Fri, 9 Apr 2010, 03:02 PM Pro Modified Qualifying Notes, Session #1

By Rick Green

BAYTOWN, Texas - Notes from round 1 qualifying in Pro Modified at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, 23rd annual O'Reilly NHRA Spring Nationals presented by Pennzoil listing lane, driver name, elapsed time, top speed, and position in order following run:

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Left Lane: Rick Stivers Runs 8.737/87.61, Now #2
Right Lane: Dennis Radford Runs 6.543/157.17, Now #1

Stivers starts to shake the3 tires and pedaled it and lost traction again before he lifted. Radford was on a good pass until just past half track when he had big nitrous explosion sending the hood scoop high into the air.

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Left Lane: Scott Ray Runs 6.118/217.95, Now #2
Right Lane: Von Smith Runs 5.879/246.62, Now #1

Smith with a great looking pass...Von Smith's incremental times: 60ft-1.006 sec., 330ft-2.604, 660ft-3.877/195.28 mph, 1,000ft-4.965. Ray with a nice pass.

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Left Lane: Mike Castellana Runs 5.982/238.51, Now #2
Right Lane: Mike Janis Runs 8.403/110.76, Now #5

Janis started to shake the tires and clicked it off. Castellana with a nice pass. Mike Castellana's incremental times: 60ft-0.989 sec., 330ft-2.638, 660ft-3.935/192.33 mph, 1,000ft-5.041.

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Left Lane: Raymond Commisso Runs 12.521/85.47, Now #8
Right Lane: Danny Rowe Runs 5.864/249.35, Now #1

Commisso started to shake and clicked it off. Rowe launched hard and keep it hooked to go to the number one spot. Danny Rowe's incremental times: 60ft-0.987 sec., 330ft-2.614, 660ft-3.885/197.10 mph, 1,000ft-4.961.

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Left Lane: Chip King Runs 10.573/81.52, Now #9
Right Lane: Rickie Smith Runs 6.012/238.81, Now #4

King started to shake and clicked it off...Smith with clean pass. Rickie Smith's incremental times: 60ft-1.009 sec., 330ft-2.661, 660ft-3.962/191.76 mph, 1,000ft-5.072.

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Left Lane: Ed Hoover Runs 6.313/164.55, Now #7
Right Lane: Troy Coughlin Runs 6.179/219.15, Now #6

Coughlin drove through tire shake...Hoover with a lot engine smoke on the top end.

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Left Lane: Tony Pontieri Runs 9.964/89.86, Now #12
Right Lane: Tim Tindle Runs 5.934/239.48, Now #3

Pontieri with a lot tire shake and got real loose and clicked it off. Tindle with a real nice pass...Tim Tindle's incremental times: 60ft-0.977 sec., 330ft-2.589, 660ft-3.884/192.22 mph, 1,000ft-4.996.

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Left Lane: Mike Knowles Runs 7.972/117.98, Now #11
Right Lane: Joe Baker Runs 5.951/243.50, Now #4

Knowles starts to shake the tires and clicks it off. Baker with a good looking pass to go to the number four spot...Joe Baker's incremental times: 60ft-1.004 sec., 330ft-2.637, 660ft-3.928/193.93 mph, 1,000ft-5.027.

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Left Lane: Melanie Troxel Runs 9.272/97.09, Now #14
Right Lane: Jay Payne Runs 16.117/49.64, Now #18

Troxel started to shake and got real loose and clicked it off. Payne hiked the front tires and then got out of the groove and finally clicked it off.

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Left Lane: Roger Burgess Runs 7.776/157.52, Now #11
Right Lane: Khalid Balooshi Runs 8.351/108.45, Now #13

Balooshi shook and clicked it off. Burgess shook and pedaled it.

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Left Lane: Burton Auxier Runs 6.010/234.98, Now #6
Right Lane: Kenny Lang Runs 8.138/106.12, Now #14

Lang shook early and clicked it off. Auxier launched hard and keep it hooked up to go to the number six spot. Burton Auxier's incremental times: 60ft-0.991 sec., 330ft-2.639, 660ft-3.943/191.35 mph, 1,000ft-5.058.

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