Sat, 01 Oct 2022, 14:17 PM Pro Modified Qualifying Notes, Session #2

By Rick Green

MADISON, Ill. - Notes from round 2 qualifying in Pro Modified at the NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series, 11th annual NHRA Midwest 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: Mike Thielen Runs 5.820/244.07, Now #6; Best prior run: 10.605/81.83, Was #12

Weather conditions: air temperature 69 degrees, relative humidity 35 percent, barometer 30.15 inches, adjusted altitude 1,074 feet.

Thielen is straight down the grove to move into the top half of the show. Mike Thielen's incremental times: 60ft-0.969 sec., 330ft-2.562, 660ft-3.823/196.44 mph, 1,000ft-4.900.

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Left Lane: Lyle Barnett Runs 6.542/172.47, Now #9; Best prior run: 9.986/110.46, Was #12
Right Lane: Khalid alBalooshi Runs 5.870/207.46, Now #8; No Prior Run

Barnett with severe tire shake right at the hit and he pedaled it.

alBalooshi with a good pass until around 1000 feet when it appears the engine went away.

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Left Lane: Kris Thorne Runs 5.761/253.42, Now #5; Best prior run: 9.788/96.47, Was #13
Right Lane: Mike Castellana Runs 7.203/131.50, Now #12; Best prior run: 9.671/90.57, Was #12

Thorne is straight down the groove with a good clean pass to move into the top half of the show. Kris Thorne's incremental times: 60ft-0.959 sec., 330ft-2.572, 660ft-3.809/198.82 mph, 1,000ft-4.869.

Castellana with a good pass early and then clicked it off around half track.

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Left Lane: Kevin Rivenbark Runs 8.717/103.44, Now #8; Best prior run: 5.847/245.54, Was #8
Right Lane: JR Gray Runs 7.636/126.92, Now #13; Best prior run: 8.496/108.23, Was #13

Rivenbark with severe tire shake and was on two wheels before he clicked it off.

Gray shook and shut it off.

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Left Lane: Doug Winters Runs 5.753/248.52, Now #5; Best prior run: 5.770/248.29, Was #6
Right Lane: Rickie Smith Runs 5.767/250.97, Now #7; Best prior run: 6.624/157.67, Was #11

Winters is straight down the groove to move up the ladder one spot. Doug Winters' incremental times: 60ft-0.953 sec., 330ft-2.527, 660ft-3.780/198.00 mph, 1,000ft-4.848.

Smith kept it hooked up to go to the number seven spot. Rickie Smith's incremental times: 60ft-0.971 sec., 330ft-2.569, 660ft-3.815/199.08 mph, 1,000ft-4.873.

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Left Lane: Stan Shelton Runs 10.005/87.29, Now #4; Best prior run: 5.747/253.95, Was #4
Right Lane: Daniel Pharris Runs 5.673/251.34, Now #1; Best prior run: 5.723/249.95, Was #3

Shelton with severe tire shake and clicks it off.

Pharris is driving Jose Gonzalez's car this weekend. He launched hard and kept it hooked up all the way down the 1320 to the number one spot. Daniel Pharris' incremental times: 60ft-0.942 sec., 330ft-2.494, 660ft-3.725/200.95 mph, 1,000ft-4.779.

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Left Lane: Steve Jackson Runs 7.682/141.58, Now #3; Best prior run: 5.693/257.04, Was #2
Right Lane: Justin Bond Runs 5.678/252.38, Now #2; Best prior run: 5.713/252.28, Was #3

Jackson shook right at the hit and clicked it off.

Bond with another great pass, he is straight down the groove. He goes to the number two spot. Justin Bond's incremental times: 60ft-0.944 sec., 330ft-2.507, 660ft-3.739/201.22 mph, 1,000ft-4.789.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink

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