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MADISON, Ill. - Notes from round 3 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 this round, position in order following run, best prior elapsed time/speed, and position in order prior to run: Right Lane: Kevin Rivenbark Runs 5.676/252.90, Now #10; Best prior run: 5.824/247.52, Was #17 Weather conditions: air temperature 64 degrees, relative humidity 62 percent, barometer 30.21 inches, adjusted altitude 878 feet. Four of the 10 quickest runs in Pro Mod history have been recorded at this event including the top two (5.619) were made yesterday. Rivenbark is straight down the groove to get in the show. Left Lane: Shane Gray Runs 5.721/249.86, Now #14; Best prior run: 5.729/246.71, Was #14 Right Lane: JR Gray Runs 5.961/194.41, Now #9; Best prior run: 5.670/251.86, Was #9 Gray with another good pass with his quickest pass, but will stay in the number 14 spot. Gray used up an engine on the top end. Left Lane: Chip King Runs 5.655/257.04, Now #7; Best prior run: 5.690/243.94, Was #12 Right Lane: Peter Norton Runs 7.365/93.18, Now #17; Best prior run: 5.768/200.41, Was #17 King kept it hooked up to move into the top half of the show. Norton lost traction early and clicked it off. Left Lane: Steve Jackson Runs 5.618/256.75, Now #1; Best prior run: 5.680/252.80, Was #12 Right Lane: Jimmy Widener Runs 5.684/251.67, Now #13; Best prior run: 5.745/249.16, Was #16 Jackson launched hard and kept it hooked up to make the quickest pass in Pro Mod history for the National record. Steve Jackson's incremental times: 60ft-0.944 sec., 330ft-2.490, 660ft-3.703/204.32 mph, 1,000ft-4.741. Widener is straight down the groove with his quickest pass to move off the bump. Left Lane: Stan Shelton No Time, Now #10; Best prior run: 5.662/255.29, Was #10 Right Lane: Mike Thielen Runs 5.672/250.41, Now #12; Best prior run: 5.739/248.16, Was #16 Shelton can't get the car to fire and won't make the call. Thielen is straight down the groove to get off the bump spot. Left Lane: Lyle Barnett Runs 5.629/253.99, Now #5; Best prior run: 5.656/251.49, Was #9 Right Lane: Mike Castellana Runs 5.702/252.33, Now #15; Best prior run: 5.716/251.44, Was #15 Barnett is straight down the groove with his career quickest pass to move into the top half of the show. Castellana straight down the groove with his quickest pass, but stays in the number 15 spot. Left Lane: Nick Januik Runs 5.618/256.94, Now #1; Best prior run: 5.633/254.14, Was #6 Right Lane: Mike Stavrinos Runs 5.623/256.21, Now #5; Best prior run: 5.652/255.00, Was #8 Januik launched hard and kept hooked up and hitting on all eight to take the National record based on his faster speed. Nick Januik's incremental times: 60ft-0.932 sec., 330ft-2.472, 660ft-3.695/202.55 mph, 1,000ft-4.739. Stavrinos is straight down the groove with his career quickest pass to move up the ladder three spots. Left Lane: Billy Banaka Runs 6.100/251.20, Now #4; Best prior run: 5.619/254.76, Was #4 Right Lane: Jason Collins Runs 8.969/100.30, Now #8; Best prior run: 5.640/256.06, Was #8 Banaka shook and pedaled it. Collins shook and clicked it off. Left Lane: Justin Bond Runs 5.620/257.43, Now #4; Best prior run: 5.619/256.06, Was #3 Right Lane: Derek Menholt Runs 5.605/253.80, Now #1; Best prior run: 5.627/252.85, Was #6 Bond kept it hooked up and makes another great pass. Menholt kept it hooked up and hitting on all eight to make the quickest pass in the history of Pro Mod for the National record. Derek Menholt's incremental times: 60ft-0.920 sec., 330ft-2.458, 660ft-3.674/202.42 mph, 1,000ft-4.720.
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