Fri, 05 Oct 2018, 18:34 PM Pro Modified Qualifying Notes, Session #2

By Rick Green

ENNIS, Texas - Notes from round 2 qualifying in Pro Modified at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 33rd annual AAA Texas NHRA FallNationals 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:

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Left Lane: Danny Rowe Runs 5.875/248.52, Now #12; Best prior run: 9.104/76.17, Was #23
Right Lane: Scott Oksas Runs 6.032/243.24, Now #18; Best prior run: 10.941/95.07, Was #26

Weather conditions: air temperature 91 degrees, relative humidity 54 percent, barometer 29.31 inches, adjusted altitude 3,776 feet, track temperature 124 degrees.

Rowe is straight down the groove with a good pass to get in the show. Danny Rowe's incremental times: 60ft-0.986 sec., 330ft-2.611, 660ft-3.887/195.51 mph, 1,000ft-4.969.

Oksas with a move in the right direction, but will not get in the show.

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Left Lane: Doug Winters Runs 5.925/241.45, Now #18; Best prior run: 7.794/124.66, Was #23
Right Lane: Jim Whiteley Runs 7.971/134.54, Now #24; Best prior run: 10.418/119.01, Was #26

Winters is straight down the groove and improves, but just misses getting in the show. Doug Winters' incremental times: 60ft-0.966 sec., 330ft-2.597, 660ft-3.888/191.38 mph, 1,000ft-4.994.

Whiteley clicks it off early.

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Left Lane: Brandon Pesz Runs 5.887/243.41, Now #16; Best prior run: 7.444/139.50, Was #23
Right Lane: Rick Hord No Time, Now #26; Best prior run: 9.180/93.16, Was #26

Pesz is straight down the groove to get in the show with a good looking pass to get in the show. Brandon Pesz's incremental times: 60ft-0.978 sec., 330ft-2.589, 660ft-3.869/193.79 mph, 1,000ft-4.965.

Hord fires the car and then shuts it off before the burnout.

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Left Lane: Clint Satterfield Runs 5.999/245.09, Now #21; Best prior run: 6.331/238.43, Was #23
Right Lane: Keith Haney Runs 5.933/224.32, Now #20; Best prior run: 8.192/107.44, Was #25

Satterfield improves, but not enough to get in the show. Clint Satterfield's incremental times: 60ft-0.995 sec., 330ft-2.705, 660ft-3.989/193.63 mph, 1,000ft-5.082.

Haney improves, but will not get in the show. Keith Haney's incremental times: 60ft-0.992 sec., 330ft-2.624, 660ft-3.894/195.28 mph, 1,000ft-4.977.

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Left Lane: Pete Farber Runs 6.136/196.44, Now #24; Best prior run: 6.053/202.55, Was #23
Right Lane: Erica Enders Runs 5.962/249.58, Now #21; Best prior run: 6.118/244.52, Was #24

Farber slows on the top end and will not improve.

Enders improves, but not enough to get in the show. Erica Enders' incremental times: 60ft-1.020 sec., 330ft-2.715, 660ft-3.984/196.85 mph, 1,000ft-5.059.

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Left Lane: Bob Rahaim Runs 8.549/134.55, Now #18; Best prior run: 5.918/244.47, Was #18
Right Lane: Steve Matusek Runs 5.882/248.61, Now #15; Best prior run: 5.896/247.57, Was #17

Rahaim with tire shake and clicked it off.

Matusek is straight down the groove to get in the show. Steve Matusek's incremental times: 60ft-0.982 sec., 330ft-2.609, 660ft-3.887/195.51 mph, 1,000ft-4.973.

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Left Lane: Brandon Snider Runs 5.885/244.07, Now #14; Best prior run: 5.880/244.03, Was #13
Right Lane: Todd Tutterow Runs 5.871/245.36, Now #12; Best prior run: 5.887/245.67, Was #16

Snider with another good pass, but doesn't improve and gets bumped back one spot. Brandon Snider's incremental times: 60ft-0.972 sec., 330ft-2.588, 660ft-3.867/193.40 mph, 1,000ft-4.962.

