Fri, 17 May 2019, 17:11 PM Pro Modified Qualifying Notes, Session #2 |
By Rick Green |
DINWIDDIE, Va. - Notes from round 2 qualifying in Pro Modified at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, Second annual Virginia NHRA 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: Chip King Runs 5.893/239.14, Now #13; Best prior run: 14.240/78.52, Was #21
Right Lane: Chad Green Runs 16.259/49.71, Now #22; No Prior Run
Weather conditions: air temperature 90 degrees, relative humidity 42 percent, barometer 29.56 inches, adjusted altitude 3,200 feet, track temperature 123 degrees.
King is straight down the groove to get in the show. Chip King's incremental times: 60ft-1.004 sec., 330ft-2.628, 660ft-3.898/195.48 mph, 1,000ft-4.977.
Green with problems right at the hit and clicked it off.
Left Lane: Bob Rahaim No Time, Now #20; Best prior run: 9.966/90.15, Was #20
Right Lane: Chuck Little Runs 12.033/70.88, Now #21; Best prior run: 13.440/66.27, Was #21
Rahaim rolled the beam and will not get a time for this pass.
Little with tie shake and clicked it off.
Left Lane: Doug Winters Runs 6.319/173.27, Now #18; Best prior run: 8.307/122.95, Was #19
Right Lane: Clint Satterfield Runs 6.176/244.16, Now #16; Best prior run: 6.338/246.08, Was #17
Winters improves, but will not get in the show.
Satterfield bumps into the show on the bubble. Clint Satterfield's incremental times: 60ft-1.015 sec., 330ft-2.865, 660ft-4.178/189.87 mph, 1,000ft-5.261.
Left Lane: Harry Hruska Runs 8.228/234.61, Now #19; Best prior run: 7.571/209.01, Was #19
Right Lane: Brandon Snider Runs 5.865/242.36, Now #10; Best prior run: 6.163/182.45, Was #15
Hruska is up in smoke as soon as he hit the throttle and clicked it off.
Snider launched hard and kept it hooked up to move up the ladder to the number 10 spot. Brandon Snider's incremental times: 60ft-0.990 sec., 330ft-2.582, 660ft-3.852/194.27 mph, 1,000ft-4.942.
Left Lane: Alex Laughlin Runs 6.108/250.64, Now #16; Best prior run: 6.177/249.81, Was #17
Right Lane: Steven Whiteley Runs 10.150/87.43, Now #13; Best prior run: 5.893/247.84, Was #13
Laughlin bumps into the show on the bubble.. Alex Laughlin's incremental times: 60ft-1.001 sec., 330ft-2.782, 660ft-4.122/193.16 mph, 1,000ft-5.214.
Whiteley with tire shake and clicks it off.
Left Lane: Mike Castellana Runs 5.824/247.34, Now #5; Best prior run: 5.914/247.38, Was #15
Right Lane: Eric Latino No Time, Now #13; Best prior run: 5.885/244.83, Was #12
Castellana launched hard and kept it hooked up to move into the top half of the show. Mike Castellana's incremental times: 60ft-0.972 sec., 330ft-2.579, 660ft-3.837/196.33 mph, 1,000ft-4.913.
Latino with problems on the burnout and shuts it off.
Left Lane: Erica Enders Runs 6.170/250.69, Now #12; Best prior run: 5.876/256.65, Was #12
Right Lane: Steve Matusek Runs 5.829/256.84, Now #6; Best prior run: 5.860/255.77, Was #10
No help here for enders and she will stay in the No. 12 spot.
Matusek is straight down the groove to go to the number six spot. Steve Matusek's incremental times: 60ft-1.019 sec., 330ft-2.673, 660ft-3.903/200.29 mph, 1,000ft-4.951.
Left Lane: Jeremy Ray Runs 5.829/246.12, Now #8; Best prior run: 5.836/246.53, Was #9
Right Lane: Todd Tutterow Runs 5.785/248.61, Now #1; Best prior run: 5.840/216.17, Was #10
Ray improves into the top half of the show. Jeremy Ray's incremental times: 60ft-0.958 sec., 330ft-2.550, 660ft-3.827/194.02 mph, 1,000ft-4.914.
Tutterow launched hard and kept it hooked up to go to the number one spot. Todd Tutterow's incremental times: 60ft-0.963 sec., 330ft-2.549, 660ft-3.807/196.90 mph, 1,000ft-4.880.
Left Lane: Rickie Smith No Time, Now #10; Best prior run: 5.836/248.93, Was #10
Right Lane: Khalid alBalooshi Runs 5.787/256.31, Now #2; Best prior run: 5.836/256.21, Was #9
Smith with problems and is pushed off the starting line.
alBalooshi kept it hooked up and hitting on all eight to go to the number two spot. Khalid alBalooshi's incremental times: 60ft-0.991 sec., 330ft-2.628, 660ft-3.864/201.43 mph, 1,000ft-4.908.
Left Lane: Mike Janis Runs 5.804/248.43, Now #5; Best prior run: 5.818/245.40, Was #5
Right Lane: Jose Gonzalez Runs 5.806/256.60, Now #6; Best prior run: 5.822/256.36, Was #6
This is a great side-by-side drag race.
Janis is straight down the groove and makes his quickest pass, but will stay in the number five spot. Mike Janis' incremental times: 60ft-0.973 sec., 330ft-2.569, 660ft-3.826/196.76 mph, 1,000ft-4.898.
Gonzalez is just a couple ticks slower and goes to the number six spot. Jose Gonzalez's incremental times: 60ft-0.996 sec., 330ft-2.644, 660ft-3.881/201.04 mph, 1,000ft-4.927.
Left Lane: Steve Jackson Runs 5.831/248.25, Now #4; Best prior run: 5.791/239.87, Was #3
Right Lane: Sidnei Frigo Runs 5.774/256.02, Now #1; Best prior run: 5.804/256.84, Was #4
Jackson with another good looking pass, but will not improve. Steve Jackson's incremental times: 60ft-0.985 sec., 330ft-2.590, 660ft-3.848/196.56 mph, 1,000ft-4.924.
Frigo launched hard and kept it hooked up to go back to the number one spot. Sidnei Frigo's incremental times: 60ft-0.986 sec., 330ft-2.617, 660ft-3.851/201.52 mph, 1,000ft-4.895.
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