Sat, 26 Sep 2015, 14:56 PM Pro Modified Qualifying Notes, Final Session |
By Rick Green |
MADISON, Ill. - Notes from final, round 3 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:
Right Lane: Khalid alBalooshi Runs 5.958/245.05, Now #15; Best prior run: 8.525/106.84, Was #24
Weather conditions: air temperature 75 degrees, relative humidity 59 percent, barometer 29.67 inches, adjusted altitude 2,059 feet, track temperature 94 degrees.
alBalooshi used up all
his lane, but stayed with it to get in the show. Khalid alBalooshi's incremental times: 60ft-0.984
sec., 330ft-2.653, 660ft-3.945/192.14 mph, 1,000ft-5.040.
Left Lane: Doug Winters Runs 6.232/238.72, Now #22; Best prior run: 9.090/101.75, Was #25
Right Lane: Jay Payne Runs 9.656/92.94, Now #25; Best prior run: 7.985/115.82, Was #24
Winters with his quickest pass of the weekend, but will not get in the show. Payne made a quick move toward the centerline and clicked it off. He will not get in the show.
Left Lane: Jim Whiteley No Time, Now #24; Best prior run: 7.928/120.01, Was #24
Right Lane: Don Walsh Runs 7.308/133.71, Now #23; Best prior run: 7.096/144.95, Was #23
Whiteley timed out and he will not get in the show. Walsh was up in smoke right at the hit and clicked it off.
Left Lane: Clint Satterfield Runs 6.015/242.36, Now #18; Best prior run: 6.173/185.43, Was #20
Right Lane: Dan Stevenson Runs 6.139/244.43, Now #21; Best prior run: 6.230/241.80, Was #21
Satterfield with his quickest pass of the weekend, but will not get in the show. Stevenson also with his quickest pass of the weekend, but he will not get in the show.
Left Lane: Mike Knowles Runs 5.893/238.17, Now #5; Best prior run: 6.035/216.27, Was #19
Right Lane: Mike Janis Runs 5.848/246.39, Now #2; Best prior run: 6.077/244.78, Was #20
This is a great side-by-side drag race...Knowles with a great looking pass to get into the top half of the show. Mike Knowles' incremental times: 60ft-0.967 sec., 330ft-2.604, 660ft-3.884/194.16 mph, 1,000ft-4.970.
Janis launched hard and made a great pass to go to the number two spot. Mike Janis' incremental times: 60ft-0.979 sec., 330ft-2.583, 660ft-3.853/195.14 mph, 1,000ft-4.935.
Left Lane: Shane Molinari No Time, Now #19; Best prior run: 5.977/249.95, Was #19
Right Lane: Bill Glidden Runs 5.889/243.77, Now #5; Best prior run: 5.956/241.15, Was #16
Molinari is timed out and will not get in the show. Glidden with a great pass, straight down the groove to get into the top half of the show. Bill Glidden's incremental times: 60ft-0.985 sec., 330ft-2.605, 660ft-3.881/194.07 mph, 1,000ft-4.968.
Left Lane: Bob Rahaim Runs 5.899/244.83, Now #8; Best prior run: 5.965/245.09, Was #18
Right Lane: Mike Castellana Runs 5.897/240.77, Now #7; Best prior run: 5.952/219.58, Was #16
Rahaim gets back into the show with a great pass, straight down the groove into the top half of the show. Bob Rahaim's incremental times: 60ft-0.975 sec., 330ft-2.625, 660ft-3.899/194.86 mph, 1,000ft-4.982. Castellana gets off the bump spot with a great pass into the top half of the show. Mike Castellana's incremental times: 60ft-0.973 sec., 330ft-2.602, 660ft-3.878/194.41 mph, 1,000ft-4.968.
Left Lane: Kenny Lang Runs 11.828/86.05, Now #17; Best prior run: 5.950/245.27, Was #16
Right Lane: Harold Martin Runs 5.944/230.57, Now #16; Best prior run: 5.951/241.89, Was #17
Lang with severe tire shake and gets bumped out by Martin who is straight down the groove and into the show.
Left Lane: Pete Farber Runs 5.933/247.34, Now #13; Best prior run: 5.943/246.75, Was #15
Right Lane: Gerry Capano Runs 5.949/240.81, Now #12; Best prior run: 5.927/241.54, Was #12
Farber with his quickest pass of the weekend to move up the ladder a couple spots. Capano with another good pass, but he will not improve.
Left Lane: Rickie Smith Runs 5.889/246.48, Now #5; Best prior run: 5.941/245.67, Was #15
Right Lane: Steve Matusek Runs 5.931/246.62, Now #12; Best prior run: 5.918/247.20, Was #11
Smith with a great looking pass to move into the top half of the show. Rickie Smith's incremental times: 60ft-0.981 sec., 330ft-2.625, 660ft-3.898/195.28 mph, 1,000ft-4.977. Matusek with another good pass, but will not improve.
Left Lane: Chip King Runs 5.888/243.94, Now #5; Best prior run: 5.936/243.41, Was #15
Right Lane: Eric Latino Runs 5.937/245.36, Now #12; Best prior run: 5.917/243.46, Was #11
King launched hard and keep it hooked up to get into the top half of show. Chip King's incremental times: 60ft-0.974 sec., 330ft-2.590, 660ft-3.872/193.52 mph, 1,000ft-4.964. Latino with another good pass, but will not improve.
Left Lane: Troy Coughlin Runs 5.903/252.38, Now #4; Best prior run: 5.882/254.57, Was #4
Right Lane: Danny Rowe Runs 5.927/234.13, Now #11; Best prior run: 5.901/247.79, Was #11
Coughlin with another good pass, but he will not improve. Rowe had to bring out a new car after tagging the wall yesterday. He makes a good looking pass, but will stay in the number 11 spot.
Left Lane: Troy Coughlin Jr. Runs 5.896/253.14, Now #3; Best prior run: 5.878/253.61, Was #3
Right Lane: Steven Whiteley Runs 5.900/246.84, Now #1; Best prior run: 5.820/249.35, Was #1
This was a great side-by-side drag race to wrap up Pro Mod qualifying. Neither driver will improve. Coughlin will start eliminations later today from the number three spot. Troy Coughlin Jr.'s incremental times: 60ft-1.016 sec., 330ft-2.698, 660ft-3.951/199.40 mph, 1,000ft-5.007. Whiteley will qualify No. 1 for the first time this season and the second time in his career. Steven Whiteley's incremental times: 60ft-0.984 sec., 330ft-2.625, 660ft-3.903/194.18 mph, 1,000ft-4.988.
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