Fri, 31 Oct 2014, 19:17 PM Pro Modified Qualifying Notes, Session #2 |
By Rick Green |
LAS VEGAS - Notes from round 2 qualifying in Pro Modified at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 14th annual NHRA Toyota 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: Shane Molinari Runs 6.498/229.82, Now #20; No Prior Run
Right Lane: Danny Rowe Runs 5.985/241.67, Now #4; Best prior run: 10.456/99.10, Was #23
Weather conditions: air temperature 87 degrees, relative humidity 25 percent, barometer 27.63 inches, adjusted altitude 4,973 feet, track temperature 97 degrees.
Molinari launches and
is drifting out of the groove and over by the wall before he pedals it and reels it back into his
lane. Rowe launched hard and keep it hooked up to go to the number four spot. Danny Rowe's
incremental times: 60ft-1.004 sec., 330ft-2.643, 660ft-3.948/190.62 mph, 1,000ft-5.054.
Left Lane: Kenny Lang Runs 6.275/231.00, Now #18; No Prior Run
Right Lane: Mike Knowles Runs 10.127/88.23, Now #24; Best prior run: 8.325/119.33, Was #23
Lang s straight down the groove, but will not get in the show. Knowles with a lot of tire shake and clicks it off.
Left Lane: Mike Castellana Runs 6.046/235.23, Now #10; Best prior run: 18.554/25.84, Was #28
Right Lane: Chris Juliano Runs 6.610/222.33, Now #24; Best prior run: 7.811/138.23, Was #23
Castellana with a great looking pass to get in the show. Mike Castellana's incremental times: 60ft-1.007 sec., 330ft-2.664, 660ft-3.976/188.23 mph, 1,000ft-5.095. Juliano improves, but still gets bumped back one spot.
Left Lane: Jay Payne Runs 6.066/237.75, Now #12; Best prior run: 16.706/43.92, Was #28
Right Lane: Eric Latino Runs 6.228/193.05, Now #18; Best prior run: 6.553/236.59, Was #23
Payne was straight down the groove to get in the show. Jay Payne's incremental times: 60ft-0.998 sec., 330ft-2.675, 660ft-3.995/188.20 mph, 1,000ft-5.119. Latino improves, but not enough to get in the show.
Left Lane: Steve Matusek Runs 6.025/241.45, Now #9; Best prior run: 11.903/83.59, Was #28
Right Lane: Kevin Rivenbark Runs 6.091/236.63, Now #17; Best prior run: 6.330/178.59, Was #22
Matusek with a great looking pass to go to the number nine spot. Steve Matusek's incremental times: 60ft-1.013 sec., 330ft-2.675, 660ft-3.986/189.98 mph, 1,000ft-5.093. Rivenbark makes a real nice pass, but just misses getting in the show. Kevin Rivenbark's incremental times: 60ft-0.999 sec., 330ft-2.691, 660ft-4.016/187.39 mph, 1,000ft-5.141.
Left Lane: Jim Whiteley Runs 6.032/237.59, Now #11; Best prior run: 8.973/114.33, Was #28
Right Lane: Clint Satterfield Runs 6.121/238.76, Now #20; Best prior run: 6.239/233.96, Was #22
Whiteley with a real nice pass to get in the show. Jim Whiteley's incremental times: 60ft-1.000 sec., 330ft-2.654, 660ft-3.967/188.23 mph, 1,000ft-5.086. Satterfield makes a move in the right direction, but will not getting into the show.
Left Lane: Pete Farber Runs 6.112/238.55, Now #20; Best prior run: 6.370/235.68, Was #25
Right Lane: Jeffrey Cummins Jr. Runs 6.295/228.04, Now #22; Best prior run: 6.133/229.70, Was #21
Farber with a big improvement, but not enough to get in the show. No help here for Cummins Jr.
Left Lane: Jim Bell No Time, Now #24; Best prior run: 6.232/201.67, Was #24
Right Lane: Kevin Fiscus Runs 5.952/245.58, Now #1; Best prior run: 6.094/243.90, Was #19
Bell appeared to have problems right on the starting line and roll the beams. Fiscus launched hard and was straight down the groove into the number one spot. Kevin Fiscus' incremental times: 60ft-1.016 sec., 330ft-2.695, 660ft-3.961/195.99 mph, 1,000ft-5.038.
Left Lane: Chip King Runs 6.044/244.16, Now #14; Best prior run: 6.084/241.97, Was #18
Right Lane: Bob Rahaim Runs 5.990/238.43, Now #6; Best prior run: 6.067/237.67, Was #16
King with a real good pass to get in the show. Chip King's incremental times: 60ft-1.057 sec., 330ft-2.762, 660ft-4.042/193.99 mph, 1,000ft-5.126. Rahaim gets off the bump and into the top half of the show. Bob Rahaim's incremental times: 60ft-0.988 sec., 330ft-2.641, 660ft-3.941/190.51 mph, 1,000ft-5.050.
Left Lane: Mike Janis Runs 6.035/224.25, Now #15; Best prior run: 6.076/241.15, Was #18
Right Lane: Dan Stevenson Runs 5.946/239.91, Now #1; Best prior run: 6.059/238.93, Was #16
Janis with a good pass to get in the show. Mike Janis' incremental times: 60ft-1.003 sec., 330ft-2.675, 660ft-3.963/190.92 mph, 1,000ft-5.074. Stevenson launched hard and keep it hooked up to go straight to the number one spot. Dan Stevenson's incremental times: 60ft-0.990 sec., 330ft-2.626, 660ft-3.915/191.65 mph, 1,000ft-5.014.
Left Lane: Jeff Naiser Runs 10.183/87.18, Now #13; Best prior run: 6.030/226.85, Was #13
Right Lane: Todd Tutterow Runs 5.973/233.76, Now #5; Best prior run: 6.009/237.75, Was #10
Naiser with tire shake and clicked it off. Tutterow with a great pass to get into the top half of the show. Todd Tutterow's incremental times: 60ft-0.970 sec., 330ft-2.601, 660ft-3.907/189.36 mph, 1,000ft-5.023.
Left Lane: Rickie Smith Runs 5.944/242.76, Now #1; Best prior run: 6.022/240.47, Was #11
Right Lane: Von Smith Runs 5.967/239.19, Now #4; Best prior run: 5.996/238.38, Was #9
Rickie Smith launched hard and was straight down the groove to go to the number one spot. Rickie Smith's incremental times: 60ft-0.988 sec., 330ft-2.635, 660ft-3.924/192.33 mph, 1,000ft-5.018.
Von Smith with a great pass to move into the top half of the show. Von Smith's incremental times: 60ft-0.970 sec., 330ft-2.602, 660ft-3.910/189.31 mph, 1,000ft-5.025.
Left Lane: Steven Whiteley Runs 6.853/152.35, Now #11; Best prior run: 6.006/242.32, Was #11
No help here for Whiteley.
Left Lane: Don Walsh Runs 5.915/248.43, Now #1; Best prior run: 5.972/252.19, Was #6
Right Lane: Troy Coughlin Runs 5.925/248.39, Now #2; Best prior run: 5.969/247.47, Was #5
This is a great side-by-side as Walsh goes to the number one spot. Don Walsh's incremental times: 60ft-1.050 sec., 330ft-2.759, 660ft-3.995/201.79 mph, 1,000ft-5.033. Coughlin was right there with him to go to the number two spot. Troy Coughlin's incremental times: 60ft-1.008 sec., 330ft-2.695, 660ft-3.953/197.57 mph, 1,000ft-5.021.
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