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DINWIDDIE, Va. - Notes from final, round 4 qualifying in Pro Modified at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, Second annual Virginia NHRA 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: Chad Green Runs 5.821/250.78, Now #9; Best prior run: 10.743/82.90, Was #22 Right Lane: Harry Hruska Runs 11.008/82.10, Now #22; Best prior run: 7.571/209.01, Was #21 Weather conditions: air temperature 91 degrees, relative humidity 44 percent, barometer 29.70 inches, adjusted altitude 3,168 feet, track temperature 135 degrees. Green launched hard and kept it hooked up to make his quickest pass of the weekend to get in the show. Chad Green's incremental times: 60ft-1.006 sec., 330ft-2.624, 660ft-3.867/200.83 mph, 1,000ft-4.927. Hruska was up in smoke right at the hit and the car was sideways before he clicked it off. He apparently hurt the engine as the word comes out there is oil in his lane on the top end. Harry Hruska was charged with an oildown, #2 for the season. That will cost 10 points. Left Lane: Clint Satterfield Runs 8.340/124.19, Now #20; Best prior run: 6.176/244.16, Was #20 Right Lane: Bob Rahaim Runs 10.709/95.77, Now #21; Best prior run: 7.456/125.23, Was #21 Satterfield with tire shake and he clicks it off. Rahaim with severe tire shake and clicked it off. Left Lane: Chuck Little Runs 6.012/211.66, Now #19; Best prior run: 5.980/240.29, Was #18 Right Lane: Doug Winters Runs 5.906/244.83, Now #18; Best prior run: 6.038/244.07, Was #19 Little starts to lose traction on the top end and clicks it off. Winters with his quickest pass of the weekend, but will not get in the show. Left Lane: Steven Whiteley Runs 5.893/247.29, Now #17; Best prior run: 5.893/247.84, Was #16 Right Lane: Chip King Runs 5.858/249.58, Now #14; Best prior run: 5.893/239.14, Was #17 Whiteley matches his quickest pass of the weekend, but gets bumped out by King on this pass. Steven Whiteley's incremental times: 60ft-1.000 sec., 330ft-2.623, 660ft-3.899/194.35 mph, 1,000ft-4.982. King was straight down the groove with his quickest pass of the weekend to get in the show. Chip King's incremental times: 60ft-0.995 sec., 330ft-2.616, 660ft-3.882/196.42 mph, 1,000ft-4.956. Left Lane: Eric Latino Runs 5.854/247.88, Now #14; Best prior run: 5.885/244.83, Was #16 Right Lane: Erica Enders Runs 6.299/223.14, Now #16; Best prior run: 5.876/256.65, Was #15 Latino kept it hooked up to make his quickest pass of the weekend and get off the bump spot. Eric Latino's incremental times: 60ft-0.980 sec., 330ft-2.603, 660ft-3.870/195.79 mph, 1,000ft-4.948. Enders started to lose traction and clicked it off, she is now on the bump. Left Lane: Brandon Snider Runs 11.491/86.23, Now #13; Best prior run: 5.836/244.25, Was #13 Right Lane: Rickie Smith Runs 10.059/89.21, Now #12; Best prior run: 5.836/248.93, Was #12 Snider with severe tire shake and he clicks it off. Smith shook and clicked it off. Left Lane: Steve Matusek Runs 9.084/99.49, Now #8; Best prior run: 5.817/257.58, Was #8 Right Lane: Jeremy Ray Runs 5.866/246.62, Now #11; Best prior run: 5.829/246.12, Was #11 Matusek with tire shake for the first time this weekend and he shuts it off. Ray is straight down the groove, he makes the fourth quickest pass of this session. Jeremy Ray's incremental times: 60ft-0.971 sec., 330ft-2.586, 660ft-3.866/193.77 mph, 1,000ft-4.954. Left Lane: Jose Gonzalez Runs 5.793/258.47, Now #5; Best prior run: 5.806/256.60, Was #7 Right Lane: Alex Laughlin Runs 5.874/256.11, Now #10; Best prior run: 5.828/257.04, Was #10 Gonzalez launched hard and kept it hooked up to make his quickest pass of the weekend to move up the ladder a couple spots. Jose Gonzalez's incremental times: 60ft-1.014 sec., 330ft-2.663, 660ft-3.882/211.49 mph, 1,000ft-4.921. He makes the quickest pass of the session. Laughlin with another goo pass, but will not improve. Alex Laughlin's incremental times: 60ft-1.036 sec., 330ft-2.714, 660ft-3.955/192.63 mph, 1,000ft-4.995. Left Lane: Todd Tutterow Runs 5.816/248.89, Now #4; Best prior run: 5.783/249.30, Was #3 Right Lane: Mike Janis Runs 5.776/248.39, Now #3; Best prior run: 5.804/248.43, Was #7 Tutterow with another good looking pass, but didn't improve, and gets bumped back one spot by Janis. Todd Tutterow's incremental times: 60ft-0.980 sec., 330ft-2.583, 660ft-3.840/197.13 mph, 1,000ft-4.912. Janis kept it hooked up and hitting on all eight to make his quickest pass of the weekend and the quickest pass of the session to go to the number three spot. Mike Janis' incremental times: 60ft-0.959 sec., 330ft-2.550, 660ft-3.804/197.36 mph, 1,000ft-4.873. Left Lane: Sidnei Frigo Runs 5.802/254.57, Now #2; Best prior run: 5.774/256.02, Was #2 Right Lane: Mike Castellana Runs 8.946/101.77, Now #7; Best prior run: 5.797/249.12, Was #7 Frigo with another good pass, but will not improve. He made full pass in all four sessions. Sidnei Frigo's incremental times: 60ft-1.011 sec., 330ft-2.653, 660ft-3.880/202.97 mph, 1,000ft-4.922. Castellana with severe tire shake right at the hit and clicked it off. Left Lane: Khalid alBalooshi Runs 6.661/158.63, Now #1; Best prior run: 5.774/257.28, Was #1 Right Lane: Steve Jackson Runs 5.827/250.18, Now #5; Best prior run: 5.789/250.04, Was #5 alBalooshi makes quick move toward the wall and clicks it off. He holds on to the number one spot for the first time this season and the sixth time in his career. Jackson is another one to make a full pass in all four attempts this weekend. He makes a good pass, but will not improve. Steve Jackson's incremental times: 60ft-0.997 sec., 330ft-2.613, 660ft-3.861/197.94 mph, 1,000ft-4.929.
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