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Sat, 4 Sep 2010, 02:52 PM

Pro Modified Qualifying Notes, Session #2

By David Gerard

CLERMONT, Ind. - Notes from round 2 qualifying in Pro Modified at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, 56th annual Mac Tools U.S. Nationals presented by Lucas Oil 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:

Left Lane: Pat Musi Runs 6.623/175.46, Now #11; No Prior Run

2:13 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 74 degrees, relative humidity 36 percent, barometer 29.06 inches, adjusted altitude 2,456 feet, track temperature 106 degrees.

This is Musi's first full pass, as he shut off on his first attempt. He gets it down the track without issue this time and moves well into the field for now.

Pat Musi's incremental times: 60ft-1.090 sec., 330ft-2.833, 660ft-4.174/185.41 mph, 1,000ft-5.401.

Left Lane: Ed Hoover Runs 6.019/240.42, Now #7; Best prior run: 12.093/71.42, Was #19
Right Lane: Scott Ray Runs 14.352/68.39, Now #22; No Prior Run

Ray's tires go square at the hit and the back end jumped up and out. He has to lift.

Hoover has his own shake, but drives through it and makes a much better pass into the top half of the field.

Ed Hoover's incremental times: 60ft-1.003 sec., 330ft-2.643, 660ft-3.958/187.86 mph, 1,000ft-5.079.

Left Lane: Danny Rowe Runs 10.588/111.65, Now #18; Best prior run: 11.063/104.06, Was #19
Right Lane: John Russo Runs 18.528/53.25, Now #23; Best prior run: 14.465/56.35, Was #23

Melanie Troxel is on the bump spot at 9.811.

No joy here as both cars shake and spin violently at the green. Russo first, quickly followed by Rowe.

Left Lane: Jay Payne Runs 12.396/73.52, Now #18; Best prior run: 10.282/84.80, Was #17
Right Lane: Mike Janis Runs 7.606/119.01, Now #14; Best prior run: 14.157/62.11, Was #21

Identical leaves with 1.002 sixty foot times and then they both shake the tires. Payne gives it up right away and Janis tries to nurse the Mustang down the track to just bump into the field.

Left Lane: Melanie Troxel Runs 9.059/99.57, Now #17; Best prior run: 9.811/90.08, Was #17
Right Lane: Chuck Cheeseman Runs 9.672/91.91, Now #18; Best prior run: 12.531/68.30, Was #21

Dennis Radford is on the bump spot at 8.273.

Two more broken passes. Troxel is away first and has her Camaro move left towards her guard rail. Cheeseman is off next and has his Corvette move hard right towards his guard rail.

They both lift.

Left Lane: Dennis Radford Runs 6.067/231.71, Now #10; Best prior run: 8.273/113.48, Was #16
Right Lane: Raymond Commisso Runs 6.052/239.70, Now #9; Best prior run: 10.593/81.42, Was #21

Now, that's much better!

These two get to the finish line under power and slide into the new #9 and #10 positions.

Clean passes, but off their best pace.

Dennis Radford's incremental times: 60ft-0.975 sec., 330ft-2.632, 660ft-3.962/186.12 mph, 1,000ft-5.098.
Raymond Commisso's incremental times: 60ft-1.011 sec., 330ft-2.674, 660ft-3.996/188.41 mph, 1,000ft-5.112.

Left Lane: Dave Pierce Runs 6.015/238.93, Now #7; Best prior run: 7.763/111.12, Was #17
Right Lane: Brad Personett Runs 6.029/254.14, Now #10; Best prior run: 6.413/243.99, Was #12

Mike Janis is on the bump spot at 7.606.

Two more good passes with Pierce running a career best ET and MPH. Personett runs a big MPH to reset his career best speed.

Dave Pierce's incremental times: 60ft-0.992 sec., 330ft-2.647, 660ft-3.960/189.26 mph, 1,000ft-5.074.
Brad Personett's incremental times: 60ft-1.015 sec., 330ft-2.759, 660ft-4.074/194.52 mph, 1,000ft-5.142.

Left Lane: Rick Stivers Runs 6.027/241.41, Now #10; Best prior run: 6.879/223.76, Was #16
Right Lane: Mike Knowles Runs 6.005/240.55, Now #5; Best prior run: 6.024/238.60, Was #9

Rick Stivers is on the bump spot at 6.879.

...and the hits keep coming. Knowles is away first and stays there, running hard into the top half of the field on a clean pass.

Stivers gets a full pass and moves well off the bump, up to the new #10 spot.

Left Lane: Ike Maier Runs 12.671/65.50, Now #15; Best prior run: 6.482/220.73, Was #15
Right Lane: Kenny Lang Runs 14.465/69.19, Now #7; Best prior run: 6.008/237.59, Was #7

Pat Musi is on the bump spot at 6.623.

Another ugly pair of launches, with both cars doing the shake and spin dance right off the line.

Left Lane: Billy Harper Runs 14.145/57.97, Now #14; Best prior run: 6.092/231.48, Was #14
Right Lane: Von Smith Runs 5.943/244.96, Now #3; Best prior run: 5.975/241.80, Was #4

Harper's car is a blur from tire shake off the line and he has to lift.

Smith has his act together and makes another five ninety pass, improving a spot to #3 for now.

Von Smith's incremental times: 60ft-1.006 sec., 330ft-2.636, 660ft-3.929/192.33 mph, 1,000ft-5.024.

Left Lane: Joe Baker Runs 6.017/239.14, Now #6; Best prior run: 6.006/236.17, Was #6
Right Lane: Troy Coughlin Runs 9.919/89.67, Now #2; Best prior run: 5.928/238.51, Was #2

No help for either driver.

Baker gets the car down the track without any drama, but stays #6.

Coughlin has a good sixty foot time and then has the back end step out just before the 330 lights.

Joe Baker's incremental times: 60ft-0.999 sec., 330ft-2.641, 660ft-3.957/188.15 mph, 1,000ft-5.076.

Left Lane: Rickie Smith Runs 5.967/235.72, Now #4; Best prior run: 5.958/237.75, Was #4
Right Lane: Roger Burgess Runs 5.944/246.89, Now #1; Best prior run: 5.926/244.74, Was #1

This was a great side by side pass with both cars running close to their round one numbers.

Right at the MPH start mark at the end of the 1320, there was a flash from Smith's car and the air scoop just disappeared into a rain of small carbon fiber pieces. Looked like a big time nitrous explosion to me. He keeps control of the Camaro and stops without any more drama.

The Safety Safari is out on the track doing a lot of dusting and cleaning in both lanes.

Rickie Smith's incremental times: 60ft-0.977 sec., 330ft-2.614, 660ft-3.912/191.02 mph, 1,000ft-5.021.
Roger Burgess' incremental times: 60ft-0.992 sec., 330ft-2.642, 660ft-3.942/192.93 mph, 1,000ft-5.032.

2:44 p.m. Burgess stays number one and Pat Musi is on the bump spot at 6.623.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink