Fri, 26 Sep 2014, 19:08 PM Pro Modified Qualifying Notes, Session #2 |
By Rick Green |
MADISON, Ill. - Notes from round 2 qualifying in Pro Modified at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, Third annual AAA Insurance NHRA Midwest 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: Jay Payne Runs 10.671/76.37, Now #20; Best prior run: 9.997/87.42, Was #20
Weather conditions: air temperature 86 degrees, relative humidity 41 percent, barometer 29.69 inches, adjusted altitude 2,738 feet, track temperature 107 degrees.
Payne shook early and
clicked it off.
Left Lane: Gerry Capano Runs 6.145/239.40, Now #14; Best prior run: 9.442/125.39, Was #19
Right Lane: Chris Juliano Runs 6.069/233.52, Now #11; Best prior run: 13.729/61.39, Was #27
Capano with a good looking pass, straight down the groove with his career fastest pass. Gerry Capano's incremental times: 60ft-1.000 sec., 330ft-2.765, 660ft-4.087/184.07 mph, 1,000ft-5.202. Juliano launched hard and keep it hooked up to make his career quickest and fastest pass to go to the number 11 spot. Chris Juliano's incremental times: 60ft-1.005 sec., 330ft-2.680, 660ft-3.986/188.33 mph, 1,000ft-5.111.
Left Lane: Kenny Lang Runs 7.773/128.14, Now #19; Best prior run: 9.014/90.67, Was #19
Right Lane: Steven Whiteley Runs 5.901/246.66, Now #1; Best prior run: 13.253/86.20, Was #27
Lang with tire shake and clicked it off. Whiteley with a great looking pass, straight down the groove to go to the number one spot.
Left Lane: Jim Bell Runs 6.013/238.34, Now #10; Best prior run: 7.752/144.61, Was #18
Right Lane: Bob Rahaim Runs 6.045/239.36, Now #12; Best prior run: 10.634/87.77, Was #24
Bell with a good looking pass to get in the show. Jim Bell's incremental times: 60ft-1.058 sec., 330ft-2.750, 660ft-4.016/196.02 mph, 1,000ft-5.093. Rahaim was straight down the groove to get in the show. Bob Rahaim's incremental times: 60ft-0.996 sec., 330ft-2.684, 660ft-3.992/189.68 mph, 1,000ft-5.106.
Left Lane: Clint Satterfield Runs 8.222/128.35, Now #20; Best prior run: 6.597/236.30, Was #19
Right Lane: Mike Castellana Runs 6.120/234.94, Now #17; Best prior run: 10.102/87.96, Was #24
Satterfield with a lot of tire shake and clicked it off. Castellana improves, but he will not get in the show.
Left Lane: Kevin Fiscus Runs 5.918/244.52, Now #4; Best prior run: 6.096/243.85, Was #16
Right Lane: Jim Whiteley Runs 6.047/237.71, Now #14; Best prior run: 8.548/119.72, Was #22
Fiscus launched hard and was straight down the groove to go to the number four spot. Kevin Fiscus' incremental times: 60ft-1.008 sec., 330ft-2.667, 660ft-3.923/197.36 mph, 1,000ft-4.999. Whiteley was straight down the groove to get in the show. Jim Whiteley's incremental times: 60ft-1.019 sec., 330ft-2.673, 660ft-3.982/189.15 mph, 1,000ft-5.101.
Left Lane: Todd Tutterow Runs 6.014/241.24, Now #12; Best prior run: 6.065/240.29, Was #15
Right Lane: Kevin Rivenbark No Time, Now #20; Best prior run: 6.263/216.45, Was #20
Tutterow moves up the ladder with a good clean pass. Todd Tutterow's incremental times: 60ft-0.977 sec., 330ft-2.674, 660ft-3.972/189.84 mph, 1,000ft-5.079. Rivenbark got real loose early and crossed the centerline.
Left Lane: Dave Pierce Runs 5.964/240.08, Now #10; Best prior run: 6.014/240.04, Was #13
Right Lane: Chip King Runs 6.016/244.69, Now #14; Best prior run: 6.082/243.99, Was #17
Pierce with a great pass, his career quickest and fastest pass. Dave Pierce's incremental times: 60ft-0.993 sec., 330ft-2.620, 660ft-3.915/190.65 mph, 1,000ft-5.026. King was straight down the groove to get in the show. Chip King's incremental times: 60ft-1.034 sec., 330ft-2.742, 660ft-4.015/193.16 mph, 1,000ft-5.101.
