Fri, 9 Apr 2010, 06:42 PM Pro Modified Qualifying Notes, Session #2

By Rick Green

BAYTOWN, Texas - Notes from round 2 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 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 5.813/246.21, Now #1; Best prior run: 16.117/49.64, Was #22
Right Lane: Raymond Commisso Runs 5.852/251.20, Now #2; Best prior run: 12.521/85.47, Was #21

This was a great drag race with Payne running the quickest pass and Commisso with the second fastest. Jay Payne's incremental times: 60ft-0.983 sec., 330ft-2.558, 660ft-3.819/197.10 mph, 1,000ft-4.899.
Raymond Commisso's incremental times: 60ft-0.972 sec., 330ft-2.599, 660ft-3.875/197.57 mph, 1,000ft-4.952.

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Left Lane: Mike Janis No Time, Now #19; Best prior run: 8.403/110.76, Was #18
Right Lane: Chip King Runs 5.992/241.54, Now #8; Best prior run: 10.573/81.52, Was #22

Janis wasn't able to get the car to fire. King with a great looking pass. Chip King's incremental times: 60ft-0.999 sec., 330ft-2.641, 660ft-3.946/191.38 mph, 1,000ft-5.059.

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Left Lane: Khalid Balooshi Runs 6.764/152.40, Now #16; Best prior run: 8.351/108.45, Was #18
Right Lane: Tony Pontieri Runs 5.960/243.46, Now #7; Best prior run: 9.964/89.86, Was #22

Balooshi with a big puff of engine smoke on the top end...Pontieri with a nice pass to get into the show and into the top half of the field. Tony Pontieri's incremental times: 60ft-1.002 sec., 330ft-2.633, 660ft-3.930/192.17 mph, 1,000ft-5.034.

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Left Lane: Kenny Lang Runs 6.991/148.43, Now #18; Best prior run: 8.138/106.12, Was #19
Right Lane: Melanie Troxel Runs 6.072/243.99, Now #12; Best prior run: 9.272/97.09, Was #22

Troxel gets into the show...Melanie Troxel's incremental times: 60ft-1.021 sec., 330ft-2.717, 660ft-4.034/191.00 mph, 1,000ft-5.146. Lang was real loose and tried to save it but finally had to clicked it off.

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Left Lane: Dennis Radford Runs 5.978/237.88, Now #9; Best prior run: 6.543/157.17, Was #16
Right Lane: Rick Stivers Runs 5.941/243.90, Now #6; Best prior run: 8.737/87.61, Was #22

Radford gets off the bump spot...Dennis Radford's incremental times: 60ft-0.989 sec., 330ft-2.622, 660ft-3.921/191.05 mph, 1,000ft-5.034. Stivers gets into the show and into the top half of the show. Rick Stivers' incremental times: 60ft-0.993 sec., 330ft-2.617, 660ft-3.918/192.80 mph, 1,000ft-5.019.

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Left Lane: Troy Coughlin Runs 5.943/238.60, Now #8; Best prior run: 6.179/219.15, Was #16
Right Lane: Mike Knowles Runs 5.895/245.81, Now #5; Best prior run: 7.972/117.98, Was #21

Coughlin gets off the bump spot and into the top half of the show. Troy Coughlin's incremental times: 60ft-0.977 sec., 330ft-2.598, 660ft-3.893/191.89 mph, 1,000ft-5.002. Knowles gets into the show and into the top half of the show. Mike Knowles' incremental times: 60ft-0.971 sec., 330ft-2.594, 660ft-3.886/194.35 mph, 1,000ft-4.979.

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Left Lane: Rickie Smith Runs 5.989/237.75, Now #13; Best prior run: 6.012/238.81, Was #15
Right Lane: Roger Burgess Runs 7.275/152.23, Now #21; Best prior run: 7.776/157.52, Was #21

Burgess with a lot of tire shake and clicks it off. Smith moves up the ladder a couple spots...Rickie Smith's incremental times: 60ft-0.981 sec., 330ft-2.630, 660ft-3.931/191.40 mph, 1,000ft-5.044.

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Left Lane: Joe Baker Runs 6.241/188.15, Now #9; Best prior run: 5.951/243.50, Was #9
Right Lane: Ed Hoover Runs 9.760/98.13, Now #18; Best prior run: 6.313/164.55, Was #18

Hoover was out of the groove early and close to the wall before he clicked it off. Baker with a lot of engine smoke on the top end...

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Left Lane: Tim Tindle Runs 5.923/241.45, Now #6; Best prior run: 5.934/239.48, Was #6
Right Lane: Scott Ray Runs 6.411/173.05, Now #17; Best prior run: 6.118/217.95, Was #17

No help here for Ray...Tindle with real nice pass and improves, but stays in the number six spot. Tim Tindle's incremental times: 60ft-0.975 sec., 330ft-2.585, 660ft-3.880/191.67 mph, 1,000ft-4.989.

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Left Lane: Von Smith Runs 9.649/91.92, Now #4; Best prior run: 5.879/246.62, Was #4
Right Lane: Burton Auxier Runs 7.552/130.34, Now #15; Best prior run: 6.010/234.98, Was #15

Smith started to rattle the tires and clicked it off...Auxier with a big nitrous explosion around half track.

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Left Lane: Danny Rowe Runs 5.908/220.91, Now #3; Best prior run: 5.864/249.35, Was #3
Right Lane: Mike Castellana Runs 5.913/240.64, Now #6; Best prior run: 5.982/238.51, Was #12

Rowe with a nice pass, but didn't improve...Danny Rowe's incremental times: 60ft-1.005 sec., 330ft-2.616, 660ft-3.883/197.25 mph, 1,000ft-4.957. Castellana with a nice pass, straight down the groove to get into the top half of the show. Mike Castellana's incremental times: 60ft-0.976 sec., 330ft-2.608, 660ft-3.889/195.05 mph, 1,000ft-4.983.

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