Sat, 12 Jun 2010, 03:10 PM Pro Modified Qualifying Notes, Final Session

By Jim Samuel

ENGLISHTOWN, N.J. - Notes from final, round 2 qualifying in Pro Modified at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, 41st annual NHRA SuperNationals listing lane, driver name, elapsed time/top speed this round, position in order following run, best prior elapsed time/speed, and position in order prior to run:

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Left Lane: Dina Parise Runs 6.605/211.53, Now #19; Best prior run: 14.947/54.91, Was #24
Right Lane: Jay Payne Runs 5.958/243.33, Now #10; Best prior run: 14.350/48.12, Was #23

2:37 p.m. - Weather conditions: air temperature 85 degrees, relative humidity 49 percent, barometer 29.95 inches, adjusted altitude 2,439 feet, track temperature 106 degrees.

Payne drifted out of the groove but stayed on the throttle to pull out a good run and move up 13 spots in the order.

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Left Lane: Rick Stivers Runs 10.262/83.06, Now #23; Best prior run: 7.703/125.99, Was #22
Right Lane: Mike Knowles Runs 6.461/238.85, Now #19; Best prior run: 14.097/58.79, Was #24

Stivers got to mid track and slowed. Knowles moved up five spots but not enough to get into the show.

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Left Lane: Dennis Radford Runs 6.124/198.90, Now #16; Best prior run: 6.009/234.49, Was #16
Right Lane: Joe Baker Runs 9.881/95.49, Now #24; Best prior run: 11.525/88.76, Was #24

Radford was not as quick as yesterday, so he'll stay on the bump spot. Baker got out to mid track, spun the tires, then started losing the engine. Baker will be going home and Radford has to hope no one bumps him. There are four drivers who are not in the field left waiting to make qualifying attempts.

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Left Lane: Tim Tindle Runs 6.070/232.83, Now #16; Best prior run: 5.995/237.46, Was #15
Right Lane: Pat Musi Runs 5.942/240.89, Now #8; Best prior run: 7.577/193.85, Was #22

Tindle got a little loose out of the gate but stayed with it. Musi had a good run down the groove to make the field and bump Radford. Tim Tindle is on the bump spot at 5.995.

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Left Lane: Rickie Smith Runs 6.050/230.69, Now #15; Best prior run: 5.980/241.63, Was #15
Right Lane: Melanie Troxel Runs 5.986/244.03, Now #16; Best prior run: 7.138/205.57, Was #22

Troxel had a good run to sneak into the field. She's on the bump spot.

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Left Lane: Von Smith Runs 5.972/243.77, Now #13; Best prior run: 5.980/244.78, Was #14
Right Lane: Brad Personett Runs 5.977/251.53, Now #15; Best prior run: 6.106/249.44, Was #20

Personett made the show and bumped Troxel with a nice run down the quarter mile. Rickie Smith is on the bump spot at 5.980.

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Left Lane: Roger Burgess Runs 6.041/242.84, Now #12; Best prior run: 5.964/245.49, Was #12
Right Lane: Tommy Gray Runs 6.180/233.12, Now #20; Best prior run: 6.075/238.47, Was #20

Gray's pass was not quick enough to make the field, Burgess' did not change is spot in the order. The field is set now as there are no non-qualified drivers left waiting to make their final qualifying runs.

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Left Lane: Kenny Lang Runs 5.965/241.28, Now #10; Best prior run: 5.957/243.37, Was #10
Right Lane: Chip King Runs 6.041/235.60, Now #14; Best prior run: 5.972/237.92, Was #14

Two clean runs that had no effect on the qualifying order.

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Left Lane: Tony Pontieri Runs 5.990/241.84, Now #6; Best prior run: 5.938/243.55, Was #6
Right Lane: Ed Hoover Runs 6.004/240.81, Now #9; Best prior run: 5.943/242.23, Was #9

Pontieri got out of the groove, then got back in to finish this run. Hoover took his car straight down his lane.

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Left Lane: Troy Coughlin Runs 5.959/238.30, Now #4; Best prior run: 5.921/239.44, Was #4
Right Lane: Mike Janis Runs 9.760/88.87, Now #7; Best prior run: 5.941/242.89, Was #7

Janis clicked it off at mid track after shaking the tires. Coughlin had a good looking run that did nothing to change his position in the qualifying order.

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Left Lane: Mike Castellana Runs 5.913/240.55, Now #3; Best prior run: 5.906/240.55, Was #3
Right Lane: Scott Ray Runs 28.058/36.02, Now #5; Best prior run: 5.928/237.59, Was #5

Ray launched and his car immediately went sideways. He clicked it off and managed to keep the car off the wall. Castellana had a nice pass but stayed where he was in the order.

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Left Lane: Raymond Commisso Runs 5.978/245.72, Now #1; Best prior run: 5.815/250.64, Was #1
Right Lane: Danny Rowe Runs 13.971/50.38, Now #2; Best prior run: 5.848/249.26, Was #2

Rowe launched, shook the tires and clicked it off. Commisso was not as quick as yesterday, but stayed in the top spot in the order. That's the end of Pro Mod qualifying here this weekend and we ended up with an entire field in the fives for the first time.

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