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Fri, 25 Sep 2015, 18:39 PM

Pro Modified Qualifying Notes, Session #2

By Rick Green

MADISON, Ill. - Notes from round 2 qualifying in Pro Modified at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, Fourth 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:

Left Lane: Mike Janis Runs 6.077/244.78, Now #16; No Prior Run

Weather conditions: air temperature 86 degrees, relative humidity 34 percent, barometer 29.58 inches, adjusted altitude 2,678 feet, track temperature 115 degrees.

Janis after having problems in round appeared to labor off the starting line, but gets in the show.

Left Lane: Khalid alBalooshi Runs 8.525/106.84, Now #24; Best prior run: 10.516/79.39, Was #24
Right Lane: Doug Winters Runs 9.090/101.75, Now #25; Best prior run: 10.738/100.36, Was #25

alBalooshi with severe tire shake right at the hit and clicked it off. Winters shook and got out of the groove and real close to the centerline before he clicked it off.

Left Lane: Jay Payne Runs 13.049/80.81, Now #23; Best prior run: 7.985/115.82, Was #23
Right Lane: Jim Whiteley Runs 9.543/91.99, Now #22; Best prior run: 7.928/120.01, Was #22

Payne was up in smoke as soon as he hit the throttle and clicked it off. Whiteley with a lot of tire shake right off the starting line and clicked it off.

Left Lane: Dan Stevenson Runs 6.230/241.80, Now #18; Best prior run: 7.644/125.34, Was #20
Right Lane: Chip King Runs 5.936/243.41, Now #5; Best prior run: 7.708/122.44, Was #21

Stevenson was on a good looking pass until right in the light when it had a nitrous explosion and sent the hood scoop flying high into the air. King was real loose right at the hit, but stayed with it to get into the top half of the show. Chip King's incremental times: 60ft-0.986 sec., 330ft-2.616, 660ft-3.911/191.70 mph, 1,000ft-5.010.

Left Lane: Don Walsh Runs 7.228/141.80, Now #21; Best prior run: 7.096/144.95, Was #21
Right Lane: Clint Satterfield Runs 6.173/185.43, Now #18; Best prior run: 6.612/232.51, Was #20

Walsh started hazing the tires around half track and clicked it off. Satterfield with a big puff of smoke in the lights and clicked it off.

Left Lane: Mike Castellana Runs 5.952/219.58, Now #7; Best prior run: 6.067/237.92, Was #16
Right Lane: Pete Farber Runs 5.943/246.75, Now #6; Best prior run: 6.273/242.06, Was #20

This was a good drag race...Castellana got it to hook up and moved into the top half of the show. Mike Castellana's incremental times: 60ft-0.988 sec., 330ft-2.620, 660ft-3.892/195.05 mph, 1,000ft-4.975. Farber with a good looking pass to go to the number six spot. Pete Farber's incremental times: 60ft-0.986 sec., 330ft-2.651, 660ft-3.934/193.18 mph, 1,000ft-5.027.

Left Lane: Steve Matusek Runs 5.918/247.20, Now #5; Best prior run: 5.978/236.01, Was #14
Right Lane: Kenny Lang Runs 5.950/245.27, Now #8; Best prior run: 6.049/243.68, Was #17

Matusek with a real nice pass to go to the number five spot. Steve Matusek's incremental times: 60ft-0.995 sec., 330ft-2.634, 660ft-3.921/193.68 mph, 1,000ft-5.006. Lang launched hard and keep it hooked up to get into the top half of the show. Kenny Lang's incremental times: 60ft-0.997 sec., 330ft-2.637, 660ft-3.926/191.84 mph, 1,000ft-5.028.

Left Lane: Harold Martin Runs 5.951/241.89, Now #9; Best prior run: 5.972/239.87, Was #15
Right Lane: Shane Molinari Runs 5.977/249.95, Now #16; Best prior run: 6.046/244.07, Was #17

Martin with another good looking pass to go to the number nine spot. Harold Martin's incremental times: 60ft-0.991 sec., 330ft-2.641, 660ft-3.928/192.22 mph, 1,000ft-5.023. Molinari gets in the show on the bump spot. Shane Molinari's incremental times: 60ft-1.042 sec., 330ft-2.735, 660ft-4.004/196.56 mph, 1,000ft-5.075.

Left Lane: Gerry Capano Runs 5.927/241.54, Now #6; Best prior run: 5.970/239.78, Was #15
Right Lane: Bob Rahaim Runs 6.111/196.42, Now #15; Best prior run: 5.965/245.09, Was #14

Capano with a real nice pass to get into the top half of the show. Gerry Capano's incremental times: 60ft-0.985 sec., 330ft-2.613, 660ft-3.900/192.71 mph, 1,000ft-4.997. Rahaim with a big puff of smoke around 800 feet, but the track is clean.

Left Lane: Bill Glidden Runs 5.956/241.15, Now #13; Best prior run: 5.962/240.38, Was #13
Right Lane: Rickie Smith Runs 5.941/245.67, Now #8; Best prior run: 5.963/245.81, Was #14

Glidden with another good pass, but will not improve. Bill Glidden's incremental times: 60ft-1.005 sec., 330ft-2.638, 660ft-3.926/191.97 mph, 1,000ft-5.025. Smith launched hard and was straight down the groove to get into the top half of the show. Rickie Smith's incremental times: 60ft-0.996 sec., 330ft-2.654, 660ft-3.939/193.52 mph, 1,000ft-5.025.

Left Lane: Eric Latino Runs 6.212/175.62, Now #5; Best prior run: 5.917/243.46, Was #4
Right Lane: Troy Coughlin Runs 5.882/254.57, Now #3; Best prior run: 5.957/251.25, Was #14

Latino was on a good pass until just past half track when it appeared he started using up and engine. Coughlin was straight down the groove with a great pass to go to the number three spot. Troy Coughlin's incremental times: 60ft-1.022 sec., 330ft-2.711, 660ft-3.947/200.62 mph, 1,000ft-4.998.

Left Lane: Danny Rowe No Time, Now #4; Best prior run: 5.901/247.79, Was #4
Right Lane: Troy Coughlin Jr. Runs 9.937/90.71, Now #2; Best prior run: 5.878/253.61, Was #2

Rowe launched hard and made a quick move toward the wall and hit it hard , Coughlin Jr. with a lot of tire shake right at the hit and clicked it off.

Left Lane: Steven Whiteley Runs 5.820/249.35, Now #1; Best prior run: 5.832/249.07, Was #1

Whiteley launched hard and keep it hooked up to improve on his No.1 spot with a great pass. Steven Whiteley's incremental times: 60ft-0.963 sec., 330ft-2.574, 660ft-3.841/196.02 mph, 1,000ft-4.916.

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