Fri, 28 Oct 2011, 10:04 PM Pro Modified Qualifying Notes, Session #2

By Dave Rowe

LAS VEGAS - Notes from round 2 qualifying in Pro Modified at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, 11th annual Big O Tires 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: Pete Farber Runs 6.042/241.15, Now #9; No Prior Run

6:16 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 72 degrees, relative humidity 21 percent, barometer 27.95 inches, adjusted altitude 3,499 feet, track temperature 76 degrees.

Farber goes right down the middle of the track to get in the show in the ninth spot.

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Left Lane: Rickie Smith Runs 6.049/234.00, Now #10; No Prior Run
Right Lane: Roger Burgess Runs 8.450/150.43, Now #17; No Prior Run

Burgess had problems early and clicked it off. Smith made a clean, straight pass to get in the tenth spot.

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Left Lane: Chip King Runs 9.365/93.19, Now #17; Best prior run: 8.112/119.25, Was #16
Right Lane: Adam Flamholc Runs 6.241/196.13, Now #12; No Prior Run

King gets out of the groove, makes a move toward the centerline about 300 feet out and backed off the throttle. Flamholc gets about 1100 feet out, makes a hard move to the right and almost tags the wall.

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Left Lane: Mike Knowles Runs 9.750/90.53, Now #17; Best prior run: 6.785/227.65, Was #16
Right Lane: Jay Payne Runs 6.015/240.64, Now #5; Best prior run: 16.469/28.40, Was #21

Knowles gets about 200 feet out, the rear of the car makes a wild move to the left and he has to abort the run. Payne goes down the groove with the quickest pass of the session so far to move up to the fifth spot.

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Left Lane: Clint Hairston Runs 6.077/243.72, Now #13; Best prior run: 6.756/237.55, Was #16
Right Lane: Kenny Lang Runs 6.020/240.12, Now #7; Best prior run: 13.672/39.06, Was #21

Lang was moving around in the middle of the run but stayed on the throttle and got in the show in the seventh spot for now. hairston makes a decent pass and gets in the show for now.

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Left Lane: Troy Coughlin Runs 12.619/93.75, Now #17; Best prior run: 6.355/234.66, Was #17
Right Lane: Steve Matusek Runs 12.347/86.36, Now #21; Best prior run: 9.497/129.33, Was #21

Matusek loses traction at the hit, makes a move to the right and clicks it off. Coughlin gets a few feet further, makes a move toward the centerline and aborts the run.

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Left Lane: Joe Lepone Jr Runs 6.338/224.96, Now #16; Best prior run: 6.292/223.73, Was #16
Right Lane: Mike Janis Runs 5.994/239.31, Now #3; Best prior run: 6.209/229.04, Was #14

Janis goes right down the groove with the quickest pass of the session so far to move into the third spot for now. Lepone slows from his earlier attempt and will stay on the bump.

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Left Lane: Donald Martin Runs 13.109/79.03, Now #10; Best prior run: 6.027/242.50, Was #10
Right Lane: Scott Ray Runs 6.058/229.66, Now #11; Best prior run: 6.040/237.17, Was #11

Martin went up in smoke quickly and gave up on the run. Ray made a nice pass but things got ugly after he went through the lights. The engine starts to smoke as he goes through the lights, then the car starts to move around wildly. It moves to the left, back to the right, then makes a hard move back to the left and hits the wall. The car comes to a stop and the Safety Safari rolls. They get the door off and Ray climbs out of the car.

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Left Lane: Dennis Radford Runs 8.862/118.66, Now #9; Best prior run: 6.026/232.35, Was #9
Right Lane: Danny Rowe Runs 5.919/244.25, Now #2; Best prior run: 6.007/243.33, Was #5

Radford goes up in smoke at the hit and clicks it off. Rowe goes right down the groove with a great pass to move into the second spot.

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Left Lane: Khalid Balooshi Runs 6.066/199.49, Now #7; Best prior run: 6.019/238.43, Was #7
Right Lane: Brad Personett Runs 7.902/117.70, Now #5; Best prior run: 5.996/254.81, Was #5

Personett has problems around half track and clicks it off. Balooshi makes a decent run but doesn't improve.

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Left Lane: Melanie Troxel Runs 5.897/253.28, Now #2; Best prior run: 5.930/251.20, Was #3
Right Lane: Leah Pruett Runs 5.855/252.24, Now #1; Best prior run: 5.906/252.19, Was #1

They saved the best for last. Pruett makes the quickest pass of the weekend and takes the top spot to end this session. Troxel is close behind and moves into the second spot.

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