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Sat, 03 Oct 2026, 18:03 PM

Pro Modified Qualifying Notes, Final Session
By Reporter





MADISON, Ill. - Notes from final, round 4 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:
Left Lane: Peter Norton Runs 6.368/166.48, Now #17; Best prior run: 5.768/200.41, Was #17

Weather conditions: air temperature 75 degrees, relative humidity 35 percent, barometer 30.12 inches, adjusted altitude 1,535 feet, track temperature 107 degrees.

Norton was on a good pass early, but then the engine let go. He still makes his quickest pass of the weekend, but will not get in the show.

Left Lane: Mike Castellana Runs 5.699/253.37, Now #15; Best prior run: 5.702/252.33, Was #15
Right Lane: Shane Gray Runs 5.700/249.58, Now #16; Best prior run: 5.721/249.86, Was #16

Castellana is straight down the groove with his quickest pass this weekend. He stays in the number 15 spot.

Gray is straight down the groove with his career quickest pass.

Left Lane: Jimmy Widener Runs 5.881/230.53, Now #14; Best prior run: 5.684/251.67, Was #14
Right Lane: Stan Shelton Runs 5.642/256.31, Now #9; Best prior run: 5.662/255.29, Was #10

Widener with a clean pass

Shelton is straight down the groove with his quickest pass of the weekend to move up the ladder a spot.

Left Lane: Kevin Rivenbark Runs 5.702/252.52, Now #13; Best prior run: 5.676/252.90, Was #13
Right Lane: Chip King Runs 5.596/257.24, Now #1; Best prior run: 5.655/257.04, Was #10

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

King launched hard and kept it hooked to make the first Pro Mod pass in the 5.60s. Chip King's incremental times: 60ft-0.920 sec., 330ft-2.468, 660ft-3.685/203.68 mph, 1,000ft-4.721.

Left Lane: Mike Thielen Runs 5.650/251.63, Now #11; Best prior run: 5.672/250.41, Was #12
Right Lane: Lyle Barnett Runs 5.627/252.99, Now #8; Best prior run: 5.629/253.99, Was #8

Thielen is straight down the groove with his quickest pass to move up the ladder one spot.

Barnett with his career quickest pass, but will stay in the number eight spot.

Left Lane: JR Gray Runs 5.632/255.68, Now #9; Best prior run: 5.670/251.86, Was #12
Right Lane: Billy Banaka Runs 6.733/145.64, Now #6; Best prior run: 5.619/254.76, Was #6

Gray kept it hooked up and makes his career quickest pass to move up the ladder three spots.

Banaka with another good pass.

Left Lane: Jason Collins Runs 5.634/257.04, Now #10; Best prior run: 5.640/256.06, Was #10
Right Lane: Justin Bond Runs 5.605/258.02, Now #2; Best prior run: 5.619/256.06, Was #5

Collins kept it hooked up to make his career quickest pass.

Bond launched hard and kept it hooked up with his career quickest pass to go to the number two spot. Justin Bond's incremental times: 60ft-0.941 sec., 330ft-2.488, 660ft-3.698/204.42 mph, 1,000ft-4.732.

Left Lane: Mike Stavrinos Runs 5.641/255.48, Now #7; Best prior run: 5.623/256.21, Was #7
Right Lane: Steve Jackson Runs 5.609/256.55, Now #4; Best prior run: 5.618/256.75, Was #5

Stavrinos with another good pass.

Jackson launched hard and kept it hooked up with his career quickest pass to move up the ladder one spot. Steve Jackson's incremental times: 60ft-0.943 sec., 330ft-2.481, 660ft-3.695/204.29 mph, 1,000ft-4.732.

Left Lane: Derek Menholt Runs 5.603/253.90, Now #2; Best prior run: 5.605/253.80, Was #3
Right Lane: Nick Januik Runs 5.665/253.90, Now #5; Best prior run: 5.618/256.94, Was #5

Menholt launched hard and kept it hooked up to make his career quickest pass. He goes to the number two spot. Derek Menholt's incremental times: 60ft-0.921 sec., 330ft-2.465, 660ft-3.674/202.76 mph, 1,000ft-4.718.

Januik with another good pass.

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