Left Lane: Mike Knowles Runs 10.304/98.74, Now #11; Best prior run: 5.988/240.34, Was #11
Right Lane: Jason Hamstra Runs 5.891/243.55, Now #1; Best prior run: 5.936/242.67, Was #7
Knowles with a lot of tire shake and clicks it off. Hamstra launched hard and keep it hooked up to go to the number one spot. Jason Hamstra's incremental times: 60ft-0.979 sec., 330ft-2.586, 660ft-3.870/192.99 mph, 1,000ft-4.966.
Left Lane: Rickie Smith Runs 5.915/246.08, Now #3; Best prior run: 5.909/245.94, Was #3
Right Lane: Dan Stevenson Runs 5.960/241.80, Now #6; Best prior run: 5.925/243.33, Was #6
Smith with another good looking pass, but he will not improve. Rickie Smith's incremental times: 60ft-0.991 sec., 330ft-2.634, 660ft-3.912/194.18 mph, 1,000ft-4.998. Stevenson with a good pass, but he will not improve. Rickie Smith's incremental times: 60ft-0.991 sec., 330ft-2.634, 660ft-3.912/194.18 mph, 1,000ft-4.998.
Left Lane: Bill Glidden Runs 5.939/241.24, Now #9; Best prior run: 5.952/243.11, Was #9
Right Lane: Steve Matusek Runs 5.905/248.11, Now #3; Best prior run: 11.003/102.33, Was #25
Glidden with a never good pass, but he will not improve. Bill Glidden's incremental times: 60ft-0.985 sec., 330ft-2.617, 660ft-3.905/191.51 mph, 1,000ft-5.007. Matusek with a great looking pass to go to the number three spot. Steve Matusek's incremental times: 60ft-1.002 sec., 330ft-2.631, 660ft-3.913/194.27 mph, 1,000ft-4.997.
Left Lane: Troy Coughlin Runs 5.845/250.41, Now #1; Best prior run: 9.097/104.46, Was #24
Right Lane: Don Walsh Runs 5.905/225.18, Now #5; Best prior run: 5.916/250.27, Was #5
Coughlin launched with the front end in the air and then runs low E.T. of the event when hs sits the front end down. Troy Coughlin's incremental times: 60ft-0.997 sec., 330ft-2.653, 660ft-3.891/200.47 mph, 1,000ft-4.948. Walsh with anther great pass, as he improves, but will not improve on the ladder. Don Walsh's incremental times: 60ft-1.005 sec., 330ft-2.666, 660ft-3.911/199.91 mph, 1,000ft-4.962.
Left Lane: Jim Laurita Runs 5.891/246.03, Now #2; Best prior run: 5.951/242.84, Was #11
Right Lane: Mike Janis Runs 5.918/246.12, Now #8; Best prior run: 12.965/98.19, Was #27
Laurita launched and keep it hooked up to go to the number two spot. Jim Laurita's incremental times: 60ft-0.994 sec., 330ft-2.625, 660ft-3.895/195.31 mph, 1,000ft-4.976. Janis was straight down the groove to get in the show. Mike Janis' incremental times: 60ft-1.024 sec., 330ft-2.659, 660ft-3.921/194.94 mph, 1,000ft-5.004.
Left Lane: Danny Rowe Runs 5.860/248.02, Now #2; Best prior run: 11.680/82.01, Was #27
Right Lane: Von Smith Runs 5.905/242.63, Now #7; Best prior run: 5.928/242.63, Was #11
Rowe was straight down the groove to go from outside the show all the way to the number two spot. Danny Rowe's incremental times: 60ft-0.971 sec., 330ft-2.590, 660ft-3.870/194.91 mph, 1,000ft-4.951. Smith with a good looking pass to move into the top half of the show. Von Smith's incremental times: 60ft-0.965 sec., 330ft-2.587, 660ft-3.877/192.22 mph, 1,000ft-4.976.
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