Sat, 03 Oct 2026, 20:03 PM Pro Modified Round 1 Eliminations

By Reporter

MADISON, Ill. - Results of round 1 eliminations in Pro Modified at the NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series, 15th annual NAPA Auto Parts NHRA Midwest Nationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 6280 Justin Bond                          308W Jimmy Widener                
E1   ****WINNER****  0.034  5.633 255.43                     0.026  5.692 251.86
 Qualified:             #3  5.605 258.02                       #14  5.684 251.67

Weather conditions: air temperature 70 degrees, relative humidity 45 percent, barometer 30.11 inches, adjusted altitude 1,318 feet.

This is the first time Bond and Widener have faced each other in eliminations.

Widener with the starting line advantage, but Bond has the difference made up by the time they go by the Christmas tree and never trailed for the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  205 Lyle Barnett                            1 JR Gray                      
E1                   0.028  5.715 251.81     ****WINNER****  0.038  5.610 255.19
 Qualified:             #8  5.627 252.99                        #9  5.632 255.68

Barnett is 3 - 2 against Gray in prior events.

Barnett with the starting line advantage, but was out of the groove. He stayed with it, but couldn't chase Gray down. Gray make his career quickest pass for the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    5 Derek Menholt                          44 Mike Castellana              
E1                   0.036  5.927 174.48     ****WINNER****  0.098  5.659 252.57
 Qualified:             #2  5.603 253.90                       #15  5.699 253.37

Menholt is 2 - 0 against Castellana in prior events.

Menholt with the starting line advantage and the lead until the car went silent and chutes were out. Castellana is straight down the groove with his career quickest pass for the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  225 Kevin Rivenbark                       280 Steve Jackson                
E1                   0.055  5.682 252.90     ****WINNER****  0.056  5.612 255.92
 Qualified:            #13  5.676 252.90                        #4  5.609 256.55

Rivenbark is 1 - 0 against Jackson in prior events.

Rivenbark with a tick advantage on the tree, but Jackson has the lead as they go by the Christmas tree. He never trails from there on for the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  209 Jason Collins                           3 Mike Stavrinos               
E1   ****WINNER****  0.010  5.632 255.39                     0.045  8.205 112.21
 Qualified:            #10  5.634 257.04                        #7  5.623 256.21

Collins is 2 - 0 against Stavrinos in prior events.

Collins with a great light and never trails for the win. He makes his career quickest pass for the win.

Stavrinos with tire shake and makes a move toward the wall before he clicked it off. He will have lane choice over Castellana in the next round.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    2 Billy Banaka                          212 Stan Shelton                 
E1                   0.066  5.678 253.75     ****WINNER****  0.015  5.639 256.36
 Qualified:             #6  5.619 254.76                       #11  5.642 256.31

Banaka and Shelton have each won 1 times against the other in prior events

Shelton with a great light and never trailed for the win. Shelton runs his career quickest pass for the win. He will give up lane choice to Bond in the next round.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  729 Nick Januik                          6911 Mike Thielen                 
E1                   0.052  6.968 119.34     ****WINNER****  0.028  5.666 249.81
 Qualified:             #5  5.618 256.94                       #12  5.650 251.63

This is the first time Januik and Thielen have faced each other in eliminations.

Thielen with the starting line advantage and never trailed for the win. He will give up lane choice to Jackson in the next round.

Januik used up an engine in the losing effort.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
   54 Shane Gray                              9 Chip King                    
E1                   0.054  5.694 250.55     ****WINNER****  0.035  5.618 255.43
 Qualified:            #16  5.700 249.58                        #1  5.596 257.24

This is the first time Gray and King have faced each other in eliminations.

King with the starting line advantage and never trailed for the win. He will give up lane choice to Gray in the next round.

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