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Sun, 06 Sep 2015, 11:54 AM

Pro Modified Qualifying Notes, Final Session

By Larry Sullivan

BROWNSBURG, Ind. - Notes from final, round 4 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: Jay Payne Runs 6.126/238.09, Now #33; Best prior run: 11.914/98.89, Was #33
Right Lane: Jim Bell Runs 6.110/240.08, Now #31; Best prior run: 6.699/185.54, Was #32

Weather conditions: air temperature 79 degrees, relative humidity 61 percent, barometer 29.19 inches, adjusted altitude 2,963 feet, track temperature 90 degrees.

Kevin Fiscus is on the bump spot at 5.978.

Payne launched and Fiscus just sat there for almost nine seconds before pulling the trigger. Neither one got into the fives and they are done for the weekend.

Left Lane: Jimmy Widener Runs 6.107/226.66, Now #31; Best prior run: 6.077/233.76, Was #30
Right Lane: Gerry Capano Runs 6.064/235.97, Now #30; Best prior run: 6.119/234.04, Was #32

Capano improved enough to move Widener down a spot, but neither will be in eliminations this afternoon.

Left Lane: Doug Winters Runs 6.454/166.50, Now #29; Best prior run: 6.028/240.12, Was #28
Right Lane: Kenny Lang Runs 6.024/243.24, Now #27; Best prior run: 6.059/239.23, Was #29

Lang made his best run of the event, but it was still short of the bump time.

Left Lane: Dan Stevenson Runs 6.050/241.76, Now #27; Best prior run: 6.012/242.93, Was #26
Right Lane: Shane Molinari Runs 5.975/249.58, Now #15; Best prior run: 6.028/246.80, Was #28

Stevenson failed to improve, but Molinari stepped up nicely to get into this tough field.

Shane Molinari's incremental times: 60ft-1.026 sec., 330ft-2.728, 660ft-3.997/196.27 mph, 1,000ft-5.071.

Now Steve Matusek is on the bump spot at 5.976.

Left Lane: Bill Glidden Runs 5.916/241.28, Now #10; Best prior run: 6.008/236.84, Was #26
Right Lane: Richie Stevens Runs 5.878/242.50, Now #4; Best prior run: 6.002/240.55, Was #23

Both cars used all parts of their lane, both made their best runs of the event by a tenth or better.

Bill Glidden's incremental times: 60ft-0.994 sec., 330ft-2.617, 660ft-3.896/193.24 mph, 1,000ft-4.988.
Richie Stevens' incremental times: 60ft-0.990 sec., 330ft-2.607, 660ft-3.870/196.27 mph, 1,000ft-4.954.

Now Billy Harper is on the bump spot at 5.969.

Left Lane: Jim Whiteley Runs 5.924/244.69, Now #11; Best prior run: 6.008/242.54, Was #26
Right Lane: Pete Farber Runs 5.971/244.87, Now #18; Best prior run: 5.997/243.94, Was #23

Whiteley stepped up nicely and is solidly in the field. Farber improved slightly and he's now the #2 alternate.

Jim Whiteley's incremental times: 60ft-0.993 sec., 330ft-2.632, 660ft-3.918/190.46 mph, 1,000ft-5.005.
Pete Farber's incremental times: 60ft-0.999 sec., 330ft-2.661, 660ft-3.949/191.81 mph, 1,000ft-5.049.

Now Mike Janis is on the bump spot at 5.962.

Left Lane: Bob Rahaim Runs 6.189/188.54, Now #26; Best prior run: 6.005/243.90, Was #26
Right Lane: Mike Castellana Runs 5.952/240.38, Now #15; Best prior run: 5.994/239.95, Was #24

Shuffle the field again - Castellana gets in, Rahaim does not. Rahaim was quicker than Castellana to half tack, but he slowed on the top end.

Mike Castellana's incremental times: 60ft-1.005 sec., 330ft-2.643, 660ft-3.926/193.71 mph, 1,000ft-5.019.

Now Clint Satterfield is on the bump spot at 5.959. The quickest ever bump was at E-Town this year, 5.944.

Left Lane: Harold Martin Runs 26.138/26.91, Now #25; Best prior run: 6.002/241.24, Was #25
Right Lane: Jeff Naiser Runs 23.169/93.84, Now #24; Best prior run: 5.990/239.74, Was #24

Coasting contest. Both launched, then Naiser's engine quit and Martin had a nitrous explosion. Naiser refired the engine, Martin coasted through.

