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Sun, 01 Nov 2026, 17:29 PM

Pro Modified Round 2 Eliminations

By Rick Green

LAS VEGAS - Results of round 2 eliminations in Pro Modified at the NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series, 26th annual MOPAR NHRA Las Vegas Nationals powered by Dodge:


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 6280 Justin Bond                             5 Derek Menholt                
E2   ****WINNER****  0.093  5.678 251.44                     0.042  6.011 243.50
 Prior rounds:
E1    (S Gray      ) 0.065  5.684 250.92      (C King      ) 0.061  5.694 247.38
 Qualified:             #5  5.734 249.44                        #4  5.708 246.80

Weather conditions: air temperature 61 degrees, relative humidity 66 percent, barometer 29.67 inches, adjusted altitude 3,233 feet, track temperature 85 degrees.
Bond and Menholt have each won 2 times against the other in prior events.

Menholt with the starting line advantage and started to shake and pedaled it. Bond has the lead by 100 feet and never trailed from there on for the win. Bond runs low E.T. of the event for the win.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    1 JR Gray                              6911 Mike Thielen                 
E2   ****WINNER****  0.044  7.594 126.40                           No Time      
 Prior rounds:
E1    (J Collins   ) 0.051  5.695 251.02      (S Shelton   ) 0.053  7.062 139.20
 Qualified:             #2  5.703 250.23                        #8  5.748 245.32

Gray is 4 - 1 against Thielen in prior events.
Thielen with problems on the burnout. The team pushed the car back to the starting line, but the car wouldn't go forward and is shut off.

Gray with tire shake early and clicked it off.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
        Bye                                   2 Billy Banaka                 
E2                                            ****WINNER****  0.193  5.702 251.34
 Prior rounds:
E1                                           (M Castellana) 0.053  5.694 252.28
 Qualified:                                                       #1  5.694 251.72

Banaka with the bye and he is straight down the groove. He will give up lane choice to Bond in the semifinal.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    3 Mike Stavrinos                        729 Nick Januik                  
E2   ****WINNER****  0.018  5.695 250.64                     0.044  5.728 249.76
 Prior rounds:
E1    (A Laughlin  ) 0.022  5.693 250.64      (K Rivenbark ) 0.057  7.725 124.34
 Qualified:             #3  5.708 248.84                        #6  5.740 247.57

Stavrinos is 2 - 0 against Januik in prior events.

Stavrinos with the starting line advantage and never trailed for the win. He makes the second quickest pass of the round. He will havre lane choice over Gray in the semifinal.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink