Sat, 18 Sep 2021, 13:38 PM Pro Modified Qualifying Notes, Session #2

By Dave Rowe

CONCORD, N.C. - Notes from round 2 qualifying in Pro Modified at the NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series, 13th annual DeWalt 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: Khalid alBalooshi Runs 5.967/243.81, Now #11; Best prior run: 13.603/60.37, Was #18
Right Lane: Mike Castellana Runs 5.846/242.71, Now #7; Best prior run: 9.976/86.69, Was #16

1:11 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 85 degrees, relative humidity 60 percent, barometer 30.09 inches, adjusted altitude 2,990 feet.

alBalooshi is able to make a full pass on this run and he goes down the groove and improves to the 11th spot for now. Castellana hook yesterday and clicked it off early. he makes a clean pass here and moves up to the seventh spot.

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Left Lane: Eric Latino Runs 5.801/246.62, Now #2; Best prior run: 10.354/85.05, Was #18
Right Lane: Jerico Balduf Runs 5.884/244.43, Now #12; Best prior run: 9.239/114.60, Was #16

Both of these drivers shook the tires on there attempts yesterday. Latino goes down the groove here with a clean pass and he moves up to the second spot. Balduf makes a trouble free pass and moves up to the 12th spot for now.

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Left Lane: Mike Salinas Runs 5.919/242.50, Now #14; Best prior run: 9.393/95.34, Was #18
Right Lane: Brandon Snider Runs 5.844/244.21, Now #8; Best prior run: 6.927/148.25, Was #17

It looks like everyone is solving the tire shake problem. Salinas makes a clean pass and moves up to the 14th spot. Snider improves and gets in the top half of the field for now.

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Left Lane: Jason Scruggs Runs 9.669/91.32, Now #18; Best prior run: 6.056/243.33, Was #17
Right Lane: Dwayne Wolfe Runs 5.871/247.25, Now #13; Best prior run: 6.599/165.38, Was #18

Scruggs made a decent pass yesterday. Wolfe was off of the throttle early.

Scruggs lost traction early in the run, the rear of the car moving around, gets about 300 feet out and backs off of the throttle. Wolfe makes a full pull and moves up to the 13th spot.

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Left Lane: Lyle Barnett Runs 5.898/240.98, Now #11; Best prior run: 5.863/243.06, Was #11
Right Lane: Paul Daigrepont Runs 7.573/134.27, Now #17; Best prior run: 5.971/240.64, Was #17

Daigrepont leaves the line and makes a move toward the wall. He gets about 300 feet out, steers it back to the left and backs off of the throttle. Barnett goes down the groove with a decent pass but doesn't improve.

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Left Lane: Steve Jackson Runs 5.815/247.57, Now #5; Best prior run: 5.839/246.26, Was #7
Right Lane: Doug Winters Runs 5.887/247.11, Now #12; Best prior run: 5.868/241.80, Was #12

Jackson goes down the groove with the quickest run of the round so far and he moves up to the fifth spot. Winters makes a clean, straight pass but he doesn't improve.

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Left Lane: Justin Bond Runs 5.775/246.71, Now #1; Best prior run: 5.821/245.67, Was #7
Right Lane: Jose Gonzalez Runs 5.811/246.26, Now #5; Best prior run: 5.848/244.07, Was #10

A good side-by-side, both right down the groove with clean, straight passes. Bond makes the quickest pass of the weekend so far and moves into the top spot for now. Gonzales makes a clean pass and moves up to the fifth spot for now.

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Left Lane: JR Gray Runs 7.635/129.00, Now #8; Best prior run: 5.819/247.47, Was #8
Right Lane: Chad Green Runs 5.811/251.11, Now #4; Best prior run: 5.812/250.97, Was #6

Gray leaves the line, gets about 300 feet out and has problems. Green makes a clean pass, improves by .001, and moves up two spots in the order.

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Left Lane: Rickie Smith Runs 5.809/249.44, Now #4; Best prior run: 5.811/248.89, Was #5
Right Lane: Jeffery Barker Runs 5.817/247.88, Now #2; Best prior run: 5.799/249.76, Was #2

Smith goes down the groove with a good run and moves up to the fourth spot. Barker makes a decent pass but doesn't improve.

Rickie Smith's incremental times: 60ft-0.985 sec., 330ft-2.599, 660ft-3.848/199.43 mph, 1,000ft-4.910.
Jeffery Barker's incremental times: 60ft-0.986 sec., 330ft-2.593, 660ft-3.844/207.53 mph, 1,000ft-4.912.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink

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