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Sat, 05 Sep 2026, 12:35 PM

Pro Modified Qualifying Notes, Session #2

By Rick Green

INDIANAPOLIS - Notes from round 2 qualifying in Pro Modified at the NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series, 72nd annual Cornwell Quality Tools NHRA U.S. 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:

Left Lane: Tony Wilson Runs 11.171/76.94, Now #18; No Prior Run

Weather conditions: air temperature 79 degrees, relative humidity 73 percent, barometer 29.92 inches, adjusted altitude 3,128 feet.

wilson with severe tire shake right at the hit and clicked it off.

Left Lane: Jimmy Widener Runs 6.293/213.33, Now #9; Best prior run: 14.088/58.15, Was #20
Right Lane: Mike Thielen Runs 5.799/243.28, Now #1; Best prior run: 17.379/49.77, Was #21

Widener starts to spin on the top end and clicks it off early.

Thielen kept it hooked up and gets in the show. He goes to the number one spot. Mike Thielen's incremental times: 60ft-0.959 sec., 330ft-2.549, 660ft-3.805/197.13 mph, 1,000ft-4.880.

Left Lane: Sidnei Frigo Runs 5.809/250.37, Now #2; Best prior run: 12.339/81.48, Was #21
Right Lane: Alex Laughlin Runs 5.811/245.40, Now #3; Best prior run: 7.953/139.44, Was #16

Frigo goes straight down the groove to get in the show. He goes to the number two spot. Sidnei Frigo's incremental times: 60ft-0.985 sec., 330ft-2.597, 660ft-3.840/196.13 mph, 1,000ft-4.908.

Laughlin kept it hooked up to get off the bump, he goes to the number three spot.. Alex Laughlin's incremental times: 60ft-0.967 sec., 330ft-2.561, 660ft-3.820/196.53 mph, 1,000ft-4.896.

Left Lane: Nick Januik Runs 5.813/248.52, Now #4; Best prior run: 10.278/86.42, Was #20
Right Lane: Peter Norton Runs 5.918/241.76, Now #10; Best prior run: 7.410/137.54, Was #17

Januik with a good looking pass to get in the show, he goes to the number four spot.

Norton gets in the show up to the number 10 spot.

Left Lane: Stan Shelton Runs 6.364/217.04, Now #16; Best prior run: 9.843/90.74, Was #20
Right Lane: Paul Daigrepont Runs 13.213/78.15, Now #18; Best prior run: 6.950/149.30, Was #17

Shelton starts to lose traction a round 200 feet and pedals it. He can't get it to hook up and clicks it off.

Daigrepont is up in smoke right at the hit and the car is sideways as he clicks it off.

Left Lane: Chip King Runs 5.815/248.80, Now #6; Best prior run: 9.391/117.65, Was #20
Right Lane: JR Gray Runs 5.787/248.66, Now #1; Best prior run: 6.426/142.96, Was #17

King with a little wiggle early, but stayed with it to get in the show. He goes to the number six spot.

Gray launched hard and kept it hooked up to go to the number one spot. JR Gray's incremental times: 60ft-0.967 sec., 330ft-2.560, 660ft-3.809/196.70 mph, 1,000ft-4.882.

Left Lane: Shane Gray Runs 10.625/81.99, Now #20; Best prior run: 6.985/148.77, Was #20
Right Lane: Mike Castellana Runs 5.829/248.71, Now #8; Best prior run: 6.270/183.94, Was #14

Gray shook early and clicked it off.

Castellana is straight down the groove to get into the top half of the show.

Left Lane: Derek Menholt Runs 12.432/76.10, Now #17; Best prior run: 6.361/232.87, Was #17
Right Lane: Lyle Barnett Runs 13.184/85.16, Now #11; Best prior run: 5.873/246.30, Was #11

Menholt with severe tire shake and clicked it off.

Barnett with tire shake right at the hit and clicked it off.

Left Lane: Billy Banaka Runs 7.154/139.07, Now #16; Best prior run: 6.295/177.35, Was #16
Right Lane: Mike Stavrinos Runs 12.786/65.24, Now #10; Best prior run: 5.840/239.10, Was #10

Banaka shook and clicked it off early.

Stavrinos with severe shake and clicked it off.

Left Lane: Kevin Rivenbark Runs 5.815/248.84, Now #7; Best prior run: 5.957/218.09, Was #14
Right Lane: Justin Bond Runs 5.747/252.95, Now #1; Best prior run: 5.837/247.34, Was #9

Rivenbark is straight down the groove to get in the show.

Bond launched hard and kept it hooked up to go to the number one spot. Justin Bond's incremental times: 60ft-0.978 sec., 330ft-2.570, 660ft-3.798/200.26 mph, 1,000ft-4.856.

Left Lane: Jason Collins Runs 5.806/248.61, Now #5; Best prior run: 5.893/244.87, Was #13
Right Lane: Rickie Smith Runs 5.762/250.78, Now #2; Best prior run: 5.823/249.07, Was #9

Collins is straight down the groove to move into the top half of the show.

Smith kept it hooked up to go to the number two spot. Rickie Smith's incremental times: 60ft-0.972 sec., 330ft-2.568, 660ft-3.811/200.00 mph, 1,000ft-4.867.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink