Fri, 31 Oct 2014, 16:25 PM Pro Modified Qualifying Notes, Session #1

By Rick Green

LAS VEGAS - Notes from round 1 qualifying in Pro Modified at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 14th annual NHRA Toyota Nationals listing lane, driver name, elapsed time, top speed, and position in order following run:

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Left Lane: Richard Snavely Runs 5.982/249.67, Now #1
Right Lane: Shane Molinari No Time, Now #2

Snavely and Molinari are making their NHRA Pro Mod debuts...Snavely with a good pass to start his NHRA Pro Mod career. Molinari leaves before the tree is activated and he will not get a time

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Left Lane: Jeffrey Cummins Jr. Runs 6.133/229.70, Now #2
Right Lane: Jay Payne Runs 16.706/43.92, Now #3

Cummins Jr. straight down the groove. Payne with a lot of tire shake and clicked it off.

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Left Lane: Kevin Rivenbark Runs 6.330/178.59, Now #3
Right Lane: Jim Whiteley Runs 8.973/114.33, Now #4

Rivenbark clicked it off early. Whiteley with a lot of tire shake and clicks it off.

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Left Lane: Chris Juliano Runs 7.811/138.23, Now #5
Right Lane: Jeff Naiser Runs 6.030/226.85, Now #2

Juliano with a lot of tire shake and was real loose before he clicked it off. Naiser with a clean pass.

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Left Lane: Bob Rahaim Runs 6.067/237.67, Now #3
Right Lane: Chip King Runs 6.084/241.97, Now #4

A couple clean passes for these two to start the weekend. Bob Rahaim's incremental times: 60ft-1.014 sec., 330ft-2.695, 660ft-4.006/189.07 mph, 1,000ft-5.122.
Chip King's incremental times: 60ft-1.045 sec., 330ft-2.761, 660ft-4.059/191.92 mph, 1,000ft-5.156.

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Left Lane: Todd Tutterow Runs 6.009/237.75, Now #2
Right Lane: Kenny Lang No Time, Now #12

Tutterow with a good looking pass to go to the number two spot. Todd Tutterow's incremental times: 60ft-0.977 sec., 330ft-2.639, 660ft-3.946/188.83 mph, 1,000ft-5.064. Lang with problems and is pushed off the starting line.

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Left Lane: Clint Satterfield Runs 6.239/233.96, Now #8
Right Lane: Jim Bell Runs 6.232/201.67, Now #7

These two are side-by-side all the way down the track to get into the top half of the field. Clint Satterfield's incremental times: 60ft-1.075 sec., 330ft-2.823, 660ft-4.153/187.08 mph, 1,000ft-5.281.
Jim Bell's incremental times: 60ft-1.056 sec., 330ft-2.760, 660ft-4.067/188.86 mph, 1,000ft-5.185.

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Left Lane: Eric Latino Runs 6.553/236.59, Now #11
Right Lane: Don Walsh Runs 5.972/252.19, Now #1

Latino with a good clean pass...Walsh launched hard and was straight down the groove to go to the top of the list. Don Walsh's incremental times: 60ft-1.064 sec., 330ft-2.787, 660ft-4.047/200.29 mph, 1,000ft-5.091.

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Left Lane: Dan Stevenson Runs 6.059/238.93, Now #6
Right Lane: Steven Whiteley Runs 6.006/242.32, Now #3

Stevenson with a good pass to get into the top half of the show. Dan Stevenson's incremental times: 60ft-1.012 sec., 330ft-2.710, 660ft-4.007/188.73 mph, 1,000ft-5.119. Whiteley with a great looking pass to go to the number three spot. Steven Whiteley's incremental times: 60ft-1.000 sec., 330ft-2.660, 660ft-3.967/189.58 mph, 1,000ft-5.076.

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Left Lane: Mike Knowles Runs 8.325/119.33, Now #15
Right Lane: Mike Castellana Runs 18.554/25.84, Now #18

Knowles with a lot of tire shake and pedaled a couple times...Castellana with a lot tire shake and clicked it off.

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Left Lane: Kevin Fiscus Runs 6.094/243.90, Now #9
Right Lane: Pete Farber Runs 6.370/235.68, Now #14

Fiscus with a good pass to start the weekend. Farber with a clean pass.

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Left Lane: Danny Rowe Runs 10.456/99.10, Now #19
Right Lane: Steve Matusek Runs 11.903/83.59, Now #20

The teammates both make quick moves toward the right and they both click them off.

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Left Lane: Von Smith Runs 5.996/238.38, Now #3
Right Lane: Mike Janis Runs 6.076/241.15, Now #9

Smith with a great looking pass to go to the number three spot. Von Smith's incremental times: 60ft-0.972 sec., 330ft-2.622, 660ft-3.932/188.65 mph, 1,000ft-5.051. Janis with a good pass.

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Left Lane: Troy Coughlin Runs 5.969/247.47, Now #1
Right Lane: Rickie Smith Runs 6.022/240.47, Now #7

Coughlin was out of the groove early, but reeled it in and went straight to the top of the list. Troy Coughlin's incremental times: 60ft-1.023 sec., 330ft-2.725, 660ft-3.988/196.56 mph, 1,000ft-5.061. Smith with a nice pass to get into the top half of the show. Rickie Smith's incremental times: 60ft-1.010 sec., 330ft-2.681, 660ft-3.984/190.14 mph, 1,000ft-5.089.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink



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