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MADISON, Ill. - Results of round 1 eliminations in Pro Modified at the NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series, 12th annual NHRA Midwest Nationals:
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
1 Kris Thorne 1955 Ken Quartuccio
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.051 5.767 248.84 0.031 5.812 246.21
Qualified: #8 5.810 245.63 #9 5.816 236.46
Weather conditions: air temperature 83 degrees, relative humidity 47 percent, barometer 30.22 inches,
adjusted altitude 2,251 feet, track temperature 116 degrees.Kris Thorne is 18 - 7 overall in Rd. 1 and 7 - 1 this year. Ken Quartuccio ran a career best in qualifying. This is the first time Thorne and Quartuccio have faced each other in eliminations. Quartuccio with the starting line advantage, but Thorne chases him down by half track. He never trails from there on for the win. Kris Thorne's MOV: 0.0254 seconds (approximately 9 feet). Thorne with his quickest pass of the weekend. Quartuccio with his quickest pass of the weekend in the losing
effort. Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed 4334 Mason Wright 44 Mike Castellana E1 0.009 5.889 244.83 ****WINNER**** 0.093 5.749 251.58 Qualified: #11 5.824 244.74 #6 5.783 249.07Mike Castellana "leaves first" 61% of the time. Mason Wright is the 77th driver to face Castellana in eliminations (34 of those drivers have never beaten Castellana) Wright with a great light, but Castellana
chases him down by half track and never trails from there on for the win. Castellana with his quickest pass
of the weekend for the win. He makes the fastest pass of the event. Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed 6911 Mike Thielen 6042 Jordan Lazic E1 0.097 5.817 245.36 ****WINNER**** 0.056 5.757 247.20 Qualified: #15 5.865 244.83 #2 5.751 246.98Jordan Lazic is making his 1st NHRA Pro Mod start. Mike Thielen is 4 - 12 in Rd. 1. (Thielen is #15 and the #15 P. Mod qualifier won this race in 2016) Lazic with the starting line advantage and never trailed for
the win.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
9 Doug Winters 4000 Jason Scruggs
E1 0.056 5.917 240.38 ****WINNER**** 0.048 5.722 251.30
Qualified: #16 5.906 241.93 #1 5.749 250.27
Jason Scruggs has been to 3 races this year and went to the final round at 2 of them. Doug Winters is 15
- 33 in Rd. 1 (2 - 3 in Rd. 1 this year).This is the first time Winters and Scruggs have faced each other in eliminations. Scruggs with the starting line advantage and never trailed for the win. He runs low E.T.
of the event for the win. He will have lane choice over Thorne in the next round. Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed 225 Kevin Rivenbark 327 Khalid alBalooshi E1 0.018 8.762 109.10 ****WINNER**** 0.050 6.301 220.37 Qualified: #13 5.841 248.11 #4 5.757 251.06Khalid alBalooshi is 2 - 5 in Rd. 1 this year. Kevin Rivenbark is 2 - 0 against alBalooshi Rivenbark with the starting line advantage, but then had severe tire shake and clicked it off. alBalooshi started to
shake and pedaled it, he gets it to hook up enough for the win. Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed 321 Jason Lee 212 Stan Shelton E1 0.059 6.596 169.93 ****WINNER**** 0.060 5.789 246.84 Qualified: #10 5.822 244.34 #7 5.796 246.93Stan Shelton is 4 - 3 in Rd. 1 this year. In their only meeting Jason Lee beat Shelton in the semi-finals at Brainerd. Lee with a tick on the tree, but Shelton has the lead as they go by the Christmas tree and never trails from there on for the win. He will give up lane choice to LAzic in the next round. Lee with tire shake and clicks it off early.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
5 JR Gray 6280 Justin Bond
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.035 5.762 249.63 0.051 5.756 249.76
Qualified: #12 5.830 246.66 #5 5.757 248.71
Justin Bond is 17 - 5 this year (7 - 1 in Rd. 1). JR Gray is 2 - 3 against Bond. Bond beat Gray in the
final round at Gainesville this year.Gray with the starting line advantage and the power to hold on for the hole shot win. JR Gray's MOV: 0.0106 seconds (approximately 4 feet). Gray with his quickest pass of the weekend for the win. He will have lane choice over alBalooshi in the next round. Bond with his quickest
pass of the weekend in the losing effort. Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed 269 Billy Banaka 8333 Dmitry Samorukov E1 -0.064 5.789 247.29 ****WINNER**** 0.027 5.755 246.93 Qualified: #14 5.841 246.53 #3 5.756 245.76Dmitry Samorukov has qualified in the top half of the field at his last 4 races. Billy Banaka is making his 8th start (all this year). This is the first time Banaka and Samorukov have faced each other in eliminations. Banaka goes red to give Samorukov the win. Samorukov with his quickest pass of the weekend
for the win, He will give up lane choice to Castellana in the next round.
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