Sat, 13 Sep 2014, 15:27 PM Pro Modified Qualifying Notes, Final Session |
By Larry Sullivan |
CONCORD, N.C. - Notes from final, round 3 qualifying in Pro Modified at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, Seventh annual Pep Boys NHRA Carolina 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:
Left Lane: Harold Martin Runs 6.111/212.29, Now #23; Best prior run: 8.222/119.87, Was #28
Right Lane: Jay Payne Runs 6.049/236.46, Now #16; Best prior run: 6.180/236.05, Was #24
2:50 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 81 degrees, relative humidity 72 percent, barometer 29.37 inches, adjusted altitude 3,071 feet, track temperature 107 degrees.
Bob Rahaim is on the bump spot at 6.068.
Martin's car lost a lot of
time early in the run. Payne muscled his car to keep it in the groove and bumped nto the field, replacing Rahaim on the bump
spot.
Left Lane: Mike Knowles Runs 6.000/238.64, Now #10; Best prior run: 6.344/230.76, Was #28
Right Lane: Michael Biehle Runs 6.065/244.07, Now #18; Best prior run: 6.127/243.55, Was #25
Knowles got his problems sorted out and made a nice run to bump safely into the field. Biehle also made a good run, but came up short.
Mike Knowles' incremental times: 60ft-1.014 sec., 330ft-2.674, 660ft-3.969/192.17 mph, 1,000ft-5.070.
Now Jason Hamstra is on the bump spot at 6.045.
Left Lane: Doug Winters Runs 14.597/69.60, Now #28; Best prior run: 6.264/214.76, Was #28
Right Lane: Chip King Runs 6.155/244.43, Now #24; Best prior run: 6.106/243.72, Was #24
Winters spun the tires hard and lifted. King had a soft launch, came up short at the other end.
Left Lane: Chris Juliano Runs 6.165/229.31, Now #27; Best prior run: 6.190/229.51, Was #27
Right Lane: Gerry Capano Runs 6.050/236.22, Now #18; Best prior run: 6.092/236.13, Was #22
Both drivers made their best run of the event, both came up short of the field.
Left Lane: Kenny Lang Runs 6.027/238.30, Now #14; Best prior run: 6.116/237.21, Was #26
Right Lane: Bob Rahaim Runs 6.061/238.26, Now #20; Best prior run: 6.068/236.84, Was #20
Side-by-side most of the way, both drivers made their best run of the event. Lang bumped in, but Rahaim came up short
Left Lane: Mike Castellana Runs 21.186/22.68, Now #24; Best prior run: 6.097/234.66, Was #24
Right Lane: Jason Hamstra Runs 7.693/127.52, Now #17; Best prior run: 6.045/238.89, Was #17
Hamstra was just bumped from the field, putting Kevin Fiscus on the bump spot at 6.045.
Wild ride for both drivers - Castellana's car making a hard right turn and crossing the centerline briefly. Hamstra got farther down the track, but he also lifted, before half track. Neither will be on the ladder for this afternoon's eliminations.
Left Lane: Jim Bell Runs 6.696/217.49, Now #23; Best prior run: 6.087/218.37, Was #23
Right Lane: Kevin Fiscus Runs 5.943/247.16, Now #5; Best prior run: 6.045/243.50, Was #16
Fiscus was on the bump, Bell was the last car in line with a chance to bump into the field.
Bell came up way short, but Fiscus got his car sorted out and moved way up the ladder, into the top half.
Jim Laurita is on the bump spot at 6.031. He could be bumped by Jim Whiteley, but he should be higher on the ladder.
Left Lane: Jim Whiteley Runs 13.452/65.71, Now #22; Best prior run: 6.072/235.27, Was #22
Right Lane: Jim Laurita Runs 5.927/242.15, Now #4; Best prior run: 6.031/230.76, Was #16
Whiteley spun the tires hard and the bumping is over. Laurita also got his stuff figured out and he also moved way up the ladder, putting Lang oin the bump spot - where he will stay because the rest of the cars in line are already in the field.
Left Lane: Eric Latino Runs 6.003/241.76, Now #14; Best prior run: 6.019/241.02, Was #14
Right Lane: Dan Stevenson Runs 5.947/242.36, Now #7; Best prior run: 6.026/237.34, Was #15
Nice, side-by-side runs, both drivers improvinmg. Stevenson vaulted into the top half, Latino remained 14th.
Left Lane: Bill Glidden Runs 5.939/239.61, Now #5; Best prior run: 5.979/236.55, Was #10
Right Lane: Troy Coughlin Runs 5.986/246.89, Now #12; Best prior run: 6.017/246.17, Was #15
Two more good runs and a possible first-round matchup later today.
Bill Glidden's incremental times: 60ft-0.999 sec., 330ft-2.624, 660ft-3.907/193.16 mph, 1,000ft-5.005.
Troy Coughlin's incremental times: 60ft-1.024 sec., 330ft-2.733, 660ft-3.997/196.70 mph, 1,000ft-5.075.
Left Lane: Mike Janis Runs 7.800/124.94, Now #10; Best prior run: 5.979/242.89, Was #10
Right Lane: Pete Farber Runs 12.164/80.87, Now #13; Best prior run: 5.996/240.94, Was #13
Farber's car fishtailed hard on the launch and he lifted, thenJanis' car made a hard move toward the centerline and he also lifted.
Left Lane: Steve Matusek Runs 5.943/246.17, Now #6; Best prior run: 5.941/245.05, Was #6
Right Lane: Von Smith Runs 5.991/239.10, Now #11; Best prior run: 5.983/238.68, Was #11
Two solid runs, neither driver improved.
Left Lane: Danny Rowe Runs 11.784/84.88, Now #2; Best prior run: 5.894/246.08, Was #2
Right Lane: Rickie Smith Runs 5.947/244.56, Now #8; Best prior run: 5.968/245.00, Was #9
Smith is the last driver in line with a shot at shaking up the top three.
Rowe's car made a hard move toward the centerline and he had to lift. Smith made his best run f the event, moved up one spot, and took lane choice away from Dan Stevenson for round one.
Left Lane: Steven Whiteley Runs 13.570/95.37, Now #1; Best prior run: 5.875/246.26, Was #1
Right Lane: Don Walsh Runs 5.913/245.23, Now #3; Best prior run: 5.919/246.39, Was #3
Last pair and Walsh is the only driver left who can challenge Whiteley for the #1 spot.
Whiteley spun the tires hard and lifted. Walsh made a strong run, but the car used up a lot of the right lane just getting to half track. He improved, but stayed third.
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