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LAS VEGAS - Notes from round 1 qualifying in Pro Modified at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 16th annual NHRA Toyota Nationals listing lane, driver name, elapsed time, top speed, and position in order following run: Right Lane: Ray Martin Runs 7.749/213.57, Now #1 Weather conditions: air temperature 75 degrees, relative humidity 50 percent, barometer 27.78 inches, adjusted altitude 4,173 feet, track temperature 82 degrees. Martin with tire shake
right at the hit and pedals it at least three times and never gets it to hook up. Left Lane: Rick Snavely Runs 5.970/250.55, Now #1 Right Lane: Kevin Rivenbark Runs 6.044/234.41, Now #2 Snavely with a good clean pass to start the weekend. Rivenbark with a clean pass. Left Lane: Clint Hairston Runs 5.976/245.94, Now #2 Right Lane: Shane Molinari Runs 12.638/90.30, Now #5 Hairston was straight down the groove. Molinari with severe tire shake and clicked it off. Left Lane: Michael Bowman Runs 6.267/254.09, Now #5 Right Lane: Clint Satterfield Runs 6.090/241.28, Now #4 Bowman shook right at the hit. Satterfield with a clean pass. Left Lane: Mike Knowles Runs 6.049/237.92, Now #4 Right Lane: Kenny Lang Runs 6.162/237.67, Now #6 Knowles with a clean pass to start the weekend. Lang also with a clean pass. Left Lane: Todd Tutterow Runs 5.881/243.02, Now #1 Right Lane: Eric Latino Runs 9.565/99.80, Now #10 Tutterow launched hard and kept it hooked up to go to the number one spot. Todd Tutterow's incremental times: 60ft-0.974 sec., 330ft-2.572, 660ft-3.859/192.71 mph, 1,000ft-4.957. Latino with tire shake right at the hit and clicked it off. Left Lane: Sidnei Frigo Runs 5.926/246.71, Now #2 Right Lane: Pete Farber Runs 5.957/243.99, Now #3 These two were side-by-side all the way down the track to go to the number two and three spots. Sidnei Frigo's incremental times: 60ft-1.017 sec., 330ft-2.673, 660ft-3.936/196.99 mph, 1,000ft-5.013. Pete Farber's incremental times: 60ft-1.001 sec., 330ft-2.647, 660ft-3.936/192.41 mph, 1,000ft-5.034. Left Lane: Jim Whiteley Runs 6.013/239.57, Now #7 Right Lane: Steven Whiteley Runs 5.948/243.11, Now #3 Whiteley gets into the top half of the show. Jim Whiteley's incremental times: 60ft-0.991 sec., 330ft-2.659, 660ft-3.967/189.95 mph, 1,000ft-5.077. Whiteley launched hard and was straight down the groove to the number three spot. Left Lane: Danny Rowe Runs 5.932/244.87, Now #3 Right Lane: Khalid alBalooshi Runs 5.993/241.67, Now #8 Rowe with a little wiggle early, but stayed with it to go to the number three spot. Danny Rowe's incremental times: 60ft-0.960 sec., 330ft-2.618, 660ft-3.917/192.22 mph, 1,000ft-5.012. alBalooshi gets into the top half of the show. Khalid alBalooshi's incremental times: 60ft-0.995 sec., 330ft-2.664, 660ft-3.963/191.16 mph, 1,000ft-5.064. Left Lane: Mike Castellana Runs 6.040/196.76, Now #11 Right Lane: Steve Matusek Runs 5.959/244.29, Now #6 Castellana with a clean pass to start the weekend. Matusek was straight down the groove to get in the top half of the show. Steve Matusek's incremental times: 60ft-0.989 sec., 330ft-2.635, 660ft-3.937/191.89 mph, 1,000ft-5.036. Left Lane: Michael Biehle Runs 5.848/251.86, Now #1 Right Lane: Bob Rahaim Runs 5.934/243.15, Now #5 This was a great side-by-side drag race...Biehle launched hard and kept it hooked up to go to the number one spot. Rahaim with a good clean pass to go to the number five spot. Bob Rahaim's incremental times: 60ft-0.981 sec., 330ft-2.637, 660ft-3.919/193.74 mph, 1,000ft-5.011. Left Lane: Troy Coughlin Runs 5.922/247.47, Now #3 Right Lane: Rickie Smith Runs 6.028/244.03, Now #14 Coughlin with a great pass to go to the number three spot. Troy Coughlin's incremental times: 60ft-1.025 sec., 330ft-2.674, 660ft-3.940/196.42 mph, 1,000ft-5.014. Smith was drifting out of the groove, but reels it in to get in the show.
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