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MADISON, Ill. - Notes from round 1 qualifying in Pro Modified at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, Third annual AAA Insurance NHRA Midwest Nationals listing lane, driver name, elapsed time, top speed, and position in order following run: Right Lane: Dave Pierce Runs 6.014/240.04, Now #1 Weather conditions: air temperature 85 degrees, relative humidity 42 percent, barometer 29.72 inches, adjusted altitude 2,646 feet, track temperature 118 degrees. Pierce launched hard
and was straight down the groove to run his career quickest and fastest pass. Dave Pierce's
incremental times: 60ft-1.008 sec., 330ft-2.665, 660ft-3.966/190.19 mph, 1,000ft-5.077. Left Lane: Kevin Rivenbark Runs 6.263/216.45, Now #2 Right Lane: Jay Payne Runs 9.997/87.42, Now #3 Rivenbark appeared to use up an engine just around 800 feet with a lot of smoke. Payne was real loose early and clicked it off. Left Lane: Jim Whiteley Runs 8.548/119.72, Now #4 Right Lane: Todd Tutterow Runs 6.065/240.29, Now #2 Whiteley with shake and clicks it off. Tutterow started to shake early, but drove right through it. Left Lane: Chris Juliano Runs 13.729/61.39, Now #7 Right Lane: Gerry Capano Runs 9.442/125.39, Now #5 Juliano with a lot of tire shake right at the hit and clicks it off. Capano with a lot of tire shake right at the hit and pedals it before just driving it down the track. Left Lane: Bob Rahaim Runs 10.634/87.77, Now #7 Right Lane: Harold Martin Runs 20.547/34.39, Now #9 Rahaim with a lot of tire shake and clicks it off. Martin with a huge nitrous explosion and sent parts of the hood scoop high into the air. Left Lane: Chip King Runs 6.082/243.99, Now #3 Right Lane: Kenny Lang Runs 9.014/90.67, Now #6 King drove through tire shake early to go to the number three spot for now. Lang shook and spun the tires before he clicked it off. Left Lane: Jason Hamstra Runs 5.936/242.67, Now #1 Right Lane: Clint Satterfield Runs 6.597/236.30, Now #6 Hamstra with a good pass, straight down the groove into the number one spot with the first five-second pass. Jason Hamstra's incremental times: 60ft-0.989 sec., 330ft-2.614, 660ft-3.906/192.17 mph, 1,000ft-5.007. Satterfield made a quick move toward the centerline and clicked it off. Left Lane: Bill Glidden Runs 5.952/243.11, Now #2 Right Lane: Jim Bell Runs 7.752/144.61, Now #8 Glidden will be one of the eight cars finishing the Charlotte race in the next round. He is straight down the groove to go to the number two spot. He runs his career fastest pass here. Bill Glidden's incremental times: 60ft-0.980 sec., 330ft-2.628, 660ft-3.924/191.08 mph, 1,000ft-5.025. Bell made a quick move toward the wall before he clicked it off. Left Lane: Don Walsh Runs 5.916/250.27, Now #1 Right Lane: Mike Knowles Runs 5.988/240.34, Now #4 This was a good side-by-side drag race...Walsh is one of the cars left in competition from Charlotte. He launched hard and was straight down the groove to go to the number one spot. Don Walsh's incremental times: 60ft-1.027 sec., 330ft-2.696, 660ft-3.962/198.35 mph, 1,000ft-5.020. Knowles with a good clean pass...Mike Knowles' incremental times: 60ft-1.009 sec., 330ft-2.675, 660ft-3.967/192.60 mph, 1,000ft-5.061. Left Lane: Dan Stevenson Runs 5.925/243.33, Now #2 Right Lane: Jim Laurita Runs 5.951/242.84, Now #4 Stevenson goes straight to the number two spot with a real nice pass. Dan Stevenson's incremental times: 60ft-0.990 sec., 330ft-2.629, 660ft-3.910/193.24 mph, 1,000ft-5.001. Laurita will be in round two from Charlotte later today. He makes a real nice pass to go to the number four spot. Left Lane: Steven Whiteley Runs 13.253/86.20, Now #19 Right Lane: Kevin Fiscus Runs 6.096/243.85, Now #10 Whiteley with severe tire shake right at the hit and clicked it off. Fiscus drives through some shake to get in the show. Left Lane: Mike Castellana Runs 10.102/87.96, Now #18 Right Lane: Danny Rowe Runs 11.680/82.01, Now #20 Castallana shakes and smokes the tires before he clicks it off. Rowe with severe tire shake and he clicks it off. In the next round he will be in round two from Charlotte and that will also count as qualifying for this race. Left Lane: Pete Farber No Time, Now #25 Right Lane: Troy Coughlin Runs 9.097/104.46, Now #16 Farber with severe tire shake and the car gets completely side ways making a move toward the centerline and then back across his lane hit the wall, the car ricocheted backed across the track coming to a stop around 800 feet. Coughlin is one of the eight left in competition from Charlotte and he has a lot of tire shake and clicks it off. Left Lane: Von Smith Runs 5.928/242.63, Now #3 Right Lane: Steve Matusek Runs 11.003/102.33, Now #22 These two remain in competition from Charlotte. Smith with a good looking pass, straight down the groove to go to the number three spot. Von Smith's incremental times: 60ft-0.978 sec., 330ft-2.621, 660ft-3.900/191.51 mph, 1,000ft-4.999. Matusek with violent tire shake right at the hit and clicks it off. Left Lane: Mike Janis Runs 12.965/98.19, Now #25 Right Lane: Rickie Smith Runs 5.909/245.94, Now #1 Number two and one in the point standing, Janis is still earning points from Charlotte and Smith is out. Janis with severe tire shake right at the hit and clicked it off. Smith drove through some early tire shake to go to the number one spot. Rickie Smith's incremental times: 60ft-1.004 sec., 330ft-2.649, 660ft-3.919/195.65 mph, 1,000ft-4.997.
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