Fri, 27 Sep 2019, 15:55 PM Pro Modified Qualifying Notes, Session #1

By Rick Green

MADISON, Ill. - Notes from round 1 qualifying in Pro Modified at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, eighth annual AAA Insurance NHRA Midwest Nationals listing lane, driver name, elapsed time, top speed, and position in order following run:

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Right Lane: Carl Stevens Runs 5.843/256.45, Now #1

Weather conditions: air temperature 94 degrees, relative humidity 46 percent, barometer 29.36 inches, adjusted altitude 4,005 feet, track temperature 117 degrees.

Stevens is making his first pass of the year and he is straight down the groove. Carl Stevens' incremental times: 60ft-1.012 sec., 330ft-2.679, 660ft-3.919/201.07 mph, 1,000ft-4.966.

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Left Lane: Scott Oksas Runs 10.577/83.92, Now #3
Right Lane: Jason Scruggs Runs 5.816/249.07, Now #1

Oksas shakes right at the hit and clicks it off.

Scruggs with a good looking pass. Jason Scruggs' incremental times: 60ft-0.961 sec., 330ft-2.567, 660ft-3.833/195.68 mph, 1,000ft-4.911.

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Left Lane: Rick Hord Runs 7.613/133.42, Now #4
Right Lane: Steven Whiteley Runs 6.332/167.43, Now #3

Hord shakes and makes a move toward the wall before he clicks it off.

Whiteley clicked it off early.

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Left Lane: Michael Biehle Runs 5.879/252.90, Now #4
Right Lane: Doug Winters Runs 5.871/247.97, Now #3

These two are side-by-side all the way down the track.

Michael Biehle's incremental times: 60ft-1.003 sec., 330ft-2.679, 660ft-3.934/190.22 mph, 1,000ft-4.986.
Doug Winters' incremental times: 60ft-0.968 sec., 330ft-2.578, 660ft-3.859/193.32 mph, 1,000ft-4.953.

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Left Lane: Eric Latino Runs 5.845/247.61, Now #3
Right Lane: Steve Matusek Runs 5.885/251.16, Now #6

Latino with a good clean pass to start the weekend. Eric Latino's incremental times: 60ft-0.964 sec., 330ft-2.578, 660ft-3.852/194.72 mph, 1,000ft-4.935.

Matusek make a quick move toward the centerline, but reels it in Steve Matusek's incremental times: 60ft-1.015 sec., 330ft-2.664, 660ft-3.920/197.36 mph, 1,000ft-4.988.

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Left Lane: Alex Laughlin Runs 5.892/252.57, Now #7
Right Lane: Bob Rahaim Runs 5.922/244.56, Now #8

Laughlin is straight down the groove with a good pass to get in the top half of the show. Alex Laughlin's incremental times: 60ft-1.011 sec., 330ft-2.683, 660ft-3.943/197.16 mph, 1,000ft-4.998.

Rahaim with a good pass. Bob Rahaim's incremental times: 60ft-1.014 sec., 330ft-2.652, 660ft-3.925/195.31 mph, 1,000ft-5.006.

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Left Lane: Brandon Snider Runs 5.838/245.90, Now #3
Right Lane: Rickie Smith Runs 5.820/251.20, Now #2

This was a good side-by-side drag race to go to the number two and three spots.

Brandon Snider's incremental times: 60ft-0.961 sec., 330ft-2.564, 660ft-3.837/194.49 mph, 1,000ft-4.922.
Rickie Smith's incremental times: 60ft-1.008 sec., 330ft-2.624, 660ft-3.871/199.37 mph, 1,000ft-4.928.

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Left Lane: Mike Castellana Runs 5.986/245.49, Now #12
Right Lane: Khalid alBalooshi Runs 5.834/252.61, Now #3

Castellana with a clean pass.

alBalooshi launched hard and kept it hooked up to go to the number three spot. Khalid alBalooshi's incremental times: 60ft-0.995 sec., 330ft-2.626, 660ft-3.881/198.15 mph, 1,000ft-4.943.

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Left Lane: Sidnei Frigo Runs 7.501/129.48, Now #15
Right Lane: Todd Tutterow Runs 5.866/246.93, Now #7

Frigo shook and shut off.

Tutterow with a good pass to move into the top half of the show. Todd Tutterow's incremental times: 60ft-0.981 sec., 330ft-2.595, 660ft-3.870/194.94 mph, 1,000ft-4.954.

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Left Lane: Mike Janis Runs 5.864/247.61, Now #8
Right Lane: Steve Jackson Runs 5.830/248.34, Now #3

Janis with a nice pass to go to the number eight spot. Mike Janis' incremental times: 60ft-0.995 sec., 330ft-2.607, 660ft-3.876/195.22 mph, 1,000ft-4.955.

Jackson launched hard and kept it hooked up to go to the number three spot. Steve Jackson's incremental times: 60ft-0.972 sec., 330ft-2.584, 660ft-3.848/196.19 mph, 1,000ft-4.924.

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