Fri, 11 Oct 2019, 18:38 PM Pro Modified Qualifying Notes, Session #2

By Rick Green

CONCORD, N.C. - Notes from round 2 qualifying in Pro Modified at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 12th annual NTK NHRA Carolina 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:

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Left Lane: Chuck Little Runs 8.899/96.78, Now #13; No Prior Run

Weather conditions: air temperature 84 degrees, relative humidity 35 percent, barometer 29.33 inches, adjusted altitude 2,908 feet, track temperature 113 degrees.

Little started to lose traction and clicked it off.

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Left Lane: Mike Janis Runs 5.771/249.95, Now #4; Best prior run: 10.413/80.98, Was #20
Right Lane: Chip King Runs 9.789/88.59, Now #20; Best prior run: 10.536/81.37, Was #21

Janis launched hard and kept it hooked up to go to the number four spot. Mike Janis' incremental times: 60ft-0.969 sec., 330ft-2.553, 660ft-3.804/198.23 mph, 1,000ft-4.872.

King shook and shut off.

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Left Lane: Doug Winters Runs 5.807/246.84, Now #9; Best prior run: 9.917/89.77, Was #21
Right Lane: Bob Rahaim Runs 8.768/113.65, Now #14; Best prior run: 9.233/103.74, Was #18

Winter was straight down the groove to go to the number nine spot. Doug Winters' incremental times: 60ft-0.960 sec., 330ft-2.548, 660ft-3.816/197.02 mph, 1,000ft-4.897.

Rahaim started to lose traction and clicked it off.

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Left Lane: Jim Whiteley Runs 5.813/245.36, Now #12; Best prior run: 9.654/91.48, Was #20
Right Lane: Scott Oksas Runs 5.803/253.04, Now #9; Best prior run: 9.082/92.85, Was #19

This was a good sid-e-by-side drag race.

Whiteley kept it hooked up to go to the number 12 spot. Jim Whiteley's incremental times: 60ft-0.959 sec., 330ft-2.555, 660ft-3.816/196.24 mph, 1,000ft-4.898.

Oksas was straight down the groove to the number number nine spot. Scott Oksas' incremental times: 60ft-0.993 sec., 330ft-2.629, 660ft-3.857/200.32 mph, 1,000ft-4.912.

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Left Lane: Eric Latino Runs 5.811/249.76, Now #11; Best prior run: 9.078/94.42, Was #20
Right Lane: Steve Matusek Runs 14.745/58.47, Now #15; Best prior run: 6.784/195.68, Was #14

Latino makes a clean pass to get in the show. Eric Latino's incremental times: 60ft-0.972 sec., 330ft-2.584, 660ft-3.842/197.91 mph, 1,000ft-4.911.

Matusek shook and shut it off.

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Left Lane: Brandon Snider Runs 5.774/247.93, Now #6; Best prior run: 8.967/100.55, Was #20
Right Lane: Steven Whiteley Runs 5.765/250.46, Now #3; Best prior run: 5.811/245.32, Was #12

Snider kept it hooked up and hitting on all eight all the way down the track to get in the show up into the top half. Brandon Snider's incremental times: 60ft-0.947 sec., 330ft-2.525, 660ft-3.789/196.70 mph, 1,000ft-4.866.

Whiteley with a great pass to go to the number three spot. Steven Whiteley's incremental times: 60ft-0.950 sec., 330ft-2.539, 660ft-3.796/197.74 mph, 1,000ft-4.865.

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Left Lane: Dwanye Wolfe Runs 5.795/246.44, Now #11; Best prior run: 8.813/102.17, Was #19
Right Lane: Michael Biehle Runs 5.768/254.23, Now #4; Best prior run: 5.801/254.18, Was #10

Wolfe launched hard and kept it hooked up to make his career quickest pass to go to the number 11 spot. Dwanye Wolfe's incremental times: 60ft-0.967 sec., 330ft-2.549, 660ft-3.806/197.10 mph, 1,000ft-4.884.

Biehle with a great looking pass to go to the number four spot. Michael Biehle's incremental times: 60ft-0.988 sec., 330ft-2.612, 660ft-3.834/201.85 mph, 1,000ft-4.884.

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Left Lane: Clint Satterfield Runs 6.265/227.80, Now #17; Best prior run: 7.042/208.55, Was #18
Right Lane: Justin Bond Runs 5.752/255.00, Now #1; Best prior run: 5.791/253.47, Was #9

Satterfield improves, but not enough to get in the show.

Bond launched hard and kept it hooked up with his quickest pass of the season to go to the number one spot. Justin Bond's incremental times: 60ft-0.976 sec., 330ft-2.583, 660ft-3.817/201.25 mph, 1,000ft-4.868.

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Left Lane: Alex Laughlin Runs 5.868/252.33, Now #16; Best prior run: 5.879/251.06, Was #16

Laughlin improves, but stays on the bump spot. Alex Laughlin's incremental times: 60ft-0.995 sec., 330ft-2.656, 660ft-3.907/197.86 mph, 1,000ft-4.974.

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Left Lane: Steve Jackson Runs 9.949/106.66, Now #10; Best prior run: 5.795/249.35, Was #10
Right Lane: Todd Tutterow Runs 5.744/251.30, Now #1; Best prior run: 5.761/251.72, Was #3

Jackson shook and shut off.

Tutterow with a great looking pass, straight down the groove to the number one spot. Todd Tutterow's incremental times: 60ft-0.958 sec., 330ft-2.535, 660ft-3.783/199.26 mph, 1,000ft-4.848.

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Left Lane: Mike Castellana Runs 9.280/97.84, Now #6; Best prior run: 5.769/250.00, Was #6
Right Lane: Khalid alBalooshi Runs 5.717/256.89, Now #1; Best prior run: 5.755/256.89, Was #3

Castellana lost traction right at the hit and clicked it off.

alBalooshi was straight down the groove with a great pass to go to the number one spot. Khalid alBalooshi's incremental times: 60ft-0.980 sec., 330ft-2.567, 660ft-3.797/202.82 mph, 1,000ft-4.841.

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