Drag Race Central | Presented by Summitracing.com

Sat, 27 Sep 2014, 14:50 PM

Pro Modified Qualifying Notes, Final Session

By Rick Green

MADISON, Ill. - Notes from final, round 3 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:

Right Lane: Harold Martin Runs 30.376/22.10, Now #28; Best prior run: 20.547/34.39, Was #28

Weather conditions: air temperature 85 degrees, relative humidity 41 percent, barometer 29.73 inches, adjusted altitude 2,558 feet, track temperature 106 degrees.

Martin with a nitrous explosion right at the hit and had a quick fire, but it went out immediately.

Right Lane: Jay Payne Runs 5.984/241.67, Now #15; Best prior run: 9.997/87.42, Was #27

Payne launched hard and got it to hook up and make his quickest pass of the weekend to get in the show. That will bump out Bell and put Mike Knowles on the bump spot at 5.988.

Left Lane: Kevin Rivenbark Runs 16.904/52.04, Now #26; Best prior run: 6.263/216.45, Was #25
Right Lane: Kenny Lang Runs 6.075/242.19, Now #23; Best prior run: 7.773/128.14, Was #27

Rivenbark with severe tire shake right at the hit and clicks it off and he will not get in the show. Lang with his quickest pass of the weekend, but he will not get in the show.

Left Lane: Mike Castellana Runs 7.847/118.53, Now #25; Best prior run: 6.120/234.94, Was #24
Right Lane: Clint Satterfield Runs 6.084/243.63, Now #24; Best prior run: 6.597/236.30, Was #27

Castellana is real loose and the car is side ways before he clicked it off. Satterfield with his best pass of the weekend, but will come up short.

Left Lane: Chris Juliano Runs 11.586/76.63, Now #22; Best prior run: 6.069/233.52, Was #22
Right Lane: Gerry Capano No Time, Now #26; Best prior run: 6.145/239.40, Was #26

Juliano with a lot tire shake and clicked it of and he will not make the show. Capano with problems before staging and he will not get in the show.

Left Lane: Jim Whiteley Runs 10.283/104.00, Now #21; Best prior run: 6.047/237.71, Was #21
Right Lane: Todd Tutterow Runs 5.959/240.77, Now #14; Best prior run: 6.014/241.24, Was #18

Whiteley with a lot of tire shake and he clicked it off and he will not make the show. Tutterow with his quickest pass of the weekend and he will get in the show into the number 14 spot. Todd Tutterow's incremental times: 60ft-0.976 sec., 330ft-2.623, 660ft-3.920/191.35 mph, 1,000ft-5.024. That will bump out Knowles and put Jay Payne on the bump spot at 5.984.

Left Lane: Bob Rahaim Runs 9.674/93.76, Now #20; Best prior run: 6.045/239.36, Was #20
Right Lane: Jim Bell Runs 10.092/92.28, Now #18; Best prior run: 6.013/238.34, Was #18

Rahaim with a lot of tire shake and clicked it off. Bell with shake and he will not get in the show.

Left Lane: Chip King Runs 6.010/247.52, Now #18; Best prior run: 6.016/244.69, Was #19
Right Lane: Mike Knowles Runs 5.945/242.28, Now #14; Best prior run: 5.988/240.34, Was #17

King with his quickest pass of the weekend, but he will not get in the show. Knowles who just got bumped out and he gets back in the show. Mike Knowles' incremental times: 60ft-1.011 sec., 330ft-2.650, 660ft-3.928/194.18 mph, 1,000ft-5.019. That will bump out Payne and put Dave Pierce is on the bump spot at 5.964.

Left Lane: Dan Stevenson Runs 9.218/94.81, Now #12; Best prior run: 5.925/243.33, Was #12
Right Lane: Dave Pierce No Time, Now #16; Best prior run: 5.964/240.08, Was #16

Pierce left before the tree was activated and he will stay on the bubble. Stevenson with severe shake and clicked it off.

Left Lane: Don Walsh Runs 6.049/228.61, Now #8; Best prior run: 5.905/225.18, Was #8
Right Lane: Bill Glidden Runs 5.989/240.55, Now #13; Best prior run: 5.939/241.24, Was #13

Walsh clicked it off early. Glidden started to shake and pedaled it, he will not improve.

Left Lane: Von Smith Runs 5.900/243.06, Now #5; Best prior run: 5.905/242.63, Was #7
Right Lane: Kevin Fiscus Runs 5.966/246.57, Now #11; Best prior run: 5.918/244.52, Was #11

Smith with his quickest pass of the weekend and will move up the ladder two spots. Von Smith's incremental times: 60ft-0.972 sec., 330ft-2.593, 660ft-3.878/192.69 mph, 1,000ft-4.974. Fiscus with a good pass, but he will not improve. Kevin Fiscus' incremental times: 60ft-1.023 sec., 330ft-2.699, 660ft-3.972/195.08 mph, 1,000ft-5.053.

Left Lane: Steven Whiteley Runs 5.889/248.07, Now #3; Best prior run: 5.901/246.66, Was #6
Right Lane: Rickie Smith Runs 5.890/246.35, Now #4; Best prior run: 5.909/245.94, Was #9

Whiteley launched hard and was straight down the groove with his quickest pass of the weekend to move up the ladder. Steven Whiteley's incremental times: 60ft-0.993 sec., 330ft-2.617, 660ft-3.893/194.13 mph, 1,000ft-4.979. The quickest pass of the session. Smith was right there with him with the second quickest pass of the session and he moves into the top half of the show. Rickie Smith's incremental times: 60ft-0.989 sec., 330ft-2.625, 660ft-3.899/195.19 mph, 1,000ft-4.978.

Right Lane: Jim Laurita Runs 5.925/244.74, Now #5; Best prior run: 5.891/246.03, Was #5

Laurita with another good pass, but he will not improve.

Left Lane: Mike Janis Runs 5.900/247.11, Now #7; Best prior run: 5.918/246.12, Was #10
Right Lane: Steve Matusek Runs 8.445/111.99, Now #9; Best prior run: 5.905/248.11, Was #8

Janis is straight down the groove to make his quickest pass of the weekend to move into the top half of the show. Mike Janis' incremental times: 60ft-1.010 sec., 330ft-2.647, 660ft-3.916/195.62 mph, 1,000ft-4.988. Matusek was real loose and made a quick move toward the centerline before he clicked it off.

Left Lane: Troy Coughlin Runs 5.881/250.32, Now #1; Best prior run: 5.845/250.41, Was #1
Right Lane: Danny Rowe Runs 5.880/246.80, Now #2; Best prior run: 5.860/248.02, Was #2

Coughlin with another great pass the second quickest of the round and he will hold on to the number one spot for the second time in his career. Troy Coughlin's incremental times: 60ft-1.009 sec., 330ft-2.681, 660ft-3.924/199.73 mph, 1,000ft-4.983. Rowe launched hard and was straight down the groove with the quickest pass of the session, but he will not improve. Danny Rowe's incremental times: 60ft-0.988 sec., 330ft-2.615, 660ft-3.895/195.11 mph, 1,000ft-4.973.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink