Fri, 31 Oct 2008, 10:38 PM Pro Modified Qualifying Notes, Session #2

By Bob Orme

LAS VEGAS - Notes from round 2 qualifying in Pro Modified at the NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series, Eighth 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: Scott Bailey No Time, Now #22; No Prior Run
Right Lane: Steve Matusek Runs 6.991/216.48, Now #16; No Prior Run

6:43 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 77 degrees, relative humidity 30 percent, barometer 28.07 inches, adjusted altitude 3,805 feet, track temperature 84 degrees.

Bailey broke after the burnout. Matusek's engine was not running right.

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Left Lane: Kirk Kuhns Runs 6.116/232.71, Now #8; Best prior run: 14.861/64.78, Was #21
Right Lane: Rick Stivers Runs 6.976/157.15, Now #17; Best prior run: 8.106/120.60, Was #18

Stivers was to the right of the groove for much of this run.

Kirk Kuhns' incremental times: 60ft-1.011 sec., 330ft-2.675, 660ft-4.011/185.49mph, 1,000ft-5.151

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Left Lane: Jay Payne Runs 6.099/233.12, Now #8; Best prior run: 13.674/85.68, Was #21
Right Lane: Tony Pontieri Runs 8.383/114.43, Now #20; Best prior run: 7.912/123.34, Was #19

Pontieri was to the left of the groove and very close to the centerline at about 800 feet.

Jay Payne's incremental times: 60ft-1.010 sec., 330ft-2.663, 660ft-3.996/185.23mph, 1,000ft-5.135

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Left Lane: Tim Tindle Runs 7.134/197.33, Now #20; Best prior run: 8.749/109.90, Was #21
Right Lane: Scott Ray Runs 6.268/219.65, Now #16; Best prior run: 6.335/234.37, Was #17

Tindle was almost sideways at half track. He pedaled it a couple times before he crossed the finish line.

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Left Lane: Chip King No Time, Now #15; Best prior run: 6.246/229.51, Was #15
Right Lane: Mike Moran Runs 6.328/198.29, Now #17; Best prior run: 6.276/241.20, Was #17

King was shut off at the line. Moran was pressing the centerline on the top half of the track.

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Left Lane: Billy Harper No Time, Now #13; Best prior run: 6.232/224.96, Was #13
Right Lane: Dennis Radford No Time, Now #14; Best prior run: 6.245/226.58, Was #14

Radford broke after the burnout. Harper was all over his lane. He drove over centerline into the right lane and took out a half track timing cone.

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Left Lane: Mike Knowles Runs 12.022/81.60, Now #12; Best prior run: 6.182/233.40, Was #12
Right Lane: Tommy Gray Runs 8.210/106.81, Now #10; Best prior run: 6.151/235.31, Was #10

Traction troubles for both drivers and both lift early.

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Left Lane: Joe Baker Runs 12.744/80.20, Now #11; Best prior run: 6.170/231.95, Was #11
Right Lane: Rick Distefano Runs 9.971/87.87, Now #7; Best prior run: 6.096/232.31, Was #7

Synchronized fishtailing off the line.

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Left Lane: Joshua Hernandez Runs 6.053/238.93, Now #2; Best prior run: 6.076/235.64, Was #4
Right Lane: Taylor Lastor Runs 10.845/78.71, Now #6; Best prior run: 6.095/235.19, Was #6

Lastor was off the throttle before the 330-foot mark, the reason not apparent from here. A good looking pass for Hernandez.

Joshua Hernandez's incremental times: 60ft-1.020 sec., 330ft-2.673, 660ft-3.992/188.86mph, 1,000ft-5.111

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Left Lane: Kenny Lang Runs 6.057/237.17, Now #4; Best prior run: 6.071/235.93, Was #4
Right Lane: Raymond Commisso Runs 6.012/239.87, Now #1; Best prior run: 6.080/218.48, Was #5

A very good looking pair!

Kenny Lang's incremental times: 60ft-1.021 sec., 330ft-2.663, 660ft-3.978/187.52mph, 1,000ft-5.107
Raymond Commisso's incremental times: 60ft-1.023 sec., 330ft-2.660, 660ft-3.965/189.82mph, 1,000ft-5.076

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Left Lane: Troy Coughlin Runs 7.117/146.30, Now #5; Best prior run: 6.064/234.74, Was #5
Right Lane: Danny Rowe Runs 6.093/233.80, Now #2; Best prior run: 6.034/237.96, Was #2

Coughlin was very close to the centerline for most of this pass.

Danny Rowe's incremental times: 60ft-1.009 sec., 330ft-2.664, 660ft-3.990/185.97mph, 1,000ft-5.130

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink



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