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CONCORD, N.C. - Notes from round 3 qualifying in Pro Modified at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 11th annual NHRA Carolina Nationals presented by WIX Filters 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: Jader Krolow Runs 6.578/232.03, Now #21; No Prior Run Right Lane: Justin Bond Runs 5.921/243.37, Now #4; Best prior run: 5.718/258.52, Was #4 Weather conditions: air temperature 70 degrees, relative humidity 49 percent, barometer 29.27 inches, adjusted altitude 2,007 feet, track temperature 94 degrees. Krolow starts skating around and clicks it off early. Bond slows on the top end. Left Lane: Todd Tutterow Runs 5.757/249.58, Now #11; Best prior run: 8.053/117.68, Was #22 Right Lane: Pete Farber Runs 5.928/233.60, Now #21; Best prior run: 5.924/244.56, Was #20 Tutterow is straight down the groove with his career quickest pass to get in the show. Todd Tutterow's incremental times: 60ft-0.949 sec., 330ft-2.528, 660ft-3.783/198.00 mph, 1,000ft-4.854. Farber will not improve... Left Lane: Khalid alBalooshi Runs 5.797/226.85, Now #12; Best prior run: 5.759/251.91, Was #12 Right Lane: Clint Satterfield Runs 15.146/51.08, Now #19; Best prior run: 5.859/250.92, Was #19 alBalooshi was on a good pass until around 1000 feet when it has a nitrous explosion and sends the hood scoop flying. Satterfield with tire shake and clicks it off. Left Lane: Rick Hord Runs 5.681/258.67, Now #1; Best prior run: 5.891/240.55, Was #20 Right Lane: Steve Matusek Runs 5.803/251.72, Now #16; Best prior run: 5.820/251.44, Was #17 Hord launched hard and kept it hooked up runs his career quickest and fastest pass to go to the number one spot. Rick Hord's incremental times: 60ft-0.983 sec., 330ft-2.583, 660ft-3.787/206.83 mph, 1,000ft-4.813. This is the second quickest pass in the history of Pro Mod and ties for the seventh fastest pass. This is the quickest pass in Turbo history. Matusek with a great pass, his quickest and fastest pass this season and gets back into the show. Steve Matusek's incremental times: 60ft-0.965 sec., 330ft-2.574, 660ft-3.837/198.12 mph, 1,000ft-4.905. Left Lane: Brandon Snider Runs 5.988/242.02, Now #19; Best prior run: 5.824/244.60, Was #19 Right Lane: Bob Rahaim Runs 5.769/249.49, Now #15; Best prior run: 5.798/248.66, Was #15 Snider will not improve and is down to one spot to get in the show. Rahaim with his quickest pass this weekend, but will not move up the ladder. Bob Rahaim's incremental times: 60ft-0.968 sec., 330ft-2.564, 660ft-3.808/199.70 mph, 1,000ft-4.870. Left Lane: Michael Biehle Runs 5.781/257.48, Now #16; Best prior run: 5.814/257.53, Was #18 Right Lane: Danny Rowe Runs 5.790/253.80, Now #9; Best prior run: 5.750/253.99, Was #9 Biehle is straight down the groove with his quickest pass of the weekend to get in the show. He is in the show on the bump and for the second time in NHRa history the bump spot is in the 5.70's... Michael Biehle's incremental times: 60ft-1.002 sec., 330ft-2.635, 660ft-3.866/203.12 mph, 1,000ft-4.906. rowe with another good pass, but will not improve. Danny Rowe's incremental times: 60ft-0.973 sec., 330ft-2.583, 660ft-3.840/199.02 mph, 1,000ft-4.902. Left Lane: Doug Winters Runs 5.798/242.98, Now #17; Best prior run: 5.809/246.03, Was #18 Right Lane: Mike Janis Runs 5.715/249.03, Now #5; Best prior run: 5.755/247.52, Was #11 Winters is on a good looking pass until in the lights when the engine lets go with a quick fireball. Janis launched hard and kept it hooked up to move up to the number five spot. Mike Janis' incremental times: 60ft-0.947 sec., 330ft-2.510, 660ft-3.755/199.26 mph, 1,000ft-4.816. His career quickest pass and his fastest pass this season. Left Lane: Chip King Runs 14.060/60.23, Now #14; Best prior run: 5.764/248.89, Was #14 Right Lane: Sidnei Frigo Runs 5.701/258.07, Now #2; Best prior run: 5.713/259.31, Was #4 King with severe tire shake right at the hit and clicked it off. Frigo launched hard and kept it hooked up to make the sixth quickest pass in the history of Pro Mod to go to the number two spot. His career quickest...Sidnei Frigo's incremental times: 60ft-0.982 sec., 330ft-2.576, 660ft-3.795/204.26 mph, 1,000ft-4.830. Left Lane: Steven Whiteley Runs 5.987/199.08, Now #11; Best prior run: 5.753/254.14, Was #11 Right Lane: Steve Jackson Runs 5.748/249.39, Now #8; Best prior run: 5.738/247.84, Was #8 Whiteley slowed on the top end. Jackson with another good pass, but will not improve. Steve Jackson's incremental times: 60ft-0.955 sec., 330ft-2.529, 660ft-3.777/198.15 mph, 1,000ft-4.846. Left Lane: Rickie Smith Runs 5.711/251.77, Now #5; Best prior run: 5.745/251.34, Was #9 Right Lane: Chad Green Runs 6.734/148.14, Now #8; Best prior run: 5.728/250.64, Was #7 Smith launched hard and kept it hooked up to make the quickest Nitrous pass in the history of NHRA and the tenth quickest pass of all-time. Rickie Smith's incremental times: 60ft-0.958 sec., 330ft-2.534, 660ft-3.767/201.52 mph, 1,000ft-4.820. Green clicked it off early. Left Lane: Mike Castellana Runs 5.715/254.52, Now #4; Best prior run: 5.708/252.61, Was #4 Right Lane: Jeremy Ray Runs 5.684/251.58, Now #2; Best prior run: 5.705/252.10, Was #3 Castellana with another great pass...Mike Castellana's incremental times: 60ft-0.959 sec., 330ft-2.539, 660ft-3.776/201.01 mph, 1,000ft-4.829. Ray launched hard and kept it hooked up to go to the number two spot with the third quickest pass in the history of the Pro Mod. Jeremy Ray's incremental times: 60ft-0.940 sec., 330ft-2.498, 660ft-3.734/200.74 mph, 1,000ft-4.791.
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