Fri, 3 Jun 2011, 03:46 PM Pro Modified Qualifying Notes, Session #1

By Rick Green

ENGLISHTOWN, N.J. - Notes from round 1 qualifying in Pro Modified at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, 42nd annual NHRA SuperNationals listing lane, driver name, elapsed time, top speed, and position in order following run:

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Right Lane: Leah Pruett-LeDuc Runs 10.268/84.19, Now #1

Weather conditions: air temperature 81 degrees, relative humidity 25 percent, barometer 29.95 inches, adjusted altitude 1,850 feet, track temperature 124 degrees.

Pruett-LeDuc is making her Pro Mod debut and she starts to shake and clicks it off.

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Left Lane: Raymond J Matos Runs 6.099/213.47, Now #1
Right Lane: Dennis Radford Runs 10.237/90.94, Now #2

Radford has gone back to the nitrous combo...he loses traction early. Matos was on a real nice pass until right in the lights when the car has a Nitrous back fire.

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Left Lane: Mike Knowles Runs 6.257/239.23, Now #2
Right Lane: Chip King Runs 43.488/20.67, Now #5

Knowles shook and pedaled it at least once before driving it on through the 1320. King's engine went silent right at the hit.

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Left Lane: Pete Farber Runs 13.297/62.12, Now #6
Right Lane: Jay Payne Runs 6.348/246.71, Now #3

Farber was up in smoke early and clicked it off. Payne started to lose traction and pedaled it and got it to hook up.

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Left Lane: Melanie Troxel Runs 5.808/257.33, Now #1
Right Lane: Mike Janis Runs 5.994/242.45, Now #2

Janis with a real nice pass...Troxel launched hard and got it to hook up to run the quickest and fastest pass in Get Screened America Pro Mod history. Melanie Troxel's incremental times: 60ft-0.997 sec., 330ft-2.662, 660ft-3.896/202.85 mph, 1,000ft-4.934.

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Left Lane: Brad Personett Runs 5.944/254.62, Now #2
Right Lane: Donald Martin Runs 18.079/39.02, Now #10

Martin loses traction early...Personett with a great pass to go to the number two spot. Brad Personett's incremental times: 60ft-1.032 sec., 330ft-2.707, 660ft-3.982/195.36 mph, 1,000ft-5.054.

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Left Lane: Troy Coughlin Runs 8.929/104.03, Now #8
Right Lane: Mike Castellana Runs 5.934/241.84, Now #2

Coughlin started to lose traction and clicked it off early. Castellana launched hard and keep it hooked up to go the number two spot. Mike Castellana's incremental times: 60ft-0.976 sec., 330ft-2.629, 660ft-3.915/193.57 mph, 1,000ft-5.005.

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Left Lane: Scott Ray Runs 5.963/232.23, Now #4
Right Lane: Raymond Commisso Runs 13.991/72.27, Now #13

Commisso lost traction early and clicked it off. Ray with a real nice pass until right in the lights when there was a lot of engine smoke. Scott Ray's incremental times: 60ft-0.997 sec., 330ft-2.607, 660ft-3.897/191.29 mph, 1,000ft-5.007.

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Left Lane: Roger Burgess Runs 6.348/191.51, Now #9
Right Lane: Kenny Lang Runs 12.606/88.28, Now #13

Lang loses traction right off the starting line. Burgess clicked it off early.

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Left Lane: Rickie Smith Runs 5.881/242.50, Now #2
Right Lane: Danny Rowe Runs 12.071/88.84, Now #14

Rowe shook hard right at the hit and clicked it off...Smith was straight down the groove into the number two spot. Rickie Smith's incremental times: 60ft-0.973 sec., 330ft-2.598, 660ft-3.870/194.52 mph, 1,000ft-4.956.

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Left Lane: Ed Hoover Runs 6.043/245.05, Now #8
Right Lane: Khalid Balooshi Runs 6.030/240.04, Now #7

This was a good side-by-side drag race...Ed Hoover's incremental times: 60ft-1.128 sec., 330ft-2.745, 660ft-4.031/192.96 mph, 1,000ft-5.123.
Khalid Balooshi's incremental times: 60ft-1.022 sec., 330ft-2.699, 660ft-3.996/191.81 mph, 1,000ft-5.095.

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