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CONCORD, N.C. - Notes from final, round 4 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: Pete Farber No Time, Now #22; Best prior run: 5.924/244.56, Was #21 Right Lane: Jader Krolow Runs 5.825/255.05, Now #20; Best prior run: 6.578/232.03, Was #22 Weather conditions: air temperature 71 degrees, relative humidity 41 percent, barometer 29.26 inches, adjusted altitude 2,074 feet, track temperature 114 degrees. Farber is trailing fluid on the burnout and is shut off. The word from the track is it is fuel. Krolow with his quickest pass of the weekend and ties his career best and runs his career fastest, but will not get in the show. Jader Krolow's incremental times: 60ft-1.003 sec., 330ft-2.655, 660ft-3.897/201.13 mph, 1,000ft-4.944. Left Lane: Clint Satterfield Runs 7.526/131.51, Now #21; Best prior run: 5.859/250.92, Was #21 Right Lane: Brandon Snider Runs 5.772/247.84, Now #16; Best prior run: 5.824/244.60, Was #19 Satterfield starts to get loose and is out of the groove and over by the wall before he clicks it off. Snider is straight down the groove with his career quickest pass to get in the show. Brandon Snider's incremental times: 60ft-0.950 sec., 330ft-2.537, 660ft-3.791/197.68 mph, 1,000ft-4.865. With him getting in show we now have the quickest bump spot ever. Left Lane: Steve Matusek Runs 5.840/250.92, Now #19; Best prior run: 5.803/251.72, Was #19 Right Lane: Doug Winters Runs 5.958/209.14, Now #18; Best prior run: 5.798/242.98, Was #18 Matusek with another good pass, but will not improve and will not get in the show. Steve Matusek's incremental times: 60ft-0.980 sec., 330ft-2.598, 660ft-3.866/197.42 mph, 1,000ft-4.940. Winters is trailing a lot of engine smoke on the top end, but the word from the top end is the track is clean. Left Lane: Bob Rahaim Runs 5.777/248.61, Now #16; Best prior run: 5.769/249.49, Was #15 Right Lane: Michael Biehle Runs 5.757/257.78, Now #12; Best prior run: 5.781/257.48, Was #17 Rahaim with another good pass, but gets bumped back one spot by Biehle. He becomes the bump spot in the quickest field ever. Bob Rahaim's incremental times: 60ft-0.957 sec., 330ft-2.558, 660ft-3.807/199.23 mph, 1,000ft-4.873. Biehle launched hard and kept it hooked up to make his quickest pass of the weekend to go to the number 12 spot. Michael Biehle's incremental times: 60ft-1.000 sec., 330ft-2.619, 660ft-3.844/203.52 mph, 1,000ft-4.883. Left Lane: Danny Rowe Runs 14.117/78.39, Now #10; Best prior run: 5.750/253.99, Was #10 Right Lane: Chip King Runs 5.762/251.20, Now #15; Best prior run: 5.764/248.89, Was #15 Rowe is real loose early and he clicks it off. King is straight down the groove with his career quickest pass, but will stay in the number 15 spots. Chip King's incremental times: 60ft-0.973 sec., 330ft-2.555, 660ft-3.802/199.23 mph, 1,000ft-4.866. Left Lane: Steve Jackson Runs 5.785/248.43, Now #9; Best prior run: 5.738/247.84, Was #9 Right Lane: Khalid alBalooshi Runs 6.306/156.88, Now #14; Best prior run: 5.759/251.91, Was #14 Jackson with another good pass, but will not improve. Steve Jackson's incremental times: 60ft-0.965 sec., 330ft-2.549, 660ft-3.805/197.59 mph, 1,000ft-4.879. alBalooshi clicked it off early. Left Lane: Chad Green Runs 5.775/238.01, Now #8; Best prior run: 5.728/250.64, Was #8 Right Lane: Todd Tutterow Runs 5.789/249.81, Now #13; Best prior run: 5.757/249.58, Was #13 Green was on a great pass until in the lights when he had a nitrous back fire and it pitched the hood scoop. Chad Green's incremental times: 60ft-0.976 sec., 330ft-2.557, 660ft-3.799/200.11 mph, 1,000ft-4.859. Tutterow with another good looking pass, but will not improve. Todd Tutterow's incremental times: 60ft-0.978 sec., 330ft-2.571, 660ft-3.821/198.23 mph, 1,000ft-4.889. Right Lane: Steven Whiteley Runs 5.708/255.58, Now #4; Best prior run: 5.753/254.14, Was #11 Whitely launched hard and kept it hooked up to make his career quickest and fastest pass to go to the number four spot. That pass ties for the tenth quickest pass in Pro Mod. Steven Whiteley's incremental times: 60ft-0.968 sec., 330ft-2.538, 660ft-3.775/201.10 mph, 1,000ft-4.826. Left Lane: Mike Janis Runs 5.718/250.92, Now #7; Best prior run: 5.715/249.03, Was #7 Right Lane: Rickie Smith Runs 10.330/87.15, Now #6; Best prior run: 5.711/251.77, Was #6 Janis with another great pass, but will not improve. Mike Janis' incremental times: 60ft-0.956 sec., 330ft-2.518, 660ft-3.763/199.67 mph, 1,000ft-4.823. Smith with problems early and clicked it off. Left Lane: Sidnei Frigo Runs 5.765/256.80, Now #3; Best prior run: 5.701/258.07, Was #3 Right Lane: Mike Castellana Runs 8.868/103.21, Now #5; Best prior run: 5.708/252.61, Was #5 Frigo with another good pass, but will not improve. He stays in the number three spot. Sidnei Frigo's incremental times: 60ft-1.008 sec., 330ft-2.594, 660ft-3.834/199.46 mph, 1,000ft-4.886. Castellana with tire shake and clicks it off. Left Lane: Jeremy Ray Runs 5.683/251.91, Now #2; Best prior run: 5.684/251.58, Was #2 Right Lane: Rick Hord Runs 5.745/247.29, Now #1; Best prior run: 5.681/258.67, Was #1 Ray launched hard and kept it hooked up to make his career quickest pass, but will stay in the number two spot. Jeremy Ray's incremental times: 60ft-0.947 sec., 330ft-2.498, 660ft-3.734/201.04 mph, 1,000ft-4.791. This is third quickest pass in the history of Pro Mod. Hord with another good pass, but will not improve. Rick Hord's incremental times: 60ft-1.000 sec., 330ft-2.610, 660ft-3.826/204.70 mph, 1,000ft-4.860. He will hold on to the number one spot and this is second time Hord has qualified number one in his career.
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