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Fri, 28 Oct 2016, 21:41 PM

Pro Modified Qualifying Notes, Session #2
By Rick Green





LAS VEGAS - Notes from round 2 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 this round, position in order following run, best prior elapsed time/speed, and position in order prior to run:
Left Lane: Shane Molinari Runs 5.950/251.06, Now #8; Best prior run: 12.638/90.30, Was #22

Weather conditions: air temperature 76 degrees, relative humidity 46 percent, barometer 27.74 inches, adjusted altitude 4,281 feet, track temperature 86 degrees.

Molinari with a real nice pass, straight down the groove to get into the top half of the show. Shane Molinari's incremental times: 60ft-1.027 sec., 330ft-2.714, 660ft-3.984/196.33 mph, 1,000ft-5.052.


Left Lane: Eric Latino Runs 5.979/243.19, Now #13; Best prior run: 9.565/99.80, Was #22
Right Lane: Clint Hairston Runs 5.911/246.89, Now #3; No Prior Run

Latino with a good looking pass to get into the show. Eric Latino's incremental times: 60ft-1.010 sec., 330ft-2.655, 660ft-3.949/191.59 mph, 1,000ft-5.052. Hairston launched hard and kept it hooked up to go to the number three spot. Clint Hairston's incremental times: 60ft-1.018 sec., 330ft-2.667, 660ft-3.928/196.73 mph, 1,000ft-5.002.

Left Lane: Ray Martin Runs 6.124/231.56, Now #22; Best prior run: 7.749/213.57, Was #23
Right Lane: Michael Bowman Runs 5.898/255.00, Now #3; Best prior run: 6.267/254.09, Was #22

Martin make s move in the right direction, but not enough to get in the show. Bowman was straight down the groove hitting on all eight to go to the number three spot. Michael Bowman's incremental times: 60ft-1.019 sec., 330ft-2.718, 660ft-3.962/198.23 mph, 1,000ft-5.014.

Left Lane: Kenny Lang Runs 6.078/240.81, Now #21; Best prior run: 6.162/237.67, Was #23
Right Lane: Mike Knowles Runs 6.745/133.07, Now #20; Best prior run: 6.049/237.92, Was #20

Lang improves, but not enough to get in the show. Knowles clicked it off early.

Left Lane: Clint Satterfield Runs 9.639/95.86, Now #22; Best prior run: 6.090/241.28, Was #22
Right Lane: Mike Castellana Runs 11.870/72.59, Now #18; Best prior run: 6.040/196.76, Was #18

Satterfield made a quick move toward the centerline and clicked it off. Castellana shook and made a move toward the centerline right at the hit before he clicked it off.

Left Lane: Kevin Rivenbark Runs 5.963/237.05, Now #14; Best prior run: 6.044/234.41, Was #19
Right Lane: Jim Whiteley Runs 5.959/242.23, Now #13; Best prior run: 6.013/239.57, Was #16

These two were side-by-side all the way down the track. Kevin Rivenbark's incremental times: 60ft-0.973 sec., 330ft-2.592, 660ft-3.895/189.52 mph, 1,000ft-5.015.
Jim Whiteley's incremental times: 60ft-0.977 sec., 330ft-2.630, 660ft-3.926/191.16 mph, 1,000ft-5.030.

Left Lane: Rickie Smith Runs 5.909/245.00, Now #4; Best prior run: 6.028/244.03, Was #18
Right Lane: Rick Snavely Runs 5.989/249.67, Now #16; Best prior run: 5.970/250.55, Was #15

Smith was straight down the groove with a real nice pass to go to the number four spot. Rickie Smith's incremental times: 60ft-0.964 sec., 330ft-2.622, 660ft-3.905/193.40 mph, 1,000ft-4.991. No help here for Snavely as he bumps back to the bubble.

Left Lane: Khalid alBalooshi Runs 5.950/242.50, Now #12; Best prior run: 5.993/241.67, Was #18
Right Lane: Danny Rowe Runs 5.943/244.16, Now #8; Best prior run: 5.932/244.87, Was #8

alBalooshi with a real nice pass to get into the show. Khalid alBalooshi's incremental times: 60ft-0.976 sec., 330ft-2.632, 660ft-3.925/191.62 mph, 1,000ft-5.024. rowe with another good pass, but will not improve. Danny Rowe's incremental times: 60ft-0.968 sec., 330ft-2.620, 660ft-3.921/191.54 mph, 1,000ft-5.020.

Left Lane: Steve Matusek Runs 5.959/244.52, Now #14; Best prior run: 5.959/244.29, Was #14
Right Lane: Sidnei Frigo Runs 5.919/245.94, Now #6; Best prior run: 5.926/246.71, Was #7

Matusek with a good pass and matched his time from earlier today. Frigo was straight down the groove to move up the ladder one spot. Sidnei Frigo's incremental times: 60ft-1.005 sec., 330ft-2.644, 660ft-3.918/193.74 mph, 1,000ft-5.003.

Left Lane: Pete Farber Runs 11.419/90.24, Now #13; Best prior run: 5.957/243.99, Was #13
Right Lane: Troy Coughlin Runs 5.907/248.93, Now #4; Best prior run: 5.922/247.47, Was #7

Farber with tire shake and clicked it off. Coughlin with a great pass the second quickest pass of the session to go to the number four spot. Troy Coughlin's incremental times: 60ft-1.032 sec., 330ft-2.674, 660ft-3.935/197.19 mph, 1,000ft-5.005.

Left Lane: Steven Whiteley Runs 9.359/116.35, Now #10; Best prior run: 5.948/243.11, Was #10
Right Lane: Todd Tutterow Runs 5.910/244.87, Now #2; Best prior run: 5.881/243.02, Was #2

Whiteley with tire shake and clicked it off. Tutterow with another good pass, but will not improve and will stay in the number two spot. Todd Tutterow's incremental times: 60ft-0.983 sec., 330ft-2.608, 660ft-3.894/192.74 mph, 1,000ft-4.989.

Left Lane: Bob Rahaim Runs 5.868/244.56, Now #2; Best prior run: 5.934/243.15, Was #9
Right Lane: Michael Biehle Runs 12.390/75.45, Now #1; Best prior run: 5.848/251.86, Was #1

Rahaim launched hard and kept it hooked up to go to the number two spot. Bob Rahaim's incremental times: 60ft-0.962 sec., 330ft-2.590, 660ft-3.863/194.63 mph, 1,000ft-4.950. Biehle with tire shake right at the hit and clicked it off. He will hold on to the number one spot going into Saturday.

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