Sat, 12 Oct 2019, 13:16 PM Pro Modified Qualifying Notes, Session #3

By Rick Green

CONCORD, N.C. - Notes from round 3 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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Right Lane: Steve Jackson Runs 5.770/251.20, Now #6; Best prior run: 5.795/249.35, Was #9

Weather conditions: air temperature 86 degrees, relative humidity 38 percent, barometer 29.29 inches, adjusted altitude 3,102 feet, track temperature 110 degrees.

Jackson launched hard and kept it hooked up to make his quickest pass of the weekend to move into the top half of the show. Steve Jackson's incremental times: 60ft-0.953 sec., 330ft-2.559, 660ft-3.801/198.26 mph, 1,000ft-4.871.

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Left Lane: Rickie Smith Runs 5.755/252.80, Now #4; Best prior run: 5.777/252.14, Was #9
Right Lane: Mike Castellana Runs 5.754/249.90, Now #3; Best prior run: 5.769/250.00, Was #5

Smith kept it hooked up to make his quickest pass of the weekend to go to the number four spot. Rickie Smith's incremental times: 60ft-0.979 sec., 330ft-2.581, 660ft-3.817/201.76 mph, 1,000ft-4.868.

Castellana was straight down the groove with his quickest pass of the weekend to move up to the number three spot. Mike Castellana's incremental times: 60ft-0.954 sec., 330ft-2.537, 660ft-3.786/198.85 mph, 1,000ft-4.853.

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Left Lane: Steve Matusek No Time, Now #18; Best prior run: 6.784/195.68, Was #17
Right Lane: Chuck Little Runs 5.883/242.28, Now #16; Best prior run: 8.899/96.78, Was #19

Matusek timed out and will not get and E.T.

Little is straight down the groove with his quickest pass of the weekend to get in the show. He is in on the bubble...Chuck Little's incremental times: 60ft-0.958 sec., 330ft-2.574, 660ft-3.856/192.69 mph, 1,000ft-4.955.

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Left Lane: Chip King Runs 7.302/126.34, Now #19; Best prior run: 9.789/88.59, Was #20
Right Lane: Clint Satterfield Runs 7.533/132.79, Now #17; Best prior run: 6.265/227.80, Was #17

King starts to shake and clicks it off.

Satterfield shook and clicked it off.

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Left Lane: Bob Rahaim Runs 5.825/247.66, Now #15; Best prior run: 8.768/113.65, Was #20
Right Lane: Alex Laughlin Runs 5.890/246.71, Now #16; Best prior run: 5.868/252.33, Was #15

Rahaim is straight down the groove with his quickest pass of the weekend to get in the show. Bob Rahaim's incremental times: 60ft-0.988 sec., 330ft-2.596, 660ft-3.851/198.61 mph, 1,000ft-4.919.

Laughlin with a clean pass, but no help he is now on the bump.

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Left Lane: Scott Oksas No Time, Now #11; Best prior run: 5.803/253.04, Was #11
Right Lane: Jim Whiteley Runs 5.805/246.08, Now #12; Best prior run: 5.813/245.36, Was #14

Oksas can't get the car to fire.

Whiteley with a nice pass, his quickest of the weekend to move up the ladder a couple spots. Jim Whiteley's incremental times: 60ft-0.967 sec., 330ft-2.557, 660ft-3.813/197.13 mph, 1,000ft-4.892.

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Left Lane: Michael Biehle Runs 5.780/253.85, Now #6; Best prior run: 5.768/254.23, Was #6
Right Lane: Eric Latino Runs 5.803/250.27, Now #12; Best prior run: 5.811/249.76, Was #14

Biehle with another good pass, but will not improve. Michael Biehle's incremental times: 60ft-0.988 sec., 330ft-2.604, 660ft-3.842/201.34 mph, 1,000ft-4.894.

Latino is straight down the groove with his quickest pass of the weekend to move up the ladder a couple spots. Eric Latino's incremental times: 60ft-0.968 sec., 330ft-2.576, 660ft-3.833/197.77 mph, 1,000ft-4.903.

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Left Lane: Steven Whiteley Runs 10.098/88.98, Now #5; Best prior run: 5.765/250.46, Was #5
Right Lane: Doug Winters Runs 9.319/98.34, Now #14; Best prior run: 5.807/246.84, Was #14

Whiteley with tire shake and clicks it off.

Winters shook and shut it off.

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Left Lane: Justin Bond Runs 5.765/253.28, Now #2; Best prior run: 5.752/255.00, Was #2
Right Lane: Dwanye Wolfe Runs 5.821/247.07, Now #10; Best prior run: 5.795/246.44, Was #10

Bond with another great pass, but will not improve. Justin Bond's incremental times: 60ft-0.976 sec., 330ft-2.589, 660ft-3.825/201.49 mph, 1,000ft-4.876.

Wolfe with good pass, straight down the groove, but will not improve. Dwanye Wolfe's incremental times: 60ft-0.966 sec., 330ft-2.563, 660ft-3.829/195.76 mph, 1,000ft-4.911.

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Left Lane: Todd Tutterow Runs 5.780/250.69, Now #1; Best prior run: 5.744/251.30, Was #1
Right Lane: Brandon Snider Runs 11.734/72.28, Now #9; Best prior run: 5.774/247.93, Was #9

Tutterow launched hard and kept it hooked up to go to the number one spot. Todd Tutterow's incremental times: 60ft-0.966 sec., 330ft-2.557, 660ft-3.813/198.29 mph, 1,000ft-4.882.

Snider shook and shut off.

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Right Lane: Mike Janis Runs 5.792/249.95, Now #8; Best prior run: 5.771/249.95, Was #8

Janis is straight down the groove with another good looking pass, but will not improve. Mike Janis' incremental times: 60ft-0.980 sec., 330ft-2.566, 660ft-3.821/197.62 mph, 1,000ft-4.891.

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