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LAS VEGAS - Notes from round 1 qualifying in Pro Modified at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 15th annual NHRA Toyota Nationals listing lane, driver name, elapsed time, top speed, and position in order following run: Left Lane: Ray Martin Runs 6.349/226.01, Now #2 Right Lane: Billy Harper Runs 6.034/237.17, Now #1 Weather conditions: air temperature 75 degrees, relative humidity 25 percent, barometer 27.88 inches, adjusted altitude 3,830 feet, track temperature 92 degrees.
Martin making his debut in the Pro Mod category...Martin was real loose on the launch, but reeled
it in. Harper was straight down the groove. Left Lane: Sidnei Frigo Runs 5.927/248.80, Now #1 Right Lane: Robert Patrick Jr. Runs 9.814/89.53, Now #4 Frigo makes a quick move toward the wall, but reels it in to make a good pass. Sidnei Frigo's incremental times: 60ft-1.028 sec., 330ft-2.694, 660ft-3.953/197.54 mph, 1,000ft-5.023. Patrick Jr. launched and was out of the groove and over by the centerline before he clicked it off. Left Lane: Jeff Naiser Runs 5.970/226.62, Now #2 Right Lane: Shane Molinari Runs 6.050/243.72, Now #4 Naiser with a good straight pass to start the weekend. Jeff Naiser's incremental times: 60ft-0.992 sec., 330ft-2.624, 660ft-3.915/191.00 mph, 1,000ft-5.020. Molinari was straight down the groove. Shane Molinari's incremental times: 60ft-1.038 sec., 330ft-2.742, 660ft-4.030/192.38 mph, 1,000ft-5.126. Left Lane: Jay Payne Runs 11.536/109.72, Now #8 Right Lane: Jim Bell Runs 6.053/235.76, Now #5 Payne shook and made a quick move toward the wall before he clicked it off. Bell was straight down the groove. Jim Bell's incremental times: 60ft-1.042 sec., 330ft-2.730, 660ft-4.021/192.14 mph, 1,000ft-5.119. Left Lane: Rick Snavely Runs 5.896/248.52, Now #1 Right Lane: Gerry Capano Runs 8.473/109.42, Now #8 Snavely launched hard and keep it hooked up to go to the number one spot. Rick Snavely's incremental times: 60ft-1.046 sec., 330ft-2.728, 660ft-3.956/201.58 mph, 1,000ft-5.004. Capano with a lot of tire shake and clicked it off. Left Lane: Dan Stevenson Runs 5.947/243.68, Now #3 Right Lane: Chip King Runs 5.975/238.72, Now #5 This was a good side-by-side drag race as they go to the number three and five spots. Dan Stevenson's incremental times: 60ft-1.001 sec., 330ft-2.658, 660ft-3.936/193.82 mph, 1,000ft-5.026. Chip King's incremental times: 60ft-0.991 sec., 330ft-2.622, 660ft-3.924/190.57 mph, 1,000ft-5.035. Left Lane: Clint Satterfield Runs 6.621/236.26, Now #11 Right Lane: Kevin Fiscus Runs 6.025/242.10, Now #6 Satterfield shook but drove through it...Fiscus was s straight down the groove with a good pass. Kevin Fiscus' incremental times: 60ft-1.038 sec., 330ft-2.725, 660ft-4.005/193.65 mph, 1,000ft-5.097. Left Lane: Steven Whiteley Runs 5.876/246.12, Now #1 Right Lane: Kenny Lang Runs 6.113/239.57, Now #11 Whiteley with a little wiggle right at the start, but stayed with it to go to the number one spot. Steven Whiteley's incremental times: 60ft-0.968 sec., 330ft-2.604, 660ft-3.872/193.46 mph, 1,000ft-4.961. Lang with a clean pass to go to the number 11 spot Left Lane: Mike Castellana Runs 5.989/238.60, Now #7 Right Lane: Jim Whiteley Runs 6.023/239.44, Now #8 These two are side-by-side all the way down the 1320...Castellana goes to the number seven spot and Whiteley to the number eight spot. Mike Castellana's incremental times: 60ft-1.002 sec., 330ft-2.664, 660ft-3.952/192.58 mph, 1,000ft-5.051. Jim Whiteley's incremental times: 60ft-1.002 sec., 330ft-2.655, 660ft-3.967/189.15 mph, 1,000ft-5.083. Left Lane: Eric Latino Runs 6.058/244.56, Now #14 Right Lane: Steve Matusek Runs 5.967/244.43, Now #5 Latino was skating around right at the launched, but he drove through it. Then his chute deployed, but never blossomed, and he goes into the sand. Eric Latino's incremental times: 60ft-1.152 sec., 330ft-2.763, 660ft-4.043/192.80 mph, 1,000ft-5.137. Matusek with a real nice pass, straight down the groove into the top half of the field. Left Lane: Pete Farber Runs 5.946/244.47, Now #5 Right Lane: Khalid alBalooshi Runs 5.920/242.54, Now #3 This was a good drag race...Farber with a little wiggle right at the launch, but drove through it to go to the number five spot. Pete Farber's incremental times: 60ft-0.995 sec., 330ft-2.640, 660ft-3.924/192.41 mph, 1,000ft-5.023. alBalooshi launched hard and keep it hooked up to go to the number three spot. Khalid alBalooshi's incremental times: 60ft-0.975 sec., 330ft-2.606, 660ft-3.896/192.11 mph, 1,000ft-4.993. Left Lane: Don Walsh Runs 7.588/131.74, Now #21 Right Lane: Danny Rowe Runs 5.975/243.94, Now #9 Walsh with tire shake right at the hit and clicked it off. Rowe with a good pass to start the weekend. Danny Rowe's incremental times: 60ft-1.006 sec., 330ft-2.652, 660ft-3.951/191.70 mph, 1,000ft-5.051. Left Lane: Troy Coughlin Jr. Runs 13.327/54.63, Now #26 Right Lane: Bill Glidden Runs 6.067/232.39, Now #18 Coughlin with tire shake right at the hit and clicked it off. Glidden was straight down the groove, but just misses the show. Bill Glidden's incremental times: 60ft-0.988 sec., 330ft-2.653, 660ft-3.971/187.47 mph, 1,000ft-5.103. Left Lane: Rickie Smith Runs 5.962/243.99, Now #7 Right Lane: Bob Rahaim Runs 10.144/85.76, Now #26 Smith was straight down the groove with a nice pass to get into the top half of the show. Rickie Smith's incremental times: 60ft-0.996 sec., 330ft-2.660, 660ft-3.949/192.80 mph, 1,000ft-5.040. Rahaim made a quick move toward the wall on the launch and clicked it off. Left Lane: Troy Coughlin Runs 5.924/249.95, Now #4 Right Lane: Mike Janis Runs 12.177/109.98, Now #29 Coughlin launched hard and keep it hooked up to go to the number four spot. Troy Coughlin's incremental times: 60ft-1.021 sec., 330ft-2.716, 660ft-3.964/198.41 mph, 1,000ft-5.026. Janis with a lot of tire shake right at the hit and clicked it off.
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