Left Lane: Kevin Fiscus Runs 5.962/245.27, Now #17; Best prior run: 5.978/246.44, Was #22
Right Lane: Billy Harper Runs 5.968/241.45, Now #19; Best prior run: 5.969/241.02, Was #18

Nice runs in both lanes, neither is in the field.

Kevin Fiscus' incremental times: 60ft-1.030 sec., 330ft-2.704, 660ft-3.972/194.16 mph, 1,000ft-5.048.
Billy Harper's incremental times: 60ft-1.014 sec., 330ft-2.654, 660ft-3.943/192.17 mph, 1,000ft-5.039.

Left Lane: Steve Matusek Runs 5.905/247.25, Now #10; Best prior run: 5.976/245.72, Was #22
Right Lane: Clint Satterfield Runs 5.894/250.32, Now #6; Best prior run: 5.959/248.39, Was #16

Satterfield was already in, but on the bump spot. Matusek bumped him, but he bumped back in with his 5.89 and Mike Castellana ended up being bumped from the field.

Steve Matusek's incremental times: 60ft-0.998 sec., 330ft-2.623, 660ft-3.908/193.77 mph, 1,000ft-4.994.
Clint Satterfield's incremental times: 60ft-0.994 sec., 330ft-2.661, 660ft-3.924/196.19 mph, 1,000ft-4.994.

This is now the quickest field ever. Mike Knowles is on the bump spot at 5.940.

Left Lane: Mike Janis Runs 5.913/245.09, Now #12; Best prior run: 5.962/242.89, Was #19
Right Lane: Mike Knowles Runs 9.559/105.49, Now #17; Best prior run: 5.940/237.25, Was #16

Knowles spun the tires hard and Janis bumped him from the field.

Mike Janis' incremental times: 60ft-1.001 sec., 330ft-2.626, 660ft-3.912/190.22 mph, 1,000ft-4.995.

Now Don Walsh is on the bump spot, also at 5.940. His speed, 250.74 gives him the position over Knowles.

Left Lane: Rick Snavely Runs 5.863/257.97, Now #3; Best prior run: 5.930/256.36, Was #15
Right Lane: Don Walsh Runs 5.955/250.23, Now #16; Best prior run: 5.940/250.74, Was #16

Snavely improved a bunch to move into the top half of the field. Walsh stayed 16th after failing to improve, but the remaining cars are already in the field.

Snavely's speed is top speed of the meet so far.
Rick Snavely's incremental times: 60ft-1.039 sec., 330ft-2.713, 660ft-3.951/201.22 mph, 1,000ft-4.990.

Left Lane: Danny Rowe Runs 12.043/92.10, Now #12; Best prior run: 5.913/246.48, Was #12
Right Lane: Troy Coughlin Jr. Runs 5.886/252.57, Now #7; Best prior run: 5.903/252.24, Was #10

Rowe spun the tires hard and lifted. Coughlin quietly improved and moved into the top half.

Troy Coughlin Jr.'s incremental times: 60ft-1.041 sec., 330ft-2.700, 660ft-3.943/200.32 mph, 1,000ft-4.996.

Left Lane: Steven Whiteley Runs 5.882/247.66, Now #7; Best prior run: 5.882/247.66, Was #10
Right Lane: Troy Coughlin Runs 5.869/251.30, Now #4; Best prior run: 5.869/251.30, Was #6

Nice runs, both lanes.

Steven Whiteley's incremental times: 60ft-0.990 sec., 330ft-2.615, 660ft-3.891/194.91 mph, 1,000ft-4.972.
Troy Coughlin's incremental times: 60ft-1.026 sec., 330ft-2.691, 660ft-3.931/201.10 mph, 1,000ft-4.981.

Left Lane: Rickie Smith Runs 5.895/246.57, Now #10; Best prior run: 5.895/246.80, Was #10
Right Lane: Michael Biehle Runs 5.886/252.99, Now #5; Best prior run: 5.878/253.28, Was #5

Lots of eighties to go around...Smith is in a rut, 5.895 on the last two qualifying runs.

Rickie Smith's incremental times: 60ft-0.989 sec., 330ft-2.627, 660ft-3.903/194.66 mph, 1,000ft-4.984.
Michael Biehle's incremental times: 60ft-1.044 sec., 330ft-2.691, 660ft-3.937/199.70 mph, 1,000ft-4.996.

Left Lane: Sidnei Frigo Runs 8.604/108.11, Now #2; Best prior run: 5.851/252.71, Was #2
Right Lane: Khalid alBalooshi Runs 12.217/69.16, Now #1; Best prior run: 5.845/239.78, Was #1

Last pair and still #1 and #2 after all the improved runs today.

Both shook and slowed.

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