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Sat, 4 Sep 2010, 06:34 PM

Pro Modified Qualifying Notes, Session #3

By David Gerard

CLERMONT, Ind. - Notes from round 3 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: John Russo Runs 18.647/34.30, Now #23; Best prior run: 14.465/56.35, Was #23
Right Lane: Billy Harper Runs 18.739/49.04, Now #14; Best prior run: 6.092/231.48, Was #14

5:57 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 78 degrees, relative humidity 29 percent, barometer 29.03 inches, adjusted altitude 2,734 feet, track temperature 103 degrees.

Pat Musi is on the bump spot at 6.623.

Dueling tire shake, spin, and smoke. Both cars are done before the 330 lights.

Left Lane: Kenny Lang Runs 5.987/237.96, Now #5; Best prior run: 6.008/237.59, Was #7
Right Lane: Ike Maier Runs 6.343/220.58, Now #15; Best prior run: 6.482/220.73, Was #15

Both cars leave together and Lang pulls steadily ahead all the way down the track. He improves a little on his prior best and moves up to the current #5 spot.

Mailer runs better than before, but stays #15. He looked to have a chance at a better ET, but there was smoke from the engine down track.

Kenny Lang's incremental times: 60ft-0.980 sec., 330ft-2.613, 660ft-3.922/189.02 mph, 1,000ft-5.040.
Ike Maier's incremental times: 60ft-1.027 sec., 330ft-2.774, 660ft-4.162/178.73 mph, 1,000ft-5.339.

Left Lane: Scott Ray Runs 6.006/236.88, Now #7; Best prior run: 14.352/68.39, Was #22
Right Lane: Jay Payne Runs 6.088/241.84, Now #15; Best prior run: 10.282/84.80, Was #20

Payne was determined to get in on this pass and really had his hands full herding the Mustang off the guard rail and back into the grove near mid-track. Be slides into the new #15 spot.

Ray put the power to the track and thundered down the track, well into the field, in the top half. Great looking pass.

Scott Ray's incremental times: 60ft-0.971 sec., 330ft-2.597, 660ft-3.924/185.77 mph, 1,000ft-5.056.
Jay Payne's incremental times: 60ft-1.015 sec., 330ft-2.711, 660ft-4.042/188.10 mph, 1,000ft-5.155.

Left Lane: Troy Coughlin Runs 5.949/236.34, Now #2; Best prior run: 5.928/238.51, Was #2
Right Lane: Danny Rowe Runs 5.930/247.16, Now #3; Best prior run: 10.588/111.65, Was #22

Billy Harper is on the bump spot at 6.092.

A great side by side pass for these two with Rowe finally getting his full pass. Its a great one and it moves him all the way up to the new #3 position from #22.

Coughlin has a strong pass too and stays #2.

Troy Coughlin's incremental times: 60ft-0.967 sec., 330ft-2.599, 660ft-3.895/191.13 mph, 1,000ft-5.003.
Danny Rowe's incremental times: 60ft-0.996 sec., 330ft-2.640, 660ft-3.931/193.52 mph, 1,000ft-5.017.

Left Lane: Chuck Cheeseman Runs 7.902/122.99, Now #22; Best prior run: 9.672/91.91, Was #22
Right Lane: Melanie Troxel Runs 5.951/247.16, Now #5; Best prior run: 9.059/99.57, Was #21

Jay Payne is on the bump spot at 6.088.

Beautiful pass for Troxel all the way up to the top half of the field in the current #5 spot. She had to work the wheel at mid-track and stayed ahead of the Camaro power.

Cheeseman is pumping the throttle at mid track to stay in his lane and while picking up a bunch of ET, stays #22.

Left Lane: Mike Janis Runs 5.887/244.16, Now #1; Best prior run: 7.606/119.01, Was #21
Right Lane: Dennis Radford Runs 6.064/232.11, Now #17; Best prior run: 6.067/231.71, Was #16

Dennis Radford is on the bump spot at 6.067.

Ouch! Radford makes a strong pass to improve his ET and MPH only to be bumped out by Janis in the other lane.

Janis takes no prisoners and shows the field the back of the Mustang with a perfect pass into the new top spot.

Mike Janis' incremental times: 60ft-0.983 sec., 330ft-2.585, 660ft-3.869/192.14 mph, 1,000ft-4.965.
Dennis Radford's incremental times: 60ft-0.988 sec., 330ft-2.647, 660ft-3.970/187.31 mph, 1,000ft-5.099.

Left Lane: Raymond Commisso Runs 9.295/100.75, Now #16; Best prior run: 6.052/239.70, Was #16
Right Lane: Rick Stivers Runs 6.086/238.60, Now #14; Best prior run: 6.027/241.41, Was #14

Raymond Commisso is on the bump spot at 6.052.

Commisso is spinning the tires at the hit and stays after it almost a little too long. He finally gives it up.

Stivers uses all of his lane before mid track and has to pump the throttle to straighten it out. He stays #14.

Left Lane: Brad Personett Runs 5.896/252.33, Now #2; Best prior run: 6.029/254.14, Was #15
Right Lane: Ed Hoover Runs 8.334/115.11, Now #14; Best prior run: 6.019/240.42, Was #13

Personett is second off the line, but definitely first at the finish line with a straight and true pass into the new #2 spot with a big time MPH.

Hoover leaves well and then has the back end step out before mid-tack and he has to pump and then lift.

Brad Personett's incremental times: 60ft-1.023 sec., 330ft-2.686, 660ft-3.944/198.67 mph, 1,000ft-5.004.
Ed Hoover's incremental times: 60ft-0.990 sec., 330ft-2.699, 660ft-4.614/117.16 mph, 1,000ft-6.516.

Left Lane: Mike Knowles Runs 6.001/241.54, Now #10; Best prior run: 6.005/240.55, Was #10
Right Lane: Joe Baker Runs 10.868/103.91, Now #12; Best prior run: 6.006/236.17, Was #12

Bakers car gets sideways off the line and he lifts.

Knowles makes a strong clean pass, improving his ET and MPH. He'll stay #10.

Mike Knowles' incremental times: 60ft-0.988 sec., 330ft-2.641, 660ft-3.956/188.91 mph, 1,000ft-5.067.

Left Lane: Roger Burgess No Time, Now #3; Best prior run: 5.926/244.74, Was #3

Last car of the session.

Almost a perfect run. Just a little problem with the last reflector at the finish line.

A great pass is spoiled as the Corvette moves over and across the center line right in the lights to DQ the run. Great incrementals through 1000 feet.

Roger Burgess' incremental times: 60ft-0.983 sec., 330ft-2.612, 660ft-3.906/192.47 mph, 1,000ft-4.996.

6:21 p.m. Mike Janis is number one at 5.887 and Raymond Commisso is on the bump spot at 6.052.

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