|
|
|
|
COMMERCE, Ga. - Notes from round 2 qualifying in Pro Modified at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 36th annual Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Southern 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: Left Lane: Khalid alBalooshi Runs 5.816/247.20, Now #1; Best prior run: 23.582/31.60, Was #27 Weather conditions: air temperature 76 degrees, relative humidity 45 percent, barometer 29.16 inches, adjusted altitude 2,588 feet. lBalooshi launched hard and was straight down the
groove to go to the number one spot. Khalid alBalooshi's incremental times: 60ft-0.958 sec.,
330ft-2.576, 660ft-3.836/197.31 mph, 1,000ft-4.908. Left Lane: Ruben Tetsoshvili Runs 6.239/239.19, Now #9; Best prior run: 22.246/32.99, Was #27 Right Lane: Jim Whiteley Runs 10.245/91.68, Now #22; Best prior run: 15.703/40.45, Was #26 Tetsoshvili with a good clean pass to get in the show. Whiteley with tire shake right at the hit and clicks it off. Left Lane: Chip King Runs 14.577/57.87, Now #27; Best prior run: 13.905/67.50, Was #27 Right Lane: Kenny Lang Runs 5.931/242.28, Now #3; Best prior run: 10.768/91.27, Was #23 King with tire shake and clicked it off. Lang launched hard and keep it hooked up to go to the number three spot. Kenny Lang's incremental times: 60ft-0.987 sec., 330ft-2.609, 660ft-3.899/191.81 mph, 1,000ft-5.004. Left Lane: Chuck Little Runs 9.732/96.26, Now #22; Best prior run: 12.773/68.41, Was #26 Right Lane: Mike Janis Runs 6.274/205.07, Now #11; Best prior run: 9.214/96.72, Was #21 Little with tire shake and pedals it, but can't get it to hook up and clicks it off. Janis was on a good pass, but clicked it off early. Mike Janis' incremental times: 60ft-0.976 sec., 330ft-2.597, 660ft-4.021/173.41 mph, 1,000ft-5.225. Left Lane: Danny Rowe Runs 14.889/50.55, Now #26; Best prior run: 11.903/79.83, Was #26 Right Lane: Troy Coughlin Runs 5.806/253.14, Now #1; Best prior run: 8.872/103.34, Was #21 Rowe with tire shake right at the hit and clicked it off. Coughlin launched hard and was straight down the groove to the number one spot. Troy Coughlin's incremental times: 60ft-0.989 sec., 330ft-2.638, 660ft-3.873/202.82 mph, 1,000ft-4.919. Left Lane: Pete Farber Runs 6.407/167.70, Now #16; Best prior run: 11.460/86.36, Was #25 Right Lane: Michael Biehle Runs 5.845/252.14, Now #3; Best prior run: 8.771/105.31, Was #19 Farber clicked it off early, but still gets into the show. Biehle with a great pass to go to the number three spot. Michael Biehle's incremental times: 60ft-0.990 sec., 330ft-2.643, 660ft-3.894/199.79 mph, 1,000ft-4.953. Left Lane: Mike Castellana No Time, Now #24; Best prior run: 9.950/90.25, Was #24 Right Lane: Dan Stevenson Runs 8.271/125.26, Now #20; Best prior run: 8.625/101.95, Was #20 Castellana with severe tire shake and came to stop on the track. Stevenson with a lot of tire shake and clicked it off. Left Lane: Shane Molinari Runs 6.766/200.56, Now #18; Best prior run: 8.859/100.28, Was #22 Right Lane: Steven Whiteley Runs 5.961/206.64, Now #6; Best prior run: 7.682/127.76, Was #19 Molinari starts to get loose traction around half track and he pedaled it and reeled it in. Whiteley got out of the groove just past the finish line and had the chutes out when the car darted across the both lanes and hit the left wall. Whiteley's car passed in front of Molinari's car and he gets on the brakes and his car make a quick move toward the right wall and he hits it. The report is both drivers are out of their cars and okay. Left Lane: Bill Glidden Runs 5.915/242.36, Now #5; Best prior run: 8.785/104.03, Was #22 Right Lane: Mike Knowles Runs 6.147/227.46, Now #13; Best prior run: 6.296/228.04, Was #15 Glidden launched hard and was on a good pass until right in the lights when he had nitrous explosion. He still goes to the number five spot. Bill Glidden's incremental times: 60ft-0.983 sec., 330ft-2.625, 660ft-3.902/194.04 mph, 1,000ft-4.991. Knowles with a clean plass to move up the ;ladder. Mike Knowles' incremental times: 60ft-1.061 sec., 330ft-2.785, 660ft-4.091/191.27 mph, 1,000ft-5.198. Left Lane: Eric Latino Runs 5.857/247.57, Now #4; Best prior run: 7.296/140.94, Was #21 Right Lane: Bob Rahaim Runs 10.426/84.09, Now #15; Best prior run: 6.238/238.64, Was #14 Latino launched hard and was straight down the groove with his career quickest pass to go to the number four spot. Eric Latino's incremental times: 60ft-1.008 sec., 330ft-2.606, 660ft-3.869/196.24 mph, 1,000ft-4.948. Rahaim with tire shake and clicked it off. Left Lane: Clint Satterfield Runs 5.954/246.71, Now #8; Best prior run: 7.189/189.34, Was #21 Right Lane: Jim Bell Runs 6.450/184.02, Now #14; Best prior run: 6.080/214.89, Was #13 Satterfield with a good looking pass to get into the top half of the show. Clint Satterfield's incremental times: 60ft-1.011 sec., 330ft-2.663, 660ft-3.956/193.38 mph, 1,000ft-5.041. Bell with tire shake and clicked it off. Left Lane: Kevin Fiscus Runs 5.995/244.03, Now #10; Best prior run: 6.318/236.05, Was #19 Right Lane: Gerry Capano Runs 5.998/239.91, Now #12; Best prior run: 6.065/236.67, Was #13 Fiscus is straight down the groove with a nice pass to get in the show. Kevin Fiscus' incremental times: 60ft-1.023 sec., 330ft-2.708, 660ft-3.984/194.44 mph, 1,000ft-5.073. Capano with a good clean pass to improve on his pass from earlier today. Gerry Capano's incremental times: 60ft-1.022 sec., 330ft-2.662, 660ft-3.955/192.30 mph, 1,000ft-5.061. Left Lane: Doug Winters Runs 5.893/240.94, Now #6; Best prior run: 5.995/241.93, Was #11 Right Lane: Steve Matusek Runs 5.853/248.80, Now #4; Best prior run: 6.058/241.71, Was #14 Winters launched hard and keep it hooked up to go to the number six spot. Doug Winters' incremental times: 60ft-0.984 sec., 330ft-2.604, 660ft-3.882/193.99 mph, 1,000ft-4.973. Matusek with a great looking pass, straight down the groove into the number four spot. Steve Matusek's incremental times: 60ft-0.976 sec., 330ft-2.602, 660ft-3.874/196.76 mph, 1,000ft-4.949. Left Lane: Rickie Smith Runs 5.781/250.51, Now #1; Best prior run: 5.899/247.02, Was #7 Right Lane: Von Smith No Time, Now #14; Best prior run: 6.007/242.63, Was #14 Von Smith can't get the car to fire. Rickie Smith launched hard and keep it hooked up to go back to the number one spot. Rickie Smith's incremental times: 60ft-0.965 sec., 330ft-2.573, 660ft-3.822/199.08 mph, 1,000ft-4.883.
|
|