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LAS VEGAS - Notes from final, round 3 qualifying in Pro Modified at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 17th 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: Carl Stevens Runs 6.277/244.12, Now #24; Best prior run: 11.388/78.03, Was #25 Weather conditions: air temperature 87 degrees, relative humidity 19 percent, barometer 27.88 inches, adjusted altitude 4,582 feet, track temperature 101 degrees. Stevens with his first full pass of the weekend, but comes up short of getting in the show. Left Lane: Sidnei Frigo Runs 5.899/250.69, Now #9; Best prior run: 7.185/136.69, Was #25 Right Lane: Clint Satterfield Runs 8.621/141.31, Now #24; Best prior run: 6.235/240.17, Was #23 Frigo launched hard and was straight down the groove to get in the show. Sidnei Frigo's incremental times: 60ft-1.019 sec., 330ft-2.677, 660ft-3.936/197.45 mph, 1,000ft-5.002. Satterfield shakes and clicks it off and will not get in the show. Left Lane: Derek Menholt Runs 6.180/232.87, Now #23; Best prior run: 6.182/235.89, Was #23 Right Lane: Rick Distefano Runs 11.240/77.28, Now #22; Best prior run: 6.143/232.47, Was #22 Menholt with his quickest pass of the weekend, but will not get in the show. Distefano with severe tire shake and clicks it off and will not get in the show. Left Lane: Billy Harper Runs 6.159/229.00, Now #21; Best prior run: 6.024/236.84, Was #20 Right Lane: Mike Knowles Runs 6.002/234.17, Now #20; Best prior run: 6.058/209.46, Was #21 No help here for Harper and he will not get in the show. Knowles with his quickest pass of the weekend, but will not get in the show. Left Lane: Khalid alBalooshi Runs 5.896/245.23, Now #9; Best prior run: 5.955/244.56, Was #16 Right Lane: Michael Bowman Runs 9.438/116.08, Now #19; Best prior run: 5.980/252.66, Was #19 alBalooshi with a real nice pass, his quickest pass of the weekend to get off the bubble. Khalid alBalooshi's incremental times: 60ft-0.975 sec., 330ft-2.616, 660ft-3.896/193.65 mph, 1,000ft-4.980. Bowman shakes and clicks it off and will not get in the show. He did set the National speed record this weekend. Left Lane: Chip King Runs 13.122/70.38, Now #16; Best prior run: 5.942/243.06, Was #16 Right Lane: Steve Matusek Runs 7.992/137.72, Now #18; Best prior run: 5.969/243.90, Was #18 King with severe tire shake right at the hit and clicks it off. Matusek launched with the front end in the air and then made a quick move toward the centerline before he lifts. Left Lane: Danny Rowe Runs 9.213/110.22, Now #16; Best prior run: 5.918/244.52, Was #15 Right Lane: Bob Rahaim Runs 5.915/243.63, Now #15; Best prior run: 5.956/242.36, Was #17 Rowe was real loose and clicks it off. Rahaim was straight down the groove with a real nice pass to get in the show. That bumped out King. Bob Rahaim's incremental times: 60ft-0.972 sec., 330ft-2.622, 660ft-3.906/193.60 mph, 1,000ft-4.995. Danny Rowe is on the bump spot at 5.918. Left Lane: Jim Whiteley Runs 5.930/243.28, Now #14; Best prior run: 5.914/245.90, Was #14 Right Lane: Michael Biehle Runs 5.896/251.95, Now #9; Best prior run: 5.911/251.63, Was #13 Whiteley with a clean pass, the fifth quickest of the session, but will not improve. Jim Whiteley's incremental times: 60ft-0.980 sec., 330ft-2.612, 660ft-3.905/191.81 mph, 1,000ft-5.005. Biehle launched hard and was straight down the groove with his quickest pass of the weekend to go to the number nine spot. He makes the quickest pass of the session. Michael Biehle's incremental times: 60ft-1.022 sec., 330ft-2.681, 660ft-3.939/197.94 mph, 1,000ft-5.001. Left Lane: Mike Janis Runs 9.232/92.71, Now #13; Best prior run: 5.908/242.32, Was #13 Right Lane: Harry Hruska Runs 5.884/248.75, Now #9; Best prior run: 5.907/249.58, Was #12 Janis makes a move toward the centerline around 330 feet and clicked it off. Hruska launched hard and kept it hooked up to make his quickest pass of the weekend. He makes the quickest pass of the session and moves to the number nine spot. Harry Hruska's incremental times: 60ft-1.004 sec., 330ft-2.654, 660ft-3.913/197.97 mph, 1,000ft-4.981. Left Lane: Jonathan Gray Runs 5.869/245.40, Now #6; Best prior run: 5.883/245.72, Was #8 Right Lane: Steven Whiteley Runs 5.883/245.05, Now #8; Best prior run: 5.879/245.49, Was #7 Gray was straight down the groove with his quickest pass of the weekend, he makes the quickest pass of the session to go to the number six spot. Jonathan Gray's incremental times: 60ft-0.966 sec., 330ft-2.600, 660ft-3.874/194.49 mph, 1,000ft-4.954. Whiteley with another good looking pass, but will not improve. He makes the second quickest pass of the session. Steven Whiteley's incremental times: 60ft-0.971 sec., 330ft-2.597, 660ft-3.877/193.43 mph, 1,000ft-4.966. Left Lane: Shane Molinari Runs 5.801/255.10, Now #1; Best prior run: 5.863/253.18, Was #5 Right Lane: Rickie Smith Runs 14.027/95.37, Now #7; Best prior run: 5.876/247.38, Was #7 Molinari launched hard and kept it hooked up to go to the number one spot. Shane Molinari's incremental times: 60ft-1.005 sec., 330ft-2.648, 660ft-3.872/201.49 mph, 1,000ft-4.918. Smith with tire shake right at the hit and clicked it off. Left Lane: Troy Coughlin Runs 5.848/253.80, Now #5; Best prior run: 5.857/254.47, Was #5 Right Lane: Mike Castellana Runs 5.841/248.61, Now #4; Best prior run: 5.839/247.88, Was #4 This is a great side-by-side drag race. Number one and two in points...these two both make great runs here. Coughlin with another great pass, but will not improve, but makes the third quickest pass of the session. Troy Coughlin's incremental times: 60ft-1.026 sec., 330ft-2.678, 660ft-3.910/199.70 mph, 1,000ft-4.963. Castellana is straight down the groove with the second quickest pass of the session, but will not improve. Mike Castellana's incremental times: 60ft-0.984 sec., 330ft-2.598, 660ft-3.861/196.56 mph, 1,000ft-4.935. If they both win round one, they will race each other in round two. Left Lane: Dan Stevenson Runs 5.807/255.19, Now #2; Best prior run: 5.804/252.66, Was #2 Right Lane: Steve Jackson Runs 8.844/130.89, Now #3; Best prior run: 5.823/245.99, Was #3 Stevenson with another great pass, but will not improve and will not get the number one spot back. He runs the second quickest pass of the session. Dan Stevenson's incremental times: 60ft-0.999 sec., 330ft-2.632, 660ft-3.875/200.83 mph, 1,000ft-4.924. Jackson with severe tire shake and clicks it off. Molinari holds on to the number one spot for the third time this season and his career.
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