Sat, 19 Oct 2013, 11:20 AM Pro Mod Qualifying Notes, Session #1

By Larry Sullivan

BAYTOWN, Texas - Notes from round 1 qualifying in Aeromotive Fuel Systems Pro Mod at the 2013 ADRL Tour presented by Speedtech, World Finals IX listing lane, driver name, elapsed time, top speed, and position in order following run:

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Left Lane: Jimmy Keen Runs 3.874/195.87, Now #1
Right Lane: Ron Muenks Runs 4.238/172.41, Now #2

6:52 p.m. Keens with a career-best run that will be tough to beat.

Jimmy Keen's incremental times: 60ft-0.996 sec., 330ft-2.612.

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Left Lane: David M Janes Runs 3.903/192.41, Now #2
Right Lane: T.J. Tindle Runs 4.267/137.96, Now #4

Tindle Tindle was on a good run for about 200 feet, then had problems. Nice run by Janes to move into the #2 spot.

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Left Lane: Larry Higginbotham Runs 3.965/184.40, Now #3
Right Lane: Keith Haney Runs 3.973/188.17, Now #4

Nice side-by-side show, all the way down the track.

Larry Higginbotham's incremental times: 60ft-0.999 sec., 330ft-2.632.
Keith Haney's incremental times: 60ft-1.002 sec., 330ft-2.660.

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Left Lane: Thomas Myers Runs 6.656/68.99, Now #8
Right Lane: Jim Sackuvick Runs 3.913/187.68, Now #3

10:02 a.m. - Hopefully, we've seen the last rain for the weekend. It is cooler and conditions should be excellent for the rest of the event.

Jimmy Keen's 3.874 is the number to beat for the #1 spot.

Myers shook immediately, turned left, and lifted. Sackuvick avoided the shake demons and made a nice run.

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Left Lane: Jeffrey Cummins Jr Runs 7.049/67.74, Now #10
Right Lane: Tim Savell Runs 5.099/117.84, Now #8

Cummins shook, pedaled, shook, and pedaled again. Savell didn't appear to shake or backpedal, but his car was sluggish at the start, with a 1.18 60-foot time.

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Left Lane: Khalid Balooshi Runs 4.337/129.74, Now #8
Right Lane: Joshua Vettel Runs 11.858/33.77, Now #12

Vettel shook and then the engine shut down. Balooshi is transitioning to fuel injection and this was a planned short run, shutting off before the 330-foot marker. His 0.950 60-foot time should bring some smiles.

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Left Lane: Travis Harvey Runs 25.846/41.88, Now #14
Right Lane: Johnny Pilcher Runs 4.024/183.49, Now #6

Harvey shook and the engine shut off, the car coasting to a stop before the finish line. He got the car fired again and drove it off the track. Meanwhile, Pilcher made a "full pull."

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Left Lane: Erica Enders-Stevens Runs 6.446/80.27, Now #12
Right Lane: Robert Patrick Runs 5.092/100.67, Now #10

Both cars shook, both drivers pedaled, neither had much success.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink