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Sat, 19 Sep 2015, 12:39 PM

Pro Modified Qualifying Notes, Final Session

By Rick Green

CONCORD, N.C. - Notes from final, round 3 qualifying in Pro Modified at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, Eighth annual NHRA Carolina 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: Chuck Little Runs 8.874/117.72, Now #26; Best prior run: 9.576/114.95, Was #25
Right Lane: Gerry Capano Runs 6.031/237.17, Now #15; Best prior run: 10.745/111.38, Was #26

Weather conditions: air temperature 82 degrees, relative humidity 54 percent, barometer 29.28 inches, adjusted altitude 3,022 feet, track temperature 102 degrees.

Little with tire shake and he will not get in the show. Capano with his quickest pass of the weekend and gets into the show at the number 15 spot. Gerry Capano's incremental times: 60ft-1.003 sec., 330ft-2.670, 660ft-3.975/190.32 mph, 1,000ft-5.087.

Left Lane: Mike Knowles Runs 5.971/243.24, Now #12; Best prior run: 8.332/125.46, Was #25
Right Lane: Steven Whiteley Runs 5.895/247.93, Now #4; Best prior run: 6.961/143.92, Was #24

Knowles launched hard and keep it hooked up to make his quickest pass of the weekend to get in the the show. Mike Knowles' incremental times: 60ft-1.020 sec., 330ft-2.672, 660ft-3.957/193.82 mph, 1,000ft-5.049. Whiteley with a great pass as he was straight down the groove to go from outside the show and into the top half of the show. Steven Whiteley's incremental times: 60ft-0.995 sec., 330ft-2.635, 660ft-3.909/195.59 mph, 1,000ft-4.988. His fastest pass of the season.

Left Lane: Kenny Lang Runs 6.058/236.46, Now #21; Best prior run: 6.760/155.97, Was #25
Right Lane: Robert Patrick Jr. Runs 6.003/245.45, Now #15; Best prior run: 6.575/206.07, Was #23

Lang with his quickest pass of the weekend, but will not get in the show. Patrick with his quickest pass of the weekend to get in the show. Robert Patrick Jr.'s incremental times: 60ft-0.992 sec., 330ft-2.691, 660ft-3.997/192.36 mph, 1,000ft-5.087.

Left Lane: Troy Coughlin Runs 5.945/252.19, Now #8; Best prior run: 6.582/177.37, Was #25
Right Lane: Shane Molinari Runs 6.129/245.85, Now #23; Best prior run: 6.066/221.92, Was #22

Coughlin with a great looking pass to go from outside the show to the top half of the show. Troy Coughlin's incremental times: 60ft-1.027 sec., 330ft-2.749, 660ft-3.995/199.76 mph, 1,000ft-5.053. Molinari will not improve and will not get in the show.

Left Lane: Mike Castellana Runs 6.125/237.71, Now #25; Best prior run: 6.144/236.59, Was #25
Right Lane: Don Walsh Runs 6.006/246.08, Now #17; Best prior run: 6.044/246.12, Was #20

Castellana with his quickest pass of the weekend, but will not get in the show. Walsh with his quickest pass of the weekend, but just misses getting in the show. Don Walsh's incremental times: 60ft-1.076 sec., 330ft-2.751, 660ft-4.019/196.70 mph, 1,000ft-5.095.

Left Lane: Doug Winters Runs 6.041/233.03, Now #21; Best prior run: 6.080/237.92, Was #24
Right Lane: Mike Janis Runs 5.887/244.78, Now #4; Best prior run: 6.007/242.54, Was #18

Winters with his quickest pass of the weekend, but will not get in the show. Janis launched hard and keep it hooked up to make his his quickest pass of the weekend to from outside the show up into the top half of the show. Mike Janis' incremental times: 60ft-0.986 sec., 330ft-2.604, 660ft-3.880/194.69 mph, 1,000ft-4.968.

Left Lane: Rickie Smith Runs 17.499/46.21, Now #22; Best prior run: 6.057/244.74, Was #22
Right Lane: Pete Farber Runs 5.923/246.71, Now #9; Best prior run: 6.002/244.78, Was #16

Smith with tire shake and clicked it off and he will not get in the show. Farber with his quickest pass of the weekend to get off the bump spot.

Left Lane: Jay Payne Runs 12.477/89.75, Now #19; Best prior run: 6.023/241.54, Was #19
Right Lane: Eric Latino Runs 5.939/244.29, Now #10; Best prior run: 5.960/244.25, Was #14

Payne with tire shake and clicked it off and he will not get in the show. Latino with his quickest pass of the weekend to move up the ladder four spots. Eric Latino's incremental times: 60ft-1.005 sec., 330ft-2.629, 660ft-3.911/191.78 mph, 1,000ft-5.015.

Left Lane: Dan Stevenson Runs 5.961/245.81, Now #15; Best prior run: 6.000/244.96, Was #16
Right Lane: Jim Whiteley Runs 5.927/245.85, Now #10; Best prior run: 5.947/240.98, Was #13

Stevenson with his quickest pass of the weekend to move off the bubble. Whiteley was straight down the groove with his quickest pass of the weekend to move up the ladder three spots. Jim Whiteley's incremental times: 60ft-0.986 sec., 330ft-2.633, 660ft-3.924/198.26 mph, 1,000ft-5.012.

Left Lane: Chip King Runs 5.932/242.28, Now #11; Best prior run: 5.952/241.07, Was #14
Right Lane: Bill Glidden Runs 6.039/239.53, Now #14; Best prior run: 5.946/240.89, Was #13

King with a real nice pass to move up the ladder three spots. Chip King's incremental times: 60ft-0.983 sec., 330ft-2.614, 660ft-3.904/192.55 mph, 1,000ft-5.005. No help here for Glidden and he gets bumped back one spot by King.

Left Lane: Bob Rahaim Runs 6.198/190.35, Now #7; Best prior run: 5.916/247.47, Was #7
Right Lane: Clint Satterfield Runs 6.061/204.51, Now #8; Best prior run: 5.918/248.34, Was #8

No help here for either driver....

Left Lane: Danny Rowe Runs 13.224/69.34, Now #2; Best prior run: 5.885/247.66, Was #2
Right Lane: Troy Coughlin Jr. Runs 5.894/254.62, Now #5; Best prior run: 5.906/254.23, Was #6

Rowe with tire shake right at the hit and clicked it off. Coughlin Jr. made a quick move toward the centerline, but reel it in to make his quickest pass of the weekend to move up the ladder one spot. Troy Coughlin Jr.'s incremental times: 60ft-1.018 sec., 330ft-2.723, 660ft-3.963/200.89 mph, 1,000ft-5.011.

Left Lane: Khalid alBalooshi Runs 12.845/64.40, Now #1; Best prior run: 5.859/247.70, Was #1
Right Lane: Steve Matusek Runs 9.709/107.92, Now #3; Best prior run: 5.886/248.52, Was #3

alBalooshi with shook and shut off. He will hold on to the number one spot for the third time in his career. Matusek with tire shake and clicked it off.

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