Fri, 31 Oct 2008, 07:28 PM Pro Modified Qualifying Notes, Session #1

By Bob Orme

LAS VEGAS - Notes from round 1 qualifying in Pro Modified at the NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series, Eighth annual ACDelco Las Vegas NHRA Nationals listing lane, driver name, elapsed time, top speed, and position in order following run:

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Left Lane: Dennis Radford Runs 6.245/226.58, Now #2
Right Lane: Billy Harper Runs 6.232/224.96, Now #1

3:50 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 84 degrees, relative humidity 30 percent, barometer 28.07 inches, adjusted altitude 4,281 feet, track temperature 96 degrees.

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Left Lane: Steve Matusek No Time, Now #4
Right Lane: Scott Bailey No Time, Now #3

Both drivers left before the tree.

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Left Lane: Mike Moran Runs 6.276/241.20, Now #4
Right Lane: Chip King Runs 6.246/229.51, Now #3

King was loose on the launch.

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Left Lane: Rick Distefano Runs 6.096/232.31, Now #2
Right Lane: Kenny Lang Runs 6.071/235.93, Now #1

A good looking pass for both drivers.

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Left Lane: Tommy Gray Runs 6.151/235.31, Now #4
Right Lane: Troy Coughlin Runs 6.064/234.74, Now #1

Coughlin moves to the top of the ladder for now.

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Left Lane: Rick Stivers Runs 8.106/120.60, Now #10
Right Lane: Mike Knowles Runs 6.182/233.40, Now #5

Stivers couldn't keep his car in the groove and he lifted.

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Left Lane: Taylor Lastor Runs 6.095/235.19, Now #3
Right Lane: Tim Tindle Runs 8.749/109.90, Now #12

Tindle was out of shape early and he was almost sideways when he passed the 330-foot mark.

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Left Lane: Raymond Commisso Runs 6.080/218.48, Now #3
Right Lane: Joe Baker Runs 6.170/231.95, Now #7

Baker was moving around his lane quite a bit, but he stayed on the throttle all the way down the track.

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Left Lane: Scott Ray Runs 6.335/234.37, Now #13
Right Lane: Kirk Kuhns Runs 14.861/64.78, Now #16

Kuhns lost traction right after the hit and he was off the throttle at about 100 feet.

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Left Lane: Danny Rowe Runs 6.034/237.96, Now #1
Right Lane: Jay Payne Runs 13.674/85.68, Now #17

More traction troubles in the right lane. A strong pass for Rowe.

Danny Rowe's incremental times: 60ft-0.998 sec., 330ft-2.651, 660ft-3.970/188.02mph, 1,000ft-5.090

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Left Lane: Tony Pontieri Runs 7.912/123.34, Now #16
Right Lane: Joshua Hernandez Runs 6.076/235.64, Now #4

Pontieri was on a good pass until his car got out of shape at about 500 feet.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink