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LAS VEGAS - Notes from final, round 3 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: Right Lane: Ray Martin Runs 6.358/230.65, Now #23; Best prior run: 6.124/231.56, Was #23 Martin starts to shake and pedals it and gets it to hook up but he will not get in the show. Left Lane: Mike Knowles Runs 6.036/225.75, Now #19; Best prior run: 6.049/237.92, Was #20 Right Lane: Clint Satterfield Runs 6.073/233.40, Now #21; Best prior run: 6.090/241.28, Was #22 Weather conditions: air temperature 84 degrees, relative humidity 38 percent, barometer 27.83 inches, adjusted altitude 4,717 feet, track temperature 110 degrees. Knowles with his
quickest pass of the weekend, but will not get in the show. Satterfield also with his quickest
pass of the weekend, but he will not get in the show. Left Lane: Mike Castellana Runs 6.181/198.88, Now #21; Best prior run: 6.040/196.76, Was #20 Right Lane: Kenny Lang Runs 6.004/241.84, Now #19; Best prior run: 6.078/240.81, Was #22 No help here for Castellana and he will not get in the show. Lang his quickest pass of the weekend, but he will not get in the show. Left Lane: Rick Snavely Runs 11.622/87.66, Now #17; Best prior run: 5.970/250.55, Was #17 Right Lane: Eric Latino Runs 6.032/242.50, Now #18; Best prior run: 5.979/243.19, Was #18 Snavely is real loose and makes a move toward the centerline before he clicks it off. No help here for Latino and he will not get in the show. Left Lane: Jim Whiteley Runs 5.992/241.50, Now #16; Best prior run: 5.959/242.23, Was #15 Right Lane: Kevin Rivenbark Runs 5.940/238.05, Now #10; Best prior run: 5.963/237.05, Was #16 Whiteley with a good pass, but will not improve and gets bumped back to the bubble. Jim Whiteley's incremental times: 60ft-0.982 sec., 330ft-2.646, 660ft-3.950/190.11 mph, 1,000ft-5.060. Rivenbark launched hard and kept it hooked up to make his quickest pass of the weekend to get off the bump spot. Kevin Rivenbark's incremental times: 60ft-0.964 sec., 330ft-2.572, 660ft-3.875/189.42 mph, 1,000ft-4.995. Left Lane: Danny Rowe Runs 5.929/244.07, Now #9; Best prior run: 5.932/244.87, Was #9 Right Lane: Steve Matusek Runs 5.992/242.06, Now #15; Best prior run: 5.959/244.52, Was #15 Rowe is straight down the groove with a great pass, his quickest pass of the weekend. He will stay in the number nine spot. Danny Rowe's incremental times: 60ft-0.967 sec., 330ft-2.608, 660ft-3.906/191.70 mph, 1,000ft-5.005. Matusek with another good pass, but will not improve. Steve Matusek's incremental times: 60ft-0.989 sec., 330ft-2.639, 660ft-3.951/189.63 mph, 1,000ft-5.061. Left Lane: Sidnei Frigo Runs 5.829/250.92, Now #1; Best prior run: 5.919/245.94, Was #8 Right Lane: Pete Farber Runs 5.980/241.32, Now #14; Best prior run: 5.957/243.99, Was #14 Frigo launched hard and kept it hooked up and was straight down the groove to the number one spot. Sidnei Frigo's incremental times: 60ft-0.999 sec., 330ft-2.627, 660ft-3.874/199.26 mph, 1,000ft-4.933. Farber with another good looking pass, but will not improve. Pete Farber's incremental times: 60ft-1.002 sec., 330ft-2.639, 660ft-3.937/190.73 mph, 1,000ft-5.047. Left Lane: Clint Hairston Runs 5.929/247.47, Now #8; Best prior run: 5.911/246.89, Was #8 Right Lane: Khalid alBalooshi Runs 5.957/242.80, Now #13; Best prior run: 5.950/242.50, Was #13 Hairston with a great pass, the second quickest pass of the session. He will not improve. Clint Hairston's incremental times: 60ft-1.026 sec., 330ft-2.682, 660ft-3.944/196.27 mph, 1,000ft-5.020. alBalooshi with another good pass, but will not improve and stays in the number 13 spot. Left Lane: Troy Coughlin Runs 5.851/251.20, Now #3; Best prior run: 5.907/248.93, Was #6 Right Lane: Shane Molinari Runs 6.130/244.21, Now #12; Best prior run: 5.950/251.06, Was #12 Coughlin with a great pass to go to the number three spot. Coughlin with his second quickest pass of the session. Molinari made a move toward the centerline before he clicked it off. Left Lane: Michael Bowman Runs 8.876/114.08, Now #6; Best prior run: 5.898/255.00, Was #6 Right Lane: Steven Whiteley Runs 5.917/245.76, Now #9; Best prior run: 5.948/243.11, Was #11 Bowman with severe tire shake and clicks it off. Whiteley with a real nice pass, straight down the groove to move up the ladder a couple spots. Steven Whiteley's incremental times: 60ft-0.991 sec., 330ft-2.632, 660ft-3.914/194.13 mph, 1,000ft-5.001. Left Lane: Todd Tutterow Runs 5.876/244.47, Now #5; Best prior run: 5.881/243.02, Was #5 Right Lane: Rickie Smith Runs 6.096/196.79, Now #7; Best prior run: 5.909/245.00, Was #7 Tutterow with another great pass to make his quickest pass of the weekend. Todd Tutterow's incremental times: 60ft-0.975 sec., 330ft-2.568, 660ft-3.852/192.77 mph, 1,000ft-4.952. Smith clicks it off early, but with him qualifying he has clinched his third Pro Mod championship. Left Lane: Michael Biehle Runs 6.232/242.41, Now #2; Best prior run: 5.848/251.86, Was #2 Right Lane: Bob Rahaim Runs 5.951/243.68, Now #4; Best prior run: 5.868/244.56, Was #4 Biehle gets loose on the top end and will hold on to the number two spot. Rahaim with another good pass, but will not improve. Bob Rahaim's incremental times: 60ft-0.990 sec., 330ft-2.654, 660ft-3.938/193.27 mph, 1,000ft-5.029. Frigo holds on to the number one qualifying spot for the second time in his career.
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