Fri, 02 Oct 2026, 16:57 PM Pro Modified Qualifying Notes, Session #1

By Reporter

MADISON, Ill. - Notes from round 1 qualifying in Pro Modified at the NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series, 15th annual NAPA Auto Parts NHRA Midwest Nationals listing lane, driver name, elapsed time, top speed, and position in order following run:

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Left Lane: Shane Gray Runs 6.159/169.78, Now #1
Right Lane: Peter Norton Runs 8.890/104.22, Now #2

Weather conditions: air temperature 72 degrees, relative humidity 62 percent, barometer 30.13 inches, adjusted altitude 1,615 feet, track temperature 126 degrees.

Gray with a good pass early, but appeared to use up an engine.

Norton was out of the groove early and clicked it off.

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Left Lane: Steve Jackson Runs 5.777/219.94, Now #2
Right Lane: Jason Collins Runs 5.678/253.18, Now #1

Jackson with a good pass early and then used up an engine in the lights as he is trailing a lot of smoke. The word from the top end is there is oil.

Collins is straight down the groove with a good looking pass.

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Left Lane: Nick Januik Runs 5.690/252.24, Now #2
Right Lane: Mike Castellana Runs 5.716/251.44, Now #3

Januik kept it hooked up an was straight down the groove with a good pass.

Castellana with a clean pass.

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Left Lane: Chip King Runs 9.346/115.33, Now #8
Right Lane: Kevin Rivenbark Runs 5.824/247.52, Now #5

King shook right at the hit and clicked it off.

Rivenbark is straight down the groove with a good clean pass.

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Left Lane: Lyle Barnett Runs 5.725/247.66, Now #4
Right Lane: Mike Thielen Runs 12.779/64.09, Now #10

Barnett with a good clean pass, straight down the groove.

Thielen shook right at the hit and clicked it off.

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Left Lane: Stan Shelton Runs 5.715/252.90, Now #4
Right Lane: JR Gray Runs 5.670/251.86, Now #1

Shelton kept it hooked up to go to the number four spot.

Gray launched hard and was straight down the groove to go to the number one spot. JR Gray's incremental times: 60ft-0.942 sec., 330ft-2.498, 660ft-3.726/201.16 mph, 1,000ft-4.778.

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Left Lane: Billy Banaka Runs 5.657/255.15, Now #1
Right Lane: Derek Menholt Runs 5.679/250.64, Now #4

Banaka launched hard and kept it hooked up to go to the number one spot. Billy Banaka's incremental times: 60ft-0.941 sec., 330ft-2.501, 660ft-3.728/202.21 mph, 1,000ft-4.774.

Menholt is straight down the groove with a good clean pass.

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Left Lane: Justin Bond Runs 5.666/254.57, Now #2
Right Lane: Mike Stavrinos Runs 5.734/248.80, Now #10

Bond is straight down the groove with a good clean pass to go to the number two spot. Justin Bond's incremental times: 60ft-0.956 sec., 330ft-2.529, 660ft-3.741/203.31 mph, 1,000ft-4.783.

Stavrinos with a good clean pass, straight down the groove.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink



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