Fri, 12 Sep 2014, 15:30 PM Pro Modified Qualifying Notes, Session #1

By Larry Sullivan

CONCORD, N.C. - Notes from round 1 qualifying in Pro Modified at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, Seventh annual Pep Boys NHRA Carolina Nationals listing lane, driver name, elapsed time, top speed, and position in order following run:

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Left Lane: Jim Whiteley Runs 6.072/235.27, Now #1
Right Lane: Jay Payne Runs 6.180/236.05, Now #2

1:53 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 86 degrees, relative humidity 60 percent, barometer 29.34 inches, adjusted altitude 3,376 feet, track temperature 117 degrees.

Whiteley hd a good-looking start, but could not maintain the pace all the way to the stripe. Payne lost a lot of ground to Whiteley in the first half of the track.

Jim Whiteley's incremental times: 60ft-0.999 sec., 330ft-2.657, 660ft-3.982/186.74 mph, 1,000ft-5.116.
Jay Payne's incremental times: 60ft-1.051 sec., 330ft-2.772, 660ft-4.093/187.68 mph, 1,000ft-5.225.

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Left Lane: Chris Juliano Runs 6.864/228.77, Now #3
Right Lane: Michael Biehle Runs 7.078/147.15, Now #4

Juliano had a lot of tire shake on the launch and backpedaled to salvage the run. Biehle slowed around half track.

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Right Lane: Gerry Capano Runs 6.092/236.13, Now #2

Good opening run for Capano.

Gerry Capano's incremental times: 60ft-0.999 sec., 330ft-2.688, 660ft-4.010/188.10 mph, 1,000ft-5.139.

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Left Lane: Doug Winters Runs 12.308/68.80, Now #7
Right Lane: Bob Rahaim Runs 6.129/237.25, Now #3

Winters' car got very sideways and he had to lift. Rahaim made a decent-looking run.

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Left Lane: Harold Martin No Time, Now #9
Right Lane: Chip King Runs 6.106/243.72, Now #3

Martin is back in his "Corvette." He left before the tree was activated. King shook and pedaled early, made a huge charge on the top end.

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Left Lane: Kenny Lang No Time, Now #10
Right Lane: Jason Hamstra Runs 6.045/238.89, Now #1

Lang's car died on the line. Hamstra made a good-looking run, the best so far.

Jason Hamstra's incremental times: 60ft-1.008 sec., 330ft-2.664, 660ft-3.979/189.10 mph, 1,000ft-5.101.

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Left Lane: Bill Glidden Runs 6.057/232.47, Now #3
Right Lane: Don Walsh Runs 5.919/246.39, Now #1

Two good runs, Walsh delivering the first five of the day.

Bill Glidden's incremental times: 60ft-1.015 sec., 330ft-2.669, 660ft-3.979/188.49 mph, 1,000ft-5.102.
Don Walsh's incremental times: 60ft-1.004 sec., 330ft-2.701, 660ft-3.974/198.47 mph, 1,000ft-5.024.

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Left Lane: Jim Bell Runs 8.369/123.32, Now #12
Right Lane: Jim Laurita Runs 6.306/181.54, Now #9

Bell shook early and lifted. Laurita was on a nice pass until around half track, then there was a flash of smoke and the car slowed.

Jim Laurita's incremental times: 60ft-0.996 sec., 330ft-2.637, 660ft-3.918/191.19 mph, 1,000ft-5.127.

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Left Lane: Eric Latino Runs 6.041/240.98, Now #2
Right Lane: Dan Stevenson No Time, Now #17

Stevenson was timed-out. Nice pass for Latino, he's #2 for the time being.

Eric Latino's incremental times: 60ft-1.010 sec., 330ft-2.684, 660ft-3.994/189.79 mph, 1,000ft-5.108.

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Left Lane: Mike Knowles Runs 26.832/148.33, Now #16
Right Lane: Kevin Fiscus Runs 7.054/141.11, Now #12

Knowles launched, spun the tires hard and the burst panel popped, deploying the chutes. Fiscus shook, pedaled, then gave it up.

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Left Lane: Steven Whiteley Runs 5.875/246.26, Now #1
Right Lane: Troy Coughlin Runs 6.017/246.17, Now #3

Two good runs, Whiteley going to the head of the list.

Steven Whiteley's incremental times: 60ft-0.987 sec., 330ft-2.594, 660ft-3.873/194.04 mph, 1,000ft-4.961.
Troy Coughlin's incremental times: 60ft-1.025 sec., 330ft-2.752, 660ft-4.022/196.07 mph, 1,000ft-5.103.

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Left Lane: Danny Rowe Runs 5.894/246.08, Now #2
Right Lane: Von Smith Runs 7.158/171.05, Now #17

Smith shook and pedaled, and pedaled. He finally got it hooked back up, but way down the track. Very nice run by Rowe, he is the fourth so far with a 246 mph speed.

Danny Rowe's incremental times: 60ft-0.971 sec., 330ft-2.601, 660ft-3.889/193.68 mph, 1,000ft-4.979.

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Left Lane: Mike Castellana Runs 9.799/93.84, Now #20
Right Lane: Pete Farber Runs 6.668/224.17, Now #14

Castellana shook and slowed after a couple hundred feet. Farber also shook, was able to regain traction and finish the run.

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Left Lane: Steve Matusek Runs 5.961/245.18, Now #4
Right Lane: Rickie Smith Runs 5.968/245.00, Now #5

Nice side-by-side race.

Steve Matusek's incremental times: 60ft-1.010 sec., 330ft-2.653, 660ft-3.948/192.88 mph, 1,000ft-5.043.
Rickie Smith's incremental times: 60ft-1.014 sec., 330ft-2.674, 660ft-3.958/193.65 mph, 1,000ft-5.049.

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Left Lane: Mike Janis Runs 6.022/241.37, Now #7

Last car. Janis used up a lot of his lane, did not lift.

Mike Janis' incremental times: 60ft-1.017 sec., 330ft-2.691, 660ft-3.979/192.08 mph, 1,000ft-5.090.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink



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