Sat, 30 Oct 2010, 02:44 PM Pro Modified Qualifying Notes, Final Session

By Rick Green

LAS VEGAS - Notes from final, round 3 qualifying in Pro Modified at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, 10th annual NHRA Las Vegas Nationals 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: Randy Walker Runs 13.640/56.47, Now #16; Best prior run: 6.287/223.43, Was #16
Right Lane: Billy Harper Runs 16.504/48.79, Now #20; Best prior run: 9.875/89.56, Was #20

Weather conditions: air temperature 67 degrees, relative humidity 35 percent, barometer 27.79 inches, adjusted altitude 3,463 feet, track temperature 88 degrees.

Walker made a quick move toward the centerline and clicked it off...Harper makes a quick move toward the wall and clicks it off.

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Left Lane: Pat Musi Runs 6.047/234.09, Now #12; Best prior run: 6.103/233.28, Was #14
Right Lane: Mike Janis Runs 6.380/232.27, Now #18; Best prior run: 8.136/107.16, Was #19

Musi with his quickest pass of the weekend to move up the ladder two spots. Pat Musi's incremental times: 60ft-1.000 sec., 330ft-2.656, 660ft-3.971/188.07 mph, 1,000ft-5.092. Janis with his quickest pass of the weekend and he will not get into the show.

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Left Lane: Ed Hoover Runs 11.219/84.72, Now #13; Best prior run: 6.058/234.21, Was #13
Right Lane: Derrick Townes Runs 8.718/119.86, Now #19; Best prior run: 6.443/230.96, Was #19

Hoover shook and shut off. Townes starts to shake and clicks it off.

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Left Lane: Mike Knowles No Time, Now #10; Best prior run: 6.040/237.38, Was #10
Right Lane: Chip King Runs 6.182/233.44, Now #16; Best prior run: 6.310/229.04, Was #17

Knowles broke before the burnout...King with his quickest pass of the weekend to get in the show. Chip King's incremental times: 60ft-1.008 sec., 330ft-2.706, 660ft-4.058/182.28 mph, 1,000ft-5.215. That will bump out Walker...

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Left Lane: Rick Stivers Runs 5.950/241.15, Now #3; Best prior run: 6.015/238.93, Was #9
Right Lane: Joe Baker Runs 6.118/235.15, Now #15; Best prior run: 6.113/233.16, Was #15

Stivers launched hard and was straight down the groove to move up to the number three spot. Rick Stivers' incremental times: 60ft-0.986 sec., 330ft-2.612, 660ft-3.912/190.65 mph, 1,000ft-5.017. Baker with another good pass, but doesn't improve. Joe Baker's incremental times: 60ft-1.006 sec., 330ft-2.684, 660ft-4.024/185.23 mph, 1,000ft-5.161.

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Left Lane: Kenny Lang Runs 6.006/238.93, Now #8; Best prior run: 6.013/237.21, Was #9
Right Lane: Dennis Radford Runs 6.105/231.12, Now #14; Best prior run: 6.065/231.12, Was #14

Radford with a little wiggle around half track...Lang with his quickest pass of the weekend to move into the top half of the show. Kenny Lang's incremental times: 60ft-0.997 sec., 330ft-2.639, 660ft-3.950/188.65 mph, 1,000ft-5.066.

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Left Lane: Jay Payne Runs 5.926/241.41, Now #2; Best prior run: 6.009/238.93, Was #9
Right Lane: Troy Coughlin Runs 5.958/236.30, Now #5; Best prior run: 6.041/234.21, Was #11

This was a great drag race with both running their best passes of the weekend. Payne goes to the number two spot. Jay Payne's incremental times: 60ft-1.000 sec., 330ft-2.607, 660ft-3.894/191.78 mph, 1,000ft-4.995. Coughlin gets into the top half of the show...Troy Coughlin's incremental times: 60ft-0.979 sec., 330ft-2.615, 660ft-3.907/191.73 mph, 1,000ft-5.012.

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Left Lane: Raymond Commisso Runs 6.085/240.34, Now #8; Best prior run: 5.987/242.41, Was #8
Right Lane: Danny Rowe Runs 6.055/242.93, Now #9; Best prior run: 6.001/242.19, Was #9

A couple good runs, but neither improves. Raymond Commisso's incremental times: 60ft-1.007 sec., 330ft-2.695, 660ft-4.032/186.87 mph, 1,000ft-5.148.
Danny Rowe's incremental times: 60ft-1.025 sec., 330ft-2.714, 660ft-4.024/190.14 mph, 1,000ft-5.128.

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Left Lane: Von Smith Runs 5.982/243.06, Now #6; Best prior run: 5.984/242.06, Was #7
Right Lane: Brad Personett Runs 5.913/251.20, Now #1; Best prior run: 5.945/241.37, Was #3

Smith with his quickest of the weekend to move up the ladder one spot. Von Smith's incremental times: 60ft-1.003 sec., 330ft-2.650, 660ft-3.953/191.10 mph, 1,000ft-5.054. Personett with a great pass to go to the number one spot. Brad Personett's incremental times: 60ft-1.017 sec., 330ft-2.685, 660ft-3.953/197.16 mph, 1,000ft-5.019.

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Left Lane: Roger Burgess Runs 6.009/242.93, Now #7; Best prior run: 5.984/242.89, Was #7
Right Lane: Melanie Troxel Runs 5.907/246.30, Now #1; Best prior run: 5.925/243.94, Was #2

Troxel takes back the number one spot with a great looking pass, straight down the groove. Melanie Troxel's incremental times: 60ft-0.991 sec., 330ft-2.618, 660ft-3.906/193.46 mph, 1,000ft-4.993. Burgess with another good pass, but doesn't improve. Roger Burgess' incremental times: 60ft-1.009 sec., 330ft-2.673, 660ft-3.983/189.79 mph, 1,000ft-5.084.

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