior run: 6.023/236.55, Was #1
Right Lane: John Russo Runs 6.124/236.22, Now #6; Best prior run: 6.499/182.62, Was #18

Both drivers were moving around their respective lanes.

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Right Lane: Gary Mason Runs 10.372/92.75, Now #22; Best prior run: 10.372/92.75, Was #22

Mason blew the tires off on the hit.

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Left Lane: Raymond Vettel Runs 8.473/195.56, Now #22; Best prior run: 12.828/75.03, Was #23
Right Lane: Dennis Radford Runs 6.292/223.32, Now #18; Best prior run: 6.307/222.99, Was #17

Vettel got sideways right after the hit and he had to lift to straighten it out.

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Left Lane: Mike Moran Runs 6.507/198.61, Now #19; Best prior run: 8.395/139.79, Was #21
Right Lane: Raymond Commisso Runs 6.175/234.70, Now #11; Best prior run: 6.239/233.28, Was #15

Moran was all over his lane on this pass. Commisso was wiggling around in the middle section of the track.

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Left Lane: Scott Bailey Runs 17.478/39.81, Now #21; Best prior run: 6.890/210.44, Was #21
Right Lane: Billy Harper Runs 6.239/224.92, Now #15; Best prior run: 6.235/226.58, Was #15

Bailey shook hard on the launch and he clicked it off.

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Left Lane: Kip Dupuis Runs 6.578/177.84, Now #20; Best prior run: 6.533/218.55, Was #20
Right Lane: Kirk Kuhns No Time, Now #14; Best prior run: 6.227/226.58, Was #14

Kuhns broke during the burnout. Dupuis began trailing smoke at about 1000 feet.

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Left Lane: Scott Ray Runs 6.327/231.64, Now #17; Best prior run: 6.253/227.04, Was #17
Right Lane: Roger Burgess Runs 6.178/232.51, Now #12; Best prior run: 6.214/233.88, Was #12

Both cars were skating around early, then they both got hooked up and straightened out at half track.

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Left Lane: Tony Pontieri Runs 6.142/232.83, Now #8; Best prior run: 6.250/228.81, Was #16
Right Lane: Mike Knowles Runs 6.420/228.54, Now #11; Best prior run: 6.172/230.10, Was #10

Knowles had to pedal it at about 400 feet. Pontieri took it straight down the groove.

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Left Lane: Glen Kerunsky Runs 6.123/233.60, Now #6; Best prior run: 6.214/229.74, Was #14
Right Lane: Harold Laird Runs 6.132/230.88, Now #8; Best prior run: 6.136/230.84, Was #7

A good looking pass for both drivers.

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Left Lane: Kenny Lang Runs 13.009/90.06, Now #11; Best prior run: 6.170/232.63, Was #11
Right Lane: Josh Hernandez Runs 6.031/239.06, Now #2; Best prior run: 6.074/237.88, Was #4

Lang had no traction on the hit. A very good looking pass moves Hernandez into the number two spot for now.

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Left Lane: Rick Stivers Runs 6.102/236.46, Now #6; Best prior run: 6.148/233.92, Was #10
Right Lane: Danny Rowe Runs 10.574/81.42, Now #4; Best prior run: 6.054/236.05, Was #4

Rowe made a move to the right, then the car headed toward the centerline and he lifted.

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