Fri, 10 Oct 2008, 03:46 PM Pro Modified Qualifying Notes, Session #1

By Larry Sullivan

DINWIDDIE, Va. - Notes from round 1 qualifying in Pro Modified at the NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series, Third annual Virginia NHRA Nationals listing lane, driver name, elapsed time, top speed, and position in order following run:

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Left Lane: Scott Cannon Jr Runs 6.051/227.00, Now #1
Right Lane: Mike Janis Runs 6.245/232.51, Now #2

3:10 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 76 degrees, relative humidity 52 percent, barometer 29.95 inches, adjusted altitude 1,739 feet, track temperature 91 degrees.

Two full passes right out of the box, but Janis lost a lot of ground to Cannon early in the run, then made a stroing recovery.

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Left Lane: Kenny Lang Runs 6.260/185.08, Now #3
Right Lane: Tommy D'aprile Runs 6.798/152.87, Now #4

This is Lang's first outing with "the NHRA crowd" this year.

Both cars shook early, Lang driving out of it, D'Aprile giving up past half track.

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Left Lane: Chip King Runs 6.016/237.59, Now #1
Right Lane: Rick Distefano Runs 11.066/75.84, Now #6

"Ricky D" launched into tire shake and shut it off. King hesitated, then made a strong, straight run to take the #1 spot. Chip King's incremental times: 60ft-0.980 sec., 330ft-2.633, 660ft-3.946/188.62mph, 1,000ft-5.068.

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Left Lane: Tommy Gray Runs 6.054/238.55, Now #4
Right Lane: Troy Coughlin Runs 6.038/239.74, Now #2

Nice side-by-side show for the Friday crowd. Tommy Gray's incremental times: 60ft-1.014 sec., 330ft-2.670, 660ft-3.986/188.15mph, 1,000ft-5.110
Troy Coughlin's incremental times: 60ft-1.004 sec., 330ft-2.664, 660ft-3.983/188.33mph, 1,000ft-5.099

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Left Lane: Mike Knowles No Time, Now #10
Right Lane: Mike Castellana No Time, Now #9

Castellana's car shook and went toward the wall, so he lifted, then got back in the throttle and drove it out the other end. Knowles was clocked at 6.126 seconds, but it won't count. He was on a pace to match King's run until he took out the 1,000-foot timing reflector. The clocks shut off early in Castellana's lane, so neither time will count.

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Left Lane: Taylor Lastor Runs 6.040/235.35, Now #3
Right Lane: Tim Tindle Runs 6.073/238.22, Now #6

Two good runs.

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Left Lane: Scott Ray Runs 6.042/234.86, Now #4
Right Lane: Raymond Commisso Runs 8.281/113.62, Now #11

Nice pass by Ray. Commisso shook, danced, and lifted.

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Left Lane: Joe Baker Runs 6.869/151.60, Now #11
Right Lane: Kirk Kuhns Runs 18.245/42.40, Now #14

Kuhns' car shook immediately and he coasted through. Baker was on a good pass until around half track, then the RPMs went way up, something in the driveline letting go. The safety crew picked up lots of pieces, then the oil cleanup crew went to work.

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Left Lane: Danny Rowe Runs 5.976/240.51, Now #1
Right Lane: Jay Payne Runs 6.004/238.43, Now #2

Two California drivers show how it's done with excellent runs. Danny Rowe's incremental times: 60ft-0.978 sec., 330ft-2.628, 660ft-3.935/190.14mph, 1,000ft-5.042.
Jay Payne's incremental times: 60ft-0.994 sec., 330ft-2.625, 660ft-3.937/188.44mph, 1,000ft-5.059.

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Left Lane: Tony Pontieri Runs 5.947/242.84, Now #1
Right Lane: Joshua Hernandez Runs 6.019/241.32, Now #5

Last pair, 20 cars making qualification attempts in this session.

Another nice pair of runs, Pontieri moving to the head of the class. Tony Pontieri's incremental times: 60ft-1.006 sec., 330ft-2.622, 660ft-3.917/191.57mph, 1,000ft-5.020.
Joshua Hernandez's incremental times: 60ft-1.026 sec., 330ft-2.670, 660ft-3.978/190.48mph, 1,000ft-5.086.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink



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