Tutterow kept it hooked up to get off the bump spot. Todd Tutterow's incremental times: 60ft-0.969 sec., 330ft-2.584, 660ft-3.862/194.27 mph, 1,000ft-4.954.

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Left Lane: Chad Green Runs 5.814/247.47, Now #3; Best prior run: 5.869/243.06, Was #11
Right Lane: Jader Krolow Runs 5.858/248.80, Now #12; Best prior run: 5.881/250.78, Was #15

Green launched hard and kept it hooked up to go to the number three spot. Chad Green's incremental times: 60ft-0.981 sec., 330ft-2.590, 660ft-3.841/198.64 mph, 1,000ft-4.908.

Krolow is straight down the groove to move up to the number 12 spot. Jader Krolow's incremental times: 60ft-1.005 sec., 330ft-2.633, 660ft-3.888/197.83 mph, 1,000ft-4.958.

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Left Lane: Jeremy Ray Runs 5.821/247.02, Now #5; Best prior run: 5.846/246.98, Was #10
Right Lane: Mike Castellana Runs 5.820/249.86, Now #4; Best prior run: 5.854/248.20, Was #11

This is a great side-by-side drag race...

Ray is straight down the groove to move into the top half of the show. Jeremy Ray's incremental times: 60ft-0.965 sec., 330ft-2.560, 660ft-3.826/195.82 mph, 1,000ft-4.909.

Castellana with a great pass to go to the number four spot. Mike Castellana's incremental times: 60ft-0.977 sec., 330ft-2.584, 660ft-3.843/197.31 mph, 1,000ft-4.917.

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Left Lane: Justin Bond Runs 5.793/255.82, Now #1; Best prior run: 5.837/255.24, Was #10
Right Lane: Khalid alBalooshi Runs 5.818/249.21, Now #5; Best prior run: 5.846/247.20, Was #11

Bond launched hard and kept it hooked up to go to the number one spot. Justin Bond's incremental times: 60ft-1.005 sec., 330ft-2.631, 660ft-3.865/201.70 mph, 1,000ft-4.913. He has a puff of smoke on the top end and the word is there is oil on the track. Justin Bond was charged with an oildown, #1 for the season. That will cost 5 points.

alBalooshi with good looking pass to move into the top half of the show. Khalid alBalooshi's incremental times: 60ft-0.980 sec., 330ft-2.594, 660ft-3.848/197.74 mph, 1,000ft-4.917.

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Left Lane: Mike Janis Runs 5.808/245.23, Now #3; Best prior run: 5.833/244.83, Was #11
Right Lane: Rickie Smith Runs 5.833/248.80, Now #10; Best prior run: 5.829/247.84, Was #9

Janis kept it hitting on all eight to go to the number three spot. Mike Janis' incremental times: 60ft-0.961 sec., 330ft-2.543, 660ft-3.811/195.51 mph, 1,000ft-4.894.

Smith with another good pass, but will not improve and gets moved back one spot by Janis. Rickie Smith's incremental times: 60ft-0.990 sec., 330ft-2.611, 660ft-3.864/197.97 mph, 1,000ft-4.931.

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Left Lane: Steve Jackson Runs 5.859/246.39, Now #11; Best prior run: 5.831/246.48, Was #11
Right Lane: Michael Biehle Runs 5.780/256.89, Now #1; Best prior run: 5.826/255.63, Was #9

Jackson with a good pass, but will not improve.

Biehle launched hard and kept it hooked up and hitting on all eight to go to the number one spot. Michael Biehle's incremental times: 60ft-1.005 sec., 330ft-2.627, 660ft-3.857/202.48 mph, 1,000ft-4.902.

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Left Lane: Steven Whiteley Runs 9.200/99.76, Now #5; Best prior run: 5.811/250.64, Was #5
Right Lane: Sidnei Frigo Runs 5.795/256.89, Now #3; Best prior run: 5.801/257.87, Was #3

Whiteley with tire shake right at the hit and clicks it off.

Frigo with another great pass improving on his earlier pass, but will stay in the number three spot. Sidnei Frigo's incremental times: 60ft-1.025 sec., 330ft-2.642, 660ft-3.873/202.15 mph, 1,000ft-4.918.

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