Fri, 02 Oct 2020, 18:05 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, ninth annual Mopar Express Lane NHRA Midwest Nationals presented by Pennzoil listing lane, driver name, elapsed time, top speed, and position in order following run:
Left Lane: Doug Winters Runs 5.846/245.81, Now #2
Right Lane: Brandon Pesz Runs 5.748/248.57, Now #1
Winters was straight down the groove with a good looking pass to start the weekend. Doug Winters' incremental times: 60ft-0.981 sec., 330ft-2.584, 660ft-3.850/197.88 mph, 1,000ft-4.932.
Pesz launched hard and kept it hooked up with a real nice pass. Brandon Pesz's incremental times: 60ft-0.964 sec., 330ft-2.550, 660ft-3.782/199.14 mph, 1,000ft-4.845.
Left Lane: Justin Jones Runs 5.956/207.02, Now #3
Right Lane: Jeff Jones Runs 6.731/137.61, Now #4
Jones loses an engine on the top end.
Jones banged the blower.
Left Lane: Steve Matusek Runs 8.217/110.44, Now #6
Right Lane: Jeffery Barker Runs 5.745/253.14, Now #1
Matusek shook and clicked it off.
Barker with a real nice pass to go to the number one spot.
Left Lane: Jim Whiteley Runs 5.785/246.03, Now #4
Right Lane: Rickie Smith Runs 5.711/252.33, Now #1
Whiteley with a good looking pass.
Smith, the winner last week, kept it hooked up to go to the number one spot. Rickie Smith's incremental times: 60ft-0.950 sec., 330ft-2.540, 660ft-3.773/201.55 mph, 1,000ft-4.821.
Left Lane: Clint Satterfield Runs 7.646/123.71, Now #9
Right Lane: Brandon Snider Runs 5.660/252.00, Now #1
Satterfield is drifting out of the groove and clicked it off.
Snider launched hard and kept it hooked up. He runs his career quickest and his fastest pass to go to the number one spot. Brandon Snider's incremental times: 60ft-0.943 sec., 330ft-2.484, 660ft-3.715/201.10 mph, 1,000ft-4.768.
Left Lane: Kris Thorne Runs 5.776/258.52, Now #6
Right Lane: Khalid alBalooshi Runs 5.699/253.18, Now #2
Thorne with the only turbo car here this weekend and he is straight down the groove. He runs his career fastest pass. Kris Thorne's incremental times: 60ft-0.984 sec., 330ft-2.632, 660ft-3.859/201.49 mph, 1,000ft-4.902.
alBalooshi with a great pass, straight down the groove with his career quickest pass and the season fastest pass. Khalid alBalooshi's incremental times: 60ft-0.942 sec., 330ft-2.525, 660ft-3.764/191.51 mph, 1,000ft-4.811.
Left Lane: Jonathan Gray Runs 7.362/127.88, Now #12
Right Lane: Chad Green Runs 5.739/249.72, Now #4
Gray pulled the front end around 330 feet and finally clicked it off.
Green is straight down the groove with a good looking pass to go to the number four spot. Chad Green's incremental times: 60ft-0.951 sec., 330ft-2.549, 660ft-3.789/199.55 mph, 1,000ft-4.844.
Left Lane: Steve Jackson Runs 5.659/253.52, Now #1
Right Lane: Mike Janis Runs 5.859/211.33, Now #11
Jackson launched hard and kept it hooked up togo to the number one spot. He runs his season quickest and fastest pass. Steve Jackson's incremental times: 60ft-0.933 sec., 330ft-2.492, 660ft-3.722/201.31 mph, 1,000ft-4.772.
Janis starts drifting out of the groove and clicked it off early.
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