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Fri, 31 Oct 2025, 21:01 PM

Pro Modified Qualifying Notes, Session #2

By Rick Green

LAS VEGAS - Notes from round 2 qualifying in Pro Modified at the NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series, 25th annual Dodge NHRA Nevada Nationals powered by Direct Connection 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:

Right Lane: Stan Shelton Runs 5.811/246.57, Now #12; Best prior run: 6.064/179.73, Was #17

Weather conditions: air temperature 76 degrees, relative humidity 19 percent, barometer 29.90 inches, adjusted altitude 3,710 feet.

Shelton is straight down the track and into the show to the number 12 spot. Stan Shelton's incremental times: 60ft-0.939 sec., 330ft-2.548, 660ft-3.811/194.58 mph, 1,000ft-4.897.

Left Lane: Mason Wright Runs 5.872/243.72, Now #17; No Prior Run
Right Lane: Doug Winters Runs 6.056/238.43, Now #18; Best prior run: 5.906/241.32, Was #17

Wright gets a time on the board, but not in the show.

Winters slows from earlier today and will not get in the show.

Left Lane: Nick Januik Runs 6.041/220.15, Now #19; Best prior run: 9.842/88.12, Was #19
Right Lane: Chip King Runs 7.658/121.56, Now #15; Best prior run: 5.824/247.34, Was #15

Januik with a good pass early, but has a pop on the top end. he still makes his quickest pass, but will not get in the show.

King is out of the groove and over by the center line before he clicks it off.

Left Lane: Dmitry Samorukov Runs 5.821/245.76, Now #15; Best prior run: 5.859/244.21, Was #16
Right Lane: Alex Laughlin Runs 5.816/245.63, Now #14; Best prior run: 5.815/246.26, Was #14

Samorukov is straight down the groove to get off the bump spot.

Laughlin with another good pass, but will not improve.

Left Lane: Sidnei Frigo Runs 5.793/247.79, Now #7; Best prior run: 5.811/246.17, Was #13
Right Lane: JR Gray Runs 5.794/247.61, Now #8; Best prior run: 5.802/248.11, Was #10

This is a good side-by-side drag race.

Frigo kept it hooked up to moves into the top half of the show.

Gray was straight down the groove to go to the number eight spot.

Left Lane: Mike Janis Runs 5.761/246.17, Now #2; Best prior run: 5.806/244.03, Was #12
Right Lane: Mike Stavrinos Runs 5.772/249.86, Now #6; Best prior run: 5.782/250.60, Was #6

Janis launched hard and kept it hooked up to go to the umber two spot. Mike Janis' incremental times: 60ft-0.947 sec., 330ft-2.534, 660ft-3.776/197.57 mph, 1,000ft-4.848.

Stavrinos with his quickest pass, but stays in the number six spot.

Left Lane: Derek Menholt Runs 5.782/246.62, Now #8; Best prior run: 5.797/246.08, Was #12
Right Lane: Lyle Barnett Runs 5.793/247.25, Now #7; Best prior run: 5.780/249.03, Was #7

Menholt is straight down the groove to move into the top half of the show. Derek Menholt's incremental times: 60ft-0.945 sec., 330ft-2.536, 660ft-3.790/196.07 mph, 1,000ft-4.868.

Barnett with another good clean pass, but will not improve.

Left Lane: Kevin Rivenbark Runs 5.776/247.38, Now #7; Best prior run: 5.796/246.39, Was #12
Right Lane: Steve Jackson Runs 8.318/138.07, Now #5; Best prior run: 5.769/248.16, Was #5

Rivenbark kept it hooked up and was straight down the groove to move into the top half of the show. Kevin Rivenbark's incremental times: 60ft-0.939 sec., 330ft-2.537, 660ft-3.786/196.36 mph, 1,000ft-4.864.

Jackson started to lose traction and clicked it off.

Left Lane: Rashid alBalooshi Runs 5.774/246.93, Now #7; Best prior run: 5.794/246.93, Was #12
Right Lane: Justin Bond Runs 5.777/243.11, Now #3; Best prior run: 5.763/244.47, Was #3

alBalooshi was straight down the groove to go to the number seven spot. Rashid alBalooshi's incremental times: 60ft-0.931 sec., 330ft-2.530, 660ft-3.781/195.70 mph, 1,000ft-4.861.

bond with another good looking pass, but will not improve. Justin Bond's incremental times: 60ft-0.945 sec., 330ft-2.526, 660ft-3.769/196.27 mph, 1,000ft-4.854.

Left Lane: Billy Banaka Runs 5.738/249.03, Now #1; Best prior run: 5.765/246.93, Was #4
Right Lane: Mike Castellana Runs 5.741/250.41, Now #2; Best prior run: 5.749/250.41, Was #1

Banaka launched hard and kept it hooked up to go to the number one spot. Billy Banaka's incremental times: 60ft-0.935 sec., 330ft-2.518, 660ft-3.770/197.25 mph, 1,000ft-4.833.

Castellana with another great pass, he is now in the number two spot. Mike Castellana's incremental times: 60ft-0.943 sec., 330ft-2.530, 660ft-3.771/197.31 mph, 1,000ft-4.840.

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