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Sat, 05 Sep 2015, 14:41 PM

Pro Modified Qualifying Notes, Session #2

By Larry Sullivan

BROWNSBURG, Ind. - Notes from round 2 qualifying in Pro Modified at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 61st annual Chevrolet Performance U.S. 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: Sidnei Frigo Runs 5.980/246.80, Now #10; No Prior Run

1:52 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 88 degrees, relative humidity 54 percent, barometer 29.20 inches, adjusted altitude 3,657 feet, track temperature 109 degrees.

Jeff Naiser is on the bump spot at 6.023.

Frigo got as far as the burnout yesterday before the crew pushed the car off the track. Frigo spooled the turbo up and made a smooth, straight pass to bump into the field.

Sidnei Frigo's incremental times: 60ft-1.026 sec., 330ft-2.729, 660ft-3.998/196.67 mph, 1,000ft-5.071.

Left Lane: Jay Payne Runs 11.914/98.89, Now #33; Best prior run: 13.459/98.10, Was #32
Right Lane: Mike Knowles Runs 5.940/237.25, Now #5; No Prior Run

Payne spun the tires and idled through. Knowles made a very nice run and bumped his way into the field.

Now Mike Castellana is on the bump spot at 6.013.

Left Lane: Richard Snavely Runs 10.330/95.27, Now #32; Best prior run: 9.265/97.83, Was #32
Right Lane: Clint Satterfield Runs 5.959/248.39, Now #8; Best prior run: 8.413/151.26, Was #31

Yesterday Snavely had an oil line come loose, bad start to his weekend.

Today he shook and slowed. Meanwhile, Satterfield made a nice run of his own and he's now in the field.

That puts Jim Whiteley on the bump spot at 6.008.

Left Lane: Kevin Fiscus Runs 6.286/240.68, Now #27; Best prior run: 8.081/115.44, Was #31
Right Lane: Jim Bell Runs 6.711/188.62, Now #31; Best prior run: 7.047/155.92, Was #30

Teammates.

Nope, no help for either, Bell with lots of shake.

Left Lane: Bill Glidden Runs 8.673/108.63, Now #29; Best prior run: 6.317/181.69, Was #28
Right Lane: Pete Farber Runs 5.997/243.94, Now #13; Best prior run: 6.446/237.92, Was #30

Yesterday Glidden launched the hood scoop into orbit. Today he got to about the 330-foot marker and had another backfire, but this one was just a big fireball from the headers. Meanwhile, Farber reset the field again.

Now Billy Harper is on the bump spot at 6.007.

Left Lane: Doug Winters Runs 6.115/237.67, Now #24; Best prior run: 6.148/236.13, Was #24
Right Lane: Shane Molinari Runs 6.028/246.80, Now #21; Best prior run: 6.334/242.10, Was #30

Two okay runs, but both stay on the outside of the field.

Left Lane: Dan Stevenson Runs 6.385/236.38, Now #26; Best prior run: 6.129/240.85, Was #25
Right Lane: Gerry Capano Runs 6.119/234.04, Now #25; Best prior run: 6.264/228.65, Was #28

Capano improved, Stevenson did not, both are still on the outside.

Left Lane: Jimmy Widener Runs 6.133/227.08, Now #24; Best prior run: 6.077/233.76, Was #23
Right Lane: Michael Biehle Runs 5.948/252.38, Now #6; Best prior run: 6.223/248.34, Was #28

Widener launched hard, but tiptoed down the centerline on the top end. Biehle had a soft launch, then the turbos kicked in and he ran top speed of the meet so far and a personal career-best ET and speed.

That puts Chip King on the bump spot at 6.006.

Left Lane: Harold Martin Runs 6.002/241.24, Now #15; Best prior run: 6.063/240.00, Was #23
Right Lane: Kenny Lang Runs 6.114/238.76, Now #25; Best prior run: 6.207/237.92, Was #28

Martin bumped in, but only by three thousandths. Lang improved, still needs another tenth and change.

Now Bob Rahaim is on the bump spot at 6.005.

Left Lane: Jim Whiteley Runs 13.547/84.48, Now #19; Best prior run: 6.008/242.54, Was #19
Right Lane: Jeff Naiser Runs 6.010/240.51, Now #20; Best prior run: 6.023/237.75, Was #22

Whiteley spun the tires hard and slowed. Naiser stepped up, but not far enough. No changes in the field.

Left Lane: Chip King Runs 15.461/47.13, Now #17; Best prior run: 6.006/238.81, Was #17
Right Lane: Richie Stevens Runs 11.235/92.04, Now #22; Best prior run: 6.020/238.26, Was #22

Shake in both lanes.

Left Lane: Bob Rahaim Runs 6.057/243.63, Now #17; Best prior run: 6.005/243.90, Was #16
Right Lane: Mike Castellana Runs 5.994/239.95, Now #14; Best prior run: 6.013/239.27, Was #21

Rahaim failed to improve and Castellana bumped him out.

Now Harold Martin is on the bump spot at 6.002.

Left Lane: Steve Matusek Runs 5.991/245.99, Now #11; Best prior run: 5.976/245.72, Was #11
Right Lane: Billy Harper Runs 6.006/239.31, Now #18; Best prior run: 6.007/238.34, Was #19

Harper is the last not-qualified car left who could bump Martin.

Matusek failed to improve. Harper improved enough to move up one spot, but he's still on the outside and Martin will stay on the bump spot going into the third session, later this afternoon.

Left Lane: Mike Janis Runs 5.994/241.15, Now #10; Best prior run: 5.962/242.89, Was #10
Right Lane: Troy Coughlin Jr. Runs 5.996/250.78, Now #12; Best prior run: 5.979/249.95, Was #12

The remaining cars are already in the field.

Side-by-side all the way, no improvement for either.

Left Lane: Danny Rowe Runs 5.974/244.74, Now #8; Best prior run: 5.952/245.00, Was #8
Right Lane: Troy Coughlin Runs 5.962/250.18, Now #7; Best prior run: 5.948/249.12, Was #7

Rowe's car made a move toward the centerline, he handled it. Two nice runs, again no improvement.

Left Lane: Steven Whiteley Runs 5.923/245.36, Now #3; Best prior run: 5.920/245.76, Was #3
Right Lane: Don Walsh Runs 6.375/183.74, Now #4; Best prior run: 5.940/250.74, Was #4

Nice pass by Whiteley. Walsh was right with him until his car picked the front wheels up past half track. He slowed.

Left Lane: Rickie Smith Runs 5.987/242.67, Now #1; Best prior run: 5.901/246.48, Was #1
Right Lane: Khalid alBalooshi No Time, Now #2; Best prior run: 5.908/245.09, Was #2

Last pair. alBalooshi's car made a move toward the centerline and he took out the 3330-foot timing block, DQ'ing the run.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink