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Sat, 31 Oct 2015, 15:04 PM

Pro Modified Qualifying Notes, Final Session

By Rick Green

LAS VEGAS - Notes from final, round 3 qualifying in Pro Modified at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 15th annual NHRA Toyota 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 6.204/238.30, Now #28; Best prior run: 10.214/111.90, Was #30
Right Lane: Gerry Capano Runs 6.164/211.33, Now #27; Best prior run: 6.283/207.94, Was #27

Payne was real loose right at the hit, but stayed with it for his quickest pass of the weekend, but he will not get in the show. Capano with his quickest pass of the weekend, but he won't get in the show.

Left Lane: Don Walsh Runs 5.774/259.66, Now #1; Best prior run: 7.338/135.73, Was #30
Right Lane: Robert Patrick Jr. Runs 5.922/242.58, Now #12; Best prior run: 6.062/234.74, Was #26

Walsh launched hard and goes from last place to first place in the qualifying field. Walsh runs his career quickest and fastest pass to go to the number one spot. Don Walsh's incremental times: 60ft-1.018 sec., 330ft-2.673, 660ft-3.884/204.45 mph, 1,000ft-4.910. He is just off the National E.T. record and faster than the National speed record. Patrick with a real nice pass to go to the number 12 spot. Robert Patrick Jr.'s incremental times: 60ft-0.980 sec., 330ft-2.623, 660ft-3.906/193.71 mph, 1,000ft-4.997.

Left Lane: Ray Martin Runs 6.196/228.07, Now #29; Best prior run: 6.349/226.01, Was #30
Right Lane: Kenny Lang Runs 6.036/240.55, Now #24; Best prior run: 6.060/240.89, Was #27

Martin with his quickest pass of the weekend, but will not get in the show. Lang with his quickest pass of the weekend, but he will not get in the show.

Left Lane: Clint Satterfield Runs 6.127/246.17, Now #21; Best prior run: 6.000/245.49, Was #21
Right Lane: Jim Bell Runs 6.039/243.24, Now #25; Best prior run: 6.053/235.76, Was #27

Weather conditions: air temperature 77 degrees, relative humidity 31 percent, barometer 28.00 inches, adjusted altitude 3,907 feet, track temperature 91 degrees.

No help here for Satterfield and he will not make the show. ell with his quickest pass of the weekend, but he will not get in the show.

Left Lane: Rickie Smith Runs 5.931/244.25, Now #13; Best prior run: 5.956/244.12, Was #17
Right Lane: Bill Glidden Runs 6.070/239.02, Now #26; Best prior run: 6.045/216.03, Was #26

Smith with his quickest pass of the weekend to get in the show up to the number 12 spot. Rickie Smith's incremental times: 60ft-0.986 sec., 330ft-2.633, 660ft-3.921/193.13 mph, 1,000ft-5.010. no help here for glidden and he will not get in the show.

Left Lane: Troy Coughlin Jr. Runs 5.949/250.46, Now #17; Best prior run: 5.951/250.09, Was #17
Right Lane: Kevin Fiscus Runs 5.980/247.07, Now #20; Best prior run: 6.025/242.10, Was #23

Coughlin Jr. with his quickest pass of the weekend, but he will not get in the show. Fiscus with his quickest pass of the weekend, but he will not get in the show.

Left Lane: Jeff Naiser Runs 5.960/239.95, Now #16; Best prior run: 5.948/228.65, Was #16
Right Lane: Jim Whiteley Runs 5.988/241.58, Now #22; Best prior run: 6.023/239.44, Was #23

Naiser will not improve and then his chute deploys, but doesn't blossom. He stays on the bump spot... Whiteley with his quickest pass of the weekend, but he will not get in the show.

Left Lane: Dan Stevenson No Time, Now #10; Best prior run: 5.915/244.74, Was #10
Right Lane: Billy Harper Runs 5.970/239.87, Now #20; Best prior run: 5.987/239.48, Was #21

It appeared Stevenson's rearend locked up and he slid to stop around 300 feet. Harper with his quickest pass of the weekend, but he will not get in the show.

Left Lane: Troy Coughlin Runs 5.871/252.66, Now #2; Best prior run: 5.909/250.97, Was #9
Right Lane: Steve Matusek Runs 5.966/243.37, Now #19; Best prior run: 5.967/244.43, Was #19

Coughlin launched hard and keep it hooked up to go to the number two spot. Troy Coughlin's incremental times: 60ft-1.018 sec., 330ft-2.688, 660ft-3.929/200.47 mph, 1,000ft-4.981. Matusek with his quickest pass of the weekend, but he will not get in the show.

Left Lane: Eric Latino Runs 5.896/245.36, Now #8; Best prior run: 5.896/245.58, Was #8
Right Lane: Mike Janis Runs 5.907/244.12, Now #10; Best prior run: 5.941/243.59, Was #15

Latino matched his E.T. for yesterday and will stay in the number eight spot. Eric Latino's incremental times: 60ft-0.997 sec., 330ft-2.611, 660ft-3.888/194.16 mph, 1,000ft-4.979. Janis with his quickest pass of the weekend to go to the number ten spot. Mike Janis' incremental times: 60ft-0.990 sec., 330ft-2.613, 660ft-3.895/193.40 mph, 1,000ft-4.985.

Left Lane: Pete Farber Runs 5.926/245.72, Now #7; Best prior run: 5.890/245.54, Was #7
Right Lane: Chip King Runs 9.166/98.35, Now #15; Best prior run: 5.931/240.51, Was #15

Farber with another good looking pass, but doesn't improve. Pete Farber's incremental times: 60ft-0.994 sec., 330ft-2.640, 660ft-3.911/192.58 mph, 1,000ft-5.007. King with a lot of tire shake and clicks it off.

Left Lane: Rick Snavely Runs 5.845/257.83, Now #2; Best prior run: 5.880/246.48, Was #6
Right Lane: Danny Rowe Runs 12.436/50.84, Now #12; Best prior run: 5.921/243.99, Was #12

Snavely launched hard and keeps it hooked up to go to the number two spot. Rick Snavely's incremental times: 60ft-1.033 sec., 330ft-2.709, 660ft-3.934/202.27 mph, 1,000ft-4.972. Rowe made a quick move toward the wall and clicked it off.

Left Lane: Steven Whiteley Runs 12.438/105.69, Now #6; Best prior run: 5.876/246.12, Was #5
Right Lane: Khalid alBalooshi Runs 5.847/246.89, Now #3; Best prior run: 5.905/244.60, Was #9

Whiteley with severe tire shake right at the hit and clicked it off. alBalooshi with a great pass, straight down the groove to the number three spot. Khalid alBalooshi's incremental times: 60ft-0.973 sec., 330ft-2.577, 660ft-3.851/194.18 mph, 1,000ft-4.935.

Left Lane: Sidnei Frigo Runs 5.848/252.10, Now #4; Best prior run: 5.874/251.67, Was #5
Right Lane: Bob Rahaim Runs 5.991/240.85, Now #7; Best prior run: 5.876/236.71, Was #7

Frigo with his quickest pass of the weekend to move up the ladder one spot. Sidnei Frigo's incremental times: 60ft-1.013 sec., 330ft-2.664, 660ft-3.904/200.14 mph, 1,000ft-4.957. No help here for Rahaim and he will start from the number seven spot.

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